{"id":18290,"date":"2026-07-13T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/?p=18290"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:23:10","slug":"newsletter-q2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/newsletter-en\/newsletter-q2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Q2\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Turning Momentum into Scale<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At bm|t, we con\u00adtinue to believe that resilience is not a pas\u00adsive qual\u00adity, but an active dis\u00adci\u00adpline. In a mar\u00adket envi\u00adron\u00adment that still demands focus, real\u00adism and cap\u00adi\u00adtal effi\u00adciency, the sec\u00adond quar\u00adter of 2026 showed once again that strong teams with clear mis\u00adsions can con\u00adtinue to build, attract sup\u00adport and cre\u00adate momentum.<\/p>\n

Build\u00ading on ear\u00adlier reflec\u00adtions around bold\u00adness and dri\u00adving change, this quar\u00adter high\u00adlighted another impor\u00adtant dimen\u00adsion of entre\u00adpre\u00adneur\u00adial progress: the abil\u00adity to trans\u00adlate momen\u00adtum into scale. For inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies, this requires not only tech\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal excel\u00adlence, but also tim\u00ading, trusted part\u00adner\u00adships and the will\u00ading\u00adness to keep mov\u00ading for\u00adward in dynamic mar\u00adket conditions.<\/p>\n

Across Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen and beyond, bm|t remains com\u00admit\u00adted to sup\u00adport\u00ading founders and man\u00adage\u00adment teams who com\u00adbine ambi\u00adtion with dis\u00adci\u00adplined exe\u00adcu\u00adtion. That com\u00admit\u00adment con\u00adtin\u00adues to be reflected in the devel\u00adop\u00adment of the port\u00adfo\u00adlio, the breadth of the financ\u00ading plat\u00adform and the grow\u00ading vis\u00adi\u00adbil\u00adity of the regional inno\u00adva\u00adtion ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Your bm|t Team<\/em><\/p>\n

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Portfolio Developments<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The sec\u00adond quar\u00adter brought encour\u00adag\u00ading sig\u00adnals from the bm|t port\u00adfo\u00adlio. Pos\u00adi\u00adtive financ\u00ading activ\u00adity, strate\u00adgic ecosys\u00adtem vis\u00adi\u00adbil\u00adity and con\u00adtin\u00adued oper\u00ada\u00adtional progress across investee part\u00adners all rein\u00adforced the qual\u00adity and resilience that remain cen\u00adtral to sus\u00adtain\u00adable com\u00adpany building.<\/p>\n

A par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlarly encour\u00adag\u00ading devel\u00adop\u00adment came from Smart\u00adDye\u00adLiv\u00adery<\/a>, which secured financ\u00ading in the mil\u00adlions to sup\u00adport its next phase of growth. The com\u00adpany is advanc\u00ading a plat\u00adform around phar\u00adma\u00adceu\u00adti\u00adcal active ingre\u00addi\u00adents and its fur\u00adther devel\u00adop\u00adment is being sup\u00adported by fresh cap\u00adi\u00adtal and an expanded share\u00adholder base, under\u00adlin\u00ading con\u00adfi\u00addence in the company\u2019s tech\u00adnol\u00adogy and mar\u00adket potential.<\/p>\n

Another pos\u00adi\u00adtive sig\u00adnal came from neu\u00adro\u00adcare<\/a>, one of bm|t\u2019s investee part\u00adners in the neu\u00adrother\u00adapy and men\u00adtal health space. neurocare\u2019s posi\u00adtion\u00ading around per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adized dig\u00adi\u00adtal ther\u00ada\u00adpies and non-inva\u00adsive neu\u00adrotech\u00adnol\u00adogy con\u00adtin\u00adues to reflect the type of scal\u00adable, high-impact health\u00adcare inno\u00adva\u00adtion that remains highly rel\u00ade\u00advant within the broader life sci\u00adences and dig\u00adi\u00adtal health landscape.<\/p>\n

As ref\u00ader\u00adenced for this quar\u00adter, neu\u00adro\u00adcare also received EUR 2 mil\u00adlion in financ\u00ading. This pro\u00advides a fur\u00adther pos\u00adi\u00adtive marker for the company\u2019s devel\u00adop\u00adment and sup\u00adports the view that dif\u00adfer\u00aden\u00adti\u00adated men\u00adtal health and neu\u00adrotech\u00adnol\u00adogy plat\u00adforms con\u00adtinue to attract back\u00ading when sup\u00adported by a clear propo\u00adsi\u00adtion and strong execution.<\/p>\n

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Innovation Ecosystem<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A fur\u00adther high\u00adlight of the quar\u00adter was the Investor Days Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen<\/a> on 11 June 2026. The event was posi\u00adtioned as a plat\u00adform to dis\u00adcover inno\u00adva\u00adtions, cre\u00adate col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtions and gen\u00ader\u00adate deal flow, bring\u00ading together star\u00adtups, investors and inno\u00adva\u00adtion stake\u00adhold\u00aders in Th\u00fcringen.<\/p>\n

For bm|t, for\u00admats like Investor Days Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen mat\u00adter because they do more than show\u00adcase indi\u00advid\u00adual com\u00adpa\u00adnies. They strengthen con\u00adnec\u00adtiv\u00adity across the regional ecosys\u00adtem, cre\u00adate direct access to founders and tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies, and help trans\u00adlate local inno\u00adva\u00adtion strength into broader financ\u00ading, coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion and mar\u00adket opportunities.<\/p>\n

The con\u00adtin\u00adued rel\u00ade\u00advance of such plat\u00adforms is closely aligned with bm|t\u2019s man\u00addate. Sus\u00adtain\u00adable inno\u00adva\u00adtion ecosys\u00adtems are built not only through cap\u00adi\u00adtal, but through repeated inter\u00adac\u00adtion between entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs, investors, insti\u00adtu\u00adtions and indus\u00adtrial part\u00adners. This is exactly where high-qual\u00adity regional events can cre\u00adate dis\u00adpro\u00adpor\u00adtion\u00adate value over time.<\/p>\n

Foto: Jacob Schr\u00f6ter \/ STIFT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Strong Platform, Clear Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With a broad invest\u00adment plat\u00adform span\u00adning mul\u00adti\u00adple funds and financ\u00ading for\u00admats, bm|t is posi\u00adtioned to sup\u00adport inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive and growth-ori\u00adented com\u00adpa\u00adnies through\u00adout dif\u00adfer\u00adent stages of devel\u00adop\u00adment. This ranges from early-stage tech\u00adnol\u00adogy ven\u00adtures to later-stage and estab\u00adlished busi\u00adnesses pur\u00adsu\u00ading growth, trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion or suc\u00adces\u00adsion solutions.<\/p>\n

In par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, bm|t was pre\u00advi\u00adously not as well-posi\u00adtioned to pro\u00advide growth financ\u00ading to larger, already estab\u00adlished Thuringian small and medium-sized enter\u00adprises. This changed with the launch of the Mit\u00adtel\u00adstands-Fonds Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen II (MFT II)<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n

This mat\u00adters strate\u00adgi\u00adcally because Th\u00fcringen\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adtion strength does not end with start-ups. By com\u00adbin\u00ading early-stage, growth-stage and later-stage capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties, includ\u00ading MFT II, bm|t can remain a reli\u00adable equity part\u00adner not only for young tech\u00adnol\u00adogy com\u00adpa\u00adnies and scale-ups, but also for estab\u00adlished medium-sized busi\u00adnesses and the region\u2019s hid\u00adden champions.<\/p>\n

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Outlook<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Look\u00ading ahead to the sec\u00adond half of 2026, the mar\u00adket envi\u00adron\u00adment is likely to remain selec\u00adtive, but con\u00adstruc\u00adtive for com\u00adpa\u00adnies with strong posi\u00adtion\u00ading, cred\u00adi\u00adble mile\u00adstones and dis\u00adci\u00adplined growth paths. In that con\u00adtext, Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen-linked inno\u00adva\u00adtors across deep tech, health\u00adcare, indus\u00adtrial tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies and other high-value niches con\u00adtinue to hold attrac\u00adtive oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for investors and strate\u00adgic partners.<\/p>\n

Together with trusted co-investors and ecosys\u00adtem part\u00adners, bm|t will con\u00adtinue to sup\u00adport port\u00adfo\u00adlio com\u00adpa\u00adnies through new invest\u00adments, fol\u00adlow-on financ\u00ading and strate\u00adgic guid\u00adance. The com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of entre\u00adpre\u00adneur\u00adial resilience, ecosys\u00adtem con\u00adnec\u00adtiv\u00adity and a broad fund fam\u00adily [SB1] will remain an impor\u00adtant foun\u00adda\u00adtion for strength\u00aden\u00ading Th\u00fcringen\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adtion econ\u00adomy in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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