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title: "Holy Technologies, SURFACtoBioTech and Universal Carbon are first startups admitted to iF Momentum in Hamburg; 100,000 euros convertible loan"
sdDatePublished: "2026-08-28T04:09:00Z"
source: "https://startupcity.hamburg/news-events/news/holy-technologies-surfactobiotech-and-universal-carbon-are-the-first-startups-at-if-momentum"
topics:
  - name: "research and development"
    identifier: "medtop:20000208"
  - name: "environmental pollution"
    identifier: "medtop:20000424"
locations:
  - "Hamburg"
---


Holy Technologies, SURFACtoBioTech and Universal Carbon are first startups admitted to iF Momentum in Hamburg; 100,000 euros convertible loan

Holy Technologies, SURFACtoBioTech and Universal Carbon are the first startups at iF Momentum
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Universal Carbon Universal Carbon , a spin-off from Airbus founded by Antje Bulmann (Commercial Lead), Viktor Fetter (Technology Lead) and Leon Dario Ketscher (Engineering & Operations Lead), is developing large-scale CO2 capture plants; several units built during the team's time at Airbus are already in operation. Admission decisions were made by iF Momentum's Investment Committee, which includes Gitta Neufang, Dirk Freise and Isaac Shariv, alongside Arik Willner, Founder & CEO of Impossible Founders.

Holy Technologies, SURFACtoBioTech and Universal Carbon are the first startups at iF Momentum

The Hamburg Startup Factory Impossible Founders has now announced the first three startups to be accepted into its iF Momentum accelerator programme: Holy Technologies, SURFACtoBioTech and Universal Carbon.

iF Momentum is a selective accelerator programme for incorporated deeptech startups with a working technology base that are ready to move from lab validation toward real-world deployment and investor readiness. Rather than a fixed curriculum, each team receives individualised support on integration readiness, pilot design and investor preparation over six months, together with a 100,000 euros funding contribution structured as a convertible loan and access to Impossible Founders' network of labs, experts and infrastructure through non-dilutive venture credits.

These are the first three teams from iF Momentum

Holy Technologies , one of Hamburg's established Deep Tech manufacturers founded by Bosse Rothe Frossard (CEO) and Moritz Jonathan Reiners (CTO), produces carbon-fiber composite parts at its own facility in Hamburg-Altona. Fully recyclable and built for high-performance use, its parts were first piloted with Formula 1 and are now supplied to customers including Hilti, Hyundai and several manufacturers of medical insoles and splints.

Surfactobiotech , founded at the Max Planck Institute by Dr Jacqueline De Lora, Dr Martin Schröter and Benedikt Eikmanns, has patented a device that generates microdroplets small enough to enclose a single human cell or molecule, allowing scientific experiments to reach up to 100,000 times greater statistical significance while running faster and at lower cost.

Universal Carbon , a spin-off from Airbus founded by Antje Bulmann (Commercial Lead), Viktor Fetter (Technology Lead) and Leon Dario Ketscher (Engineering & Operations Lead), is developing large-scale CO2 capture plants; several units built during the team's time at Airbus are already in operation.

Admission decisions were made by iF Momentum's Investment Committee, which includes Gitta Neufang, Dirk Freise and Isaac Shariv, alongside Arik Willner, Founder & CEO of Impossible Founders.

Arik Willner, CEO of Impossible Founders