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Sebastian Böhmer

Sebastian Böhmer

Founding Partner at First Momentum Ventures | Deep‑tech VC

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Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Joined October 2025
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Deep‑tech investor and operator: Sebastian co‑founded First Momentum in 2018 and positions the firm as an early 'first money' investor in technology‑driven B2B and deep‑tech startups (robotics, energy, industrial SaaS and vertical marketplaces). He leads fundraising and investment strategy and is publicly active on the firm's fund launches. firstmomentum+1
Energy founder and systems thinker: beyond VC, Sebastian has founded Arteus Energy to pursue utility‑scale, multi‑technology clean energy solutions — reflecting a continued focus on energy as a high‑impact domain parallel to his investment work. firstmomentum+1
Builder of student entrepreneurship ecosystems: while a student at KIT he co‑founded and led PionierGarage (student incubator), helping create a pipeline of student startups and practical founder support at the university level. vc-magazin+1
Bridges between startups and policy: Sebastian serves on the Young Digital Economy Advisory Board to BMWK, engaging in public‑policy conversations about digital transformation, startup incentives and regulation — demonstrating active engagement at the interface of entrepreneurship and public policy. bundeswirtschaftsministerium
Technical & quantitative background: trained as an industrial engineer and mathematician (B.Sc. and M.Sc. work at KIT in Industrial Engineering / Technomathematics), which underpins his thesis that investing in applied science and deep tech requires operator and technical intuition. firstmomentum+1

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Sebastian Böhmer @VC Lunch (First Momentum Insights / author page)

First Momentum blog/insight piece in which Sebastian discusses fundraising, first deals and investing in deep‑tech startups — an accessible summary of his approach and background.

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LSLena Späthsaid
SBSebastian Boehmer
is one of the most active and insightful deep tech investors they know for early-stage industrial or manufacturing startups.

Nov 20, 2025

JJJérôme Jaggisaid they would consider
SBSebastian Boehmer
among their top picks for pre-seed or seed investment in EU-based industrial tech companies.

Nov 18, 2025

LSLena Späthsaid that if they were building a B2B company,
SBSebastian Boehmer
would be among their first choices as an investor or advisor.

Nov 12, 2025

LSLena Späthsaid they've seen
SBSebastian Boehmer
make investments in venture capital funds that really impressed them.

Oct 28, 2025

AFAndreas Fischersaid they've seen
SBSebastian Boehmer
make investments in venture capital funds that really impressed them.

Oct 24, 2025

JJJérôme Jaggisaid
SBSebastian Boehmer
is a highly regarded family office or private investor in the venture capital community.

Oct 24, 2025