Rheingau Founders

Rheingau Founders GmbH is a venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany, established in 2011. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on incubation, pre-seed, and Series A and B rounds, primarily in the internet, mobile, and media sectors. Rheingau Founders targets business-to-business technology companies that aim to disrupt existing processes and value chains, particularly in areas such as digital health, insurance technology, and software as a service. The firm prioritizes investments in companies located in Germany and generally requires a minimum investment of €0.25 million. Rheingau Founders typically takes a minority stake in its portfolio companies, ensuring that at least 50 percent of shares are retained by the management team. The firm emphasizes physical proximity for its portfolio companies during the initial 12 months to foster collaboration and growth.

Philipp Hartmann

Founder and Managing Partner

Niels Müller

Principal

Johann Reich

General Partner

Marius Weber

Partner

Past deals in Laser

Akhetonics

Seed Round in 2024
Akhetonics is a Germany-based startup founded in 2021 that specializes in developing all-optical general-purpose processors for ultra-low power and high-performance computing. The company leverages its in-house photonic design automation tools and innovative all-optical logic to create the first digital computation devices that utilize light instead of electrons. This approach aims to significantly enhance processing capabilities by enabling extreme parallelization, improved energy efficiency, and reduced latency. Akhetonics' designs are characterized by their simplicity and compatibility with established, less wasteful manufacturing technologies, which help address challenges in scalability and electromagnetic interference. Through its pioneering efforts, Akhetonics seeks to revolutionize the landscape of computing technologies.

Akhetonics

Seed Round in 2023
Akhetonics is a Germany-based startup founded in 2021 that specializes in developing all-optical general-purpose processors for ultra-low power and high-performance computing. The company leverages its in-house photonic design automation tools and innovative all-optical logic to create the first digital computation devices that utilize light instead of electrons. This approach aims to significantly enhance processing capabilities by enabling extreme parallelization, improved energy efficiency, and reduced latency. Akhetonics' designs are characterized by their simplicity and compatibility with established, less wasteful manufacturing technologies, which help address challenges in scalability and electromagnetic interference. Through its pioneering efforts, Akhetonics seeks to revolutionize the landscape of computing technologies.

Akhetonics

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Akhetonics is a Germany-based startup founded in 2021 that specializes in developing all-optical general-purpose processors for ultra-low power and high-performance computing. The company leverages its in-house photonic design automation tools and innovative all-optical logic to create the first digital computation devices that utilize light instead of electrons. This approach aims to significantly enhance processing capabilities by enabling extreme parallelization, improved energy efficiency, and reduced latency. Akhetonics' designs are characterized by their simplicity and compatibility with established, less wasteful manufacturing technologies, which help address challenges in scalability and electromagnetic interference. Through its pioneering efforts, Akhetonics seeks to revolutionize the landscape of computing technologies.
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