Archimedes New Ventures is the corporate venture capital unit of Böllhoff, backing founders who tackle pressing business problems. Based in Germany, it focuses on investing in early-stage B2B startups across industrial sectors, leveraging its deep heritage connections to the German Mittelstand to help startups validate ideas, secure pilot customers, and gain market feedback. The investment focus includes logistics and procurement, robotics and automation, joining technologies, advanced materials, manufacturing, climate tech, and AI and data management, with a preference for ventures that can scale through strategic partnerships and long-term growth.