Marvelous Scito Fund

About Marvelous Scito Fund

Evergreen hybrid fund-of-funds plus direct co-invest for European industrial deeptech. Initial €20M from Joachim Herz Stiftung. Focus: advanced materials, waste valorization, robotics. Part of Marvelous platform alongside Ventures Fund I (direct) and Catalyst (industry network).

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StageGrowth

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

Manufacturing

Robotics Automation

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

European industrial deeptech founder at Series A–B stage

industrial deeptech

advanced materials

waste valorization

robotics

European spin-outs

Bullish Signals

€20M anchor from major German foundationblog

Rare evergreen hybrid FoF in Europeblog

Platform: direct fund + FoF + industry networkblog

Fraunhofer/Cambridge scientific benchblog

Contrarian Signals

Evergreen structures operationally hard to scaleblog

€20M only — not final close yetblog

Hybrid FoF+direct risks underperforming bothblog

Founder Do's

Raise via Ventures Fund I at pre-seed/seed

Be in advanced materials, waste valorization, robotics

Have a specialist deeptech lead already

Target European industrial buyers as customers

Engage Marvelous Catalyst network for intros

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch Scito Fund directly at pre-seed

Don't expect fast exit pressure — long-duration vehicle

Don't approach without European industrial deeptech angle

Key GPs & Partners

Chris Heyer

General Partner / Founder

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Philipp Buddemeier

General Partner / Chief Impact Officer

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€20M

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Key People

Chris Heyer, Philipp Buddemeier

Chris HeyerGeneral Partner / Founder

Philipp BuddemeierGeneral Partner / Chief Impact Officer