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First Momentum Ventures

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They invest €0.25-1.5M in Pre-Seed B2B startups across deep tech sectors including climate & energy, compute, industrial tech, AI & ML, aerospace, software infrastructure, and techbio, focusing on 'highly ambitious teams that address hard problems with complex technology.'

Check Size

$250K - $1.5M

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Investment Thesis

First Momentum is an engineer-led VC firm that invests in deep tech startups at Pre-Seed stage, viewing themselves as ‘engineers at heart and investors by choice.’ They aim to turn scientific and technological breakthroughs into impactful startups by providing not just capital, but technical expertise and hands-on support. Their philosophy centers on understanding the complexities of building successful deep tech companies and serving as a dedicated companion through the challenging 0-to-1 journey.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Team of engineers and scientists with deep technical expertise - 'we speak your language, understand highly technical products, markets and commercialization paths'
  • Pre-Seed DNA since 2015 with proven track record - 'we live and breathe Pre-Seed since 2015. we know what it takes to get from 0 to 1'
  • Tangible value-add beyond capital through 'high-value connections to talent, customers and investors'
  • Emphasis on emotional intelligence and trust - 'IQ = EQ: we strive to be a true companion to the teams we work with and believe in intellectual honesty and trustworthy open communication'
  • European focus with deep industry networks, particularly in Germany
  • Founder mentality - 'From Founders to Founders' approach with team that has entrepreneurship background

Portfolio Highlights

Daedalus

Deep Tech Industrial

Quantum Diamonds

Deep Tech

Dive

Deep Tech Industrial

Skycore

Deep Tech Semiconductors

Roofline

Dev Tools Infra

TURN2X

Climate Energy

Magentic

Enterprise Software Ai

Unikraft

Dev Tools Infra

+ 31 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

8 Partners at First Momentum Ventures

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