DnA Ventures – Early-Stage Industrial-Tech-Investor in DeutschlandDnA Ventures – Early-Stage Industrial-Tech-Investor in DeutschlandDnA Ventures – Early-Stage Industrial-Tech-Investor in Deutschland

Building industrial
leaders of tomorrow

Building
industrial leaders of tomorrow

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What we do.

DnA Ventures is an industrial tech advisory and early-stage investment firm.
ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS
Industrial tech advisory.
We help manufacturers, tech vendors, and institutional investors drive performance improvement and sustainable growth in industrial operations.
About us
INDUSTRIAL TECH STARTUPS
Early-stage investments.
We back entrepreneurial talent in industrial tech with strategic capital, industry expertise, and our industry network.
Our portfolio
COMPANIES OF ALL SIZES
Public funding support.
As a value-add, we help industrial innovators secure non-dilutive funding through hands-on support with public grant applications.
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What we do.

DnA Ventures backs early-stage founders, combining strategic capital with non-dilutive R&D funding support.
Early-stage investments.
We back entrepreneurial talent in industrial tech with strategic capital, industry expertise, and our industry network.
Our portfolio
Public funding support.
We help industrial innovators secure non-dilutive funding through hands-on support with public grant applications, fully success-driven.
Check your eligibility

Who we are.

We are an early-stage investment firm, combining strategic capital with public funding support. We help build tomorrow’s industrial leaders and create lasting impact in operations.
Hands-on industrial
advisors.
We have firsthand experience in driving tech-enabled industrial transformations and know what it takes to scale successfully in the sector.
Catalysts for
innovation.
We connect industry leaders, technology pioneers, and innovators, creating powerful synergies that fuel collaboration and co-innovation.
Independent
by design.
As a self-funded firm, we invest with conviction in the ideas and teams we truly believe in – free from external constraints, agile, focused, and fully committed.

Our network.

We partner with industrial organizations, technology innovators, and like-minded investors to drive performance improvement and sustainable growth in industrial operations.
BRYCK Startup Alliance
As a joint initiative of an innovation and startup centre, leading universities, major industry players, and one of Germany’s largest foundations, we unite entrepreneurial drive, academic excellence, industrial strength, and long-term capital to deliver impact at speed.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, on-demand cloud computing platform provided by Amazon.
SoftServe, Inc., founded in 1993 in Lviv, Ukraine, is a technology company specializing in consultancy services and software development. SoftServe provides services in the fields of big data, Internet of things, cloud computing, DevOps, e-commerce, computer security, experience design, and health care.
"At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into successful businesses. Our teams empower innovative people to take entrepreneurial action. Together with start-ups and established companies, we drive tech ventures forward - from first idea to market leadership. In collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, we’ve been promoting future-forward start-ups such as Celonis, Konux, and Lilium since 2002. ___ Bei UnternehmerTUM werden Visionen zu erfolgreichem Geschäft. Unsere Teams befähigen innovative Menschen zu unternehmerischem Handeln. Zusammen mit Start-ups und etablierten Firmen bringen wir Tech-Gründungen voran — von der ersten Idee bis zur marktführenden Position."
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
As part of UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading center for innovation and business creation, TechFounders specializes in connecting established companies with pioneering start-ups worldwide. 

We help businesses boost their operational efficiencies, cut expenses, find new product lines, or just become more innovative from the core through various venture clienting, targeted start-up scouting and acceleration services. 

Simultaneously, we support start-ups to achieve scalable growth and success through strategic partnerships with established companies, while leveraging various coaching, mentoring, and networking possibilities. Since 2015, we have fostered over 200 pilot projects between international start-ups and established companies such as SAP.iO, HP Tech Ventures, Festo, Miele, WACKER, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and Siemens.
WHU Entrepreneurship Center
WHU’s startup network consists of alumni, students, staff, and partners who all contribute to the overall success of our ecosystem. We are convinced that our community members are WHU’s biggest assets. Our entrepreneurs, investors, student initiatives, faculties, etc. are strongly interconnected and enable each other. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center has taken on the task of building and nurturing this network.
BRYCK Startup Alliance
As a joint initiative of an innovation and startup centre, leading universities, major industry players, and one of Germany’s largest foundations, we unite entrepreneurial drive, academic excellence, industrial strength, and long-term capital to deliver impact at speed.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, on-demand cloud computing platform provided by Amazon.
SoftServe, Inc., founded in 1993 in Lviv, Ukraine, is a technology company specializing in consultancy services and software development. SoftServe provides services in the fields of big data, Internet of things, cloud computing, DevOps, e-commerce, computer security, experience design, and health care.
"At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into successful businesses. Our teams empower innovative people to take entrepreneurial action. Together with start-ups and established companies, we drive tech ventures forward - from first idea to market leadership. In collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, we’ve been promoting future-forward start-ups such as Celonis, Konux, and Lilium since 2002. ___ Bei UnternehmerTUM werden Visionen zu erfolgreichem Geschäft. Unsere Teams befähigen innovative Menschen zu unternehmerischem Handeln. Zusammen mit Start-ups und etablierten Firmen bringen wir Tech-Gründungen voran — von der ersten Idee bis zur marktführenden Position."
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
As part of UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading center for innovation and business creation, TechFounders specializes in connecting established companies with pioneering start-ups worldwide. 

We help businesses boost their operational efficiencies, cut expenses, find new product lines, or just become more innovative from the core through various venture clienting, targeted start-up scouting and acceleration services. 

Simultaneously, we support start-ups to achieve scalable growth and success through strategic partnerships with established companies, while leveraging various coaching, mentoring, and networking possibilities. Since 2015, we have fostered over 200 pilot projects between international start-ups and established companies such as SAP.iO, HP Tech Ventures, Festo, Miele, WACKER, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and Siemens.
WHU Entrepreneurship Center
WHU’s startup network consists of alumni, students, staff, and partners who all contribute to the overall success of our ecosystem. We are convinced that our community members are WHU’s biggest assets. Our entrepreneurs, investors, student initiatives, faculties, etc. are strongly interconnected and enable each other. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center has taken on the task of building and nurturing this network.
BRYCK Startup Alliance
As a joint initiative of an innovation and startup centre, leading universities, major industry players, and one of Germany’s largest foundations, we unite entrepreneurial drive, academic excellence, industrial strength, and long-term capital to deliver impact at speed.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, on-demand cloud computing platform provided by Amazon.
SoftServe, Inc., founded in 1993 in Lviv, Ukraine, is a technology company specializing in consultancy services and software development. SoftServe provides services in the fields of big data, Internet of things, cloud computing, DevOps, e-commerce, computer security, experience design, and health care.
"At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into successful businesses. Our teams empower innovative people to take entrepreneurial action. Together with start-ups and established companies, we drive tech ventures forward - from first idea to market leadership. In collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, we’ve been promoting future-forward start-ups such as Celonis, Konux, and Lilium since 2002. ___ Bei UnternehmerTUM werden Visionen zu erfolgreichem Geschäft. Unsere Teams befähigen innovative Menschen zu unternehmerischem Handeln. Zusammen mit Start-ups und etablierten Firmen bringen wir Tech-Gründungen voran — von der ersten Idee bis zur marktführenden Position."
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
As part of UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading center for innovation and business creation, TechFounders specializes in connecting established companies with pioneering start-ups worldwide. 

We help businesses boost their operational efficiencies, cut expenses, find new product lines, or just become more innovative from the core through various venture clienting, targeted start-up scouting and acceleration services. 

Simultaneously, we support start-ups to achieve scalable growth and success through strategic partnerships with established companies, while leveraging various coaching, mentoring, and networking possibilities. Since 2015, we have fostered over 200 pilot projects between international start-ups and established companies such as SAP.iO, HP Tech Ventures, Festo, Miele, WACKER, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and Siemens.
WHU Entrepreneurship Center
WHU’s startup network consists of alumni, students, staff, and partners who all contribute to the overall success of our ecosystem. We are convinced that our community members are WHU’s biggest assets. Our entrepreneurs, investors, student initiatives, faculties, etc. are strongly interconnected and enable each other. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center has taken on the task of building and nurturing this network.
BRYCK Startup Alliance
As a joint initiative of an innovation and startup centre, leading universities, major industry players, and one of Germany’s largest foundations, we unite entrepreneurial drive, academic excellence, industrial strength, and long-term capital to deliver impact at speed.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, on-demand cloud computing platform provided by Amazon.
SoftServe, Inc., founded in 1993 in Lviv, Ukraine, is a technology company specializing in consultancy services and software development. SoftServe provides services in the fields of big data, Internet of things, cloud computing, DevOps, e-commerce, computer security, experience design, and health care.
"At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into successful businesses. Our teams empower innovative people to take entrepreneurial action. Together with start-ups and established companies, we drive tech ventures forward - from first idea to market leadership. In collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, we’ve been promoting future-forward start-ups such as Celonis, Konux, and Lilium since 2002. ___ Bei UnternehmerTUM werden Visionen zu erfolgreichem Geschäft. Unsere Teams befähigen innovative Menschen zu unternehmerischem Handeln. Zusammen mit Start-ups und etablierten Firmen bringen wir Tech-Gründungen voran — von der ersten Idee bis zur marktführenden Position."
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
As part of UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading center for innovation and business creation, TechFounders specializes in connecting established companies with pioneering start-ups worldwide. 

We help businesses boost their operational efficiencies, cut expenses, find new product lines, or just become more innovative from the core through various venture clienting, targeted start-up scouting and acceleration services. 

Simultaneously, we support start-ups to achieve scalable growth and success through strategic partnerships with established companies, while leveraging various coaching, mentoring, and networking possibilities. Since 2015, we have fostered over 200 pilot projects between international start-ups and established companies such as SAP.iO, HP Tech Ventures, Festo, Miele, WACKER, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and Siemens.
WHU Entrepreneurship Center
WHU’s startup network consists of alumni, students, staff, and partners who all contribute to the overall success of our ecosystem. We are convinced that our community members are WHU’s biggest assets. Our entrepreneurs, investors, student initiatives, faculties, etc. are strongly interconnected and enable each other. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center has taken on the task of building and nurturing this network.
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Our
investment
focus.

We back industrial innovators reinventing the physical world - building hardware and software to create lasting impact across critical industries including manufacturing, energy, logistics, and supply chain.

Industrial intelligence

Smart infrastructure and cybersecurity

Industrial automation and robotics

Climate technology

Future of work

Advanced production technology

Supply-chain resilience

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