VORNvc closes second round at €41M for NRW startups
What's the deal? Dortmund-based venture firm VORNvcDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has grown its fund to more than €41 million at its second closing, up from €32 million. The fund backs startups based in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany's most populous state.
Who's backing it? New limited partners include Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter and the Wortmann Stiftung. The firm is still targeting a total fund size of €50 million.
What's the endgame? Led by Nico Hemmann and Lars Hane, VORNvc writes cheques of up to €6 million across pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. It aims to build a portfolio of roughly 30 companies.
Why now? Since its first closing in mid-2025, the team has already invested in seven startups, including vGreensDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, KyDoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and SpherityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The fresh capital extends its runway to keep deploying at that pace.
The signal: Regionally focused funds are betting that local capital and institutional LPs like savings banks and foundations can seed startups outside Germany's Berlin-Munich axis.
Read more: deutsche-startups.de
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