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
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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Stage
Pre-Seed

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