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First Momentum Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 37 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSmbMarketplacesB To B

Deploying now
77%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 37 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.5MCheque size, as they say$200K – $1.0MRounds led1 of 37Sole investor3 roundsMostly inGermany, 65%
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First Momentum Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $10M

What they do

First Momentum Ventures is a pre-seed VC fund for technical B2B and Deep Tech startups in Europe.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
SmbMarketplacesB To B
Based in
Karlsruhe, Germany
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first37 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Oct
    MuRayDE · Tech.eu$7.9MLed
  3. Oct
    Atlas BioSeed · CH · Tech.eu$13MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    MagenticSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    ZuriQSeed · CH · Firms' own news pages$26MWith 7 others
  6. Jul
    QuantumDiamondsSeries A · DE · TechCrunch$17MWith 9 others
  7. Jun
    SuperPlanePre-seed · US$2.6MWith 1 other
  8. Jun
    encosaSeed · DE · Realyze Ventures$29MWith 6 others
  9. Feb
    InSpacePropulsion TechnologiesSeed · DE$6.5MWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    HeyChargeGrant · DE$3.0MWith 2 others
  11. 2025

    10 rounds

  12. Nov
    Skycore SemiconductorsSeed · DK$5.8MSole investor
  13. Oct
    UnikraftSeed · DE$6.0MWith 4 others
  14. Oct
    KaravelaVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Oct
    TeluraPre-seed · DE$4.7MWith 2 others
  16. Sept
    BrineworksSeed · NL$8.0MWith 3 others
  17. Sept
    HyperdrivesPre-seed · DE$3.5MWith 1 other
  18. Aug
    Zenline AIPre-seed · CH$1.6MWith 2 others
  19. Jul
    MagenticSeed · US$5.5MWith 1 other
  20. Feb
    Project BSeed · DE$3.6MWith 4 others
  21. Jan
    ZuriqSeed · CH$4.2MWith 3 others
  22. 2024

    7 rounds

  23. Dec
    Gauss FusionGrant · DE$11MSole investor
  24. Sept
    ContextSDKSeed · AT$4.0MWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    Turn2xVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    InSpacePropulsion TechnologiesPre-seed · DE$2.1MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    DiveSeries A · DE$10MSole investor
  28. Feb
    DaedalusSeries A · DE$21MWith 3 others
  29. Feb
    CirplusVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. 2023

    4 rounds

  31. Dec
    Kipu QuantumSeed · DE$12MWith 3 others
  32. Nov
    Quantum DiamondsSeed · DE$7.7MWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    QuantPiVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  34. Oct
    HelioSeed · GB$5.2MWith 2 others
  35. 2022

    5 rounds

  36. Nov
    Software Defined AutomationVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. Oct
    NinetailedSeed · DE$5.0MWith 1 other
  38. Jun
    Hier FoodsVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 5 others
  39. May
    LightlySeed · CH$3.0MWith 4 others
  40. Jan
    TiloresSeed · DE$1.3MWith 1 other
  41. 2021

    2 rounds

  42. Nov
    Peers SolutionsSeed · DE$3.4MWith 1 other
  43. Jul
    edyoucatedSeed · DE$2.5MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

21 of 40 we have independently watched raise

BrineworksCelloContextsdkDaedalusEncosaGetpliantHyperdrivesKaravelaKipu-quantumLightlyMagenticNinetailedOne-fiveProject-bQuantpiQuantumdiamondsSoftwaredefinedautomationSuperplaneTeluraUnikraftZuriqAtlasBMW Group andDive-solutionsEnneoFintechfuturesFlyskyflowFounderstodayHeavybitIsptechMaximizing app retentionRooflineSPINOFF SUMMIT 2027Sequoia Backs Magentic'sSiemens und TURN2XSkycore-semiSpringerprofessionalTechTryzenlineWejam

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as First Momentum Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies First Momentum Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about First Momentum Ventures

What does First Momentum Ventures invest in?

First Momentum Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smb, Marketplaces and B To B.

How active is First Momentum Ventures?

37 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has First Momentum Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MuRay (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Atlas Bio (Seed, Oct 2026) and Magentic (Series A, Sept 2026).

How big are First Momentum Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.5M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $1.0M.

Does First Momentum Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 37 investments on record (3%).

Where does First Momentum Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (65%), Switzerland (14%) and the United States (8%).

Is First Momentum Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does First Momentum Ventures invest alongside?

Most often EIC Accelerator (6 rounds together), M Ventures (4 rounds together) and Earlybird Venture Capital (3 rounds together).

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