Berlin, August 20, 2024 – YPOG advised early-stage venture capital firm UVC Partners on the launch of its fourth fund with a subscription capital of €250 million. This is the largest fund launched by UVC Partners to date. The investor base of the new fund consists of numerous existing investors as well as new renowned partners. These include institutional investors, family businesses, corporates, business angels as well as founders of portfolio companies.
At just six months, this was the fastest financing since the company was founded in 2011. The aim of the fund is to support companies from the DACH region and European teams that want to enter the German-speaking market as a financial investor.
UVC Partners, an independent venture capital company embedded in the network of the Munich incubator UnternehmerTUM, continues its proven strategy and continues to invest independently in disruptive B2B start-ups, especially in the areas of DeepTech, ClimateTech, mobility and software/AI. In recent years, UVC Partners has invested in start-ups such as Aleph Alpha, Reverion, Tacto, DeepDrive, Proxima Fusion, TWAICE, Finn, Isar Aerospace and Flix.
Team
Dr. Andreas Rodin (Lead, Funds), Partner, Berlin
Benjamin von Mangoldt (Funds), Associate, Berlin
Dr. Niklas Ulrich (Regulatory), Associated Partner, Hamburg
Florian Thrun (Regulatory), Associate, Hamburg/Köln
About UVC Partners
UVC Partners is a leading venture capital firm investing in European B2B tech start-ups with offices in Munich and Berlin. UVC Partners' initial investments range from €1 and €10 million, with a total investment of up to €30 million per start-up in the areas of DeepTech, ClimateTech, Mobility and Software/AI. As an independent partner of UnternehmerTUM, Europe's leading startup hub, UVC Partners has unique access to proprietary deal flow, more than 1,000 corporates, and SMEs, as well as to talents from the Technical University of Munich, which belongs to the best European technical universities. UVC Partners' investment portfolio includes Flix, Isar Aerospace, planqc, Proxima Fusion, Reverion, Tacto, TWAICE, DeepDrive, STABL, and many more. All portfolio companies and founders benefit from the team's extensive investment and exit experience, their ability to build sustainable category leaders, and the network of UnternehmerTUM enabling them to speed up market entry.
Further information: www.uvcpartners.com.
