Vito Venture Capitals

What is Vito Venture Capitals?

Vito Venture Capitals, under the VC/O digital unit of the broader Viessmann Group, operates within the realm of investment with a focus on empowering and shaping the future of the middle market through digital transformation. The company strives to actively participate in the evolution of markets by investing in digital business models and building digital expertise.

Established in 2017, VC/O is tasked with mastering the challenges of digitalization and ensuring a sustainable perspective for the Group amidst an ever-changing economic environment shaped by climate change and the digital revolution. VC/O encapsulates the Viessmann Family's non-core digital activities and currently includes the open middle-market platform Machine Hall, the company builder WATTx, and the venture capital providers Vito One and Vito Ventures. Led by Managing Directors Tobias Rappers and Prof.

Dr. Markus Pfuhl, VC/O's centerpiece, 'Machine Hall', serves as a collaborative innovation ecosystem connecting German middle-size and family-owned enterprises to address future-oriented themes and advance digital transformation.

WATTx, specializing in Logistics, Manufacturing, and Industrial IoT with a current focus on Construction Tech, operates as a company builder transforming ideas into viable new companies within three to six months.

Via Vito One, VC/O commits to seed investments in startups that make a difference within and beyond their industries, focusing on areas close to their core business such as Prop Tech, Construction Tech, and Energy Tech.

Vito Ventures steps in at a later stage, concentrating on deep-tech startups in fields distinct from VC/O's core business, from Distributed Ledger Technology to New-Age Enterprise Software. VC/O embodies Visionary Innovation for Transformation Optimization, investing with a belief that exceptional engineering and entrepreneurial thinking are essential to tackle upcoming challenges.