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Gründerfonds Ruhr

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Ownership: Private
Development stage: Other

Overview

Gründerfonds Ruhr is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Essen, Germany, investing in seed-stage B2B startups across multiple sectors (including life sciences and medtech) with a focus on the Ruhr region and broader Germany.[1][3][5][7]

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Initiativkreis Ruhr (initiator)[3]NRW.BANK (co-initiator and former co-manager of Fund I, LP)[3][11]RAG-Stiftung (LP and anchor investor)[2][4][6]Evonik (LP)[2]innogy (LP)[2]Kötter Group (LP)[2]NATIONAL-BANK (LP)[2]Phoenix Beteiligungsgesellschaft (LP)[2]Ruhr24 (LP)[2]SMS group (LP)[2]thyssenkrupp (LP)[2]BRYCK (co-initiator of GF BRYCK Ventures fund)[4]

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