Sparkli receives 5 million – Michael Mittermeier invests in Spiritory – Multiverse takes over StackFuel
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+++ #DealMonitor +++ EdTech Sparkli receives 5 million +++ Sipfront receives 1.8 million +++ Financial injection for Arctis AI +++ Comedian Michael Mittermeier invests in Spiritory +++ Multiverse takes over StackFuel +++ Futury Capital announces final closing +++
In the #DealMonitor For January 27th 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
Sparkli
+++ The Swiss backer Founderful, Arc Investors and Innosuisse are investing $5 million in Sparkli – see Forbes. The EdTech from Zurich, founded in 2025 by Lax Poojary, Lucie Marchand and Mynseok Kang, positions itself as an AI-based learning platform for children (5 to 12 years old). “Sparkli empowers kids to create their own expeditions based on their questions. Volcanoes, fashion, sea robots? Sparkli turns curiosity into an engaging learning experience,” is the idea. More about Sparkli
Sipfront
+++ Airbridge Equity Partners from Amsterdam, tecnet equity and business angels such as Gernot Singer, Jan Trionow and Markus Buchner are investing 1.8 million euros in Sipfront – see Trending Topics. tecnet equity and Co. recently invested 1.3 million euros in the young company. The startup from Vienna, founded by Sipwise founders Andreas Granig and Daniel Tiefnig as well as Markus Seidl, focuses on “monitoring and quality assurance of telecommunications networks”. A total of 4.8 million has now flowed into Sipfront. More about Sipfront
Arctis AI
+++ The Berlin investor PT1, EWOR, Superangels and business angels such as Alexander Schwörer, Sebastian Johnston, Christian Vollmann, Daniel Bronk and Christian Marquart are investing a seven-figure sum in Arctis AI. The startup from Munich, founded by Dila Ekrem, Duc-Trung Nguyen and Leon Stawowiak in Regensburg, wants to establish itself as an “AI Platform for Construction Contract Management”. “Arctis AI provides the digital infrastructure to manage the administrative complexity of large-scale construction and infrastructure projects,” is the idea. More about Arctis AI
Spiritory
+++ Whiskey lover and comedian Michael Mittermeier is investing in Spiritory together with “a group of new and existing investors”. The Munich startup, founded in 2022 by Janis Wilzcura and Clemens Bennier, positions itself as a “stock exchange-based live marketplace for lovers and collectors of spirits”. Ludwig Fresenius Pioneer Ventures and business angels recently invested a six-figure sum in the company. Ludwig Fresenius Pioneer Ventures most recently held 2.6% of the company. More about Spiritory
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Multiverse – StackFuel
+++ The London upskilling platform Multiverse is taking over the Berlin company StackFuel, which takes care of “further training for data and AI skills”. “We had many conversations and in the end we consciously chose Multiverse. Euan Blair created the company I always wanted to build. Backed by some of the best-known investors in the world, controlled by world-class leaders and a company culture based on great ambition, performance and honesty. Today they stand for attractive AI training, on a strong tech platform, with more than 30,000 learners from over 1,500 companies,” writes StackFuel founder Leo Marose on LinkedIn. StackFuel, founded in 2026 by Stefan Berntheisel and Leo Marose, has raised around 3.5 million euros in recent years – including from business angels such as Felix Brosius, Sylvius Bardt, Frank Mies, Matthias Helfrich, Christian Bredlow and Niels Hencke. The founders recently held around 70% of StackFuel together. More about StackFuel
VENTURE CAPITAL
Future Capital
+++ The Frankfurt investor Futury Capital announces the final closing of the third Futury fund (47 million euros). 40 million were planned. “With the participation of the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, KfW Capital and more than 45 private investors, we have succeeded in establishing a cross-state funding and investment alliance that is unique in Germany,” announces the financier from Frankfurt am Main. Futury Capital “invests across Europe in technology-oriented start-ups with scalable business models”. The investor has a particular focus on startups from Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Around 25 investments are planned. More about Future Capital
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