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NRW.BANK

Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Düsseldorf

Description

NRW.BANK is a financial group that supports investment and development in the NRW state of Germany.

Investor Profile

NRW.BANK has made 97 investments, with 8 in the past 12 months and 23% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (21%)
  • Seed (19%)
  • Series Unknown (16%)
  • Series B (15%)
  • Pre Seed (13%)
  • Series C (5%)
  • Convertible Note (5%)
  • Debt Financing (1%)
  • Series E (1%)
  • Corporate Round (1%)

Country Focus

  • Germany (96%)
  • United States (2%)
  • United Kingdom (1%)
  • France (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Medical
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Medical Device
  • E-commerce
  • Saas
  • Greentech
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does NRW.BANK frequently co-invest with?

Wellington Partners
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 5
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
Europe, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Ingelheim Am Rhein
Co-Investments: 5
KfW
Europe, Hessen, Germany, Frankfurt
Co-Investments: 8
GR
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Essen
Co-Investments: 6
Earlybird Venture Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 5
HTGF | High-Tech Gruenderfonds
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Bonn
Co-Investments: 17
Capnamic Ventures
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Cologne
Co-Investments: 8
TechVision Fund
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Aachen
Co-Investments: 4
Creathor Ventures
Europe, Hessen, Germany, Bad Homburg
Co-Investments: 6
S-Venture Capital Dortmund
Europe, Sachsen, Germany, Deutsch
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does NRW.BANK often collaborate with?

HH
Europe, Zug, Switzerland, Zug
Shared Deals: 1
DK
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
AH
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Bonn
Shared Deals: 1
TM
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Shared Deals: 1
MB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
WF
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Shared Deals: 1
AW
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Cologne
Shared Deals: 1
LB
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
CW
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by NRW.BANK?

Pilzling

Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Pilzling is an urban mushroom farm that produces gourmet mushrooms using local waste products as nutrients.

AgricultureFarmingOrganic
SeedFeb 4, 2025
ScrapBees

Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

ScrapBees is a pick-up service for the recycling of scrap metal from commercial businesses and private households.

Environmental ConsultingWaste Management
SeedJan 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,166,671
Alteva

Coulogne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Alteva develops innovative, ultra-lightweight and high-performance battery cells for the decarbonisation.

BatteryEnergy StorageRenewable Energy
Pre SeedJan 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,771,049
GEMESYS

Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Next generation AI hardware - a fully analog chip, inspired by the human brain, enabling both training and inference on edge devices.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareInternet of ThingsSemiconductor
Pre SeedNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,122,017
ValueDesk

Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Valuedesk is a service provider for structured savings and optimization management.

ConsultingEducationSoftware
Series ASep 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,505,159
Sphingotec GmbH

Hohen Neuendorf, Brandenburg, Germany

SphingoTec develops innovative biomarkers for the diagnosis, prediction, and monitoring of acute medical conditions.

Biotechnology
Series CAug 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,469,089
ECO2GROW

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

ECO2GROW is a B2B energy renewable energy company that helps industrial SMEs master the renewable energy age.

EnergyEnergy ManagementGreenTech
SeedJul 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,362,369
Black Semiconductor

Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Black Semiconductor manufacture microchips with integrated electronic-photonic circuits using graphene technology.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductor
Series AJun 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $27,607,484
Prothea Technologies

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Prothea Technologies is a private medical technology business to provide lung cancer biopsy and therapy in a single hospital visit.

HospitalMedicalWellness
Series AApr 9, 2024
Amount Raised: $13,030,674
CryoTherapeutics

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

CryoTherapeutics is focusing on the development, demonstration of clinical benefit & commercialization of a proprietary cryotherapy system.

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
Series BApr 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,768,180