Top 20 Android Startup Investors in Germany in November 2024
A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Android startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Android companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.Top 20 Android Startup Investors in Germany in November 2024
Investor | Android Germany investments |
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HTGF | High-Tech Gruenderfonds | 4 |
Novator | 2 |
Freigeist Capital | 2 |
Makers Fund | 2 |
Firstminute Capital | 2 |
Riot Games | 1 |
Target Partners | 1 |
Born2Grow | 1 |
TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen | 1 |
Dario Suter | 1 |
Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments | 1 |
LVP | 1 |
Runa Capital | 1 |
eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS | 1 |
Cascara Ventures | 1 |
Michael Oschmann | 1 |
Mosaic Ventures | 1 |
Northzone | 1 |
Frank Thelen | 1 |
Atomico | 1 |
The seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) finances tech start-ups with growth potential and has supported more than 700 start-ups since 2005. With the launch of its fourth fund, HTGF now has about 1.4 billion euros under management. Its team of experienced investment managers and start-up experts support young companies with expertise,entrepreneurial spirit and passion. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech start-ups in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry and related business areas. To date, external investors have injected about 5 billion euros of capital into the HTGF portfolio via more than 2,000 follow-on financing rounds. In addition, HTGF has already successfully sold shares in more than 170 companies. Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries.
Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries.
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- Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Switzerland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Nuuron — Nuuron is a neurotech startup that is developing the Memory-Pacemaker, a non-invasive photonic neurostimulation device that allows Alzheimer's sufferers to store and retrieve memories anew.
- GlassFlow — GlassFlow is a serverless and production-ready setup that empowers everyone in your data team to build and transform event-based pipelines in minutes.
- Cloudsquid — is an an artificial intelligence based revenue orchestration company intended for companies with usage-based pricing models.
Novator is an alternative investment firm founded and led by the international investor and entrepreneur Thor Bjorgolfsson.Novator's investment portfolio is focused around following sectors: Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals, IT and Renewable Energy. In addition, Novator operates a Private Equity Fund and a Credit Opportunities Fund.Novator focuses on developing strong management teams in each of its portfolio companies. While granting them the autonomy to create value, Novator maintains a supervisory role, principally through representation on the Boards of its investee companies. Novator differentiates itself from many other private equity companies in concentrating on complex situations, either by virtue of their structure or their cross-border nature. To create value, Novator undertakes the restructuring or "de-risking" of investment opportunities through re-financing, combining acquired assets with existing businesses, through sale to strategic or financial buyers, or through flotation. Novator's investment portfolio is focused around four main sectors:Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals, IT and Renewable Energy.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Online Games
- Funding Round, Series B, Series C
- United Kingdom, United States, Iceland
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- Nord Security — Nord Security is the leader in the field of online privacy and security. Our security tools have earned praise from respected experts and tech outlets.
- Better.com — Better Mortgage Corporation is a direct lender dedicated to providing a fast, transparent digital mortgage experience backed by superior customer support.
- Steel City Interactive — Steel City Interactive develops gaming.
Freigeist Capital is the investment company of Frank Thelen, Marc Sieberger and Alex Koch. We invest in deep tech startups and excellent founders.
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- Software, Food and Beverage, Transportation
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Bulgaria, Portugal
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- PROSION — PROSION Therapeutics is a drug development company that utilises cutting-edge technology to unlock so far undruggable targets and address highly unmet medical needs.
- BioThrust — Our Bionic Bioreactors are the first ever solution to controllable & scalable cell therapy manufacturing and stem cell-based biomanufacturing.
- EnduroSat — At EnduroSat, we engineer, build and operate exceptional satellites. Our Mission is to make space universally accessible
Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. The team supports founders through an extensive network and deep experience in the industry.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Video Games, Online Games
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Hybe IM — HYBE INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HYBE IM) is broadening the scope of HYBE's entertainment offerings by creating games and publishing them for people all over the world. HYBE IM creates numerous contents and services by combining cutting-edge interactive media technology with music, artists, and entertainment components, resulting in new viewpoints andexperiences.
- Dusk — Rune is an automated friend or squad finder and voice chat for players on mobile games. Users can hang out and share amazing experiences together. The company builds the future of LFG for mobile gamers.
- THINKR — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 120 unicorn founders and a world-class community.
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- Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- TreQ — TreQ is a manufacturing company that builds and operates bespoke quantum computing clusters.
- ClaimSorted — ClaimSorted is a modern claims TPA providing a 5-star claims experience while also reducing operational and indemnity costs through our industry-leading claims team and advanced automation
- Landbase — Landbase combines leading agentic AI with human expertise to intelligently automate your Go-To-Market
Riot Games is the most player-focused game developer and publisher in the world. We published League of Legends in 2009, and have since released Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift.
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- Gaming, Video Games, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Germany, China
Portfolio highlights
- Stoke Games — Stoke Games operates as an independent gaming studio.
- Wicked Saints Studios — We used behavioral technology to create interactive media that is wickedly fun and actively good. Wicked Saints emerged from Niantic’s incubator last fall (CNBC article) with a prototype of the world’s first adventure activism game, World Reborn. At its simplest, World Reborn is an interactive story game with real-life quests facilitated byaugmented reality (AR). It not only defies genres between narrative and AR games but blends the digital and real world. Wicked Saints sees AR as a bridge between fantasy and reality, with untapped potential to offer players immersive experiences that change them and their world for good.
- The Believer Company — Join the journey We are building a world-class team to serve players for years to come. If you believe in games, we believe in you.
Target Partners is a German venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies.
With 300 million Euro under management, Target Partners is one of the leading venture capital investors in Germany.The partners of Target Partners have years of collective experience as successful managers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalinvestors in Europe and the USA. They founded or led companies their selves, developed or sold technology products their selves. They have seen numerous companies through to IPO and beyond. They understand the challenges an entrepreneur faces and that the road to success often isn't simple and straight.Both in Europe and the USA Target Partners has a large network in industry and venture capital. They open doors for you to customers, business partners, experienced managers and financial markets. They support you in business development, in international expansion, in closing OEM or distribution contracts, and in acquisition decisions. In addition, several dozen European and US entrepreneurs and top managers, as well as a number of US venture capitalists, have personally invested in their funds and thus have a particularly strong interest in your company's success.
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Investment focus
- Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- Germany, United States, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- tado° — Tado° is The Heating App for private homes and small businesses. It adjusts to the residents' behavior in real time and also takes current weather forecasts and building characteristics into account. tado° GmbH is a Munich based Tech Startup bringing Internet of Things into the Cleantech Market. It was founded by Christian Deilmann, JohannesSchwarz, Valentin Sawadski and Leopold von Bismarck in 2011. A team of qualified young professionals has been working on the development of tado° for approximately two years in Munich.
- NavVis — NavVis next-generation technology for the built environment enables accurate mobile mapping of indoor spaces and enterprise-ready digital twin solutions.
- Dedrone — Dedrone is the global leader in anti-drone / counter-drone solutions with the most customers in more countries
Born2Grow is a german venture fund focusing on early stage investments. They invest up to 500k€ in innovative business models. They are based in Heilbronn in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Born2Grow focus on investments lies within the MedTech, BioTech, FinTech area as well as some other online industries
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Medical
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, Finland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Semorai — Semorai - Engineering AI
- Doinstruct — Doinstruct offers mobile training solution for frontline workers.
- traplinked — Digitale Fallensysteme - Endlich wissen, was los ist! Mit den traplinked Sensormodulen JERRY und TOM erhalten Sie in Echtzeit ein digitales Abbild Ihrer Kontrollpunkte.
TGFS - Technologiegruenderfonds Sachsen is an early stage VC fund targeting high tech startups with strong growth potential. The fund invests into ventures located in Saxony/Germany, Europe's leading semiconductor cluster. The team has invested into more than 120 companies so far, including more than 40 investments from the currentfund.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- In.hub — in.hub is a specialist in condition monitoring of machines, processes, and products, offering digitalisation options in the industrial environment. It connects legacy and modern systems, creates condition monitoring systems, and generates information for optimal planning and control.
- Peeriot — Peeriot is a B2B software high-tech startup with a breakthrough in IoT. Peeriot offers a low-code software suite that simplifies IoT data sharing by tenfold.
- Zenesis — Zenesis intends to change the way engineering planning processes are carried out.
Dario Suter
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Investment focus
- Software, CRM, Online Portals
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany, Liechtenstein
Portfolio highlights
- Flimmer — Auf dvd-palace.de findet jeder Film-Fan das Richtige. Wir haben eine riesen Auswahl an DVDs. Mit Preisvergleich.
- Neufund — We create blockchain-based solutions and services, which include fundraising and investing platform, Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) Manager, Light wallet, post-investment instruments, and others.
- ROY Kombucha — ROY is a Berlin-based Kombucha brewery that handcrafts high-quality, organic Kombucha in cans. It is a naturally refreshing and energizing drink made with highest-quality teas.
Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments and its portfolio is managed by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, the investment management group of Deutsche Telekom: www.telekom-capital.com
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Information Technology
- Series B, Funding Round, Series A
- Germany, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- NS1 — NS1 makes it easy to use next-generation DNS for advanced traffic routing, automation & application resiliency. Optimize your websites, apps & infrastructure.
- Everphone — Everphone is the clever way to equip your workforce with smartphones and tablets. It's flexible, safe and cost efficient. everphone reduces your costs while making employees happier and more productive.
- Helium — Helium is an Internet-of-Things developer platform for building the network and transferring IoT device data. The platform building the peer-to-peer wireless network to simplify connecting anything to the internet by rewarding anyone to become a network operator. It provides wireless coverage for low power Internet of Things (IoT) devices and earnsa new cryptocurrency, Helium, from your living room.Helium tokens by verifying network transactions, adding new blocks to the blockchain, and performing other tasks. The Proof-of-Coverage is a unique work algorithm that uses radio waves to validate Hotspots are providing legitimate wireless coverage.
LVP is a venture capital seed fund with a difference - they're operating experts in the games sector, and they only ever invest in the games ecosystem. That means they bring real experience and deep understanding. They speak the same language, share the same references, understand the same challenges - and they believe in the same vision.They know instinctively where the opportunities lie; where there are strengths to be harnessed and exposures to be covered. In fine-grain, no-hiding, straight-talking detail. They know when to bide time, when to iterate and when to go wide. And how.They invest in people. That means founders with the potential to build the best in the world; teams with terrific, creative games development skills, or fantastic ideas for revolutionary games technology or services… and a vision that sets them apart.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Video Games, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Bitpart AI — BITPART.AI - The AI NPC engine built by game developers for game developers. Populate virtual worlds with characters that mimic real behavior.
- Look North World — Publisher and Developer of interactive entertainment for Creator platforms like Fortnite (UEFN) and Curseforge. Enclave: Survival Skyward available now in ARK: Survival Ascended.
- Steel City Interactive — Steel City Interactive develops gaming.
Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm built by serial entrepreneurs that invests in early-stage software startups around the world...
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Financial Services
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, Germany, France
Portfolio highlights
- Sismo.io — Sismo enables users to aggregate their identity and selectively disclose personal data to apps with Sismo Connect - the crypto-native SSO using ZKPs.
- Keep — The open-source alerts management and automation platform. Imagine you had GitHub Actions for any part of your observability stack.
- SeeChange Technologies — Enhance your retail operations with Computer Vision AI, optimising inventory, improving customer insights, and elevating in-store experiences.
eCAPITAL is a venture capital investor that provides early to growth stage funding to technology and deep tech companies.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- Germany, United States, Italy
Portfolio highlights
- Exein — Exein provides the most advanced IoT security solution to protect your devices and containers. Protect your IoT devices in real time and at scale.
- BeeOLED — BeeOLED’s technology enables OLED displays with significantly improved efficiency, brightness and operational stability at lower overall costs due to a less complex device structure.
- Dryad Networks — Overview of Dryad, providing ultra-early fire detection as well as forest growth and health monitoring.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Germany, Finland, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Surgify — Surgify are currently preparing the commercialization of a novel technology for bone surgery at Aalto University with financial support from Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation). To enable continuous communication with clinicians, they have been working in close cooperation with Neurosurgical Department of Helsinki University CentralHospital, part of HUS (The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa).
- ATRO Medical — ATRO Medical is a spin-out from DSM and Radboudumc and builds on the knowledge developed in the Public-Private Collaboration BioMedical Materials that started in 2010 with a consortium of universities, private companies, and financial support from the Dutch government. The collaboration between the clinical, biomechanical, and polymer expertise hascreated the base for the Trammpolin design and the development towards a prototype.
- microDimensions — microDimensions provides digital pathology software and services: image analysis, 3D histology reconstruction, protein multiplexing, stereology, image registration.
Michael Oschmann - CEO @ Müller Medien
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Investment focus
- CRM, Advertising, Professional Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Excelsea — The online marketing SaaS solution for agencies, publishers and multi-channel organisations.
- Phonedeck — Phonedeck integrates mobile and video calling inside Salesforce. It is the first CTI solution for smartphones that makes it possible to remote control and track calls under the ‘real’ mobile number using regular carrier minutes. Phonedeck helps enterprises to manage and optimize business processes. The results are a large costs saving due tomobilizing sales teams and increasing the productivity.Phonedeck is Alcatel-Lucent and ISV Salesforce partner. In 2012 Phonedeck’s founder Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Fitzek was awarded with the Vodafone Innovation Prize. Alcatel-Lucent awarded Phonedeck during its Munich Hackathon in June 2014 as Innovative Leader in IMS. In January 2015 Phonedeck has won Disruptive Innovator 2015 award at Enterprise Mobility Management Forum.Phonedeck´s supporters are business angels, the IBB bank of Berlin and the venture capital fund Atlantic Internet.
- Salonmeister — Salonmeister is revolutionizing the last bastion of telephone reservation: beauty-salons and barber shops. With the vision to become the internet’s first address for beauty-bookings Salonmeister was founded in 2012. Today, it is not only that booking platform the founders once dreamed of, but Salonmeister became an expert in regards to schedulingand customer management for local beauty service providers. The Salonmeister calendar is a full fledge customer management tool tailored to the needs of the beauty industry delivering real value to merchants and their customers alike: up-to-date service and less stress for the merchant.
We back founders who are reimagining the world. We invest $1-10m early, in those building daring adventures in Europe.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Parloa — Amplify your customer service experience with a team of personal AI agents. Leverage the full power of generative AI for contact center automation.
- Podcastle — Podcastle is the simplest way to create professional-quality podcasts. Record, edit, transcribe, and export your content with the power of AI, in an intuitive web-based platform.
- forward earth — Next-Gen carbon management for a sustainable future. AI-driven, automated, compliant, fast, and secure. Be prepared for requirements of CSRD, SFRD, EU-Taxonomy, and kick-start your carbon reduction and abatement program. White-label options for partners.
Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital fund that seeks to invest in the healthcare, semiconductors, software, hardware, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and gaming industries.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Sweden, United Kingdom
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- TrueLayer — We power faster and safer online payments with our open banking payments network. Onboard users, accept payments & make payouts in seconds. Learn more today.
- AirForestry — AirForestry thins forests in a completely new way, namely from the air. #Re-inventing Forestry
- Yonder — A modern lifestyle credit card packed with rewards, no foreign exchange fees, and loads more. Apply without needing a UK credit score.
Frank Thelen is the Founder & CEO of 10xDNA Capital Partners. He previously worked at mytaxi - The Taxi App as an Investor. Frank Thelen attended Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
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Investment focus
- Software, Transportation, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- RobCo — Easily automate the repetitive tasks in your production facility with modular industrial robots from RobCo.
- Build.One — Build.One is an end-to-end application development platform that allows to build mission-critical and legacy-free business applications without any limits, using a combination of No-Code, Low-Code and Pro-Code.
- Lilium — Lilium is developing sustainable, high-speed air mobility through its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, vertiports and digital service.
Atomico invests in innovative technology companies around the world.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
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- R.grid — Research Grid is the automation engine for admin-free clinical trials. Research Grid has developed two industry-leading products that leverage its AI-powered automation engine.
- Raycast — A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher.
- Dexory — Discover the only warehouse intelligence platform that helps logistics providers to maximise visibility of daily inventory operations using autonomous robots.
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