Berlin — Dei meisterwerk ventures GmbH has closed a financing round: a family office from Switzerland supports the innovative business model of the venture builder. With the multi-million financing, the company will invest in the field of e‑mobility and further support the growth of the medical technology portfolio companies.
meisterwerk ventures GmbH is a venture builder for promising start-ups from two research-intensive and promising industries: medical technology and e‑mobility. Micromobility services and solutions GmbH, which specializes in urban solutions for passenger and freight transport, was recently founded for the new field of e‑mobility. Gerald Vollnhals (photo: 2nd from left), Managing Director of meisterwerk ventures GmbH, looks back on years of experience in e‑mobility. Among other things, he co-founded the electric vehicle manufacturer Govecs and will expand the second business area of e‑mobility at meisterwerk.
Development of a unique corona test
In the medical technology sector, the venture builder brings together two companies under its umbrella. midge medical, the first spin-off, is working on the development of an innovative technology for science-based, low-cost and rapid gene and blood tests in the home and medical environment. The current focus of midge medical is on the development of a compact and portable COVID-19 genetic test. This completely new test is designed to enable rapid and cost-effective evaluation. Just recently, midge medical closed a financing round in the mid-single-digit millions.
Founded in 2018 by meisterwerk ventures, AICURA medical provides a platform for the development and implementation of AI-based medical applications. The AICURA platform makes medical data available in hospitals for the development of AI applications. It also enables AI applications to be seamlessly integrated into clinical workflows. Data protection is always guaranteed, as the data never leaves the hospitals at any time.
Years of experience in startups
“meisterwerk ventures has made it its mission to further develop unique ideas and to successfully accompany them to market maturity in the long term. Our team consists of experienced and highly motivated professionals. The funding we have now received gives us even more opportunities to implement our plans and drive technological progress in e‑mobility and medical technology,” says Michael Diebold, Managing Director of meisterwerk ventures GmbH.
Besides Gerald Vollnhals, Daniel Lichterfeld, Michael Diebold and Dr. Markus Riester are part of the founding team of meisterwerk ventures. The goal is to turn innovative ideas into mature solutions and commercialize them in start-ups. The partners have a lot of experience in building companies. Over the course of their careers, they have been involved in the creation of numerous start-ups. The first spin-off took place in 2016 with midge medical GmbH, followed by AICURA medical GmbH in 2018, and Micromobility services and solutions GmbH, the third company of the Berlin-based venture builder, started operations in 2020.
About meisterwerk ventures GmbH
meisterwerk ventures GmbH is a venture builder headquartered in Berlin. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in building businesses in medical technology and e‑mobility. Behind meisterwerk ventures GmbH is a team of experienced inventors and technologists who develop novel technical solutions with disruptive thinking and versatile engineering know-how.
Portfolio companies include midge medical GmbH, which is working on a novel technology for mobile COVID-19 genetic testing, AICURA medical GmbH, which is developing an artificial intelligence-based health platform for doctors and clinics, and Micromobility services and solutions GmbH, which specializes in e‑mobility. The team of meisterwerk has a lot of experience in building up companies. In their careers, they have been involved in the creation of 21 start-ups and 38 patent applications, as well as holding senior positions at well-known companies. These include the medical technology company Biotronik, the Radiology-As-A-Service company medneo, the real estate portal ImmobilienScout24, the producer of electric vehicles Govecs, the printed circuit board manufacturer AT&S and the listed company ADVA.