SeedCapital Dortmund
SeedCapital Dortmund is a seed-stage venture capital investor managed by the equity arm of Sparkasse Dortmund and backed by Sparkasse Dortmund, NRW.BANK and private investors, providing open minority equity of up to 500,000 euros to early-stage technology startups in the Dortmund region. It has run three closed-end fund generations since 2006, typically co-investing with High-Tech Gruenderfonds and the KfW ERP-Startfonds, and its investment team later spun out to form VORN.
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Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 7 portfolio companies (2 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
7 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund SeedCapital Dortmund has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
SeedCapital Dortmund IIVCHarvesting2013 · 13yr1 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedTech |  Germany | 2014 |
Germany· Entry 2014Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | Germany | 2014 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| E-commerce | Germany | 2015 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| ClimateTech | Germany | 2017 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – |
SeedCapital Dortmund IVCHarvesting2006 · 20yr1 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | Germany | 2009 |
Germany· Entry 2009Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HealthTech | Germany | 2010 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | Germany | 2007 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – |
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About SeedCapital Dortmund
SeedCapital Dortmund is a regional seed-stage venture fund based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, established in the mid-2000s and managed in association with Sparkasse Dortmund. It is structured as a series of closed-end limited partnership fund vehicles spanning Fonds I, II and III, with limited partners including Sparkasse Dortmund, the development bank NRW.Bank and private investors. Assets under management are not publicly disclosed, with per-fund volumes modest given the seed mandate. The firm operates as a genuine regional investment company making minority equity investments, with an active portfolio of roughly 7 to 14 holdings across its fund generations.
Investment thesis
SeedCapital Dortmund backs young innovative high-tech startups in the Dortmund economic region at the seed stage, financing the path from idea through prototyping to market launch. It invests up to €500,000 initially, with follow-on financing taking total exposure up to roughly €1.5 million per company, taking minority stakes. Sector focus spans medtech, IT, foodtech, biotech, logistics and energy. Geography is tightly regional, focused on Dortmund and the surrounding North Rhine-Westphalia area. The value-creation lever leans on proximity to local innovation infrastructure including the Dortmund technology and biomedicine centres, plus syndication alongside NRW.Bank co-investment programmes.
Recent activity
SeedCapital Dortmund deploys across medtech, IT, foodtech, biotech, logistics and energy startups in the Dortmund region, with recent activity including software and IT backings. Public exit detail is limited given the firm's small regional scale, with sources referencing a small number of realised exits. The fund remains active across multiple fund generations, continuing to deploy seed capital into regional high-tech startups. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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