First Momentum Ventures Fund II

First Momentum Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Karlsruhe, Germany

Countries of investment

Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
France
United Kingdom
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Belgium

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

B2B Software
AI
DeepTech
Industrial Technology
Enterprise SaaS
Cybersecurity
Data Infrastructure

About
First Momentum Ventures is a Karlsruhe-based venture capital firm focused on backing pre-seed and seed stage B2B founders in Germany and DACH. Their focus spans B2B software, AI, deep tech, and industrial technology across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Belgium. The firm supports B2B founders from pre-seed through seed stages.

Min check size: $100K
Max check size: $1M
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Investment Thesis

First Momentum Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across B2B software, AI, deep tech, industrial technology, and enterprise SaaS sectors. They invest €500K to €2M as one of the first institutional checks into German and DACH B2B founders. The firm differentiates itself as one of Germany's most active pre-seed investors with a founder-operator DNA and strong technical university networks across Karlsruhe, Munich, and Berlin.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2019 by David Meiborg (Managing Partner) and Andreas Unseld (Managing Partner). Team of investment professionals based in Karlsruhe with additional presence in Munich and Berlin. Manages Fund II (€45M) closed in 2024, backed by KfW Capital, European Investment Fund, and strategic corporate LPs. Portfolio includes Blueshoe, Deepset, Lengoo, MoinAI, Recycleye, Rentitude, Simscale, and other B2B and deep tech companies. The firm has established itself as one of Germany's most active pre-seed investors with strong ties to technical universities and university spinout ecosystems across DACH. Focus on backing engineers and technical founders at pre-seed stage with initial checks of €500K to €2M as first institutional capital into promising B2B and deep tech companies.