bm|t Venture Insights 1/25: Boldness as a Catalyst
At bm|t we have previously written about the power of boldness as an intangible, but vital asset in Founders and their Start-ups. In our February
August, 4 2025
At bm|t we have previously written about the power of boldness as an intangible, but vital asset in Founders and their Start-ups. In our February
Warmwind is the first AI operating system Made in Germany that is designed as an “autonomous cloud employee” and fully automates recurring office processes on a visual basis. The company behind Warmwind has now completed seed financing of €1.5 million and has over 12,000 interested parties on its waiting list.
Thuringia launches Mittelstands-Fonds Thüringen II for established, medium-sized companies
Leapter Raises € 2 million in Pre-Seed Funding to Deliver Enterprise-Ready AI Coding Platform
Perceptec GmbH from Jena develops innovative software-based vision tests and has now successfully completed a seed financing round in the mid-six-figure range with investors bm|t and Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland.
bm|t, together with Robert Bosch Ventures, LBBW Ventures, and a private business angel, has invested in Applyo Jena GmbH as part of a Series A financing round.
BIONCaRT GmbH has received approval to conduct a clinical phase I/IIa study from the responsible national higher federal authority, the Paul Ehrlich Institute. The aim of the study is to investigate the safety and initial indications of the efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells obtained from umbilical cord tissue for the treatment of cartilage damage in the knee joint.
The clinical trial in which SmartDyeLivery’s nanocarrier SDL-M1 will be administered to humans for the first time has officially begun.
bm|t, TGFS and other investors invest in Zepta Technologies GmbH, a spin-off from BASF-Chemovator and specialized in digital solutions and sustainability in pest control.
Stellar Tech has acquired IROIN®, Germany’s leading influencer marketing platform, uniting two passionate teams with a shared vision to make influencer marketing more accessible, effective and authentic across Europe.
DeepEn GmbH, a pioneer in holographic endoscopy technology, has successfully closed a seven-figure seed financing round from the investors bm|t, MBG Thüringen, and Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland.
bm|t successfully sells its stake in Zeilenwert GmbH and Libreka GmbH to WeDoBooks A/S from Denmark.
mi2-factory GmbH, a high-tech start-up in the field of semiconductor equipment, today announces the closing of a Series A financing and the award of a government grant from the ICPEI ME/CT program.
We recently attended the Federal Ministry of Economic and Climate Action´s inaugural Startup Summit in Berlin, and we were genuinely impressed and motivated by the
Here a Startup, There a Startup, Everywhere a Startup In April, we participated in a trip to Japan with a Thüringen delegation and were able
In April, we participated in a trip to Japan with a Thüringen delegation and were able to interact with the startup communities in Osaka and
Enginsight, an experienced German provider of an all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMEs, has successfully closed a new financing round led by UVC Partners. Among the
Quantum Optics Jena (QOJ) secured an €8.5 million Series A funding by Join Capital, ELAS Technologies GmbH, Fraunhofer Technologies-Transfer Fonds, bm‑t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen (bm|t) and business angel Malte Pollmann.