Post by UVC Partners

The “Mittelstand” runs on trust, long cycles, and tight margins. AI deployment here looks very different from a Series B SaaS company - and that's exactly what makes it interesting. Next week, we're hosting a small Founder Dinner in Munich to dig into exactly this. Tacto raised €50M led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures by building AI that actually sticks in industrial procurement. OpenAI now counts 9 million paying business users and enterprise is already 40% of their revenue. These are not people guessing at what works. They've seen what separates pilots from production, and hype from retention. We're bringing them to one table, alongside a curated group of early-stage founders from the Munich ecosystem, for an honest conversation about what's actually working, where the real friction is, and what it takes to build AI that wins in industrial and mid-market businesses. We're down to 1–2 spots. The application is still open, but if this is relevant to you, now is the time. 👉 Apply here: https://luma.com/gdyve02s #AI #Mittelstand #Munich UVC Partners Tacto OpenAI Amanda Birkenholz Robert Richarz Eva Spannagl Johannes Groll