WE LEAP
FOR THE BOLD

Your co-pilot in backing and scaling frontier systems that move goods, people, and industries - across land, sea, air, and beyond.

From chips to materials, AI to robotics, at every level of the value chain.

RECENT
WIN

Our impact : In September 2025, 80% of our portfolio companies had a direct pitch with the CTO of a multi-billion dollar OEM in Paris.

WHAT WE INVEST IN

MARKET

We back the motion economy at every level, from manufacturing and resilient infrastructure to software intelligence, automation, engineering and circular networks. Beyond traditional limits of mobility, logistics, and industrial tech, we invest in tomorrow’s interconnected systems moving the world.

STAGE

We confidently lead (Pre-)Seed and follow in Series A rounds. We have the capital to grow to scale and the expertise to exit with you.

GEOGRAPHY

Europe is our base, with nodes in Berlin, Munich and Paris. Our reach is global.

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OUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
IS YOURS

MEET YOUR CREW

MEET YOUR
CREW

We’ve built, scaled and sold companies. We know how to walk the talk.

Fares Agua
The Mechanic Fares Agua

As Principal at LEAP4, Fares builds the bridges between engineering, product, and venture. With previous experience across consulting, startups, and his large-scale family business, Fares brings a hands-on builder’s mindset to every challenge. An engineer by training with a technology management degree from TUM and CDTM, Fares is known for translating between product and capital, hardware and software, where mechanics meet machine learning.

The Superconnector
The Insider Dr. Matthias Kempf

As GP at LEAP4, Matthias is one of Europe’s most connected minds in mobility, logistics and industry tech. Before selling a globally leading mobility strategy firm to the market leader, Matthias helped the world’s largest OEMs tackle their toughest challenges and lead innovation projects such as MOIA, Europe’s first fully autonomous mobility service. An engineer by training with a PhD in economics, he genuinely knows everyone, and everything, in the industry.

The Insider
The Superconnector Theresia M.R. Heinrich

As Senior Investment Manager at LEAP4, Theresia combines deep venture experience with a first-tier innovator network from OxBridge to the Ivy League. With a background spanning investments, strategy, and high-stakes negotiation, she supports technical founders through business strategy, team calibration, governance, and deal negotiation. Known for her sharp analysis and clear read on people, when the stakes are running high, you want Theresia in your corner.

Dr. Jan Burgard
The Closer Dr. Jan Burgard

As Founding Partner at LEAP4, Jan helps you crack what every company needs most — traction. A former co-founder of a leading global strategy consulting firm, he scaled teams across continents and led transformations for the world’s leading OEMs. An economist by training with a PhD in business, Jan brings decades of experience in modern sales playbooks, marketing automation, and growth strategies that convert. He’s the closer you want when it’s time to turn strategy into traction.

Dr. Tobias von Wiesentreu
The Entrepreneur Dr. Tobias von Wiesentreu

As a serial entrepreneur and company builder, Tobias co-founded, built and scaled more than twenty startups, raising >200m EUR. As investor, he led 100+ venture investments, partnering with AAA co-investors from the EU and the US, leading to more than a dozen high-profile exits including two unicorn IPOs. Twenty years in the game, Tobias has walked in your shoes and knows how to translate your achievements into an equity story that pays off in the end.

Daniel Willenbrink
The Swiss Army Knife Daniel Willenbrink

As Investment Manager at LEAP4 and with a business background, Daniel is fluent in every startup discipline across strategy, GTM, finance, operations and sustainability. Before joining LEAP4, he built and scaled corporate innovation with Berylls Digital Ventures, Porsche Digital’s company builder Forward31 and Plug and Play in Germany, as well as Silicon Valley. Founders appreciate Daniel for his agility and precision, making ventures work across every layer, from numbers to narrative.

Discover your crew

MEET YOUR BACKERS

MEET YOUR
BACKERS

Europe’s top industries, and the people behind them, are our LPs.
We give founders unrivalled access to the partners and markets that power global growth.

Our investors hold top-level positions and influence at companies including:

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