Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB)

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SECTORS

Software & SaaSArtificial IntelligenceHealthTechBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & EnergyIndustrial & ManufacturingDeep TechMobility & Logistics

ASSET MIX

Venture capitalDirect investmentsFunds (as LP)

GEOGRAPHY

Germany

WHAT IT IS

Government-backed Fund. Public money — a state or EU-backed vehicle investing on behalf of taxpayers, often with policy goals.

• MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz
  Regional MBG listed among ISB's Beteiligungen (silent participations for SMEs)
• Wagnisfinanzierungsgesellschaft für Technologieförderung in Rheinland-Pfalz mbH (WFT)
  ISB subsidiary providing venture capital, usually silent stakes of up to EUR 500k, to technology start-ups under five years old
• Innovationsfonds Rheinland-Pfalz I, II and III
  EFRE-cofinanced venture funds of the state economics ministry for small technology companies; Fund III launched 2024 with EUR 50m and up to EUR 2m per company
• Wachstumsfonds Rheinland-Pfalz
  Open and silent stakes of up to EUR 2m in scale-ups and small Mittelstand companies, pari passu with at least 34% private money; funded by the Land and the federal RegioInnoGrowth (Zukunftsfonds) and ERP programmes
• Regional venture capital companies (VcR Rheinhessen, VCS Südpfalz, VMU Mittelrhein and others)
  Regional Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaften through which ISB co-invests
• Fonds für Innovation und Beschäftigung Rheinland-Pfalz (FIB)
  Company founded with the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank (shareholders tbg and ISB); silent or open stakes of EUR 100k–500k per project, up to EUR 1m in exceptional cases
• S-Innovations-Beteiligungsfinanzierungsgesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz (S-IFG)
  Joint company of the Sparkassenverband Rheinland-Pfalz and ISB; mainly silent stakes of EUR 50k–500k in innovative SMEs

ABOUT

The Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB) is the Förderbank of the Land Rheinland-Pfalz, an Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts in Mainz with more than 400 staff. Besides loans, guarantees, grants and housing finance, it provides equity through several subsidiaries and regional venture capital companies, taking open and typically silent stakes in technology start-ups and SMEs in the state, funded by the Land, the EFRE and federal Zukunftsfonds money. In 2019 it said it had backed more than 550 start-ups over 25 years; in 2020 it held stakes of about EUR 82m in almost 150 young technology companies. In January 2026 it committed about EUR 2.5m on behalf of the Land to the Futury III fund.

INVESTMENT THESIS

Technology-oriented and innovative start-ups and SMEs with a site in Rheinland-Pfalz: the Innovationsfonds back small companies under five years old developing patentable products or processes; the Wachstumsfonds backs scale-ups with typically EUR 5m+ revenue and 25+ staff, pari passu with private investors. Pure sales companies are excluded.

PORTFOLIO (93)

• CompoSpring GmbH
  since 2026
• Octagon Data GmbH
  since 2026
• Crateflow GmbH
  since 2026
• Loady GmbH
  since 2026
• CatMedica GmbH
  since 2026
• CAVIGEN GmbH
  since 2026
• Inline Process Solutions GmbH (IPS)
  since 2025
• Beyond Worlds GmbH
  since 2025
• PROHEARING GmbH
  since 2025
• uCORE Systems GmbH
  since 2025
• CibusCell Technology GmbH
  since 2025
• fiberior GmbH
  since 2025
• Evolime GmbH
  since 2024
• Talent2Go
  since 2024
• ISTARI.AI GmbH
  since 2024
• worcay GmbH
  since 2024
• Picstagraph GmbH
  since 2023
• NIFTEE GmbH
  since 2023
• LYNX Mobility GmbH
  since 2023
• MEDEA Biopharma GmbH
  since 2023
• Wattro GmbH
  since 2023
• HTM Hydro Technology Motors GmbH
  since 2023
• greenable GmbH
  since 2023
• Mentalport GmbH
  since 2023
• Inexogy Energy Holding
  since 2023
• Casculate GmbH
  since 2022
• insight.out GmbH
  since 2022
• ConAct GmbH
  since 2022
• visionE GmbH
  since 2022
• LUBIS EDA GmbH
  since 2022
• 021 Software GmbH
  since 2022
• inventied GmbH
  since 2022
• eventOS GmbH
  since 2022
• OLMA Cura GmbH
  since 2022
• Total Fansports GmbH
  since 2021
• Tutorspace GmbH
  since 2021
• ActiTrexx GmbH
  since 2021
• Lhotse Analytics GmbH
  since 2021
• ARXUM GmbH
  since 2021
• DATAMOTOR GmbH
  since 2021
• CreaCheck GmbH
  since 2021
• 4beauty Holding GmbH
  since 2021
• lawcode GmbH
  since 2021 · Acquired
• ToolKitX GmbH
  since 2021
• cloud4pets GmbH
  since 2021
• PLUS4DATA GmbH
  since 2021
• XVA Blockchain GmbH
  since 2021
• PL Digital GmbH
  since 2021
• EnterpriseMindFactory
  since 2020
• Kaptura GmbH
  since 2020
• Bots4You
  since 2020
• tr8fin GmbH
  since 2020
• FlexHero GmbH
  since 2020
• Oli Systems
  since 2020
• Küchenheld GmbH
  since 2020
• KTW Technology
  since 2019
• LIME medical GmbH
  since 2019
• NEXOL Photovolthermic AG
  since 2019
• Draint
  since 2019
• refundrebel GmbH
  since 2019
• covexo GmbH
  since 2019
• Pxio GmbH
  since 2019
• Fahrschule 360
  since 2019
• Advanced Blockchain Solutions GmbH
  since 2019
• fashiontale GmbH
  since 2019
• Anyblock Analytics GmbH
  since 2019 · Exited
• flyingshapes GmbH
  since 2019
• livEye GmbH
  since 2019 · Exited
• droxIT GmbH
  since 2018
• PROAURIS GmbH
  since 2018
• NETSTAG GmbH
  since 2018
• Licobo GmbH
  since 2018
• Complero GmbH
  since 2018
• InnoCow
  since 2018
• circl.link
  since 2018
• Viconpilot GmbH
  since 2018
• Grimbart Tales
  since 2018
• Sdui
  since 2018
• Carmato
  since 2018
• Smart Reporting GmbH
  since 2017
• Sturmkind GmbH
  since 2017
• Vision Electric Super Conductors GmbH
  since 2017
• blueAlpha GmbH
  since 2017
• HitchOn GmbH
  since 2017
• EDOMO
  since 2017
• ARTENGIS GmbH
  since 2017
• AkknaTek GmbH
  since 2017
• Störtebekker Shaving Accessories GmbH (SSA)
  since 2022
• Vinou GmbH
  since 2018
• Vineyard Cloud
  since 2017
• iRT Systems GmbH
  since 2012
• PharmGenomics
  since 2009
• Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH
  Exited

TEAM

• Dr. Ulrich Link
  Spokesman of the Management Board (Sprecher des Vorstandes) · source
• Sandra Baumbach
  Member of the Management Board · source

LINKS

• Website
• Official contact page

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