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We're rooted in the Hasso Plattner ecosystem, built around HPI, one of Europe's leading institutions for software engineering and AI. This proximity shapes how we think and who we back: tech founders building ventures that define Europe's position in the world — with courage.
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Meet the entrepreneurs doing it already; Redefining AI, enterprise tech, and Digital health.
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Cula Technologies
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
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Cula Technologies
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
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Cula Technologies
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
01
Enterprise Tech
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Delvo
Enterprise Tech
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Active
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Delvo
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
02
Delvo
Enterprise Tech
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Active
02
Enterprise Tech
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nilo
Digital Health
Series A
Active
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nilo
Digital Health
Series A
Active
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nilo
Digital Health
Series A
Active
03
Digital Health
Series A
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Praxipal
Digital Health
Seed
Active
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Praxipal
Digital Health
Seed
Active
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Praxipal
Digital Health
Seed
Active
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Digital Health
Seed
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Qorelo
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
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Qorelo
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
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Qorelo
Enterprise Tech
Seed
Active
05
Enterprise Tech
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voize
Digital Health
Series A
Active
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voize
Digital Health
Series A
Active
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voize
Digital Health
Series A
Active
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Digital Health
Series A
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Zeit AI
Data & AI
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Active
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Zeit AI
Data & AI
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Active
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Zeit AI
Data & AI
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Active
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Data & AI
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ENGINEERED
BEYOND CAPITAL
Building a company is hard, we're not here to make it harder. Founders set the course; we're the wind behind them. HPVC Tailwind turns our unique access into something our founders can use: a powerful enterprise network, engineering talent from one of Europe's strongest software engineering institutions, and a frontier expert network.
Building a company is hard, we're not here to make it harder. Founders set the course; we're the wind behind them. HPVC Tailwind turns our unique access into something our founders can use: a powerful enterprise network, engineering talent from one of Europe's strongest software engineering institutions, and a frontier expert network.
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OPPORTUNITY DISCOVERY
We name target accounts and make warm intros into a powerful enterprise tech network. We help you source and outer your first design patterns and customers.
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Access to talent
Access to engineers, researchers, and graduate talent across software engineering, AI, and security, shaped by years of proximity to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem.
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Relationship Intelligence
We maintain a live map of the European tech ecosystem, tracking who funds whom, and where the strongest networks connect to get you on the right radars early.
// 01
OPPORTUNITY DISCOVERY
We name target accounts and make warm intros into a powerful enterprise tech network. We help you source and outer your first design patterns and customers.
// 02
Access to talent
Access to engineers, researchers, and graduate talent across software engineering, AI, and security, shaped by years of proximity to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem.
// 03
Relationship Intelligence
We maintain a live map of the European tech ecosystem, tracking who funds whom, and where the strongest networks connect to get you on the right radars early.
"HPVC believed in our vision before anyone else did."
Oliver Erb
Co-Founder, Cula Technologies
"The HPVC team has been an indispensable sparring partner, available to give concrete guidance whenever needed."
Fabio Schmidberger
Co-Founder & CEO, voize
"Being backed by HPVC meant enterprise introductions and access to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem's talent pool, exactly what we needed early on."
Leopold von Waldthausen
CEO, Zeit AI
"HPVC's standing in enterprise tech gave our early introductions real weight, helping us secure critical partnerships."
Louis Schmidlin
CEO, Qorelo
"The HPVC team has been an indispensable sparring partner, available to give concrete guidance whenever needed."
Fabio Schmidberger
Co-Founder & CEO, voize
"HPVC believed in our vision before anyone else did."
Oliver Erb
Co-Founder, Cula Technologies
"Being backed by HPVC meant enterprise introductions and access to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem's talent pool, exactly what we needed early on."
Leopold von Waldthausen
CEO, Zeit AI
"HPVC's standing in enterprise tech gave our early introductions real weight, helping us secure critical partnerships."
Louis Schmidlin
CEO, Qorelo
"The HPVC team has been an indispensable sparring partner, available to give concrete guidance whenever needed."
Fabio Schmidberger
Co-Founder & CEO, voize
"HPVC believed in our vision before anyone else did."
Oliver Erb
Co-Founder, Cula Technologies
"Being backed by HPVC meant enterprise introductions and access to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem's talent pool, exactly what we needed early on."
Leopold von Waldthausen
CEO, Zeit AI
"HPVC's standing in enterprise tech gave our early introductions real weight, helping us secure critical partnerships."
Louis Schmidlin
CEO, Qorelo
"The HPVC team has been an indispensable sparring partner, available to give concrete guidance whenever needed."
Fabio Schmidberger
Co-Founder & CEO, voize
"HPVC believed in our vision before anyone else did."
Oliver Erb
Co-Founder, Cula Technologies
"Being backed by HPVC meant enterprise introductions and access to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem's talent pool, exactly what we needed early on."
Leopold von Waldthausen
CEO, Zeit AI
"HPVC's standing in enterprise tech gave our early introductions real weight, helping us secure critical partnerships."
Louis Schmidlin
CEO, Qorelo
"The HPVC team has been an indispensable sparring partner, available to give concrete guidance whenever needed."
Fabio Schmidberger
Co-Founder & CEO, voize
"HPVC believed in our vision before anyone else did."
Oliver Erb
Co-Founder, Cula Technologies
"Being backed by HPVC meant enterprise introductions and access to the Hasso Plattner ecosystem's talent pool, exactly what we needed early on."
Leopold von Waldthausen
CEO, Zeit AI
"HPVC's standing in enterprise tech gave our early introductions real weight, helping us secure critical partnerships."
Louis Schmidlin
CEO, Qorelo
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Meet the Crew
As founders and operators ourselves, we believe building the next generation of European companies is the defining task of our time. We do the work to make sure they have every advantage we can give them.
Based in Potsdam, next to the Hasso Plattner Institute, our team works at the intersection of
entrepreneurship, engineering excellence, and research.
As founders and operators ourselves, we believe building the next generation of European companies is the defining task of our time. We do the work to make sure they have every advantage we can give them.
Based in Potsdam, next to the Hasso Plattner Institute, our team works at the intersection of entrepreneurship, engineering excellence, and research.
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