About AI.FUND
AI.FUND is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Hamburg, Germany. As of Sep 2026, AI.FUND is an active investor, having invested in 13 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Ipercept A lot of funds co-invest with AI.FUND, with names like ZEISS sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. AI.FUND has team of 11 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
AI.FUND's List of Top Investments
AI.FUND has a portfolio of 13 companies. Their most notable investments include Qdrant and Mindpeak.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by AI.FUND:1. Qdrant
Developer of vector search engine for AI retrieval and similarity matching. The engine supports hybrid dense and sparse retrieval with metadata filtering and real-time updates. It offers solutions for recommendation systems, semantic search, data analysis, and AI agents. The engine is designed for speed, accuracy, and scalability, suitable for various deployment models.
Key facts about Qdrant
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $87.8M
- Employee Count: 157 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Spark Capital, 42 Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Mindpeak
MindPeak provides a platform for pathological analysis. The platform helps in automating microscopical and pathological analysis. The platform uses artificial intelligence and deep learning for their analysis and the company is focused on the diagnosis of cancer.
Key facts about Mindpeak
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Hamburg (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18.3M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: APEX Ventures, EIC Fund and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 30, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Hirundo
Platform offering tools to unlearn unwanted data and behaviors in AI models. It provides a machine unlearning platform for optimizing, debugging, and ensuring compliance, enabling users to remove sensitive or undesired data from both models and training datasets.
Key facts about Hirundo
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Employee Count: 19 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Plug and Play Tech Center, AIC and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Ipercept
Tech company developing industrial software solutions that enable predictive maintenance. It is an industrial software and services company specializing in remote and standalone solutions for maintenance and operational improvement of industrial machines. The AI-powered technology enables real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance, managing machine efficiency and sustainability.
Key facts about Ipercept
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Stockholm (Sweden)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.2M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Backstage, Luminar Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Sinpex
AI based KYC management platform for businesses. It provides automated identification and compliance solutions using artificial intelligence and natural language processing. It helps users to increase compliance performance and verify customer information from documents and external data sources in real-time. It also helps financial institutions to manage regulatory compliance processes, including KYC, client onboarding, and more.
Key facts about Sinpex
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.7M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, ACE & Company and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
AI.FUND's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
AI.FUND has invested in 13 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in neuland and most recent follow-on round was in Ipercept.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
AI.FUND's Investments by Stage
AI.FUND has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.59M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.32M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AI.FUND's Investments by Sector
AI.FUND has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Vertical SaaS, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 11 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
High Tech | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Business Services | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AI.FUND's Investments by Geography
AI.FUND has made most investments in Germany (2), followed by Sweden where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 2 |
Sweden | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
AI.FUND's recent investments
AI.FUND has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Ipercept and neuland.Here are the most recent investments by AI.FUND:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2026 | Sweden | Series A | 1943 | [+2] | |
Jan 13, 2026 | - | Seed | 9493 | ||
Jun 09, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1453 | [+4] | |
May 05, 2025 | Sweden | Series A | 2992 | [+2] | |
Sep 30, 2024 | Germany | Series A | 1588 | [+2] |
Team profile of AI.FUND
AI.FUND has a team of 11 members including 8 Partners and 3 Principals located in Germany, United States and 1 more location. AI.FUND's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in AI.FUND:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Hamburg | - | ||
Partner | San Mateo | - | ||
Partner | Hamburg | - | - | |
Partner | Hamburg | - | ||
Partner | Hamburg | - | ||
Partner | Germany | - | - | |
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | Hamburg | - | - | |
Principal | Stockholm | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | - | |
Principal | Hamburg | - | - |
Co-investors of AI.FUND
Over the past 5 years, 39 investors have co-invested in AI.FUND's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before AI.FUND: IFB Innovationsstarter, APEX Ventures and 10 others have invested in rounds before AI.FUND. There is 1 company where IFB Innovationsstarter has invested before AI.FUND and 1 company where APEX Ventures has invested before AI.FUND.
- Top Co-investors of AI.FUND: 16 investors entered a company along with AI.FUND. These include investors like ZEISS (1 company).
- Invested after AI.FUND: A total of 11 investors have invested in AI.FUND's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include 2150.VC (1 company), RunwayFBU (1 company) and J12 (1 company).
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