Germany · Investor

Siemens

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 140 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

SeedBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ServicesMessaging

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 140 on record
Since the last cheque17days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$135MRounds led1 of 140Sole investor23 roundsExits23 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 63%
Pitch Siemens

Siemens highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 48% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    23 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Business DevelopmentFinancial ServicesMessaging
Based in
Munich, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first140 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    Skeleton TechnologiesGrowth · EE · ArcticStartup$100MLed
  3. Aug
    Emerald AISeries A · US · QRM Capital$150MWith 15 others
  4. Jun
    PhysicsXSeries C · GB · Firms' own news pages$300MWith 10 others
  5. 2025

    2 rounds

  6. Jul
    ZenobēDebt · GB · Silicon Canals$382MWith 6 others
  7. Jun
    PhysicsXSeries B · GB · TechStartups$135MWith 9 others
  8. 2018

    2 rounds

  9. Dec
    MetisMotionDE · FinSMEs$1.1MWith 2 others
  10. Nov
    ChargePointSeries H · US · FinSMEs$240MWith 8 others
  11. 2017

    2 rounds

  12. Jun
    ChargePointSeries G · US · FinSMEs$43MSole investor
  13. May
    BonsaiSeries A · US · FinSMEs$7.6MWith 3 others
  14. 2015

    7 rounds

  15. Oct
    tado°Series B · DE$17MWith 4 others
  16. Jun
    PlotlySeries A · CA$5.5MWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    CounterTackSeries C · US$15MWith 8 others
  18. May
    CyberFlow AnalyticsSeed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  19. May
    Black Duck SoftwareSeries G · US$5.0MSole investor
  20. Apr
    USARAD HoldingsUSUndisclosedWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    Alchemist AcceleratorVenture · US$2.1MWith 9 others
  22. 2014

    27 rounds

  23. Oct
    TendrilVenture · US$20MWith 1 other
  24. Oct
    SternicoSeries AUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Oct
    Adarza BioSystemsSeries A · US$6.8MWith 1 other
  26. Sept
    AugmateSeed · US$2.8MWith 10 others
  27. Sept
    thinkstepSeries B · DE$13MWith 1 other
  28. Aug
    Seventh Sense BiosystemsSeries B · US$16MWith 4 others
  29. Jul
    WirescanNOUndisclosedSole investor
  30. Jul
    Power Plus CommunicationsDEUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Jul
    Polarion SoftwareSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Jul
    ParkTAGSeed · DE$680KWith 7 others
  33. Jul
    J2 InnovationsSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor
  34. Jun
    Electric CloudSeries E · GB$12MSole investor
  35. Jun
    Sunverge Energy, IncSeries B · US$15MWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    CounterTackSeries B · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  37. Jun
    Bay Environmental TechnologySeries DUndisclosedSole investor
  38. May
    Powerit SolutionsSeries D · US$1.0MSole investor
  39. May
    QBotixSeries B · US$12MWith 4 others
  40. May
    AugmateUSUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. May
    ChargePoint, Inc.Series E · US$23MWith 5 others
  42. Apr
    Electric CloudSeries E · GB$4.0MWith 4 others
  43. Apr
    BuildingIQDebt · US$1.6MSole investor
  44. Mar
    LanzaTechSeries D · US$60MWith 5 others
  45. Mar
    thinkstepSeries B · DEUndisclosedSole investor
  46. Mar
    Polarion SoftwareSeries A · US$10MSole investor

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 79 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed23 in all

BonsaiBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJun 2018
Voltage SecurityBought by HpUndisclosedMay 2015
Voltage SecurityBought by Hewlett-PackardUndisclosedFeb 2015
LagoaBought by Autodesk$60MNov 2014
WurldtechBought by General Electric (GE)UndisclosedMay 2014
U-SystemsBought by GE HealthcareUndisclosedNov 2012
BroadLightBought by Broadcom$230MMar 2012
SmartSynchBought by Itron$100MFeb 2012
eMeterBought by SiemensUndisclosedDec 2011
PrenovaBought by EcovaUndisclosedNov 2011
Encelium TechnologiesBought by OSRAMUndisclosedOct 2011
SensorDynamicsBought by Maxim Integrated ProductsUndisclosedJul 2011
PolychromixBought by Thermo Fisher ScientificUndisclosedMay 2010
VPIsystemsBought by Elanti SystemsUndisclosedMar 2010
DuneNetworksBought by Broadcom$178MNov 2009
MontaVista SoftwareBought by Cavium$50MNov 2009
NetcontinuumBought by Barracuda NetworksUndisclosedSept 2007
Global LocateBought by Broadcom$146MJul 2007
Factory LogicBought by SAPUndisclosedDec 2006
FollowapBought by Neustar$139MNov 2006

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Dresser Rand Group, Inc$7.6BSept 2014
The Preactor GroupUndisclosedJun 2013
eMeterUndisclosedDec 2011
VistagyUndisclosedNov 2011
SureGridUndisclosedOct 2010
VistaScapeUndisclosedOct 2006
American Electronic ComponentsUndisclosedDec 2005
Garderos Software InnovationsUndisclosedSept 2005
Flender HoldingUndisclosedMar 2005
CTI Molecular Imaging$1.0BMar 2005
Chantry NetworksUndisclosedDec 2004
Trench Electric HoldingUndisclosedJun 2004

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Siemens put money into.

Quick answers about Siemens

What does Siemens invest in?

Siemens invests most often at Venture and Series B (48% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Business Development, Financial Services and Messaging.

How active is Siemens?

140 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Siemens invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Skeleton Technologies (Growth, Oct 2026), Emerald AI (Series A, Aug 2026) and PhysicsX (Series C, Jun 2026).

How big are Siemens's cheques?

The median round it joins is $135M.

Does Siemens lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 140 investments on record (1%).

Where does Siemens invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), Germany (16%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Siemens investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Siemens invest alongside?

Most often BayTech Venture Capital (5 rounds together), Nth Power (5 rounds together) and Star Ventures (5 rounds together).

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