Martin Buhl

LiveEO is a leading provider of Earth Observation technologies and solutions that revolutionize asset monitoring and enhance global supply chain transparency. Its cutting-edge AI and satellite analytics unlock the full potential of space data to deliver actionable insights, driving safety, efficiency, and sustainability across industries. Infrastructure operators rely on LiveEO to detect and prevent risks that could cause outages or disruptions, making their networks more resilient to climate change. Meanwhile, supply chain leaders use TradeAware, LiveEO’s EUDR compliance platform, to monitor deforestation risks, ensure regulatory alignment, and protect market access. With an international team of 130 people, LiveEO is dedicated to protecting life on Earth and accelerating the transition toward sustainable infrastructure and trade.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 In 2024, we achieved a major milestone with the successful maiden flight of our SR75 suborbital rocket, proving the effectiveness of our hybrid propulsion technology. This achievement underscores the potential of hybrid propulsion in space and marks the beginning of a new era in affordable, sustainable space access. What do we do: 𝗦𝗥𝟳𝟱: our single-stage suborbital rocket delivering up to 300 kg into microgravity 𝗦𝗟𝟭: our orbital small satellite launcher, launch planned for 2027 𝗛𝘆𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲: our orbital transfer vehicle for in-space mobility and last-mile delivery Headquartered in southern Germany, we began in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR). With over 15 years of propulsion R&D and more than 100 successful tests behind us, we’re transforming hybrid propulsion into a scalable, real-world solution. With safety, sustainability, and affordability at the heart of everything we do, we are on a mission to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

At FERNRIDE, we believe in a future where robotics unlocks human potential to create a better world. Yet today, humans still perform repetitive, risky tasks to keep our world running. These jobs, essential yet unattractive, should be performed by robots, which still fall short. We are on a mission to change that and transform critical industries through human-centric automation. FERNRIDE delivers a comprehensive ground autonomy platform to offer scalable automation solutions across industries. They span from container terminals and yard operations via defence logistics to open-road trucking. By combining AI-powered autonomy with human oversight and modular, vehicle-agnostic hardware, we enable businesses and defence organizations to harness the full potential of automation, driving efficiency and safety. FERNRIDE was founded in 2019 following 10 years of research at the Technical University of Munich and currently has over 150 employees. We are setting the standard for autonomous logistics and advancing Europe’s technological sovereignty by delivering the first-ever fully certified autonomous trucking system in Europe in 2025. Physical AI is the biggest transformational technology of our time. Backed by €75 million in venture funding from top-tier investors and trusted by blue chip customers, such as HHLA, Volkswagen, and DB Schenker, we are on a mission to build Europe’s leader in Physical AI, on track to lead the world in next-generation industrial automation.

SpiNNcloud is a deep-tech company building next-generation compute infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing. We design the full stack, from custom silicon to supercomputer- and datacenter-scale systems. Centered on sparsity and integrated across silicon, systems, and software, our architecture is built to accelerate AI inference and deliver step-change performance and efficiency gains for HPC workloads. As brute-force dense scaling reaches practical limits, SpiNNcloud is advancing sparsity-driven architectures capable of unlocking orders-of-magnitude improvements. Our goal is to deliver breakthrough compute infrastructure for the next generation of AI and HPC.

Monogram Technologies is now part of Zimmer Biomet and adds to an extensive suite of orthopedic robotics, enabling solutions and analytics to address the needs of surgeons pre-, intra- and post-operatively. Zimmer Biomet’s broad portfolio features imageless robotics through its ROSA platform; a licensed CT-based handheld robot; mixed reality and AI-based navigation; and now Monogram’s semi- and fully autonomous robotics capabilities. ​

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ucair is the platform for simple, fast and transparent inspections of photovoltaic plants - from the air. We are using a network of more than 45 drone pilots across Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic, who use drones with attached thermografic cameras to collect radiometric data of our customers’ PV plants. After the flight, they pass on the thermography data to ucair for analysis. In the partially automated evaluation, damages to cells and modules or even complete failures of strings or inverters can be detected based on temperature differences. The results are then processed and presented to the customer in a transparent report, indicating the status of his PV plant and what he needs to do in order to receive the maximum yield.

LiveEO is a leading provider of Earth Observation technologies and solutions that revolutionize asset monitoring and enhance global supply chain transparency. Its cutting-edge AI and satellite analytics unlock the full potential of space data to deliver actionable insights, driving safety, efficiency, and sustainability across industries. Infrastructure operators rely on LiveEO to detect and prevent risks that could cause outages or disruptions, making their networks more resilient to climate change. Meanwhile, supply chain leaders use TradeAware, LiveEO’s EUDR compliance platform, to monitor deforestation risks, ensure regulatory alignment, and protect market access. With an international team of 130 people, LiveEO is dedicated to protecting life on Earth and accelerating the transition toward sustainable infrastructure and trade.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 In 2024, we achieved a major milestone with the successful maiden flight of our SR75 suborbital rocket, proving the effectiveness of our hybrid propulsion technology. This achievement underscores the potential of hybrid propulsion in space and marks the beginning of a new era in affordable, sustainable space access. What do we do: 𝗦𝗥𝟳𝟱: our single-stage suborbital rocket delivering up to 300 kg into microgravity 𝗦𝗟𝟭: our orbital small satellite launcher, launch planned for 2027 𝗛𝘆𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲: our orbital transfer vehicle for in-space mobility and last-mile delivery Headquartered in southern Germany, we began in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR). With over 15 years of propulsion R&D and more than 100 successful tests behind us, we’re transforming hybrid propulsion into a scalable, real-world solution. With safety, sustainability, and affordability at the heart of everything we do, we are on a mission to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

At FERNRIDE, we believe in a future where robotics unlocks human potential to create a better world. Yet today, humans still perform repetitive, risky tasks to keep our world running. These jobs, essential yet unattractive, should be performed by robots, which still fall short. We are on a mission to change that and transform critical industries through human-centric automation. FERNRIDE delivers a comprehensive ground autonomy platform to offer scalable automation solutions across industries. They span from container terminals and yard operations via defence logistics to open-road trucking. By combining AI-powered autonomy with human oversight and modular, vehicle-agnostic hardware, we enable businesses and defence organizations to harness the full potential of automation, driving efficiency and safety. FERNRIDE was founded in 2019 following 10 years of research at the Technical University of Munich and currently has over 150 employees. We are setting the standard for autonomous logistics and advancing Europe’s technological sovereignty by delivering the first-ever fully certified autonomous trucking system in Europe in 2025. Physical AI is the biggest transformational technology of our time. Backed by €75 million in venture funding from top-tier investors and trusted by blue chip customers, such as HHLA, Volkswagen, and DB Schenker, we are on a mission to build Europe’s leader in Physical AI, on track to lead the world in next-generation industrial automation.

SpiNNcloud is a deep-tech company building next-generation compute infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing. We design the full stack, from custom silicon to supercomputer- and datacenter-scale systems. Centered on sparsity and integrated across silicon, systems, and software, our architecture is built to accelerate AI inference and deliver step-change performance and efficiency gains for HPC workloads. As brute-force dense scaling reaches practical limits, SpiNNcloud is advancing sparsity-driven architectures capable of unlocking orders-of-magnitude improvements. Our goal is to deliver breakthrough compute infrastructure for the next generation of AI and HPC.

Helantic is Germany’s first National Security VC firm targeting Defense Technology companies in Europe. Our team combines deep sector and entrepreneurial Defense and Offense experience combined with a Venture Capital track record.