Mätch VC is a team of 60 family businesses and entrepreneurs. We joined forces to back the next generation of innovators from all over Europe 🇪🇺

who is behind mätch vc

Real Commitment. Real Expertise. Real Partners.

We are highly selective—not just in the teams we back, but also in who we welcome as LPs. The investors behind Mätch VC are far from the usual suspects: we collaborate only with those who share our mission and bring real value to building the next generation of tech leaders — mainly family business entrepreneurs from the "Mittelstand" (e.g. Trumpf, Mapal Dr. Kress, Bauder Dachsysteme), founders (e.g. sevDesk, Diconium, Vialytics), and industry veterans (e.g., C-Level executives from Würth, VW, Haniel, Liebherr).
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"The unique combination of family businesses, experienced business angels and a strong local network, paired with a management team that has a strong track record in founding and scaling start-ups, convinced us about Mätch VC."
Moritz Ritter
Managing Director, R2 Holding GmbH (Ritter Sport)
Born in the Black Forest we have been proving for decades that world-class technology can emerge from this region. Through Mätch VC, we continue this legacy—investing in the technology standards of tomorrow often tackling society’s biggest challenges.
Isabel Grieshaber
CEO, VEGA Grieshaber KG
"Mätch VC couldn’t have arrived at a better moment for the region. The next generation of unicorns is emerging, particularly in industrial deep tech—and often in surprising locations that are not yet recognized as dynamic startup ecosystems. That’s about to shift!"
Benedikt Ilg
Co-Founder and CEO, Flip
"Founders need support and building strong connections between startups and the Mittelstand is essential—not just here in Baden-Württemberg, but across all of Europe. That’s why we’re thrilled that Mätch VC is bringing venture capital to this ecosystem, fueling collaboration and growth on a broader scale."
Maximilian Bucher
Managing Director, Bucher Stahlhandel GmbH
"With a career in tech and digital transformation across the U.S. and Germany, I’ve always focused on turning technological potential into real-world impact. Now, as a private investor in Mätch VC, I’m doubling down: Europe has top talent—we back them so they can build global tech leaders."
Elke Reichart
Chief Digital and Sustainability Officer, Infineon Technologies AG
Vector partnered with NXTGN and Mätch VC from day one because we believe more globally leading software companies can be built in Europe. Our co-investment with a16z in Black Forest Labs proves it. The next step? Funding such investments from Europe—without help from our U.S. friends!”
Helmut Schelling
Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board, Vector Informatik GmbH
"We, the German "Mittelstand", bring long-term perspective, deep expertise, and a robust local ecosystem to support founders in their early stages. This is the perfect foundation for driving sustainable innovation. Let’s finally join forces!"
Petra Wörwag
Business Angel & Family Entrepreneur

who we have co-Invested with

Portfolio

We invest in highly technical teams tackling complex challenges in B2B markets

We back 🇪🇺 teams with fund I (€40M), investing at the earliest stages but open to talks up to Series A. Our initial tickets go up to €1M, with flexibility for exceptional cases. We’re drawn to teams solving highly technical challenges and/or addressing societal issues that fit to our network.
Intelligent Resource Allocation
To be announced

Alloqis empowers manufacturers by providing them with optimal and balanced scenarios for internal resource allocation. Their goal is to enhance the profitability, sustainability, and resilience of manufacturing operations. By equipping decision-makers with algorithmic intelligence, Alloqis enables the balancing of competing business targets, facilitating more informed and effective decision-making in the manufacturing sector.

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Stuttgart

Stage
Pre-Seed
Assembly Instructions, Automated
To be announced

Assemblio supports customers from various industries in optimizing their assembly processes, reducing costs, and increasing productivity. Assemblio's mission is to revolutionize assembly planning by using artificial intelligence, web technologies, and gamification techniques. Assemblio strives to automate work-intensive processes and improve the user experience in assembly.

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Stuttgart

Stage
Seed
Spacetech
To be announced

ATMOS Space Cargo GmbH develops state-of-the-art technology to enable the return of cargo from space. Services include zero-gravity experiments, commercial payloads and support for spacecraft reusability. ATMOS bridges the gap between Earth and low Earth orbit and drives industrial innovation with sustainable solutions. The PHOENIX capsule is a ground-breaking Earth-to-space logistics platform designed for a wide range of applications.

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Location(s)

Lichtenau

Stage
Seed
The Benchmark for Image Synthesis
To be announced

Black Forest Labs is dedicated to developing and advancing state-of-the-art generative deep learning models for media, including images and videos. Their mission is to push the boundaries of creativity, efficiency, and diversity, believing that generative AI will be a fundamental building block of future technologies. By making their models accessible to a wide audience, they aim to educate the public and enhance trust in the safety of these technologies. As a first step towards establishing industry standards for generative media, they have released the FLUX.1 suite of models, which advances the field of text-to-image synthesis.

Location(s)

Freiburg

Delaware

Stage
Seed
AI Knowledge Bots
To be announced

Blockbrain is an AI platform that enables organizations to leverage their collective knowledge and turn it into a significant competitive advantage. The platform is designed to automate key business processes, enhance internal collaboration, and significantly boost efficiency and profitability. With Blockbrain, companies can boost sales productivity through personalized AI assistants and automation, improve machine availability by providing technicians and maintenance teams with the right information at hand, accelerate problem-solving by unifying scattered knowledge into a shared “company brain” using digital twins, and automate legal and administrative workflows with AI-driven document processing, ensuring compliance and reducing repetitive tasks.

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Location(s)

Stuttgart

Hamburg

Stage
Seed
bAV: Digital & Fair
To be announced

With DYNO, companies manage their occupational pension plans efficiently and paperlessly, minimizing administrative effort while also saving fees for their employeesDYNO is the only truly fair and transparent alternative to traditional company pension schemes. Unlike conventional plans riddled with high commissions and hidden fees, DYNO ensures employees’ savings go where they belong—their future. At the same time, HR departments are freed from the administrative burden of managing complex pension plans. In an industry designed to take advantage of employees, DYNO is the only real fair choice. Companies like Schöffel, Europa Park or Freeletics are already using Dyno and the Haufe Group partners with the company.

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Location(s)

Offenburg

Stage
Seed
Frontline-Worker Enablement
To be announced

Gyde’s Enablement App empowers frontline workers by delivering essential knowledge precisely when and where it’s needed. Traditional training methods often lead to time-consuming searches through complex manuals, hindering productivity. Gyde addresses this by providing easily accessible, structured microlearning courses and tutorials that integrate seamlessly into daily routines. With AI-driven tools, existing content is transformed into engaging, mobile-first learning experiences, ensuring that employees—from craftsmen and installers to field sales and internal technicians—have the right information at their fingertips. Additionally, Gyde offers a white-label solution, allowing companies to customize the platform with their own branding and content, ensuring a cohesive and personalized learning experience for their teams.

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Stuttgart

Stage
Seed
Renewable Tenant Energy
To be announced

metergrid develops innovative SaaS products for specific problems of decentralized energy systems. The first product successfully placed on the market included an automated cloud solution for the profitable realization, management & billing of tenant power projects and charging infrastructures. The objective of metergrid is to develop further technology-based products and services and thus to be a driving force for a sustainable energy industry.

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Stuttgart

Hamburg

Stage
Seed
Multi Tool for Process Optimization
To be announced

Paxray is transforming business process management with its innovative task mining technology. Traditional methods of process analysis often rely on subjective interviews and workshops, which can overlook critical inefficiencies. Paxray’s solution automatically captures and analyzes user interactions within digital systems, providing objective insights into actual workflows. This data-driven approach enables organizations to identify opportunities for targeted and sustainable process improvements, leading to increased efficiency and reduced costs. By leveraging Paxray’s platform, companies can visualize, understand, and optimize their operations, ensuring that processes are streamlined and resources are utilized effectively.

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Location(s)

Mutlangen

Stage
Pre-Seed
Content Protection and Attribution
To be announced

This company is reshaping the way digital content is protected in the age of AI. Using cutting-edge technology, the team enables creators to maintain control over their content, ensuring proper attribution while preventing unauthorized use. With a focus on seamless integration and forward-thinking solutions, the startup offers a proactive approach to safeguarding intellectual property in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. We can't wait to share more. Stay tuned!

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Europe

Founder(s)

2 experienced founders

Stage
Seed
Next-Gen AI Reasoning Systems
To be announced

This startup is reshaping the future of AI with a unique approach to general reasoning. By continuously adapting to new data and contexts, the teams technology enables highly flexible, autonomous decision-making in dynamic environments. Their innovative AI solutions provide powerful, scalable tools for organizations looking to harness adaptable intelligence that learns and evolves with the world.

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Germany

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Pre-Seed

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Our startups are creating buzz

Das sind die 18 Europäischen Startups mit den besten Zukunftsideen↗
🇩🇪 May 2025 by Handelsblatt: Featured: ATMOS Space Cargo.
Handelsblatt spotlights ATMOS Space Cargo as one of Europe's most promising startups, recognizing their mission to revolutionize space logistics through autonomous cargo return technology.
Warum jetzt der beste Zeitpunkt ist, um in Europa zu gründen↗
🇩🇪 May 2025 by Handelsblatt, Featured: Black Forest Labs.
From Europe to the Future - Why German startup Black Forest Labs was intentionally founded in Europe, and how it maintains business ties with the U.S.
Atmos and ARX Robotics form alliance to bolster European space defense capabilities↗
🇺🇸 May 2025 by Defence Industry Europe, Featured: ATMOS Space Cargo.
ATMOS Space Cargo and ARX Robotics have formed a strategic partnership to create the world's first Orbit-to-Ground Deployment Platform.
Die wilde Reise des fliegenden Donuts↗
🇩🇪 April 2025 by Spiegel: Featured: ATMOS Space Cargo.
With its first orbital test flight and breakthrough reentry technology, ATMOS shows what European aerospace is capable of.
Black Forest Labs: Europe’s most-hyped — and elusive — startup?↗
🇺🇸 April 2025 by Sifted.Featured: Black Forest Labs & Mätch VC.
The only known European VC which has invested in the company is Germany’s Mätch VC, which pools funds from the continent’s family offices and entrepreneurs. It similarly likes to keep a low profile, says its cofounder Daniel Dilger who declined to comment for this piece.
Weltraum-Container aus Lichtenau: So war der erste Testflug ins All↗
🇩🇪 April 2025 by SWR.Featured: ATMOS Space Cargo. ‍
Video News Report about ATMOS Space Cargo first launch of its PHOENIX Space Capsule.
Space Capsule marks milestone for bringing Cargo back from Orbit↗
🇺🇸 February 2025 by Fox News, Featured: ATMOS Space Cargo.
News reports about Atmos Space Cargo ‘s success in advancing Europe ‘s ability to autonomously retourn cargo from space.
Hager und metergrid erleichtern die Energiewende im Mehrfamilienhaus mit innovativen Mieterstrommodellen↗
🇩🇪 February 2025 by Hager, Featured: metergrid.
News report about Metergrid enabling efficient tenant electricity models in multi-family homes by providing a digital platform for metering, billing, and managing locally generated solar power
Metergrid setzt Deutschlands größtes Mieterstromprojekt um↗
🇩🇪 January 2025 by ZfK, Featured: metergrid.
Metergrid launches Germany’s largest tenant solar power project in Berlin with a photovoltaic system featuring over 4.7-megawatt peak capacity.
Start-up-City Heidelberg: Hier wird besonders viel gegründet↗
🇩🇪 January 2025 by SWR Aktuell, Featured: Kausable.
Kausable among AI startups founded in Heidelberg, Germany ‘s new high-end place to be, connecting startups, university and people.
Gyde sichert 4 Millionen Euro Finanzierung↗
🇩🇪 December 2024 by Startbase, Featured: gyde, Mätch VC.
Gyde has raised €4 million to expand its AI-powered platform that helps organizations manage internal knowledge and makes decision-making processes more effectively.
Black Forest Labs: Die Schwarzwald-KI, auf die Elon Musk setzt!↗
🇩🇪 November 2024 by Capital, Featured: Black Forest Labs.
Black Forest Labs’ AI image model FLUX.1 has outperformed industry leaders like OpenAI and Midjourney in benchmark tests, gaining international attention.
Münchner Traditionsunternehmen G+D beteiligt sich an KI-Startup Blockbrain↗
🇩🇪 September 2024 by Finance FWD, Featured: Blockbrain.
The Munich-based security company Giesecke+Devrient is investing in the AI startup Blockbrain, whose clients include industrial companies such as Bosch.
Black Forest Labs, the startup behind Grok’s image generator, releases an API↗
🇺🇸 October 2024 by Techcrunch, Featured: Black Forest Labs.
Black Forest Labs has launched an API for its Flux image generation models, powering Grok’s visuals, offering faster and higher-resolution outputs as the company eyes a $1 billion valuation following a $31 million funding round.
Eine Million Euro mehr: Mit diesem Pitchdeck hat Dyno seine Pre-Seed-Runde erweitert↗
🇩🇪 July 2024 by Gründerszene, Featured: DYNO, Mätch VC.
The early-stage investors at the time included 468 Capital, Lea Partners, and Mätch VC, along with prominent business angels.
DYNO erweitert Pre-Seed-Finanzierung auf über 2,5 Mio. €↗
🇩🇪 July 2024 by Startbase, Featured: DYNO, Mätch VC.
DYNO ‘s funding round was led by Haufe Group Ventures with participation from existing investors and Mätch VC, as well as new investor Quint Ventures.
Wie Mario Götze sein Geld investiert: „Ich lege in Menschen und ihre Ideen an"↗
🇩🇪 May 2024 by Frankfurter Rundschau, Featured: metergrid.
2014 World champion Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) among the investors in Metergrid, revealing his mindset behind investing in AI startups.
Assemblio secures €2.1 million in seed round↗
🇺🇸 February 2024 by Startbase, Featured: Assemblio.
Assemblio successfully closes its seed round, gaining backing for their revolutionalizing factory planning AI which turns weeks of manual labor into minutes.
Stuttgart-based metergrid raises €2.7 million seed to turn landlords into green energy providers↗
🇺🇸 September 2023 by EU-Startups, Featured: metergrid, Mätch VC.
Metergrid ‘s successfull seed round with participation from footballer Mario Götze […], and the recently established Mätch VC from Baden-Württemberg.
Metergrid: siebenstelliges Investment für Stuttgarter Energie-Start-up↗
🇩🇪 by Starting Up, Featured: metergrid.
News report about startup Metergrid helping owners of multi-unit and commercial properties offer clean and locally generated energy to tenants through an end-to-end solution.
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