Uplift Ventures

Uplift Ventures is a Hamburg- and Berlin-based venture platform founded in 2025 and wholly backed by German intralogistics company Jungheinrich AG as its sole LP. It operates independently from Jungheinrich and launched its inaugural €100 million deep-tech fund in September 2026 — Fund I — targeting up to 20 portfolio companies at the late Seed and Series A stages, with check sizes of €1M–€5M (typically €2M–€3M). The fund deploys roughly 80% in Europe and 20% in the US, focusing on physical AI, energy, enterprise AI, and logistics. Uplift can lead, co-lead, or join rounds. Beyond direct investments, the platform also allocates to select European deep-tech venture funds and incubates ventures in-house (it built compliance-automation startup Turnus.ai internally). Portfolio companies gain access to Jungheinrich's global industrial ecosystem spanning more than 40 countries. Founding General Partner Christian Noske previously helped launch BMW i Ventures and Alliance Ventures before leading European investments at NGP Capital.