Merantix Capital Fund II

Merantix Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Berlin, Germany

Countries of investment

Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Switzerland
United States
Israel

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

AI
Machine Learning
Deep Tech
Enterprise Software
Applied AI
AI Infrastructure
Computer Vision

About
Merantix Capital is a Berlin-based VC focused on early-stage AI and deep tech startups. Their focus spans AI, machine learning, deep tech, enterprise software, and applied AI across Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States, and Israel. The firm supports AI-first founders from Pre-Seed through Series A.

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Max check size: $3M
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Investment Thesis

Merantix Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across AI, machine learning, deep tech, enterprise software, and applied AI sectors with European positioning. They invest in AI-first founders building category-defining companies leveraging the Merantix AI Campus ecosystem in Berlin. The firm differentiates itself through its founder Rasmus Rothe's deep AI expertise, Merantix AI Campus (Europe's largest AI ecosystem with 100+ startups), in-house AI venture studio model, and dedicated focus on the European AI ecosystem.

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Manager's Experience

Rasmus Rothe (Founder & Partner) founded Merantix in 2016 as a pioneering AI venture studio and capital platform; he previously co-founded Merantix AI Campus (Europe's largest AI ecosystem with 100+ AI startups), holds a PhD in Computer Vision from ETH Zurich, and is widely regarded as one of Europe's leading AI thought leaders. Adrian Locher (Co-Founder & Partner) co-founded the firm bringing deep operator-investor expertise from his prior role as Co-Founder of Movinga and senior roles in European technology investing. The firm operates a unique venture studio model alongside venture capital fund, creating AI companies from scratch and supporting them through the entire lifecycle.