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    D11Z

    Heilbronn, GermanyFounded 2012

    D11Z is the venture capital arm of the Dieter Schwarz family office (founder of the Schwarz Group / Lidl), based in Heilbronn, Germany. It provides patient capital and operational support to early-stage digital, AI, and deep-tech startups across Europe, investing from pre-seed through Series A.

    Their most common stage is seed (58% of deals).

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    Portfolio

    11

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Tom Villinger

    Tom Villinger

    Managing Partner

    Alexander Hofer

    Alexander Hofer

    Principal

    Patrick Krönlein

    Patrick Krönlein

    Principal

    Emil Bordin

    Emil Bordin

    Investment Analyst

    Carsten Hansch

    Carsten Hansch

    Junior Investment Manager

    Jan Ludwig

    Jan Ludwig

    Senior Investment Manager

    Julian Faber

    Julian Faber

    Junior Investment Manager

    Sebastian Pyzalski

    Sebastian Pyzalski

    Investment Manager

    Andrea Muth

    Andrea Muth

    Platform Manager

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    Portfolio

    12 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Mogenius logoMogeniusSeedMar 2025
    doinstruct logodoinstructSeries AMar 2025
    Resourcly logoResourclySeedJan 2025
    strategybridgeAI logostrategybridgeAIPre-SeedDec 2024
    s2data logos2dataSeedJan 2024
    doinstruct logodoinstructSeries A$7.6M
    DaphOS logoDaphOSSeed
    Certhub logoCerthubSeed
    Otark GmbH logoOtark GmbHSeed
    become.1 logobecome.1Seed
    Deeplify logoDeeplifyPre-Seed
    DDeeplifyPre-Seed

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 8 September 2026