PLANO, TX, July 16, 2026 – Siemens Cre8Ventures and Cloudberry VC have launched a collaboration to help European startups and university spin-outs move from early-stage research to industrial deployment. Siemens Cre8Ventures brings industrial validation and customer access, while Cloudberry VC contributes venture capital expertise in semiconductors, photonics and advanced materials.
The collaboration gives startups access to Siemens‘ collaborative venturing model, which spans three stages: proof-of-technology, proof-of-concept and proof-of-value. Through this process, startups gain visibility into industrial validation pathways.
The focus spans emerging innovation across semiconductors, photonics, robotics, AI hardware, sensing and autonomous systems. For Siemens’ customers, the collaboration provides access to these technologies along with validation pathways and engagement with deep-tech startups.
The collaboration is non-exclusive and involves no equity investment or ownership structure between the two organizations. It centers on industrial validation and improving startup access to customers and markets.
“By collaborating more closely across the deep-tech ecosystem, we help bring innovation closer to industrial reality,” said Geoff Lee, vice president Europe, Middle East & Africa, Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “This collaboration connects emerging companies with Digital Twin validation, engineering environments and potential customers, helping to accelerate their path to value.”
“Our specialization in semiconductors, photonics and advanced materials lets us go deeper with founders and connect them directly to industry,” said René Kromhof, founding partner, Cloudberry VC. “This collaboration with Siemens Cre8Ventures helps accelerate and de-risk their path to scale.”
Source: Siemens
About Siemens Digital Industries Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software, a business unit of Siemens AG, provides industrial software, hardware and related services through the Siemens Xcelerator platform. The company’s portfolio includes product lifecycle management, electronic design automation, simulation and digital twin tools, manufacturing operations management and low-code application development. These products support design, engineering and production workflows across sectors such as aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics and semiconductors, machinery, medical devices and process manufacturing. Siemens Digital Industries Software traces its origins to 1963 as United Computing, later becoming Siemens PLM Software in 2007 before adopting its current name. It supplies technologies that help organizations manage product, process data, and improve development and manufacturing efficiency across a range of industrial applications.
About Cloudberry VC
Cloudberry VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2025 and based in Helsinki, Finland, with a London location. The firm manages a €30 million fund focused on early-stage semiconductor companies. It invests in pre-seed and seed startups working in semiconductors, photonics and advanced materials. Cloudberry’s ticket sizes range from €400,000 to €1 million. It serves founders and startup teams developing hardware for compute, connectivity, sensing and power applications. The firm mainly invests in Europe and works with university spinouts and industrial technology startups seeking venture funding. Cloudberry provides capital, sector experience and investor connections to portfolio companies.