Pre-seed and seed capital · From Berlin to all of Europe

Backing Europe's
New Industrial OS

We back founders building the technology stack that runs Europe's industrial economy — from AI-native supply chains to autonomous production systems.

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Investment Focus

First Believers.
Thesis Driven.

Since 2020, we've backed 20+ founders building Industrial OS and Supply Chain technology across Europe — always early, always with conviction. We invest along the full value chain of physical products: the technologies that make it more agile, resilient and sustainable.

Stage Pre-Seed → Seed First believers from day one
Initial Ticket €50k – €500k Supporting founders from the start
Geography Pan-European From Berlin to all of Europe

Industrial OS — Four Core Investment Theses

01 Agentic SC Intelligence 02 Autonomous Production 03 New Business Models 04 SC Sovereignty & Resilience
01

Agentic Supply Chain Intelligence

Software that thinks, decides, and acts across the full value chain — from demand sensing to supplier coordination.

02

Autonomous Production & Robotics

Software-defined robotics and autonomous systems that restore European manufacturing competitiveness.

03

New Industrial Business Models

Platforms that unlock net-new revenue streams in places where only cost centers existed before.

04

Supply Chain Sovereignty & Resilience

Infrastructure that makes European supply chains transparent, resilient, and defensible.

Software that thinks, decides, and acts across the full value chain — from demand sensing to supplier coordination.

Software-defined robotics and autonomous systems that restore European manufacturing competitiveness.

Platforms that unlock net-new revenue streams in places where only cost centers existed before.

Infrastructure that makes European supply chains transparent, resilient, and defensible.

Portfolio

23 companies.
One industrial OS.

From factory floor automation to carbon compliance — we back founders rebuilding the infrastructure of European industry.

23 companies across Europe

Selected Investments

Nautica
01 Nautica
Maritime Robotics · Zurich, CH
Nautica Technologies
Autonomous hull cleaning. Swiss-engineered. ETH spinout.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
Robotic swarms that clean ship hulls autonomously — no dry dock, no toxic paint, up to 15% fuel savings per vessel.
Biofouling drives up fuel costs and forces the use of toxic paints. HYDRA™ cuts fuel spend, eliminates chemicals, and cleans hulls autonomously — while ships stay in service.
Gobano
02 Gobano
AI Robotics · Paris, FR
Gobano Robotics
AI-powered dexterous robotics for industrial automation.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
AI robotics that give manufacturers human-like dexterity at industrial speed — deployed in weeks, learning from every mistake.
Combining imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and world models to enable robots to handle tasks previously considered impossible to automate — soft manipulation, bin picking, folding, assembly.
Traide
03 Traide
Trade Compliance · Berlin, DE
traide AI
AI-powered customs classification for trade compliance teams.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
Customs classification that turns weeks of manual tariff work into seconds — audit-safe, regulation-ready.
A deep-learning platform trained on 500,000+ customs decisions automates HS code classification, CBAM and EUDR analysis, and integrates directly into SAP and ERP systems — every classification carries a legally defensible audit trail.
Vectrix
04 Vectrix
Freight & Logistics · Antwerp, BE
Vectrix
Automating freight order processing — from inbox to TMS in seconds.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
Freight order automation that reads unstructured emails and converts them into TMS-ready structured data — instantly, with no manual input.
80% of freight bookings still arrive by email. Vectrix's AI parses, structures, and routes orders directly into any TMS — cutting booking time from hours to seconds and eliminating costly transcription errors across freight networks.
Bonx
05 Bonx
Manufacturing ERP · Paris, FR
Bonx
Next-generation ERP for SME manufacturers.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
The ERP built for SME manufacturers — flexible enough for any workflow, powerful enough to replace legacy systems.
Traditional ERPs fail manufacturers: too rigid, too expensive, too slow to implement. Bonx delivers no-code configurable workflows with deep manufacturing operations — from shop floor scheduling to finance — at a fraction of the cost and implementation time.
Resourcly
06 Resourcly
Supply Chain Intelligence · Mannheim, DE
Resourcly
Parts intelligence for supply chain teams & engineering.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
Industrial inventory intelligence that turns idle stock into a shared asset — reducing waste and unlocking trapped working capital across supply chains.
Manufacturing companies lock up billions in idle inventory while simultaneously sourcing the same parts externally. Resourcly's AI platform matches surplus with real-time demand across manufacturing networks, enabling circular supply chains and freeing capital.
Hoshii
07 Hoshii
AI Agents · Zurich, CH
Hoshii
Agentic AI for ERP interactions.
Fund I · Portfolio Spotlight
The Thesis in Action
Agentic AI that connects to any ERP and makes it accessible to every operator — via natural language, in real time.
Enterprise ERPs are powerful but opaque. Hoshii's AI agents understand ERP data models, execute multi-step workflows, and answer complex operational questions — making every user an ERP expert without the training burden.

General Partners

Deep roots.
Pan-European reach.

Two GPs — one built on VC networks and dealflow, one on supply chain domain depth — united by conviction in Europe's industrial transformation.

Markus Börner — General Partner, Prequel Ventures
Industrial AI Supply Chain Deep Tech Pan European VC
Markus Börner
General Partner

Deep roots in European venture — Markus has spent over a decade in venture capital and private equity, with a focus on early-stage industrial and deep-tech companies across Europe. He has built one of the strongest co-investor networks in the European VC ecosystem — and knows how to put it to work. Founders value him for sharp, direct sparring and his ability to open the right doors at the right time.

Industrial AI Supply Chain Deep Tech Pan European VC & Startup Ecosystem
Mathias Bosse — General Partner, Prequel Ventures
Supply Chain Industry Network Startup Ops Pan European VC
Mathias Bosse
General Partner

Over a decade in venture investing, with one of the strongest networks in European supply chain tech. Mathias brings a combination that founders actually feel: deep domain knowledge, the right connections across the ecosystem, and the hands-on perspective of someone who has sat in the operator seat himself — a genuine partner, not just a capital provider.

Supply Chain Industry Network Operator Experience Paneuropean VC & Startup Ecosystem
50 +

Co-investors & VC partners

200 +

Founders & operators in ecosystem

300 +

Industry experts & partners

Insights

Research that
shapes the industry.

Seven reports on European supply chain technology, venture funding, and startup ecosystems — available to download.

7 reports available

Previous Reports 6 reports
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2024 Supply Chain Tech

Supply Chain Tech
Report 2024

380+ European supply chain startups profiled across 14 technology segments. The 2024 edition of our annual ecosystem mapping — covering funding trends, M&A activity and emerging technologies from seed to Series C.

780+ Startups screened
16 Technology segments
27 European Countries
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2024 Trends

Supply Chain Trend
Report 2024

Seven macro trends reshaping European supply chains through 2026, based on primary research with 40+ operators, founders and investors. From AI-driven orchestration to nearshoring and sustainability mandates.

7 Macro trends
40+ Expert interviews
5 Key sectors
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2023 Supply Chain Tech

Supply Chain Tech
Report 2023

The inaugural edition of our annual supply chain tech landscape. 280+ startups mapped across Europe, with a deep dive into the power of AI in supply chain. From demand planning and production to transport and freight, find out what's new and what experts think about the tech trends of tomorrow.

450+ Startups screened
16 Technology segments
27 European countries
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2022 Handbook

SCM Startup
Handbook 2022

Practical guide for founders building in European supply chain. Fundraising benchmarks, expert opinions, and a comprehensive market map — the essential reference for SCM entrepreneurs in Europe including 343 startup profiles.

340+ Startups profiled
16 Technology Segments
12 Expert opinions
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2021 Handbook

SCM Startup
Handbook 2021

The original Prequel handbook for SCM founders. Market sizing, macro tailwinds and the first comprehensive mapping of Europe's supply chain investor landscape — where it all began.

210+ Startups profiled
16 Technology Segments
10 Expert opinions
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2021 Sustainability

Sustainability in
Supply Chain

In-depth analysis of sustainability and circularity startups transforming European supply chains. Covers green logistics, circular packaging, carbon tracking and sustainable procurement.

50+ Startups scouted
9 Tech Segments
5 Core Use Cases