Fund profile / Germany

U2V Fund I

Geography
Germany
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
€60M
Focus
AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability and Deep Tech
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About U2V Fund I

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

N°02 / Thesis

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

17 signals on U2V Fund I

3 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 4 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€60M
Saves0
People

Key People

University2Ventures

Johannes TriebsPartner
Philipp SemmerPartner
Michael SchmittPartner
Moritz von KlotPartner
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