
PurposeTech is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in purpose-driven founders reshaping Health, Climate, and the Future of Work. They focus on backing startups in their very first rounds, often investing alongside generalist funds and leveraging their domain expertise and industry-specific network. They believe that entrepreneurship is the most effective lever for systemic change and look for transformative opportunities where societal impact is a fundamental value driver, not a secondary benefit. PurposeTech is very hands-on, dedicating several hours each week to their founders, helping them achieve the traction necessary to secure their next round of funding. They emphasize a structured, evidence-based, and honest approach to supporting their portfolio companies. Through their partnership with the Impact Hub, they provide access to a vast network of entrepreneurs, experts, and decision-makers, facilitating introductions and opening doors for their startups. In cases where PurposeTech is highly interested in a startup but believes it's too early for funding, they offer a Pre-Investment Program. This program allows founders to collaborate closely with the PurposeTech team, receiving feedback and expert support at no cost, with the ultimate goal of investing in the startup as soon as possible. PurposeTech looks for founders with an unreasonable level of commitment, talent, and ambition building startups within their focused verticals. The healthcare industry is facing a major transformation due to an aging population, longer life expectancy, escalating healthcare costs, and shortage of skilled personnel, where cutting-edge healthcare is widely accessible, data-driven, efficient, and patient-centered. The climate crisis is reshaping our world, driven by rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, resource scarcity, and the urgent need for decarbonization across all sectors where innovation enables resilience, circularity, and environmental regeneration at scale. The workplace landscape is undergoing a profound shift driven by automation, AI, remote collaboration, and evolving workforce expectations around flexibility, purpose, and well-being, where work is flexible, human-centric, and inclusive—empowering people and organizations to thrive in an ever-changing landscape.
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Team Member
Alex Auer
Venture Partner
Anton Arts
Managing Partner
Dr. Till Stenzel
Partner
Hermes Arriaga
Venture Partner
Hermes Arriaga Sierra
Fund Partner
Jakob Detering
Venture Partner
Jan Peloza
Venture Partner
Julia Padberg
Partner
Leon Reiner
Venture Partner
Oana Craioveanu
Venture Partner
Rado Cuha
Associate
René Savelsberg
Managing Partner
Wouter Jonk
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Zdenek Fred Fous
Co-Founder & General Partner
David Kovalsky
Co-Founder
Fred Fous
Co-Founder & GP
Gabriela Gandel
Advisory Board
Jon Sotola
Advisor: Education
Martin Duchacek
Advisory Board