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Rethink Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

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Munich, GermanyWebsite

Rethink Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Munich, Germany investing in Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy. The firm has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy, Developer Tools
HQ
Munich, Germany
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-21

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specialist early-stage fund backing Europe-based startups in mobility, logistics, and energy infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on digital, automated, and sustainable operations.

How Rethink Ventures invests

Rethink Ventures is a vc firm based in Munich, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy, Developer Tools.

Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.

Rethink Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including Deftpower, Shipzero, Rydes.

Partners & Team

U

Unknown

GP

Mobility
Logistics
Supply Chain

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Climate / Energy
Developer Tools

Funds

Rethink Ventures Fund III

2020
investing

Rethink Ventures Fund II

2017
closed

Rethink Ventures Fund I

2014
closed

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

DE

Deftpower

EV charging / mobility software·not clearly stated in the sources

Electric-vehicle charging software that helps companies launch and manage charging offerings

SH

Shipzero

climate tech / logistics software·not clearly stated in the sources

Data platform for measuring and reducing CO2 emissions in freight transport

RY

Rydes

mobility software·not clearly stated in the sources

SaaS for corporate employee mobility and transport benefits

DE

Delta Charge

EV infrastructure / logistics energy·not clearly stated in the source

Integrated e-truck depot charging solutions combining chargers, storage, and energy software

S2

s2 data

logistics AI / supply chain software·not clearly stated in the source

AI for transport planning optimization

How to pitch Rethink Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Unknown, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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