Merantix Capital has announced the
final close of its €103 million AI Fund, which will invest in early-stage
AI-native companies across sectors including logistics, manufacturing, energy,
finance, healthcare, life sciences, robotics, enterprise software, and physical
AI.
The fund’s limited partners include
Union Investment, Jungheinrich, KPMG Germany, the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The fund builds on Merantix
Capital’s first fund, which focused on venture studio incubations and backed
companies including revel8, Deltia, Vara, and Cambrium. The new fund will
allocate capital equally between venture studio companies developed with the
Merantix team and direct investments in pre-seed and seed-stage AI startups
across Europe.
Merantix Capital’s investment
strategy focuses on companies applying artificial intelligence to
industry-specific use cases, particularly in sectors where AI adoption may
support operational efficiency and workflow optimisation. With investment teams
based in Berlin and London, the firm invests in founders across Europe.
The fund has already made
investments in companies including Droidrun, which develops mobile-native AI
agent infrastructure, Arqh, focused on logistics optimisation, and Outpost Bio,
which applies AI to human microbiology. The portfolio also includes several
companies currently operating in stealth mode across logistics, manufacturing,
recruiting, ERP, energy, and fashion technology.
Merantix Capital operates within a
broader platform that includes the Merantix AI Campus in Berlin, the London AI
Hub, AI House Davos, and Merantix Momentum, an AI solutions provider focused on
enterprise AI implementation. These initiatives provide portfolio companies
with access to industry networks, technical expertise, and potential commercial
partnerships.