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AM Ventures

Also known as AM Ventures Management GmbH, AM Ventures Holding GmbH

Starnberg VC for industrial 3D printing, started 2015 with Hans J. Langer/Langer Group capital; €100m fund (launched 2021) with KGAL and outside LPs. €0.5–3m, seed to growth.

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Starnberg industrial 3D-printing VC backed by Dr. Hans J. Langer (EOS founder) and the Langer Group, with KGAL as co-shareholder of the management company.

Family & background

FAMILY
Langer
WEALTH ORIGIN
Langer Group (EOS, industrial 3D printing)
HEADQUARTERS
Starnberg, Germany
FOUNDED
2015
AUM
€100M (2022)
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes — also manages others' money

Investment approach

SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingDeep TechSoftware & SaaS
GEOGRAPHY
Global
STAGES
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
ROUTES
Direct investments
STRATEGIES
Venture capital
TICKET
€500K–€3M
LATEST DEAL
Additive Drives (Follow-on alongside Nordic Alpha Partners (mid double-digit EUR m round)) · Feb 2026
INBOUND
Accepts submissions

Overview

AM Ventures invests in start-ups developing industrial additive manufacturing (3D printing) materials, software, hardware and applications worldwide. It began in 2015 as AM Ventures Holding GmbH, backed by Dr. Hans J. Langer and the Langer Group, then its sole shareholder. In 2021 the Langer Group and asset manager KGAL formed AM Ventures Management GmbH as a joint venture with the managing partners and launched a €100 million fund with further private investors and entrepreneurs as limited partners; the fund closed oversubscribed at €100 million. The management company is registered with BaFin as a Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft.

Investment thesis

Venture capital dedicated to industrial 3D printing: materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites), software along the digital AM value chain, hardware and periphery for production and post-processing, and applications designed for or produced by AM; core use cases are climate-efficient products, medical advances and distributed digital manufacturing; €0.5–3m tickets from seed to growth, global with scouts in 13 countries.

Holdings & investments (18)

People

  • Johann Oberhofer
    Managing director · source
  • Carolin Dilger
    Managing Director · source
  • Philip Schultheiss
    Managing Director · source
  • Adrian Maier-Ring
    Senior Associate · source
  • Alexander Schmoeckel
    Associate · source
  • Dr. Hans J. Langer
    Founding Partner of the fund; representative of the Langer Group · source

Classification

Family-anchored Fund. Started with one family's capital but now also manages money for third parties. How family capital is classified →

FAQ

AM Ventures is a family-anchored fund based in Starnberg, Germany, founded in 2015.

AM Ventures invests on behalf of the Langer family (Langer Group (EOS, industrial 3D printing)).

AM Ventures invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital.

AM Ventures invests at Seed, Series A, Series B and Growth stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Deep Tech and Software & SaaS.

AM Ventures's stated ticket size is €500K–€3M.

Key people at AM Ventures include Johann Oberhofer (Managing director), Carolin Dilger (Managing Director), Philip Schultheiss (Managing Director) and Adrian Maier-Ring (Senior Associate).

AM Ventures's holdings and investments include Cubicure, DyeMansion, LightForce, 3YOURMIND, Additive Drives, Additive Works, Conflux Technology and Elementum 3D, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by AM Ventures is Additive Drives (Follow-on alongside Nordic Alpha Partners (mid double-digit EUR m round)), announced in Feb 2026.

AM Ventures states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.

Yes. AM Ventures manages capital from outside investors.