13.05.2026
Luther advises Omegga on €10 million seed funding round
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH has provided legal advice to Omegga GmbH and its founders on the successful completion of a €10 million seed funding round. The co-lead investors are London-based deep-tech investor IQ Capital and Cologne-based venture capital investor Capnamic; the European Commission’s EIC Fund is also participating.
A multi-office Luther team led by Michael Ströbel and Dr Moritz Mentzel provided Omegga with comprehensive corporate law and transaction support. In addition to the legal structuring of the investment and the bespoke drafting of the contractual documentation between the parties, Luther was able to offer decisive added value, particularly through project management and negotiation across all phases.
“In Omegga, we have supported a start-up that combines technological excellence with genuine social value. The backing of renowned deep-tech investors such as IQ Capital and Capnamic confirms the potential of this platform approach,” says Michael Ströbel of Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
The transaction fits seamlessly into Luther’s ongoing advisory work on growth and venture capital financing in the technology and innovation sector.
About Omegga
Founded in Munich in 2020, Omegga GmbH is developing a non-invasive, purely optical technology platform for the early sex determination of chicken embryos in hatching eggs. The “Omegga One” system combines AI and spectroscopy and, according to the company, is the earliest commercially available solution of its kind on the market. The technology is already being used by industry partners in ongoing production operations. It addresses the killing of male day-old chicks, which has been prohibited by law in Germany since 2022; corresponding regulations are also being discussed at EU level. Beyond the poultry industry, the platform approach opens up fields of application in agriculture, food production and industrial quality control. Previously, Omegga had received pre-seed funding in 2023 and a grant of €2.4 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) in 2024. The funds from the current round are to be used for commercial scaling, targeted team expansion and the further development of the platform technology.
Advising lawyers for Luther
Corporate/M&A, Start-ups & Venture Capital: Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (Partner, lead, Stuttgart), Dr Moritz Mentzel (Counsel, Berlin), Marco Dauner (Associate, Stuttgart)