Matterwave Ventures

Industrial production is one of the main drivers for Europe’s prosperity, amounting to a value of around 5,000 billion Euro or around 20% of GDP. Technology companies benefit from a strong industrial network in Europe with many globally leading industrial corporates, a talent-pool from outstanding universities, research institutes committed to ground-breaking research and a highly skilled workforce, driven to make an impact and difference.

Europe has decided to drive a clear agenda for resource efficiency, ambitious climate change goals and a commitment to tech sovereignty. And while in the past European innovation was often driven from within the organizations of large incumbents or transferred from research directly towards those incumbents, the entire industrial ecosystem in Europe is now embracing “open innovation” and the acceleration of innovation cycles in small and agile technology startups.

We invest technology-agnostic, full stack and support our companies in recruiting, strategy development, customer and partner introductions and by simply being good listeners and reliable board members. Our companies have a substantial impact on Europe’s tech sovereignty, carbon neutrality, and the future of industrial value generation.

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Ines Kolmsee, Partner


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