Fraunhofer Venture
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Overview
What they do
Fraunhofer Venture serves as the bridge between world-class research and commercial application. It is embedded within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ecosystem, giving it exclusive access to over 30,000 researchers and thousands of patent families. It operates a 'dual model' where the department provides consulting and legal structuring, while its independent fund vehicles (FTTF and TT49) provide venture capital. They specialize in turning complex scientific IP into bankable equity stories, acting as a foundational pillar of the German deep-tech ecosystem.
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What they look for
Their strategy is to identify commercially viable technologies within Fraunhofer institutes before they spin out, structure them into startups, and fund them through the 'Valley of Death' (pre-seed/seed) where traditional VCs often fear to tread due to technical risk. They only invest in or support companies that are spinning out of Fraunhofer Institutes or leveraging Fraunhofer IP, focusing on deep tech that requires significant R&D and longer time horizons.
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Stage
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
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Sectors
Deeptech, Climate, Healthcare, AI, SaaS, Cybersecurity
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Based
Munich, DE
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Sources
2026-09-01fraunhoferventure.deFraunhofer Venture steht für Technologietransfer über Ausgründungen, von der Idee bis zum Exit
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Portfolio, cheque size and the rest
The 11 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.
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