PROTOTYPE is a Europe-focused venture fund led by former product and engineering leader Andreas Klinger that backs early-stage founders—even before their idea is a finished company—working on robotics, automation, manufacturing, and physical AI, investing across the full supply chain from motors and sensors to power electronics because it sees that stack as key to keeping these industries based in Europe. The fund stands out for publicly sharing its performance updates and reporting strong early results, with its funds ranking in the top 1–5% of their peer groups.