johannes von borries

T2 · manager / operator

Partner at UVC Partners, a Munich/Berlin-based deep tech VC firm managing 400M EUR across early stage and growth funds. Led early investments in Isar Aerospace (2018) and Proxima Fusion (2021). Focus on hard tech, space, energy, and quantum.

3 calls·3 names·100% bull·last heard 2 months ago·Scaling Europe
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no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY

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highest conviction · one per company
1sthigh conviction
$ISAR-AEROSPACEIsar Aerospaceposition

UVC backed Isar Aerospace 8 years ago on satellite launch supply shortage thesis

Isar addresses a structural supply shortage in satellite launch with a team combining TUM WARR student rocket experience and ex-SpaceX leadership, pivoting from engine-only to full rocket manufacturing to enable rapid iterative testing like SpaceX.

2ndhigh conviction
$PROXIMA-FUSIONProxima Fusionposition

UVC Partners leads Proxima Fusion seed round betting on stellarator fusion breakthrough

Proxima's team from the Max Planck Institute is building the world's strongest non-planar HTS magnet to prove a 300x reactor performance increase, leveraging Germany's unique fusion supply chain and government commitment to deliver a demonstration power plant by 2030.

3rdmedium conviction
$PLANKPlankposition

Plank neutral atom quantum platform delivering world-leading results in UVC portfolio

Plank is the leading neutral atom quantum computing platform in UVC's portfolio, recently achieving world-leading results, representing European sovereignty in critical compute infrastructure.

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$PLANK
Plank
MEDjohannes von borries·Scaling Europe·2 months ago· position
Plank neutral atom quantum platform delivering world-leading results in UVC portfolio
Plank is the leading neutral atom quantum computing platform in UVC's portfolio, recently achieving world-leading results, representing European sovereignty in critical compute infrastructure.
"I saw it with with Plank just recently world you know, providing world-leading results. And and and it's it's it's a terrible, you know, exciting situation for us."
23:25
$ISAR-AEROSPACE
Isar Aerospace
HIGHjohannes von borries·Scaling Europe·2 months ago· position
UVC backed Isar Aerospace 8 years ago on satellite launch supply shortage thesis
Isar addresses a structural supply shortage in satellite launch with a team combining TUM WARR student rocket experience and ex-SpaceX leadership, pivoting from engine-only to full rocket manufacturing to enable rapid iterative testing like SpaceX.
"when we invested even eight years ago, let's say no one really was talking about rockets and venture capital, right? ... the CEO actually came to me and said, I want to convince y…"
13:17
$PROXIMA-FUSION
Proxima Fusion
HIGHjohannes von borries·Scaling Europe·2 months ago· position
UVC Partners leads Proxima Fusion seed round betting on stellarator fusion breakthrough
Proxima's team from the Max Planck Institute is building the world's strongest non-planar HTS magnet to prove a 300x reactor performance increase, leveraging Germany's unique fusion supply chain and government commitment to deliver a demonstration power plant by 2030.
"we're one of the two early lead investors of Proxima. So, together with our friends from Plural, we had the chance to help the team set up the company so we have been the first in…"
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