Mätch VC is the new venture capital fund from Baden-Württemberg

Mätch VC specializes in financing deep tech startups in the industrial B2B sector. L-Bank, family-owned companies, managers and BAs from southern Germany have provided the VC with capital commitments of EUR 15 million.

Stuttgart - Mätch VC, a new venture capitalist, has received the green light for its investment activities. With a "first closing" amount of EUR 16.1 million, exceeding its initial target, and a strong network of leading family-owned companies, business angels and institutions in Baden-Württemberg and neighboring regions, Mätch VC plans to intensify its involvement in early-stage investments of deep tech startups in the Industrial B2B sector.

After all, when we join forces in Baden-Württemberg, family-owned SMEs are the best possible foundation for sustainable innovation.

Petra Wörwag, Business Angel

What makes Mätch VC special is its strong network of family-owned companies and business angels. Among the investors are well-known companies such as Trumpf, Gemüsering, Festo Gruppe, Metzger + Co. and Bucher Stahl. In addition, experienced business angels such as Ingo Weber, Joachim Drees (former CEO of MAN) and Dr. Michael Bolle (former CDO/CTO of Bosch) could be won for Mätch VC. This combination of family-owned companies, experienced business angels and the strong connection to the region of Baden-Württemberg also convinced R2 Holding, the company behind Ritter Sport, to decide to invest with Mätch VC.

Right now the next wave of Unicorns is emerging and surprisingly often in the "hinterland" and in the industrial deep tech sector

Benedikt Ilg, Venture Partner Mätch VC

Mätch VC focuses on investments in promising startups from Germany and Europe, especially from Baden-Württemberg. Due to the geographical proximity and the close connection to the Gründermotor, an innovation platform with existing partnerships to more than 150 companies as well as 2/3 of the universities and colleges in the state, many investments can be made in the seed phase.

I am happy that with Mätch VC we can now offer the best startups direct access to the management of innovation-friendly family businesses and capital.

Adrian Thoma, GF Gründermotor and General Partner Mätch VC

The VC believes that in addition to financial support, a strong regional ecosystem is critical to the success of technology companies. Therefore, Mätch VC's family businesses and LPs are intensively involved locally and offer startups a unique platform for their development. The expertise and long-term perspective of the family businesses combined with the technological know-how and innovative power of the startups create ideal conditions for sustainable innovation.

The fund is to be managed by 7 people. So far, Benedikt Ilg and Fabian Silberer are known as Venture Partners. The operational management will be taken over by the General Partners Adrian Thoma, Tim Gegg and Daniel Dilger.