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Rethink Ventures

Rethink Ventures

Munich, Germany·Founded 2022··rethinkventures.com

Rethink Ventures is a Munich-based specialist venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Jens-Philipp Klein (formerly Atlantic Labs) and Matthias Schanze (formerly Next47), investing at seed and Series A stage in mobility, automotive, logistics and energy technology startups across Europe. It launched a 50 million euro first fund in March 2023, backed by the European Investment Fund and corporate LPs including ZF Ventures, KION Group, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, HAVI and Berylls, and invests as an SFDR Article 8 climate-tech fund writing tickets of roughly 0.5 to 2 million euro.

AUM
€50M
Funds
1
vintages 2023
Portfolio
18
Exits
0
SectorsTMTSoftwareIndustrialsEnergyBusiness Services

Key facts

HQMunich, Germany
Founded2022
Employees10+

Recent exits

No exits recorded yet.

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 18 portfolio companies (18 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Rethink Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund
Rethink Ventures Fund IVC
2023 · 3yr€50M18 active

Unrealized

18 held
DeftpowerActive
EnergyNetherlands· Entry 2023
EnergyGermany· Entry 2025
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2023
EccasionActive
SoftwareNetherlands· Entry 2026
eMablerActive
SoftwareFinland· Entry 2023
EnablActive
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2023
EntroviewActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2024
Good2KnowActive
SoftwareEstonia· Entry 2026
IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2025
SoftwareUnited Kingdom· Entry 2025
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
IndustrialsSwitzerland· Entry 2025
NAVITActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
Rail-FlowActive
LogisticsGermany· Entry 2023
s2dataActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2024
Sandra AIActive
SoftwareFrance· Entry 2024
ShipzeroActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
SoftwareDenmark· Entry 2025
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Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Matthias Schanze
Co-Founder & General Partner
Last updated July 2026 · Sourced from public filings