#DealMonitor
+++ #DealMonitor +++ RobCo receives 100 million – Recare collects 37 million +++ metergrid receives 10 million +++ SEAL Robotics receives 2.2 million +++ Thieme buys VIREEED +++ Sword Health buys Kaia Health +++
In the #DealMonitor For January 29th we’ll take a look at the most important, exciting and interesting investments and exits of the day in the DACH region. All deals from the previous days are available in a large and clear format #DealMonitor Archives.
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INVESTMENTS
Rob Co
+++ The American financier Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lingotto Innovation (Agnelli), Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital and Leitmotif (Volkswagen) are investing $100 million in RobCo. The Munich startup, founded in 2020 by Roman Hölzl, Constantin Dresl and Paul Maroldt, relies on a modular industrial robot. “Thanks to the unique software, they are ready for use within minutes,” promises the company. Lightspeed Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital and Promus Ventures recently invested 39 million euros in RobCo. A total of around 135 million euros has now flowed into the startup. The company recently expanded into the USA. With the fresh capital, the team now wants to expand its “presence in the US” and “accelerate its physical AI roadmap.” Sequoia Capital most recently held around 20% of RobCo. Lightspeed Venture Partners was on board with 11%. Freigeist Capital held 11% of the company before the current investment round. More about RobCo
Recare
+++ The insurance and risk management provider DNV, CIBC Innovation Banking and other investors are investing 37 million euros (including an option of 7 million) in Recare. The fresh capital will “flow primarily into the introduction of a new AI agent and into expanding the company’s international business.” The company, founded in Berlin in 2017 by Maximilian Greschke, uses AI to help medical facilities “automate administrative tasks and control workflows across different systems.” By the end of 2023, around 25 million had already flowed into Recare. DNV will become Recare’s largest shareholder as part of the investment round. 100 employees currently work for the company. More about Recare
metergrid
+++ The Dutch energy investor SET Ventures as well as the existing investors Hager Group, LBBW Venture Capital, Mätch VC and several business angels are investing 10 million euros in Metergrid. With the fresh capital, the aim is to “develop from a specialized tenant electricity solution into an energy ecosystem for multi-unit buildings”. The startup from Stuttgart, founded in 2020 by Martin Lowinski and Julian Schulz, focuses on tenant electricity projects and a decentralized energy supply. Specifically, the team “supports the real estate industry in offering tenants locally generated, clean electricity directly from their own building.” LBBW Venture Capital, Hager Group, 468 Capital, Mätch VC and business angels have already invested around 7.5 million in metergrid. The Hager Group from Blieskastel, which provides “services for electrical installations in residential, industrial and commercial properties”, recently held around 16% of metergrid. More about Metergrid
SEAL Robotics
+++ The English Uni-Investor Creator Fund, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, January Ventures, Marvelous and Stefan Tietze are investing $2.1 million in SEAL Robotics. The startup from Munich, founded in 2025 by Marie-Elisabeth Makohl and DLR robotics expert Daniel Leidner, develops “robotic systems to automate safety-critical, previously manual processes in container handling on ships and trains.” More about SEAL Robotics
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Sword Health – Kaia Health
+++ The Portuguese company Sword Health is taking over the Munich health startup Kaia Health. The purchase price is $285 million. “The acquisition reinforces Sword’s position as the fastest-growing AI Care platform in the world, expanding its ability to deliver high-quality, scalable care to new populations in the US while entering the German market,” says a press release about the acquisition. Kaia Health, founded in 2016 by Konstantin Mehl and Manuel Thurner, develops digital therapies for chronic diseases (back pain, COPD). As part of the acquisition, Sword Health will replace Kaia’s MSK solution in the US market. The Kaia team has consistently focused on the US market for several years. In total, around 100 million euros have flowed into Kaia Health in recent years. Balderton Capital most recently held around 17.6% of Kaia Health. Hedosophia was on board with 15.6%. Heartcore Capital accounted for almost 12.7%. Optum Ventures held 10.7% before the acquisition. Before the exit, the founders Konstantin Mehl and Manuel Thurner held 7.9% and 7.1% respectively. More about Kaia Health
Thieme – VIREEED
+++ The Stuttgart company Thieme, a provider of specialist medical information and digital healthcare service providers, is taking over the Hamburg startup VIREEED, which was founded in 2017 and focuses on medical VR training for educational institutions. The VIREED founders Nick Wiese and Arne de Boer should “in particular supplement the existing evidence-based content offering for nursing training at Thieme with the possibility of training real nursing situations virtually.” VIREEED’s shareholders included in particular the DIANA Kliniken (46%). More about Thieme
VENTURE CAPITAL
b2venture
+++ The Swiss early-stage investor b2venture announces the final closing of its fifth fund (150 million euros). The busy financier is “launching the largest fund in its 25-year history”. More about b2venture
seed+speed ventures
+++ The Berlin early-stage investor seed+speed Ventures is launching its third fund (90 million euros). The good news: “The original plan and target size for this third fund was 30 million.” More about seed+speed Ventures
ZOHO.VC
+++ The new Nuremberg investor ZOHO.VC, the investment arm of the ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, announces the first closing of its first fund (10 million euros). ZOHO.VC invests in “DeepTech companies and university spin-offs, in both the software and hardware sectors”. More about ZOHO.VC
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