U2V Fund I

Germany
Pre Seed
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About U2V Fund I

Earlybird-X spin-off University2Ventures completed €60M first close to commercialize European deeptech spin-offs. Backed by anchor Jungheinrich.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Climate Sustainability
Deep Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical founders building AI for European industrial/manufacturing sectors

DeepTech
Industrial AI
Seed stage
Europe
IoT/manufacturing

Bullish Signals

Active Seed deals, €2.5M co-investedexternal
Strong European corporate network accessexternal
Co-invests with FORWARD.one, Tensor Venturesexternal

Contrarian Signals

Niche: industrial AI onlyexternal
Small fund, limited public visibilityexternal

Founder Do's

Show measurable factory-floor impact
Have strong technical co-founder team
Target European industrial expansion
Demonstrate real hardware/software integration
Bring concrete downtime or cost metrics

Founder Don'ts

Pure software without industrial validation
No measurable operational KPIs
Avoid European market focus

Key GPs & Partners

JT
Johannes Triebs
Partner
industrial focuscorporate networkEuropean expansion
PS
Philipp Semmer
Partner
DeepTechindustrial techEurope
MS
Michael Schmitt
Partner
DeepTechAIEurope
MK
Moritz von Klot
Partner
DeepTechcorporate networksseed stage

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€60M
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Key People

University2Ventures

Johannes TriebsPartner
Philipp SemmerPartner
Michael SchmittPartner
Moritz von KlotPartner

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