TechVision Fonds Announces Final Closing of TVF II with Over €50 Million

TVF, An Early-Stage VC based in Aachen, led by Partners Dr. Ansgar Schleicher(Managing Partner), Bernhard Kugel(Managing Partner), Peter Boymans, and Björn Lang, announced the final closing of TVF II with over €50 million. Since the launch of TVF II in 2023, five startups have already been financed, including Membion GmbH, Vivalyx GmbH, Black Semiconductor GmbH, IonKraft GmbH, and Planted GmbH.

In addition to NRW.BANK, Sparkasse Aachen, and other regional savings banks, the fund is supported by numerous entrepreneurial private investors from its network. New investors include Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen) and entrepreneurs such as Erich Borsch (Co-Founder of Aixigo), Jürgen and Leo May (JM Holding), Alexander Stoffers (next audit, Co-Founder of Modell Aachen), and Dr. Reik Winkel and Dr. Christian Augustin (founders of indurad GmbH).

The fund backs top tech startups from pre-seed to seed, with a focus on teams in Germany’s Rhineland/NRW region and the Euregio Meuse-Rhine across the Netherlands and Belgium. Since 2007, TVF has backed over 40 innovative startups across biotech, software, semiconductors, mechanical engineering, deeptech, medtech, and new materials.

TVF specializes in early-stage startup financing and often serves as the first institutional investor. Positioned as the go-to VC in the thriving Rhineland and Euregio startup ecosystem, it benefits from a strong network of universities, research institutions, and investors. With Aachen as NRW’s startup capital, TVF plays a key role in regional growth, most recently as a partner in the Gateway Factory initiative, now backed by millions in funding.