Investing in
science-driven startups

Early-stage venture capital for German startups turning research into industrial impact.

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TT49

We strongly believe that German research institutions and universities have a huge potential to create world-class businesses.

Our team combines decades of experience in tech-transfer, company building and managing spin-offs from Fraunhofer, Helmholtz and Max-Planck.

With early capital, hands-on support, and an industrial network, we help sciencepreneurs create meaningful and durable businesses.

Matthias Keckl
Tobias Schwind
Johann C. Siemes
Jörg Wamser
Liane Beckmann
Ole Moritz
Meet the Team

How We Invest

TT49 partners early with teams emerging from leading research institutions and universities, providing the capital, expertise, and network needed to go from breakthrough science to industrial validation.

3 months

Average Startup Age

We typically invest when research transitions into a company,
often at the very earliest stages (pre-seed or seed).

Germany-focused

Geographic Focus

We primarily invest in science-based startups emerging from German universities and research institutions.

€ 250 K - 1 M

Initial Ticket

Our first check supports early development, technical validation, first steps towards scaling a business and follow-on financing.

Up to € 7M

Follow-on Investments

We continue to support our strongest teams across multiple rounds to scale into industrial markets.

Early supporter of leading German deep-tech startups

Our Impact

Hear from the sciencepreneurs and partners building the next generation of deep-tech.

"TT49 represents an instrument many research institutions dream of – a close-by venture capital fund investing uniquely in spin-offs resulting from the institution’s research activities. TT49 is a great example of a professionally led, efficient and effective organization that helps accelerating the development of technologies into marketable products and therefore making technological solutions faster available for the market and the society at large."
Dr. Silvio Bonaccio
Head Strategic Projects, VPWW, ETH Zürich
"Apart from TT49, I know of no other VC that is more familiar with the peculiarities of research institutions. They are unique in helping scientists willing to found a startup to close the gap to the ‘real’ VC world. ​​The team has supported us with patience and advice, even against resistance, to make the transition from science to start-up and to raise private VC capital."
Ruben Meuth
​Co-Founder of 3D Spark​