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    Freigeist

    Bonn, GermanyFounded 2017
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    Freigeist Capital is a Bonn-based deep-tech seed venture capital firm founded by Frank Thelen, Marc Sieberger, and Alex Koch. It invests its own balance-sheet capital in European founders building disruptive technology companies, with a hands-on 360-degree operational support model.

    Average disclosed round size is $35.3M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    7

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Alex Koch

    Alex Koch

    Founder & CTO Technology, Tech‑Teams

    Frank Thelen

    Frank Thelen

    Founder & CEO Technology, Product, Design, Sales

    Marc Sieberger

    Marc Sieberger

    Founder & COO/CFO Operations, Finance, Legal

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    8 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Biothrust logoBiothrustUnknown—Jan 2024
    EnduroSat logoEnduroSatSeries A$10MMay 2023
    Leko Labs logoLeko LabsSeries A$21MFeb 2022
    Smartlane logoSmartlaneSeries A—Jan 2022
    Xentral logoXentralSeries B$75MAug 2021
    Lilium logoLiliumSeries C—Mar 2020
    Biothrust logoBiothrustUnknown——
    Akina logoAkinaSeed——

    Top Co-Investors

    Tencent Investment2 shared
    Atomico1 shared
    LGT Capital Partners1 shared
    AMAVI Capital1 shared
    Extantia1 shared
    Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund1 shared
    Visionaries1 shared
    Meritech Capital1 shared
    Tiger Global Management, LLC1 shared
    Sequoia Capital1 shared
    European Innovation Council (EIC)1 shared
    Kickfund1 shared
    Springboard Health Angels1 shared
    TomorrowVentures1 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026