LBBW Venture Capital

What is LBBW Venture Capital?

LBBW Venture Capital (LBBW VC) operates as an independent subsidiary of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1998, with a base in Stuttgart, Germany. They invest in early-stage, disruptive companies within the IT and life sciences sectors in the DACH region.

LBBW VC is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and their ideas and aims to participate in early-stage financings, from Seed to Series A rounds, with initial ticket sizes of up to 3 million euros. Their tech investment focus includes enterprise IT, IoT, Industry 4.0, AI/ML, Big Data & Analytics across various industries. They look for software-driven approaches in sectors such as enterprise software/services, mobility/transportation/automotive, manufacturing, energy, and cleantech.

In the life sciences, LBBW VC's investments target drug development, diagnostics, medtech, and healthcare IT, supporting these companies from pre-clinical stages onwards. They also have a keen interest in financial technology, backing entrepreneurs seeking to optimize, digitize, or disrupt the financial sector from the customer perspective.

Leveraging their relationship with their parent bank, LBBW VC can offer a long-term investment view, which is beneficial when investing in early innovations. The team brings extensive investment experience in the covered industries and a history of aiding strong entrepreneurs in making their visions come to life.

With more than 60 companies in their portfolio, LBBW VC boasts a broad and successful international investment track record and growth support experience.

What they say:

LBBW VC founded in 1998 as an independent subsidiary of the Landesbank Baden Wuerttenberg, LBBW Venture invests in early and late growth stages of companies. Apart from long term financial support for its portfolio companies, the team offers special commercial support by active introductions to LBBW’s fast corporate client network, pitch sessions with potential commercial clients or direct applications within the bank itself. They have a broad successful international investment track record and growth support experience given their investments in over 60 companies. Their team members backed companies in Europe, Israel and the US and gained deep expertise across various industrial sectors. Their teams track record counts 2 IPO's, 1 unicorn and multiple trade sales.

What we look for: We invest in brilliant entrepreneurs raising a late seed, Series A or Series B round within the DACH region. We invest in B2B, Big Data, Financial Services, Health Diagnostics, Industrial, Life Science.

How we help: Apart from long term financial support for its portfolio companies, the team offers special commercial support by active introductions to LBBW’s fast corporate client network, pitch sessions with potential commercial clients or direct applications within the bank itself.