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UVC Partners

UVC Partners writes early checks into German/DACH deep-tech, with quantum a clear pillar (planqc neutral-atom HW co-led at seed, HQS quantum-chemistry SW, Q.ANT photonic computing, quantum-adjacent), leveraging Munich's TUM / UnternehmerTUM ecosystem.

Active Garching (Munich), GermanyFounded 2011

Investment thesis

UVC Partners is a Munich/Berlin-based deep-tech and B2B enterprise VC, initiated 2011 by UnternehmerTUM (TU Munich). Fund IV €250M (final close Aug 2024) plus a €150M Growth Fund announced March 2026 bring new capital to €400M; total AUM over €700M. Invests pre-seed to Series A, and Series B+ via the Growth Fund. Cheques €500k-€10M initial, up to €30M aggregate per company, lead or co-lead.

Quantum bets are concentrated on Bavaria's hardware cluster: co-led planqc's 2022 seed (neutral-atom quantum computers, Max Planck MPQ spin-out, first Munich Quantum Valley startup; participated in the 2024 €50M Series A led by CATRON and DTCF), early backer of HQS Quantum Simulations (quantum chemistry, Karlsruhe, since the 2019 seed) and co-led Q.ANT's €62M Series A 2025 (photonic computing, Stuttgart, quantum-adjacent with a quantum sensing division).

Value-add via tight UnternehmerTUM integration: portfolio access to TU Munich research labs and 1,000+ corporates across the Bavarian industrial network (BMW, Siemens, Airbus programs).

Differentiated as an anchor venture investor of the Munich quantum cluster, well positioned for TU Munich and Max Planck spin-outs.

Anti-thesis

The patterns that trigger a fast no with this fund.

  1. B2B-only mandate: enterprise software, mobility, industrial tech, deep tech, climate; pure B2C quantum or consumer-flavoured plays are out
  2. Initial tickets capped at €10M (€30M aggregate per company); since March 2026 the €150M Growth Fund extends into Series B and beyond, but late-stage mega-rounds remain off-mandate
  3. Strong TUM / UnternehmerTUM gravitational pull: non-German, non-TUM-network quantum founders without a Munich industrial-customer angle face a steeper bar
  4. Industrial-application bias (mobility, manufacturing, enterprise SaaS): quantum science without a near-term industrial B2B customer story is a structural pass

Notable quantum portfolio

Full portfolio
planqcHQS Quantum SimulationsQ.ANT

Frequent co-investors