Join Capital

Join Capital, established in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on Seed and Series A investments in Industry 4.0 and enterprise technology sectors across Europe. The company invests in innovative solutions that address real customer problems, with a particular interest in technologies such as machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, IoT, and smart sensors. Their portfolio companies operate in core business functions like operations, manufacturing, data analytics, and supply chain, aiming to maximize human capabilities and rethink essential processes. Join Capital typically invests between EUR 0.75 million to EUR 2 million, seeking minority stakes and preferring companies that have achieved product-market fit. The firm also considers ESG factors in its investment decisions.

Jan Borgstaedt

Managing Partner

Jan Borgstädt

Founding Partner

Daniel Carew

Partner - Defence and Strategic Technology and Investor

Wanjiru Chabeda

Principal

Federico Fini

Associate

Julia Flaig

Principal

Oliver Hehl

Partner

Hristo Odiseev

Technology Partner

Jana Scharfschwerdt

Finance Partner

Tobias P. Schirmer

Partner

Past deals in Simulation

Generative Engineering

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Generative Engineering is a pioneering deep-tech startup that operates a cutting-edge platform designed to augment existing engineering tools. The platform's core functionality lies in generating, testing, and simulating numerous engineering designs in a fraction of the time traditionally required, thereby significantly accelerating product development. This innovative approach spans the entire engineering process, from designing individual components to developing complex systems, and is applicable across various stages, including concept engineering, systems integration, and cost engineering. The platform's strength lies in its powerful code-first integration framework, which allows engineers to seamlessly incorporate existing tools and leverage out-of-the-box integrations, fostering innovative designs across all real-world products and leading to substantial cost reductions.

Frenetic

Series A in 2023
Frenetic specializes in the design and optimization of magnetic components, leveraging power electronics expertise alongside advanced simulation tools and artificial intelligence. The company's platform facilitates a streamlined transition from concept to production for engineers, offering precise modeling capabilities for power converter designs across various topologies. The Frenetic Simulator utilizes real-world physics-based optimization, allowing for customization of core materials, loss analysis, and integration of thermal modeling with high accuracy. Automated reporting features provide detailed insights into losses, specifications, and bill of materials, enhancing validation processes. Additionally, Frenetic connects engineers with leading manufacturers, ensuring effective design-to-production workflows. The platform is continually updated to address the demands of high-frequency applications, energy efficiency, and next-generation power architectures.

Valispace

Seed Round in 2022
Valispace GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Bremen, Germany, offers a browser-based engineering software platform designed to enhance productivity in the development of complex hardware products such as satellites and rockets. The platform serves as an Engineering Information Management (EIM) system, facilitating team collaboration throughout the engineering lifecycle. It supports various aspects of hardware development, including requirements management, data-driven functional design, product architecture, and detailed systems design. Valispace’s tool provides full traceability, enabling clients to manage test procedures and access information about decisions made during the development process. By streamlining dynamic engineering data, the platform helps reduce development time, improve product quality, and lower costs across projects.

Silico

Seed Round in 2022
Silico operates a no-code simulation platform that helps organizations map, understand, and analyze the interdependencies within their business operations. Their software enables users to conduct data analysis, organize results into management dashboards, and publish these as web applications for internal use. By facilitating the creation of dynamic representations of an enterprise, Silico's platform supports the development of a Digital Twin of the Enterprise, allowing clients to enhance their decision-making processes and operational efficiency.

Frenetic

Venture Round in 2021
Frenetic specializes in the design and optimization of magnetic components, leveraging power electronics expertise alongside advanced simulation tools and artificial intelligence. The company's platform facilitates a streamlined transition from concept to production for engineers, offering precise modeling capabilities for power converter designs across various topologies. The Frenetic Simulator utilizes real-world physics-based optimization, allowing for customization of core materials, loss analysis, and integration of thermal modeling with high accuracy. Automated reporting features provide detailed insights into losses, specifications, and bill of materials, enhancing validation processes. Additionally, Frenetic connects engineers with leading manufacturers, ensuring effective design-to-production workflows. The platform is continually updated to address the demands of high-frequency applications, energy efficiency, and next-generation power architectures.

RheoCube

Venture Round in 2021
RheoCube is a cloud-based simulation platform that specializes in complex fluids, providing a digital alternative to traditional trial-and-error methods commonly used in laboratories for product prototyping and material research. Developed by Electric Ant Lab and led by Dr. Eric Lorenz, an expert in computational physics, RheoCube aims to streamline research and development for clients primarily in the chemistry sector, including industries such as food, coatings, homecare, personal care, and specialty chemicals. The platform enables users to conduct virtual prototyping and detailed scientific simulations, significantly reducing the need for expensive laboratory experiments and enhancing efficiency in the development process.

Valispace

Seed Round in 2020
Valispace GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Bremen, Germany, offers a browser-based engineering software platform designed to enhance productivity in the development of complex hardware products such as satellites and rockets. The platform serves as an Engineering Information Management (EIM) system, facilitating team collaboration throughout the engineering lifecycle. It supports various aspects of hardware development, including requirements management, data-driven functional design, product architecture, and detailed systems design. Valispace’s tool provides full traceability, enabling clients to manage test procedures and access information about decisions made during the development process. By streamlining dynamic engineering data, the platform helps reduce development time, improve product quality, and lower costs across projects.
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