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CDTM Venture Fund (I)

Geography: Germany
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €8.2M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About CDTM Venture Fund (I)

CDTM Venture Fund (I) is a venture capital firm based in Germany, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

CDTM alumni founder: deep-tech solving industrial/climate problems

CDTM alumni only

early-stage

community-driven

deep-tech

climate/energy

B2B SaaS

enterprise software

industrial tech

energy infrastructure

battery storage

Bullish Signals

300+ alumni LPs, deep networkexternal

25+ years CDTM ecosystem track recordexternal

LPs include Personio, Forto, IDnow foundersexternal

Profits donated back to CDTM educationexternal

LPs span Outfittery, DeepMind, Razor Groupwebsite

Alumni network: diverse industries & corporateswebsite

Active portfolio: CTO education & mentoringsocial

Portfolio company Beam AI: enterprise growth modelsocial

Portfolio liquidity events: AI/interaction designsocial

Furo portfolio company: $4M Series A, 100+ customerssocial

Deep-tech industrial energy sector validationsocial

Syndication with TQ Ventures, Neo, top-tier co-investorssocial

Furo: 6000+ industrial sites, $580B market painsocial

Energy software bottleneck: massive unfunded marketsocial

Furo proves thesis: industrial tech scaling pathsocial

Contrarian Signals

Strictly gated: CDTM alumni onlyexternal

No public ticket size disclosedexternal

Small fund, niche LP baseexternal

Founder Do's

Must be CDTM program graduate

Leverage 300+ alumni network

Build enterprise traction (100+ customers proven)

Align with climate/energy impact thesis

Target European industrial markets

Demonstrate M&A/acq potential proof

Tap operator expertise of LPs

Focus on infrastructure/energy bottlenecks

Founder Don'ts

Non-CDTM founders not eligible

Avoid consumer-focused models

Don't expect large ticket sizes

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€8.2M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Franz Waltenberger

Franz WaltenbergerManaging Director

Dr. Sophie Ahrens-GruberInvestment Committee

Christian DegerInvestment Committee

Leon SzeliInvestment Committee

Dr. Andreas FranzCDTM Alumni Association

Lena Sophia VoßPortfolio Founder

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