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ZOHO.VC Fund I

Geography: Germany
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €10M
Focus: Deep Tech, Energy Tech and MedTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About ZOHO.VC Fund I

Nuremberg's ZOLLHOF incubator launched ZOHO.VC's debut fund to back tech startups from its ecosystem. Focuses on deep-tech academic spin-offs.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

Energy Tech

MedTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage B2B deeptech founder, hard/software focus

B2B deeptech

hard- & software

mission-critical

early-stage

incubator-backed

Bullish Signals

11+ portfolio: quantum, AI, EdTech, hardwarewebsite

Co-invests with HTGF, Bain, OpenAI fundwebsite

Born from ZOLLHOF incubator — deal flow edgewebsite

200k checks — fast, low-friction entrywebsite

20+ co-investors incl. DN Capital, Bayern Kapital, Gigahertzwebsite

Invests from programs and beyond — open accesswebsite

Founders at core — mission-critical approachwebsite

Proven exits: Munich Quantum, Scavenger AI, dehazewebsite

Contrarian Signals

Very small check size (200k)website

Incubator-tied — network-gated access riskwebsite

Multiple stealth portfolio — limited visibilitywebsite

Founder Do's

Build mission-critical B2B tech

Hard- or software deeptech focus

Open to co-investment structures

Connect via ZOLLHOF network

Meet at Prague (Oct 21-22) or Helsinki (Nov 18-19) 2026

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch consumer or B2C

Don't expect large check sizes

Avoid non-tech business models

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€10M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

ZOLLHOF

Dennis KirpensteijnGeneral Partner

Nicolas SieversPrincipal

Dr. Judit KleinVenture Partner

Benjamin BauerGeneral Partner

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