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We’re thrilled to welcome back Robert Richarz, and this time as a Full Time Investment Associate! We are also welcoming back Kelsey Proffitt, who’s joining the Value Creation Team as a Working Student 🎉 Robert’s journey has been deeply rooted in entrepreneurship from the start. While still in university, he bootstrapped his first company, lehof, into the seven-figure range – working with clients like Amazon, Lilium, Paulaner, Penny, and more. He then co-founded the SaaS startup InsurMagic, where, as part of Schub, he scaled the company to its first 100 paying customers in under six months before transitioning to the investor side.🤝 Academically, Robert is a graduate of the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) and holds a Diploma in Media Economics from the University for Television and Film in Munich, where he won an Oscar as part of his graduation project. 🎓 His journey with UVC Partners began in 2023 as a Working Student, and we’re excited to see him return as a Full Time Investment Associate in our Munich office, equipped with a fresh perspective and true entrepreneurial expertise to support our founders in bending the odds! His recommended reading? No Rules Rules, by Reed Hastings 📚 We’re also happy to welcome back Kelsey Proffitt, RICP® to the Value Creation team, where she was active when she first joined UVC Partners! She brings experience from a corporate finance background, having worked full-time for two years in asset management in the United States before deciding to pursue further education in Germany. Currently, she is in the final semester of her Master’s in Management at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, specializing in strategy and digital innovation. Outside of work you can find her exploring Munich with friends, getting lost in a good knitting project, or seeking out my next outdoor adventure. ⛰️ We’re excited to have both Robert and Kelsey back onboard and look forward to their contributions in supporting founders, innovators, and investors across Europe. 🚀

When somebody told me in our early days that we were naive to believe we can actually build a rocket company from scratch, I didn't believe them. Well, turns out we were indeed naive, but determined as hell. This is our first of many rockets, and we just received our launch licence. Pending weather and range availability, we are ready for launch. This is just the beginning. Launch, learn, repeat.

🚀 Join us in welcoming Lukas, Francisco, Anna-Maria, and Jannik Lüst to the UVC Partners team! 🎉 📊 Lukas Götz is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree in Management & Technology at the Technical University of Munich, specializing in Computer Engineering. With experience in Audit, Finance, and Consulting, his passion for entrepreneurship was sparked while working at a data startup in Barcelona. Now at UVC Partners, he is particularly interested in B2B startups focusing on data analytics and Machine Learning. Beyond work, he has been involved in blood cancer prevention and plastic waste recycling projects. You'll find Lukas training in Muay Thai outside the office and always eager to learn new skills. 👨💻 Francisco Porragas is pursuing his Master’s in Management & Technology at the Technical University of Munich, with an emphasis on strategy and computer engineering. With a background spanning consulting, corporate, and startup environments, he is passionate about building solutions in Fintech, Insurtech, and AI. When he's not working, you can find him exploring new restaurants, cooking, or traveling for the next great meal. 👩🔬 Anna-Maria Geist is a Master's student in Management & Technology focusing on Computer Science at the Technical University of Munich. She has experience in strategy consulting, business development, and corporate work, and is particularly passionate about AI’s potential in healthcare. Through her involvement with Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) and Innovis VC, she has been deeply engaged in the startup and VC ecosystem. At UVC Partners, she is excited to help identify and support early-stage startups shaping the future. Anna loves to capture nature through photography and participate in various sports outside of work. ⚡Jannik Lüst is passionate about how technical innovations leap research to real-world applications. After completing his Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Focus on Photonics) at the Technical University of Munich, he gained hands-on startup experience at a UVC Partners portfolio company in its seed stage. With distinction, he recently completed his MBA at INSEAD and built his VC expertise at early-stage investor coparion. Now at UVC Partners, he’s leveraging his deep tech and venture-building experience to support founders in scaling their companies. When he’s not working, he enjoys running, spending time with friends, and diving into Wikipedia rabbit holes – especially about history or space. We’re thrilled to have Lukas, Francisco, Anna-Maria, and Jannik on board and we can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make! 🚀 Join us in giving them a warm welcome in the comments! 👇 #UVCPartners #welcome #VC #munich #startups

News from Reverion: 🌍🔋 We’re proud to announce that our portfolio startup has secured €19.5 million in funding from the *European Innovation Fund* to scale the production of its groundbreaking reversible power plants as part of the *RESILIENCE* project!👏🏽 This funding will drive a significant expansion for Reverion, creating new jobs and strengthening local value creation. 📈 With 20,000+ biogas plants in Europe as adopters, the market potential for this technology is enormous!🏔️ At UVC Partners, we recognized Reverion’s strength early on. 💙 We have been proud investors in this remarkable startup since 2023 and have invested twice so far. ⚡️Why? ✅ Reverions power plants have twice the efficiency of conventional combined heat and power (CHP) plants – 80% electrical efficiency thanks to solid oxide cell (rSOC) technology. ✅ The plants switch between power generation and electrolysis within a minute, optimizing grid stability and biogas plant efficiency. ✅ Negative emissions capture pure biogenic CO₂, supporting carbon storage (CCS) or utilization (CCU). Congratulations to the whole Reverion team!👏🏽 This is a big step toward Europe’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. 🌱 Felix Fischer, Stephan Herrmann, Maximilian Hauck, Luis Poblotzki, Jeremias Weinrich, @Maximilian Schmitt, Dr. Dora Dzvonyar, Lisa Männel  #EnergyTransition #DeepTech #Biogas #Innovation #CleanTech #ClimateTech #CarbonNeutral #Reverion #UVCPortfolio Johannes von Borries, Jana Petry, Amanda Birkenholz, Maria P, Ashwin Shashindranath, Michael Campos, Julien Fredonie, Aurianne Legris, Roee Furman, José Romano Lopez, Torben Schreiter, Fernanda Bartels, Pascal Vilhelmsson, Dhana W.

Radical Dot secures €2.7M to revolutionize plastic recycling with breakthrough technology. ♻️🎉 Radical Dot, a pioneering climate deep tech startup from Munich, has successfully closed an oversubscribed Pre-Seed round led by UVC Partners and Visionaries Tomorrow. Among the co-investors are renowned climate tech leaders including Jeremy Oppenheimer, Thomas Tuchscherer, and Lord Adair Turner. With new EU regulations pushing for sustainable alternatives and rising demand for green chemicals, Radical Dot's technology arrives at a crucial market inflection point. Their breakthrough low-temperature catalytic process has unlocked what the industry has long sought: economically viable sustainable and circular chemistry. 🧪 "Radical Dot addresses a critical market need by turning plastic waste into green carboxylic acids. As industries shift toward sustainable solutions, the demand for green chemicals has never been greater. This is more than an economic opportunity—it's a chance to drive global change by reducing plastic waste and creating a more sustainable future for the chemical industry" says Amanda Birkenholz from UVC Partners. The fresh capital will enable Radical Dot to build their continuously operated prototype at Technical University of Munich, targeting to process up to 20% of global plastic waste and reduce 500M tons CO₂e annually. Born from TUM Venture Labs ChemSPACE and led by founders with deep industry expertise from Systemiq Ltd., the team brings both technical innovation and market understanding to scale their solution. 📈 Congratulations to Dr. Andreas Wagner, Alexandre Kremer, and the entire Radical Dot team! 🔗 Learn more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/e4aYy8hH 🔗 In Deutsche Startups: https://lnkd.in/eCja42TQ #fundraising #startup #UVCPartners #venturecapital #climatetech

"The market timing has fundamentally changed. The real estate industry can no longer afford to treat ESG issues as a side matter." - Alexander Kiltz, Principal at UVC Partners Why must the real estate industry act now? ⏳ In a new connect professional article by Diana Künstler, our Principal Alexander Kiltz explains why we invested in Predium - the company transforming ESG management for real estate portfolios. "We examined the market closely and found that Predium has an enormous competitive advantage in terms of data accuracy and speed. Many alternative solutions take months to deliver usable results. Predium achieves this in seconds." Read the full article to discover how Predium is helping property owners navigate rising interest rates and strict ESG regulations with their innovative platform. Link in comments (in German)👇 #Predium #ESG #RealEstate #UVCPartners

Just dare to try❗️ Again … and again … and again. 🚩 Don’t let anyone tell you that … you are not smart enough … you are not curious enough … you are not whatever enough because you are enough! Jana Petry 🤝 Svetlana Tokareva UVC Partners #femaleentrepreneurship #femaleempowerment #diversity

A Year Ahead of Schedule: Proxima Fusion's Breakthrough in Fusion Energy⚡️ Major news covered by The Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch: Proxima Fusion has published their 'Stellaris' fusion power plant design in a peer-reviewed journal! 🎉 Unlike nuclear fission, fusion promises vast energy with zero carbon emissions and minimal radiation - but stability has been the challenge. Proxima's design solves this, enabling continuous operation. 🔁 Dr. Francesco Sciortino: "It's the first time anyone has shown a fusion power plant design that has full coherence on the physics and engineering side." ⚛️ Even Dennis Whyte, a leading fusion researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, calls this "the biggest development in fusion technology since the tokamak breakthrough a decade ago." Most impressive? They accomplished this in one year instead of two, demonstrating exceptional execution speed. At UVC Partners, we're proud to support this journey. As General Partner Benjamin Erhart notes: "Since our initial investment, the company has exceeded every expectation—and today, it has achieved a major milestone one year ahead of schedule!" The future of clean, limitless energy is arriving faster than imagined! ⚡ Link to the articles in the comments 👇 #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergy #ProximaFusion #UVCPartners

Connections are everything 🤝 Anjella Klaiber and Laura Stotko from UVC Partners talk about gaining experience, meeting the right people, and building a network. 🔑 They say internships are the key. #femaleempowerment #femaleentrepreneurship #womenintech #entrepreneurship #startup

🚗 Our portfolio company FINN continues its strong growth trajectory.📈 With a fleet of over 25,000 vehicles, Germany's leading car subscription platform is getting ready for its next phase of expansion! To support this growth, FINN has secured a €1,000,000,000 (1 Billion) ABS II financing program from Citi and Jefferies, alongside extended fleet financing from Avellinia Capital – AvCap. The focus? 🇩🇪 Fleet expansion in the German market. 🌍 European market entry. "This enables us to pursue our ambitious growth plans and offer even more attractive options to our customers" - Nikolai Schröder, COO & Co-founder at FINN. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/ey_KxEk9 #FINN #UVCPartners #Munich