Akhetonics develops the world’s first all-optical processor. By processing and storing information purely with photons instead of electrons, it offers unprecedented processing speed, significantly reduced energy consumption compared to traditional electronic processors. Additional advantages include low latency, deterministic execution, immunity to electromagnetic interference, and a fully European supply chain.

Ask for the Moon is revolutionizing industrial Knowledge Management with AI. The company is a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence to the sharing of critical industrial expertise and operational knowledge in companies in industrial sectors such aeronautics, nuclear energy, defense, and aerospace.
Their ambitious mission is to accelerate the industrial transformation by bringing people closer together through AI, particularly within large organizations with complex structures.

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BigRep develops large serial production 3D printers for large-format FDM additive manufacturing. The company offers affordable solutions comprised of three printer platforms, a multitude of filament offerings and software workflows to enable the production of jigs and fixtures as well as industrial end products for distributed manufacturing, spare part solutions and creative and decorative use cases.

Codasip pioneers RISC-V commercialization and offers electronic design automation tools to customize a wide range of production-ready RISC-V-based embedded and application processor cores. With the mission to democratize processor design, Codasip’s tools make processor design simpler, faster and less expensive.

Cybus is enabling the seamless manufacturing data flow for industrial enterprises since 2015. Their software solution Connectware is a centralized data hub that connects complex productions with IT systems. It collects, processes and distributes industrial data: On-premises, secure and highly scalable. Connectware supports large scale configurations along multiple factory sites and is tailored for production-critical operation. Global enterprises from industries such as automotive, metal processing and machinery rely on Cybus’ software technology to set new standards for data-driven production.

DessIA introduces software-based automation into complex product development processes. This approach dramatically accelerates development cycles from months to hours, reduces engineering cost and makes better products possible. Product structures, constraints and development process logic are compiled into domain specific “bots” that use AI algorithms to explore the entire solution space and help engineers to find optimal product parameters. Comparable to RPA for business processes we like to call it REA, Rapid Engineering Automation

DyeMansion is the global leader in additive manufacturing finishing systems that turn 3D-printed raw parts into high-value end products. The company develops industrial machines and processes to optimize surfaces, influence material characteristics and apply colour.   From perfect fit eyewear to personalized car interiors, the Munich-based company makes 3D-printed products a part of everyday life.

ecoLocked converts carbon captured from biomass into functional, carbon-negative building materials, thereby combining carbon storage and utilization for maximum impact and scalability. Their products permanently store carbon in the built environment, reduce the need for fossil raw materials, and deliver targeted functionalities such as thermal insulation, weight reduction, and curing acceleration.

EFFECT Photonics delivers highly integrated optical communications products based on its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical system-on-chip technology. The company integrates all of the active and passive optical functions of a system within a single chip, which is then combined with simple packaging, designed for high-volume, low-cost manufacture from the very start. EFFECT Photonics addresses the need for affordable DWDM solutions driven by the soaring demand for high bandwidth connections.

Electrochaea is commercializing its power-to-gas technology to replace fossil fuels by providing a grid-scale renewable gas generation and energy storage solution. The proprietary process converts renewable electricity and carbon dioxide into grid-quality renewable methane for storage and distribution. Pilot plants have injected renewable methane into commercial gas grids in Switzerland and Denmark.

eperi is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions for data protection and security in on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company holds several international patents for its innovative technology, providing data protection for SaaS applications, databases, custom applications and file storage solutions. The eperi solutions use encryption and tokenization, which enable some of the world’s largest enterprises to leverage all the benefits of the cloud.

equal1 uses commercially available semiconductor technology to offer quantum computing solutions that empower businesses to overcome data-intensive AI challenges. The technology provides a low-cost quantum computing path enabling its customers to more effectively leverage the power of quantum enhanced AI to develop practical, real-world solutions.

Firecell develops hardware and software solutions for the operation of private 5G networks. Their mission is to offer a cost-effective, flexible, and secure solution for companies and institutions that want to have connectivity in large, complex spaces with all the benefits of 5G. Their customers are mostly in manufacturing, logistics, research, and defense sectors and the networks they deploy are used to connect and track any kind of assets – vehicles, robots, sensors, smartphones, and more.

Fruitcore empowers SMEs to introduce industrial robots in manufacturing and logistics. Their HORST robots (“Highly Optimised Robotic System Technology”) significantly lower all adoption hurdles with much lower Capex, faster implementation projects, intuitive programming and high productivity. Fruitcore achieves those advantages through a unique combination of proprietary kinematics, structurally lower component costs and fully in-house developed control software.

GNA Biosolutions develops ultrafast, portable molecular diagnostic platforms. The proprietary technology, Pulse Controlled Amplification, offers a novel, ultrafast, and cost-effective molecular diagnostic platform that captures and amplifies nucleic acids from complex clinical samples. GNA Biosolutions’ vision is to make molecular testing available to everyone, everywhere.

HQS Quantum Simulations provides software for material scientists in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and in academia that incorporates quantum-level models of the properties of molecules and solid state matter. The company’s clients can simulate material properties on existing supercomputers and emerging intermediate scale quantum computers.

Headmade Materials enables customers to produce metal components at low cost and at scale. The company’s proprietary materials can be processed on 3D printing machines from established OEMs to create so called green parts that subsequently undergo a well-known sintering process to achieve highly homogenous part characteristics like in established powder metallurgy. In addition, Headmade’s approach significantly reduces safety and health related risks compared to existing metal 3D printing approaches.

In research and clinical practice, a lack of data structure and accessibility limits valuable knowledge necessary for decision making. Ikerian has developed an AI powered data management platform to process visual data at scale across multiple data sources efficiently. Healthcare professionals can access the platform from anywhere, at any time, via a cloud-based portal.

Innatera’s ultra-efficient neuromorphic processors mimic the brain’s mechanisms for processing sensory data in situ. Based on a proprietary analog-mixed signal computing architecture, the company’s processors leverage the computing capabilities of spiking neural networks to deliver ground-breaking cognition performance within an ultra-low power and latency envelope.

Innerspace, founded in 2017, focuses on risk assessment and effective training of cleanroom personnel for leading pharmaceutical companies. Through the targeted use of psychological insights and innovative technologies, Innerspace aims to minimize errors in pharmaceutical processes and reduce risks. This includes the proprietary method of “Frame-by-Frame Risk Profiling” for comprehensive risk assessment, as well as a standardized cleanroom simulator for personnel training in virtual reality.

KIVU provides innovative graph computing solutions for security investigators and analysts. The company enables security analysts to maximize intelligence value and save mission-critical time. KIVU’s scalable software reduces the complexity of connected data problems, enabling customers to uncover insights from complex, multi-attribute data – previously hidden or overlooked by conventional analytics.

LiveEO utilizes automatically ingested and processed satellite imagery to provide innovative monitoring services to critical infrastructure such as railways, electricity grids, pipelines, dams and roads. LiveEO reduces operational expenses and increases service availability by observing dangers from vegetation, height changes and third-party interactions along very large infrastructure networks.

LynxCare offers an AI-powered data platform that collects and analyzes structured and unstructured data from different sources to provide actionable insights for medical professionals in pharmaceutical companies and patient care providers. Using data-driven technology, the platform increases efficiency and raises healthcare quality while complying with strict data protection legislation.

Nanda Technologies designs, sells and manufactures fully automated wafer inspection systems used in the semiconductor fabrication process. Based on an innovative full-wafer technology, the Nanda system is able to inspect wafers at extremely high throughput while maintaining the sensitivity required to monitor critical process excursions.

The Company was acquired by Nanometrics in 2011.

Ninox is a no-code platform that enables anyone to develop customized business applications without prior programming knowledge. With more than 500,000 downloads from app stores and 250,000 registered users of the cloud version, Ninox is one of the most successful software products of its kind and one of the fastest-growing SaaS providers in Germany.

NVision has developed a quantum-based platform which polarizes natural metabolites, enabling these safe molecules to be used as an agent for imaging tumor metabolism via standard MRI. This safe imaging technology will provide clinicians worldwide unprecedented early insights into treatment efficacy, allowing non-responders to be moved onto another line of therapy more quickly. The company is based in Ulm, Germany, and active throughout the US and Europe.

OKAPI:Orbits delivers comprehensive Space Traffic Management (STM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) solutions, providing end-to-end support for space missions — from pre-launch mission design and ongoing in-orbit collision avoidance to end-of-life decommissioning and de-orbiting. The company’s AI-enabled Space Traffic Management Platform, bolstered by advanced data fusion and best-in-class simulation capabilities, predicts, detects, and mitigates risks such as collisions, frequency interference, and environmental impacts, while optimizing satellite operations and preventing space debris proliferation.

Optimuse, founded in 2021, has developed innovative software that enables owners of real estate portfolios to obtain a quick and uncomplicated overview of the energy status of their buildings and to manage the necessary measures for energy refurbishment at scale. Proprietary technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Pareto Optimization (Multi-Objective Optimization) and thermal simulations are leveraged in the platform’s backend.

Orcan Energy offers products, components and turnkey solutions to convert waste heat into CO2-free electrical power for the Industry, Power Generation and Marine market.

Christian Reitberger serves on the company’s supervisory board since the Investment of the Wellington Partners Technology IV fund in 2011.

project44 offers the world’s most advanced supply chain visibility platform, providing solutions for improved operations, on-time delivery, inventory management as well as increased resilience for supply chain disruptions. project44’s platform delivers visibility, full shipment lifecycle, and workflow automation capabilities.

project44 acquired our fund’s portfolio company Synfioo GmbH in March 2022.

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ROMO Wind is a technology and service company dedicated to extracting the full value of wind power and providing unparalleled accuracy and transparency to wind measurements. The unique iSpin technology ensures that turbines reach their full potential by measuring the wind where it first hits the turbine, at the spinner, in front of the wings.

Romo Wind was merged with Nabla Wind Hub at the end of 2020.

Founded in 2020, Roseman Labs’ mission is to protect privacy and empower collaboration on sensitive data to tackle global challenges. The need for secure data sharing is greater than ever and the economic value of data collaboration is estimated in the trillions globally. Roseman Labs is regarded as a pioneer in this domain, serving clients in the private and public sector – in industries such as healthcare, the social domain, justice and security, financial services and the energy sector.

Roseman Labs develops Multi-Party Computation (MPC) software that is both high-end as well as pragmatic and easy to implement. Roseman Labs’ secure collaboration software enables parties to link and analyze data sources without having access to each other’s underlying data.

Semalytix develops AI-based solutions that support pharmaceutical companies in becoming more patient-focused. Using cutting-edge automatic text comprehension technology, the company’s Pharos platform ingests and processes millions of forum and social media posts as well as CRM system records within seconds. Pharos helps to identify unmet needs by capturing insights about treatment experiences and disease burdens.

Sensolus offers an end-to-end asset tracking solution for efficient supply chain and logistics management. Traditionally, tracking non-powered assets is challenging. However, Sensolus removes barriers with its easy-to-install plug-and-play solutions. Built upon many years of expertise in low-power networks, wireless sensor design and cloud-based sensor management and analysis, the company’s customers’ industrial assets participate in a global digital ecosystem.

Soter Analytics empowers organisations to prevent ergonomic injuries in the workplace by providing them with smart wearable solutions and allowing them to continuously improve the health and safety of the entire workforce.

Testbirds is a world-leading crowdtesting provider with a focus on the quality assurance and usability of digital products. Together with its clients, the company creates digital products that people really love, optimizing user experience and tackling usability issues. With the help of over 600,000 digital testers all around the globe, Testbirds pioneers innovative test solutions around quality assurance and user experience.

Threedy enables the ubiquitous use of 3D data in various applications across the industrial value chain. It’s visual computing platform called instant3Dhub provides data access and visualisation as a service in order to reduce cost, complexity and avoid duplicated or outdated datasets for its customers. Its state-of-the-art algorithms were developed at a Fraunhofer research institute for many years and deliver on the promise of any size of data to be used on any type of device.

ToolSense’s solution combines a comprehensive software platform with smart sensors. The company empowers machine fleet owners to reduce equipment costs by 20% and lower downtime by up to 80%. Working together with machine operators, manufacturers and distributors, ToolSense increases aftersales potential and introduces new service-focused business models.

As experts in the application of artificial intelligence for process optimisation in foundries, Tvarit helps its customers to reduce rejects, reduce CO2 emissions, avoid machine failures and increase productivity with the help of the analysis of production data.

Ventory provides an advanced inventory management solution that digitizes and optimizes field inventory and spare parts management. Seamlessly integrating with existing ERP and WMS systems, the platform ensures real-time visibility and control across all locations. Ventory’s user-friendly interface and smart scanning capabilities streamline inventory processes, reduce operational costs, and enhance efficiency.

Visplore makes the creative exploration and analysis of large time-series data intuitive and extremely efficient. The company offers ready-to-use tools to understand e.g. correlations, patterns and trends faster than ever while integrating with other data-processing systems to smooth workflows. Visplore has built a robust and performant platform, allowing users to handle millions of data records simultaneously.

WISE develops a new generation of implantable leads for neuromonitoring and neuromodulation to treat chronic pain and Parkinson’s. The company’s electrodes are highly ergonomic, conformable, soft and thin, thus allowing great adhesion, minimal invasiveness and excellent adaptability on neural tissues, addressing major limitations of other existing technologies. They have the potential to improve the performance of neuromonitoring as well as treatment quality for patients who are already benefiting from neuromodulation.

ZeroPoint addresses the critical need of today’s hyperscale and enterprise data center operators to get the most performance and capacity possible from increasingly expensive memory. ZeroPoint’s solutions are proven to increase memory capacity by 2-4x while also delivering up to 50% more performance per watt. In combination, these two effects can reduce the total cost of ownership of data center servers by up to 25%.