Here is Leitmotif's inaugural Founders Letter from Jens Wiese and Matt Trevithick. Happy holidays and best wishes for the season!
Leitmotif
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Palo Alto, California 879 followers
Building a better world. Faster.
About us
Leitmotif is an independent venture capital firm backed by European industrial interests that actively bridges the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. With investors in Palo Alto and Munich, our first fund focuses on decarbonization and leans later stage. We have a soft spot for hard tech.
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https://leitmotif.vc/
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2023
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Palo Alto, California, US
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Munich, DE
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Leitmotif turns one! Exactly a year ago today, Leitmotif was founded by Matt Trevithick and Jens Wiese as an independent venture capital firm backed by European industrial interests. Claudius Jablonka and Ryan Bayliss recently joined the team, adding significant investment acumen and technical depth to the firm. Leitmotif empowers extraordinary startups and founders to accelerate the transition from technical proof to commercial scale. With operations in Palo Alto, California and Munich, Germany, Leitmotif actively bridges the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. Our portfolio presently comprises the following 11 companies: * DeepDrive - Dual-rotor radial flux motors for electric vehicles * Future - Fintech rewarding sustainable purchases * Harbinger - Electrified chassis for medium-duty vehicles * Lunar Energy - Residential home energy storage systems * Propel Aero - Batteries for aviation * Proxima Fusion - Steady-state stellarators for magnetic confinement fusion * Redwood Materials - Battery materials recycling to create domestic supply * Sora Fuel - Sustainable aviation fuel from direct air capture * Syre - Circular polyester at industrial scale * Xcimer Energy Corporation - Laser systems for inertial confinement fusion * Zap Energy - Small modular Z-pinch fusion systems To follow our journey, please visit our newly launched website: leitmotif.vc