Bayern Kapital

Bayern Kapital GmbH, established in 1995 and located in Landshut, Germany, serves as the venture capital arm of LfA Förderbank Bayern. The firm specializes in providing growth capital to small and medium-sized enterprises exclusively within Bavaria, focusing on high-tech sectors such as biotechnology, life sciences, information technology, medical technology, new materials, nanotechnology, and environmental technology. Bayern Kapital aims to support the financing of research and development, market launches of new products, and expansion of existing market shares. The company typically invests between €0.25 million and €9 million in firms with annual sales up to €50 million or total assets not exceeding €43 million. Bayern Kapital has invested in over 250 companies, managing funds valued at approximately €340 million.

Stefan Aumer

Investment Analyst

Matthias Birnthaler

Investment Analyst

Matthias Buchinger

Investment Manager

Riccardo Giacomello

Investment Analyst

Ariel Golan

Senior Investment Manager

Regina Graßl

Senior Investment Manager

Andreas Huber

Senior Investment Manager

Roman Huber

Managing Director

Wolfgang Härtl

Investment Director

Anja Krzystek

Investment Analyst

Bernhard Köhler

Senior Investment Manager

Johanna Liebner

Senior Investment Manager

Brigitte Linseis

Senior Investment Manager

Thomas Manitta

Senior Investment Manager

Mathias Matusek

Investment Manager

Franziska Pfeiffer

Investment Manager

Markus Porsch

Investment Analyst

Martin Redl

Investment Director

Dr. Georg Ried

Managing Director

Franz Salzer

Senior Investment Manager

Bernd Schafberger

Investment Director

Benjamin Schwiewagner

Investment Director

Nathalie Weitemeyer

Senior Investment Manager

Florian Zeidle

Investment Analyst

Matthias Buchinger

Investment Manager

Past deals in Simulation

AVES Reality

Pre Seed Round in 2024
AVES Reality specializes in developing AI-based software that creates virtual 3D maps of diverse locations by utilizing satellite and overflight images. The company's technology allows for the generation of georeferenced 3D environments, which can be integrated into simulation systems across multiple industries. By employing a modular approach, AVES Reality's solutions can be seamlessly implemented into Unreal Engine-based simulation pipelines, facilitating the creation of realistic simulation environments tailored to various applications.

Virtonomy

Venture Round in 2023
Virtonomy GmbH specializes in clinical trial services utilizing virtual models of humans and various animals, including sheep, pigs, and calves. Founded in 2019 and based in Munich, Germany, the company provides services such as anatomy studies, virtual fittings, pre-operative planning, and visualization through advanced image analysis and three-dimensional anatomical models. Its platform helps medical device manufacturers optimize designs, ensuring better patient outcomes by reducing risks associated with vessel misalignment and sizing inaccuracies. By offering insights into device-anatomy interactions, Virtonomy enables the development of patient-specific implants and enhances the overall evaluation of clinical interventions in a virtual setting. The company's innovative approach aims to streamline the medical device development process, ultimately accelerating the delivery of safe and effective products to the market.

Virtonomy

Seed Round in 2021
Virtonomy GmbH specializes in clinical trial services utilizing virtual models of humans and various animals, including sheep, pigs, and calves. Founded in 2019 and based in Munich, Germany, the company provides services such as anatomy studies, virtual fittings, pre-operative planning, and visualization through advanced image analysis and three-dimensional anatomical models. Its platform helps medical device manufacturers optimize designs, ensuring better patient outcomes by reducing risks associated with vessel misalignment and sizing inaccuracies. By offering insights into device-anatomy interactions, Virtonomy enables the development of patient-specific implants and enhances the overall evaluation of clinical interventions in a virtual setting. The company's innovative approach aims to streamline the medical device development process, ultimately accelerating the delivery of safe and effective products to the market.

SimScale

Series C in 2020
SimScale GmbH operates an engineering simulation platform that enables engineers, designers, scientists, and students to test, validate, and optimize their designs. The platform integrates various simulation tools for fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and thermodynamics within a single user interface, allowing users to create models and simulate their applications. It facilitates the analysis of computer-aided design (CAD) models by enabling users to generate meshes, set up analyses, and evaluate results. SimScale also offers online support, training, and consulting services. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including HVAC, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, among others. Founded in 2012 and based in Munich, Germany, SimScale provides a cloud-based simulation tool that fosters collaboration within a community of innovators, aiming to streamline the product development process.

SimScale

Venture Round in 2017
SimScale GmbH operates an engineering simulation platform that enables engineers, designers, scientists, and students to test, validate, and optimize their designs. The platform integrates various simulation tools for fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and thermodynamics within a single user interface, allowing users to create models and simulate their applications. It facilitates the analysis of computer-aided design (CAD) models by enabling users to generate meshes, set up analyses, and evaluate results. SimScale also offers online support, training, and consulting services. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including HVAC, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, among others. Founded in 2012 and based in Munich, Germany, SimScale provides a cloud-based simulation tool that fosters collaboration within a community of innovators, aiming to streamline the product development process.

Cevotec

Seed Round in 2016
Cevotec GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in the design and automation of carbon fiber composites and reinforcements for various industries, including aerospace, medical devices, and sports. The company utilizes its Fiber Patch Placement technology to provide manufacturers with advanced solutions for high-volume production of complex composites. Cevotec's SAMBA systems enable fully automated fiber layup, which significantly enhances production efficiency and quality by allowing the creation of intricate 3D geometries and multi-material laminates. Their technology-specific CAD-CAM software, ARTIST STUDIO, facilitates the generation of patch-based fiber laminates and automates robot programming. By transitioning from manual layup to Cevotec's systems, clients can achieve substantial cost and time savings ranging from 20% to 60%. Additionally, Cevotec offers a comprehensive service portfolio that includes customizations tailored to specific applications and development support based on finite element analysis.

SimScale

Seed Round in 2014
SimScale GmbH operates an engineering simulation platform that enables engineers, designers, scientists, and students to test, validate, and optimize their designs. The platform integrates various simulation tools for fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and thermodynamics within a single user interface, allowing users to create models and simulate their applications. It facilitates the analysis of computer-aided design (CAD) models by enabling users to generate meshes, set up analyses, and evaluate results. SimScale also offers online support, training, and consulting services. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including HVAC, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, among others. Founded in 2012 and based in Munich, Germany, SimScale provides a cloud-based simulation tool that fosters collaboration within a community of innovators, aiming to streamline the product development process.

SimScale

Angel Round in 2013
SimScale GmbH operates an engineering simulation platform that enables engineers, designers, scientists, and students to test, validate, and optimize their designs. The platform integrates various simulation tools for fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and thermodynamics within a single user interface, allowing users to create models and simulate their applications. It facilitates the analysis of computer-aided design (CAD) models by enabling users to generate meshes, set up analyses, and evaluate results. SimScale also offers online support, training, and consulting services. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including HVAC, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, among others. Founded in 2012 and based in Munich, Germany, SimScale provides a cloud-based simulation tool that fosters collaboration within a community of innovators, aiming to streamline the product development process.

Lumatix

Venture Round in 2011
Lumatix is a Germany-based company developing high-tech software solution that simulates how natural light behaves in the real world.
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