# Fraunhofer Technologie-Transfer Fonds

Fraunhofer Technologie-Transfer Fonds is a Private Equity based in Munich, Germany.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Private Equity
- **Headquarters:** Munich, Germany
- **Region:** Europe
- **Address:** Munich, Germany
- **Founded:** 2018
- **Assets under management:** EUR 60 M
- **Website:** fttf.vc
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/fttf

## Regulatory record

- **Reports private funds:** No

## About

FTTF provides venture capital for startups using Fraunhofer technology. It is a financing partner for deep tech startups, investing pre-seed (occasionally seed) with follow-on capacity. It is backed by the European Investment Fund and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V.

## Sectors

- Industrial Tech
- B2B Software
- PropTech
- AgriTech
- SpaceTech
- Energy Transition & Renewables
- AI/ML

## Offices

- Bonn, Germany
- Freiburg, Germany

## People

- Matthias Keckl — GP
- Tobias Schwind — GP
- Johann C. Siemes — GP
- Jörg Wamser — GP
- Liane Beckmann — CFO

## Questions

### How does FTTF source deal flow?

FTTF sources almost exclusively from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's 75-plus applied-research institutes and its internal incubator programs AHEAD and CoLab. The four GPs each spent a decade or more inside Fraunhofer managing spinouts or running tech-transfer programs. That gives them early visibility into research disclosures before outside investors see them, effectively creating a proprietary pipeline of deep-tech commercializations.

### Does FTTF invest exclusively in Fraunhofer-affiliated startups?

FTTF's original mandate focused narrowly on startups using Fraunhofer technology. The TT49 fund, activated in 2025, expanded eligibility to any science-based German startup using publicly funded research. The practical effect is a modest broadening beyond Fraunhofer-exclusive IP — but the investment thesis remains tightly anchored to applied research from Germany's institute network.

### What investment stages and check sizes does FTTF target?

FTTF writes pre-seed checks of EUR 250,000 to EUR 1 million, occasionally participating in seed rounds. For portfolio companies raising follow-on rounds, FTTF can commit up to EUR 5 million of additional capital. The fund is structured to be the first institutional money in, often before revenue or a fully assembled founding team.

### Who runs investment decisions at FTTF?

Investment decisions are made by the four general partners — Matthias Keckl, Tobias Schwind, Johann Siemes, and Jörg Wamser. CFO Liane Beckmann handles administrative and finance operations. The GPs have no external investment committee and no disclosed advisory board influencing deal selection, which concentrates sourcing and approval within the founding partnership.

## Related profiles

- [Franklin Templeton Alts Brasil](https://altss.com/profile/franklin-templeton-alts-brasil-admin-de-investimentos)
- [Fraunhofer Venture](https://altss.com/profile/fraunhofer-venture)

---

Last updated: 2026-08-11T15:06:49.768Z

Canonical page: https://altss.com/profile/fraunhofer-technologie-transfer-fonds-gmbh

Maintained by Altss — https://altss.com — methodology: https://altss.com/methodology