Leitmotif

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Leitmotif | Building a better world. Faster. Skip to content Building a better world. Faster. Empowering extraordinary startups to accelerate the transition from technology demonstration to commercial scale. About us Leitmotif is an independent venture capital firm anchored by a $300 million commitment from European industrial interests. With investors in Palo Alto and Munich, we actively bridge the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. Our first fund focuses on decarbonization and leans later stage. We have a soft spot for hard tech. Team Ryan Bayliss Partner Philipp Emig Partner Alex Rohregger Partner Matt Trevithick Managing Partner Jens Wiese Managing Partner Portfolio DeepDrive ↗ Dual-rotor radial flux motors and generators Epoch Biodesign ↗ Enzymatic recycling of polymers Harbinger Motors ↗ Electrified chassis for medium-duty vehicles Lunar Energy ↗ Residential home energy storage systems Pacific Fusion ↗ Pulsed magnetic inertial confinement fusion Propel Aero ↗ Batteries for aviation Proxima Fusion ↗ Steady-state stellarators for magnetic confinement fusion Redwood Materials ↗ Battery materials recycling and large-scale energy storage systems Rhoda AI ↗ Foundation models for physical AI RobCo ↗ Autonomous industrial robotics automation Sora Fuel ↗ Sustainable aviation fuel from direct air capture Stoke Space ↗ 100% reusable rockets Syre ↗ Circular polyester at industrial scale Xcimer ↗ Laser systems for inertial confinement fusion Zap Energy ↗ Fusion-fission inte

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