GappAI Ventures / Berlin · Open to the world
We work with ambitious founders building technologies and businesses that can shape the future. Through collaboration, venture building and selective investment, we help turn conviction into real-world progress.
The venture perspective
Our starting point is technology. Our horizon is wider. We look for founders with a clear insight, an important problem and the determination to build something that lasts.
01 / Our focus
Two areas of exploration. One standard of conviction: a capable team, a meaningful opportunity and a clear role for GappAI.
For founders extending what is possible in AI, robotics, data and automation. We explore technologies that can become part of the systems, skills and operations of tomorrow.
For exceptional ideas across sectors. From energy and health to education, logistics and the built environment, we consider opportunities where our experience and capabilities can make a tangible difference.
Future horizons
An outlook on the technologies, systems and businesses that could shape the next era.
Computing foundations for the next generation of breakthroughs.
New ways to generate, store and use clean energy.
Intelligent machines working alongside people in the real world.
Long-term capital connecting ambition with the potential to grow.
02 / Ways to partner
Collaborate, Build and Invest are distinct ways of working. Each is available across our strategic and open focus areas; there is no mandatory sequence.
Work together on a defined pilot, product integration or route to market. We establish the commercial scope, responsibilities and the evidence needed for a next decision.
Commercial agreement · No equity requirementA validated use case, customer opportunity or integrated solution.
Propose a collaborationCombine your domain insight with agreed GappAI engineering, product and business-building contributions. Selected ventures can develop through a partnership in which our contribution earns equity.
Milestone-based contribution · Agreed ownershipWe consider selective equity investments in ventures with a compelling team, credible evidence and a clear growth opportunity. Each investment is assessed individually, alongside the strategic value we can bring.
Individual assessment · Agreed investment termsCapital and a partner with a defined role in the next stage.
Discuss an investment opportunity03 / The GappAI contribution
AI, software engineering and robotics expertise applied to a clearly scoped challenge.
A focus on the customer, the operating model and the economics of delivery.
Where there is a fit, a path from product development to integration and practical evaluation.
04 / How we work
Share the problem, your team, the progress so far and the partnership you have in mind.
We assess the opportunity, the evidence and where GappAI can contribute. Selected teams enter a focused conversation.
Together we scope the contribution, commercial model, milestones and ownership or investment terms.
Work begins under a written agreement, with clear responsibilities and a shared review of progress.
Before we begin
No. Strategic Ventures focuses on AI, robotics, data and automation. Open Ventures welcomes ideas from other sectors when GappAI can make a meaningful contribution.
Collaborate has no equity requirement. Build can involve equity in exchange for agreed contributions; Invest involves capital for an ownership interest. Scope, valuation and rights are negotiated individually.
We welcome introductions from founders internationally, from a well-defined concept to a growing business. The right engagement depends on the team, evidence, available resources and the practical ability to work together.
No. Every application is reviewed for fit. Development capacity and any investment are committed only after assessment and a separate written agreement. There is no application fee.
Begin with a non-confidential overview. You retain your intellectual property; applying does not transfer ownership or create a confidentiality agreement. Any NDA or project-specific IP arrangements are agreed before confidential work begins.
Robot manufacturers, distributors, integrators and delivery partners use our existing corporate partnership channel. GappAI Ventures is the entry point for startup collaboration, venture building and investment opportunities.
05 / Start a conversation
Tell us what you see, what you have built and where we could create value together. Start with a non-confidential introduction.