Insider Brief
- Omnes Capital has raised €112 million for the first close of its second deeptech fund, Omnes Real Tech 2, aimed at scaling early-growth European tech companies.
- The fund will target foundational sectors such as defense, AI, quantum, and new space, and is the first in Europe to benefit from the EU’s Defense mandate.
- Backed by a 20-year network and a strategy focused on Germany and Italy, Omnes plans to support portfolio companies through multiple growth phases, including follow-on investments.
- Image: Fabien Collangettes, Renaud Poulard, Michel de Lempdes and François-Xavier Dedde (Provided)
PRESS RELEASE — Omnes Capital, a leading investor in private equity and infrastructure, today announced that it has raised € 112 million for the first close of the second fund in its deeptech series, Omnes Real Tech 2.
This new fund builds on the success of Omnes’ previous deeptech fund, which actively contributed to help a new generation of European tech leaders emerge. In just a few years, The Exploration Company achieved an unprecedented level of orders, both from space agencies and private clients. Quandela is already marketing its quantum computer in North America, and Quantum Systems, based in Germany, has become the first profitable European unicorn in the defense industry.
This experience, gained in detecting new trends and opportunities, industrializing innovations, driving profitable growth and supporting international expansion, will directly benefit the second fund.
Omnes Real Tech 2 is designed to support European deeptech companies throughout their early growth phase – a key stage in their evolution toward scalable industrial and business models. The fund will focus on investing in foundational sectors, such as defense and security, artificial intelligence, new space, quantum technology, electronic components and advanced materials. It is the first fund in Europe to benefit from the Defense mandate of the European Union.
The deeptech market is experiencing very strong growth, with over € 27 billion raised by deeptech startups in Europe last year, for a growth rate of 18%. In this context, the Omnes team will continue to implement its strategy built on diversified sector and geographic exposure, with a particular focus on Germany and Italy. The strategy is designed to also provide continued support across several phases of a company’s development, including follow-on investments.The team benefits from a European network of deeptech entrepreneurs and sector experts, built over 20 years, which enables the fund to select and partner with the most promising projects on the market.
“With world-leading scientific research, a new generation of talented and ambitious entrepreneurs, and funding mechanisms backed by all European countries, Europe is well equipped to address today’s challenges in key sectors such as defense, industry, health and energy”, declares Michel de Lempdes, Managing Partner at Omnes Capital.
Hélène Huby, founder of The Exploration Company, states:
“The Omnes team exemplifies speed of execution, reliability, and long-term commitment. They also have played a key role in building a European deeptech ecosystem, and fostering the emergence of future global leaders.”
Marc Wietfeld, CEO of ARX Robotics explains:
“In such a demanding industry as defense, it is essential to be able to count on investors who understand our industrial and technological challenges. The support of Omnes, through its Omnes Real Tech 2 fund, is enabling us to accelerate our industrial scale-up and consolidate our position as a European leader in unmanned ground vehicles”.
The fund, which is still actively being raised, will reach final close in 2026.
