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The next wave is being built in the infrastructure layer.
Dries Faems (Entrepreneurship Prof, Cheerleader for the @WHU Entrepreneurship) • 06 Mar 2026 • LinkedIn
The next wave is being built in the infrastructure layer.

 

Last month, the WHU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem showed a clear pattern: founders are building the invisible infrastructure that makes AI, regulated markets, energy transition, and healthcare actually work at scale.

Here are the investment highlights:

Langfuse (Berlin) | Acquisition
WHU founder: Marc Klingen
What they do: Open-source observability for LLM applications, tracing quality, cost, and latency across agents and chains.

hellgrün Energie (Cologne) | Early VC (1M EUR)
WHU founder: Roman Steigertahl
What they do: Climate fintech for commercial real estate, enabling PV on rooftops with a zero-capex model and compliant tenant electricity billing.

Sinpex (Munich) | Series A (10M EUR)
WHU founder: Jan Spörer
What they do: KYC/KYB automation for financial institutions, orchestrating AML workflows with audit-ready documentation.

Kaia Health (Berlin) | Acquisition
WHU founders: Moritz Philipp Weisbrodt, Gabriel Thomalla
What they do: Digital musculoskeletal care combining AI-personalized therapy, computer vision feedback, and human coaching.

heyData (Berlin) | Series A (15M EUR)
WHU founders: Miloš Djurdjević, Daniel Deutsch
What they do: Data protection and compliance support, including DPO services, audits, and training via a digital platform.

Vimag Labs (Bengaluru) | Venture round (5M EUR)
WHU founder: Manish Seth
What they do: Deep tech motors that reduce dependency on rare-earth magnets via software-defined “virtual magnet” control.

When you look at these together, the message is loud and clear:
The next wave is being built in the infrastructure layer. 

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