ZEISS Ventures
ZEISS Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the ZEISS Group, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. It is a strategic deep-tech investor targeting pre-Series A and Series A start-ups in Industrial Tech, MedTech and Life Sciences, writing initial tickets of EUR 0.5-5 million from an evergreen balance-sheet-funded programme. The team focuses on technology-driven ventures combining software and hardware with scalable global B2B business models, primarily across Europe and North America.
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1 fund tracked, 16 portfolio companies (13 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund ZEISS Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
ZEISS Ventures CVCEvergreenActive2019 · 7yr€140M13 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
13 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotech |  Switzerland | 2025 | |
| Deep Tech | Switzerland | 2024 | |
| MedTech |  Germany | 2026 | |
| MedTech |  UK | 2023 | |
| Biotech | Switzerland | 2023 | |
| Deep Tech | Germany | 2025 | |
| MedTech |  Finland | 2026 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2024 | |
| Consumer |  Norway | 2022 | |
| MedTech | Switzerland | 2025 | |
| MedTech | Finland | 2025 | |
| MedTech | Germany | 2023 | |
| MedTech | UK | 2023 |
Switzerland· Entry 2025Switzerland· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2026UK· Entry 2023Switzerland· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2025Finland· Entry 2026Germany· Entry 2024Norway· Entry 2022Switzerland· Entry 2025Finland· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2023Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Tech |  US | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Deep Tech | Germany | 2008 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Deep Tech | Germany | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
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