Capital & equity
We invest in founding teams we believe in and share the entrepreneurial risk as a partner.
Investor & tech partner for startups · Ulm & Lisbon
We invest in startups — and build their technology.
nelo is an equity partner and a technical team in one. We believe in founders, put capital at risk and deliver the product and engineering power that turns an idea into a growing company.
- Capital
- We take a stake
- Technology
- We build with you
- Space
- Coworking in Ulm
What a startup gets from us
Capital & equity
We invest and share the risk
Technology & product
An experienced engineering team from day one
Space & coworking
Creative space at Stadtregal Ulm
Outcome
Faster from idea to growth
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preeco
live · 500+ customers
Equity & capital
Technical co-founder
Product & engineering
Coworking Stadtregal Ulm
AI & automation
MVP to scale
Go-to-market
Network & sparring
Long-term, not exit-driven
Equity & capital
Technical co-founder
Product & engineering
Coworking Stadtregal Ulm
AI & automation
MVP to scale
Go-to-market
Network & sparring
Long-term, not exit-driven
The model
More than money — everything a startup needs
We're not a typical agency billing projects. We take a stake in startups and bring everything they need to grow fast and solidly.
Product & engineering
An experienced full-stack team builds your product — from the first MVP to a scaling platform.
Technical co-founder
We're your tech team for the journey: architecture, development and ownership until you have your own team.
Space & coworking
Creative, focused workspace at Stadtregal Ulm — room to build, in the middle of a vibrant community.
AI & automation
Where it creates real leverage, we integrate modern AI and automation — pragmatically, not for its own sake.
Network & experience
Access to our network, honest sparring and operational support from people who have founded companies themselves.
How we work
From the first idea to shared growth
Collaborative, transparent and on equal footing. We hold equity — so we're in the same boat with you, not on the invoice.
Let's talk-
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Get to know & pitch
We get to know you, your team and your idea. What do you want to build — and where does our involvement create the most leverage?
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Equity & partnership
If it's a fit, we come on board: with capital, a clear setup and the commitment to build alongside you for the long run.
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Build together
Our team develops product and technology with you — fast prototypes, clean code, short paths. Plus space at Stadtregal Ulm.
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Scale
We grow with you: more features, more users, your own team. We support the journey well beyond launch.
Portfolio & holdings
We build what we believe in
nelo is part of an entrepreneurial ecosystem of holding, own ventures and space for startups. This is where we practise what we preach.
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milori GmbH
Investment holding
Our holding and investment company. Through milori we bundle entrepreneurial holdings and invest long-term in technology and software ventures — with capital, know-how and network.
milori.eu
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preeco GmbH
Venture · Compliance software
“Compliance made simple. With AI and teamwork.” preeco is the compliance-management software from Germany — for data protection, information security, whistleblowing and sustainability. A venture we co-built and run technically.
Over 500 companies trust the compliance software.
preeco.deCoworking at Stadtregal Ulm
Space for startups
Great products need a great place. At Stadtregal Ulm we offer creative, focused workspace — for our ventures and for founding teams we work with. Inspiring, connected and right inside a vibrant community. And we're not only at home in Ulm: through our network we're also connected in Lisbon.
coworking-ulm-stadtregal.deCreative
Inspiring environment
Focused
Room to build
Connected
Startup community
Ulm
Stadtregal
You're a startup with a big idea? Let's talk about equity, technology and space.
Pitch your startupTechnology
The technology behind our ventures
A modern, long-lived stack we use to build products that last — combined with the leading AI platforms.
Laravel
Livewire
Vue
TailwindCSS
Alpine.js
PHP 8.4
Claude / Anthropic
OpenAI
RAG & Vektor-DBs
Python
REST & GraphQL
Cloud & EU-Hosting
About us
Small, hands-on and invested ourselves
nelo is based in Ulm and works with an owner's mindset: we don't build for an invoice, but because we share in the success. That changes how we decide — long-term, collaborative and honest.
Short paths, deep technical expertise and a personal contact: your direct point of contact is Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. (FH) Andreas Hartmann.
Invested
In success, not in invoices
Hands-on
We build it ourselves
Long-term
Partner, not vendor
From Ulm
Rooted in Stadtregal
Andreas Hartmann
Founder · Operator & Investor
Founder
A founder who builds and invests alongside you
Behind nelo stands Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. (FH) Andreas Hartmann — an experienced founder, operator and investor. He supports startups not from the outside, but builds at their side: technically grounded, entrepreneurial and always hands-on.
From his own and supported companies he knows what really matters — and combines capital, technology and experience into real growth.
- Equity & venture building
- Product & software development
- Tech leadership & architecture
- AI strategy & use cases
Contact
Building a startup? Let's become partners.
Tell us about your idea. We'll explore how equity, technology and space can move you forward — personally and without obligation.