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UVC Partners Growth Fund

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About UVC Partners Growth Fund

UVC Partners has closed a €77M first close on a dedicated €150M Growth Fund to provide large follow-on checks to European deeptech companies in space, fusion energy, robotics, and dual-use — addressing a structural gap in homegrown European growth capital.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StageGrowth
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Scientist-founder, deep tech, DACH, early-stage

deep tech
climate & energy
AI/ML
European sovereignty
hard science spinouts

Bullish Signals

Aleph Alpha Series B sovereign AI winexternal
Proxima Fusion first Max Planck spinoutexternal
Isar Aerospace scaling European launch accessexternal
Flix scaled to global mobility leaderexternal
PlanQC neutral atom quantum computing progressportfolio
Q.ANT photonic computing near deploymentportfolio

Contrarian Signals

Heavy Germany concentration, limited global reachexternal
Many early-stage hardware bets; long exit horizonexternal

Founder Do's

Come from top research institutions (TUM, Max Planck, MIT)
Building in deep tech: quantum, fusion, photonics, energy
Show radical ambition + scientific credibility
Germany/DACH HQ preferred
Have domain obsession + builder background

Founder Don'ts

Pure consumer / no hard tech angle
No IP or defensible science moat
Avoid if no European market fit

Key GPs & Partners

BE
Benjamin Erhart
Partner
deep techhardwareenergy
AU
Andreas Unseld
Partner
AIphotonicsEV tech
IP
Ingo Potthof
Partner
mobilityconstruction techgrowth
HS
Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger
Partner
spacedeep techacademic
JB
Johannes von Borries
Partner
energy storagehardware
AK
Alexander Kiltz
Principal
PropTechconstruction techAI
OS
Dr. Oliver Schoppe
Principal
SaaSgovernanceB2B
AB
Amanda Birkenholz
Principal
climate techcircular economy

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Fund Overview

Fund SizeUSD
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Key People

Johannes von Borries, Benjamin Erhart

Benjamin ErhartPartner
Andreas UnseldPartner
Ingo PotthofPartner
Prof. Dr. Helmut SchönenbergerPartner
Johannes von BorriesPartner
Alexander KiltzPrincipal
Dr. Oliver SchoppePrincipal
Amanda BirkenholzPrincipal

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