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842 German VC Merantix Capital closes €103 million fund for early-stage AI startups

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David Cendon Garcia @ EU-Startups · 06/04/2026 04:14 EDT

German VC Merantix Capital closes €103 million fund for early-stage AI startups

Berlin-based Merantix Capital today announced the closing of its €103 million AI Fund, which will invest in early-stage, AI-native companies across logistics, manufacturing, energy, finance, healthcare, life sciences, robotics, enterprise and physical AI. The fund will make approximately 40 investements across European AI, with strategic LPs including Union Investment, Jungheinrich, KPMG Germany, the Robert Wood ...

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