Organization · Corporate Venture Capital
Archimedes New Ventures
Archimedes New Ventures is the corporate venture capital unit of Böllhoff, focusing on early-stage B2B startups in Europe. They leverage their extensive network in the German Mittelstand to support founders in sectors like logistics, robotics, and climate tech.
Overview
What Archimedes New Ventures does
What Archimedes New Ventures is
Archimedes New Ventures is the corporate venture capital unit of Böllhoff, focusing on early-stage B2B startups in Europe. They leverage their extensive network in the German Mittelstand to support founders in sectors like logistics, robotics, and climate tech.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- May 5, 2026
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Capability profile
Archimedes New Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
Archimedes New Ventures backs founders solving pressing business problems in B2B markets, leveraging access to Böllhoff's German Mittelstand network for validation and pilot opportunities.
Focus narrative
Archimedes New Ventures invests primarily in early-stage B2B companies at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages. The firm is particularly interested in sectors such as logistics and procurement, robotics and automation, joining technologies, advanced materials, manufacturing, B2B SaaS solutions, climate tech, and artificial intelligence and data management. While they do not make initial investments in Series A rounds, they aim to follow up on previous investments in that stage.
Value beyond capital
Archimedes New Ventures provides more than just capital; it offers access to Böllhoff's extensive network within the German Mittelstand, enabling startups to validate their ideas, find pilot customers, and gather crucial industrial feedback. This strategic support is designed to enhance the growth potential of portfolio companies.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $100,000–$1,500,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Sectors
- Logistics · Robotics · Advanced Materials · SaaS · Climate · AI
- Regions
- Europe
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 7
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Phaina: A digital sales assistant utilizing AI and recommender systems to suggest products based on customer requirements. Unchained Robotics: Develops AI-based control systems for electronic production robots. Additive Marking: Provides track and trace solutions for additive manufacturing. P.S. Coorporation: Offers smart procurement solutions to connect the industry. CREDULAR: Focuses on automated documentation and visualization of work processes via mixed reality. VoiceLine: An AI operating system designed for field sales teams. Assemblean: A "Production-as-a-Service" platform that automates supply chain management and production processes.
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What to know about Archimedes New Ventures
Upseed classifies Archimedes New Ventures under the Corporate Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
May 5, 2026
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