TRUMPF Venture

Shaping the industry of the future together!

TRUMPF is synonymous with innovation. We are driven by our enthusiasm for technical excellence that creates added value for our customers. With a pioneering spirit, we promote developments that alter or challenge existing business models. This is how we shape concepts such as Industry 4.0 from the very start and provide key impetus. As a corporate venture capital investor, TRUMPF Venture II mbH supports promising start-ups that wish to play a key role in shaping the industry of the future and allows them access to the world of TRUMPF.

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About us

As the corporate venture capital unit of TRUMPF, we are both a strategic partner and a venture capital investor. With our extensive network, our many years of experience in industrial production and our in-depth technology expertise, we help innovative company founders to get started in the market and to grow. As such, we are the ideal choice for future-oriented start-ups who are looking for a strong partner who has a long-term mindset. In addition, we network and identify win-win constellations – be it with TRUMPF as an investor, customer, development partner, or in a close cooperation.

Investment strategy

We invest internationally in young and ambitious companies and entrepreneurs who are aiming to implement trail-blazing innovations, helping them do this with our expertise. We typically contribute 0.5 - 4 million euros initially and view ourselves as a solid partner and active investor for successful portfolio companies throughout future investment rounds. In addition to a strategic fit, a risk-adjusted return on the capital provided is also important to us. To that effect TRUMPF Venture strives for a minority interest between 5% and 25%, which enables start-ups to develop and, in cooperation with TRUMPF, grow to be successful.

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Who we are looking for

As a corporate VC, we aim to add strategic additional value to a financial investment. The condition for an investment is a technology-based and innovative business model distinguished by its unique selling point, preferably with initial sales. Other decisive factors are an experienced management team, scalability as well as sustainable growth and appreciation potential with the investment.

We focus on start-ups that will help shape the industry of the future in the following technological areas:

Our search fields

Photonics & Laser Technology

New Laser Concepts
Optical Systems
Optical Computation & Communication
Medical Application
Vision Improvement

Manufacturing Technology

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Additive Manufacturing
Materials

Sensors & Automation

Sensor Systems
LiDAR
Factory Assistance Systems
AR/VR
Robotics
Logistics

Connectivity & Compute

Connectivity / IIoT
Cyber Security
Quantum Technologies
Electronics
New Computing

Industrial Software Systems

Industrial business platforms
Industrial enterprise software

Sustainability

Renewable energy
Circular economy
Blue economy

Our portfolio

Our selected portfolio start-ups are well-distributed across our defined areas of focus.

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Management Board

TRUMPF is an internationally active family company. Get to know our members of the holding company's Management Board.

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Company profile

Our company profile provides you with brief information in facts and figures, and a video about the TRUMPF Group.

Annual report

If you would like to read our annual report online or order a printed copy, you can find the latest report here, as well as an archive for the last five years.

Contact

Sabine Heise

Phone +49 7156 30334584