Stage FocusSeries A, Series B+
GeographyUS, Europe
TypeCVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Climate TechFusionSpaceMobilityRoboticsAdvanced MaterialsEnergy TechAerospaceAIHardware
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeCVC
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Leitmotif launched in 2023 as an independent VC anchored by a $300M commitment from Volkswagen Group as sole LP. Founded by Claudius Jablonka, Matt Trevithick (greentech investor), and Jens Wiese (former VW M&A head), the firm operates from Palo Alto and Munich with 70% US and 30% EU deployment.
The tagline—"soft spot for hard tech"—understates the commitment: four nuclear fusion startups in the ...
Notable Investments
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Redwood MaterialsS
Stoke SpaceH
HarbingerP
Proxima FusionD
DeepDriveR
RobCoS
SyreSimilar Funds
Activate Capital
San Francisco, United States
DeepTech NativeClimate TechAdvanced ManufacturingRoboticsSeries ASeries B+
360 Capital
Paris, France
Pure DeepTechClimate TechAIRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
Emerald Technology Ventures
Zurich, Switzerland
DeepTech NativeClimate TechAdvanced MaterialsFusionSeedSeries A
Eni Next
San Francisco, Italy
DeepTech NativeClimate TechFusionQuantumSeedSeries A
MS
Moore Strategic Ventures
New York, United States
DeepTech NativeClimate TechFusionAdvanced MaterialsSeries ASeries B+
Prime Movers Lab
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechClimate TechSpaceMobilitySeedSeries A