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Testimonial: sennder David Nothacker

sennder is an incredible success story: The company became Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder in only a couple of years. Rising to the status of unicorn in 2021, we continue to support sennder, having invested early on at seed stage.

Trade Republic is Europe’s mobile-first commission free broker. Its mission is to democratize access to capital markets and close the European pension gap. After raising one of the largest funding rounds in Europe, Trade Republic now ranks among the highest valued FinTechs.

Testimonial: KRY Johannes Schildt

Kry has taken telemedicine to the next level enabling people across Europe to see a doctor without actually having to go to one. We first invested in Kry’s seed round. Since then Kry has become a European unicorn in the digital healthcare market.

Testimonial: Spryker Boris Lokschin

Founded in 2014, Spryker enables companies to build sophisticated transactional business models in unified commerce including B2B, B2C, and Enterprise Marketplaces. It is the most modern platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution with headless & API-based architecture that is cloud and enterprise-ready. We have been part of their journey since their very beginning.

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__London, 22.11.2023.__ Project A leads the seed funding round for [relay](https://relaytech.co/), a tech-enabled delivery network, empowering businesses to grow and elevate their e-commerce operations. The company provides an end-to-end parcel delivery service - including the first, middle and last miles - from e-commerce retailers' warehouses to consumers' doorsteps.
Relay’s technology first delivery model is built for efficiency, scalability, and convenience, re-wiring the critical delivery infrastructure to address the growth of e-commerce. 

Relay’s disruptive service is built on a network of asset-free hyper-local partners, made up of urban pitstops and couriers. Thanks to this model, Relay is able to significantly reduce traditional logistics overheads, such as suburban area depots and sorting centres, that incumbents still rely on, making parcel deliveries quicker, more efficient and more sustainable.

__Philipp Werner__, Partner at Project A, says: "The parcel delivery landscape remains rooted in the pre-digital era. It's time for a delivery solution built for the e-commerce age. We believe this can only be achieved by addressing the entire value chain, rather than just innovating the 'last mile'. Relay's lean operational model, coupled with the team's exceptional industry knowledge and technology-centric approach, promises to radically disrupt the status quo in parcel delivery.”

Read the full story on [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/22/uber-for-parcels-startups-relay-raises-10m-seed-round-to-scale-in-the-uk/).

$10m seed funding for relay to re-wire the parcel delivery infrastructure

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__Berlin, 25.10.2023.__ [Quantum Systems](https://www.quantum-systems.com/), Europe’s leading innovator in dual-use drone-robotics offering state-of-the-art multi-sensor technology for both government and commercial clients, announces the successful completion of its €63.6 million Series B funding round. This brings the total amount of funding for the Munich-based drone manufacturer to over €100 million. Leading the investment are HV Capital and DTCP, followed by Project A, Thiel Capital, ScaleUp Fonds Bayern, Omnes Capital, and Airbus Ventures.

Project A has been backing Quantum Systems since its Series A in 2022. __Uwe Horstmann__, General Partner, comments: *“Recent geopolitical events have made it crystal clear that we as venture capital investors can no longer afford to ignore the complexities of defense technology, which includes dual-use concepts with multiple applications. That's why we're proud to continue to back Quantum Systems in becoming a major dual-use player that strengthens European and Western tech resilience.“*

Quantum Systems raises €63m funding round to bolster European resilience

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Quantum Systems raises €63m funding round

- Malin Posern will lead the firm’s growing London office and focus on Early-Stage investments in the UK and Nordics 
- Project A is committed to bringing the Operational VC Model, in collaboration with its Berlin hub, to the wider European ecosystem

__Berlin/London, 21.09.2023.__ Project A officially welcomes Malin Posern as Partner and Managing Director UK. Combining deep investment and operational expertise along with her Nordic heritage and extensive experience in the UK, Malin will strengthen the firm’s geographic coverage and double down on Project A’s effort to back the next generation of startups in the UK and Nordics.

Malin joins from early-stage venture firm Passion Capital and previously worked as an investor at Index Ventures focusing on consumer and business applications in the Nordics and DACH regions. She also served on the Executive Team at Browns Fashion, where she built the retail brand into a key strategic pillar for the Farfetch Group. Malin started her career at Bain & Company in Stockholm and holds a Master of Engineering as well as a Master of Science in Biotechnology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

### Growing London office reinforcing Project A’s commitment to the European ecosystem

Malin joins Project A’s growing London office, which includes Principals Mila Cramer and Jack Wang, as well as investment associates Daria Gneusheva and Ciara Gumsheimer. London has also become a hub for our investor relations team where Aggy Galieva and Andrea Emanuelli oversee fundraising and global relationships with limited partners. 

The team works closely with the wider Project A investment team and operational platform of over 120 functional experts in the Berlin hub. This further expansion reinforces the company’s commitment to the European ecosystem and builds on its history of notable investments in local companies such as WorldRemit, Unmind, Kry, Voi and Dixa.

“I am thrilled to be joining the talented Project A team and to be part of building an exceptional firm. We have an ever-growing ambition to partner with the most compelling entrepreneurs. I look forward to leveraging Project A’s platform and to the privilege of supporting fantastic founders in the UK, Nordics and beyond”, __Malin Posern__ says.

__Uwe Horstmann__, General Partner and Co-Founder of Project A, adds: “We couldn’t be more excited to have Malin join us. She is an excellent investor and operator who, together with the team, will be looking at expanding early-stage tech investments from Pre-Seed to Series A. We want to give founders in the UK and the Nordics all the benefits of having a local partner, whilst providing them with the opportunity to work with our operational team. With Malin and the team in London we are well positioned to do exactly that.”

__About Project A:__ Project A is one of the leading early-stage tech investors in Europe with offices in Berlin and London. The Operational VC supports its portfolio companies with a team of over 120 functional experts in key areas such as software and product development, business intelligence, brand, design, marketing, sales and recruitment. The firm was founded in 2012 and has backed more than 100 startups. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, WorldRemit, sennder, KRY, Spryker, Catawiki, Unmind and Voi.

Project A welcomes Malin Posern as Partner to double down on operational model in the UK and Nordics

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__Berlin, 19 September 2023.__ Project A leads a €1.15m pre-seed round for [ARX](https://www.arx-landsysteme.de/), a defence technology manufacturer specialising in developing autonomous unmanned systems for dual-use applications.

ARX builds and operates autonomous Single-to-Multi-Use robots for various applications. The goal is to help soldiers and civilian first responders make better decisions and take more effective action in life-threatening situations. The company’s small to medium-sized autonomous robots are based on a universal robotic platform that allows for flexible add-on and payload solutions for the UGV depending on different training and defence-related scenarios. 

For defence use cases, ARX robots can serve as a simulation and training tool in live fire exercises and for collecting critical data in the field. In the future, ARX AI-powered software will let its robots autonomously function in a swarm so that they support each other in case one system breaks down.

For commercial and civilian users such as civilian emergency services, ARX can access rough terrain and for example, transport mobile relays in disaster regions to provide internet connectivity. 

Uwe Horstmann, General Partner at Project A: "ARX has the potential to become a European player in the field of unmanned autonomous ground vehicles for military and civilian purposes. ARX convinced us with a unique combination of hardware and software, a wide scenario of potential dual-use applications and vast expert knowledge within the team."

Project A invests in dual-use technology manufacturer ARX



ARX PAV Website

Project A invests in DefenceTech ARX

__Berlin, 08.09.2023.__ Project A portfolio company [Ello](https://www.ello.com/) raises a $15m Series A funding round. Ello has developed one of the most advanced AI reading coaches for children. The company's proprietary speech recognition technology listens, understands, and engages with children to teach them critical reading skills, help them pronounce words and ultimately make learning more accessible.

Project A first invested in Ello's seed funding round. Read more about Ello on [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/ai-reading-coach-startup-ello-raises-15-million-to-bolster-child-literacy/).

EdTech Ello raises $15m Series A

Ello PAV Website

EdTech Ello raises $15m USD Series A

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