Top 15 Cannabis Startup Investors in Germany in January 2025
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Cannabis startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Cannabis companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Cannabis Startup Investors in Germany in January 2025
Investor | Cannabis Germany investments |
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TQ Ventures | 2 |
HV Capital | 2 |
Torus Capital | 2 |
Mario Götze | 1 |
Navy Capital | 1 |
Casa Verde Capital | 1 |
Cherry Ventures | 1 |
SevenVentures | 1 |
b2venture | 1 |
Bitburger Ventures | 1 |
Dennis Aogo | 1 |
Think.Health | 1 |
redalpine | 1 |
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf | 1 |
Alyssa Milano | 1 |
Led by Schuster Tanger, Andrew Marks, and Scooter Braun, TQ Ventures is a leading venture capital firm based in New York City and Los Angeles.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Lawhive — LawHive provides local UK solicitors for half the cost of a law firm. Connect with licensed solicitors online. Use any computer or smartphone.
- Verax AI — Seeks to be the leading provider of enterprise-grade trust solutions for Generative AI, enabling companies worldwide to build or adopt any Generative AI agent with confidence
- Lumina — Lumina is the world's first delightful ERP, empowering small businesses scale and thrive.
We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
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- KoRo — KoRo is a fast-growing FoodTech startup - one of the leading brands for healthy, long-lasting and sustainable food.
- Tourlane — Tourlane is a booking platform for multi-day tours, offering amazing experiences to over 30 countries worldwide. It creates adventures and authentic travel experiences to fabulous destinations in the world.The company combines the first-hand experience of a travel agency with the simplicity of an online product. Its apps bring travel consultancyto a state-of-the-art level of tech and design and thereby will shape the future of individual and adventure trips. Its product matches travelers with pre-selected travel specialists, making the booking of individual and adventure trips comparable, fast, and easy.
- Upvest — Upvest empowers financial institutions to offer investment products in their app with a modular, scalable, and accessible API. Upvest brings together everything that’s required to offer a broad range of investment products on the website and app. They are connected to the world’s leading asset providers and exchanges to provide the bestinvestments, at the best prices and execution speed.
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Computer, Software
- Seed, Series A
- Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg
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- Ziggu — Ziggu is the gold standard for streamlining your homebuyer journey in residential projects. Discover how property developers and homebuilders deliver homes 10x more efficiently.
- Magnax — Magnax develops yokeless axial flux electric motors for eMobility and Aerospace
- Thankyoujane / Cantura — Started in 2017, we are one of the first German CBD companies and one of the leading CBD and Cannabis players in Europe. In 2019 we launched Cantura Organics, the leading CBD brand for organic and sustainable CBD products. At Thankyoujane we believe that CBD and cannabis should be freed from its stigma and should be placed back at the center of oursociety, so that everyone can benefit from the healing power that the hemp plants provides us with. Since our customers share that vision, we grow our company significantly and are always open for further partners that want to join our journey.
Mario Götze is a professional footballer.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
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- Mietz — The first fully automized all-in-one renting platform for tenants and landlords.
- Plato — Plato operates as a sales intelligence platform for wholesale.
- AllFocal Optics — AllFocal Optics revolutionizes display technology through groundbreaking nanophotonic solutions.
As both the domestic and international markets continue to evolve and mature, Casa Verde maintains a view that cannabis will be among the most compelling investment themes of our generation.
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Investment focus
- Cannabis, Health Care, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Germany, Canada
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- Frontier Risk — Frontier Risk is the first tech-enabled insurance brokerage for the cannabis sector, led by former executives from leading cannabis companies.
- Prelude — Purpose-built to help cannabis dispensaries improve sales, profitability and cash flow by optimizing purchasing and inventory management
- Frontier Risk — Frontier Risk is the first tech-enabled insurance brokerage for the cannabis sector, led by former executives from leading cannabis companies.
Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of theirbusinesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 50 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London, Paris, and Stockholm.
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- Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
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- Planet A Foods — The chocolate revolution is here. 100% cocoa-free and unbelievably delicious. We call it QOA. You need to try it!
- Courtyard — Turn your trading cards, sneakers, watches, and more into tradable Connected Collectibles and earn a percentage of all future sales.
- OASYS NOW — The new Standard for Securely Storing and Exchanging Genomic Data. Unlock global data silos and monetize your data pool through OASYS NOW secure enclaves.
SevenVentures is the TV media investor worldwide. As the investment arm of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, they are the ideal partner for B2C growth companies, especially in the consumer goods, retail and service sectors that have the potential to achieve sustainable success through the use of TV advertising. Zalando is a great case to illustrate howcompanies can benefit from their media power and become market leaders within a short period of time. The combination of media power, capital and their operational know-how make SevenVentures the premier partner for international growth.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
- Funding Round, Seed, Series B
- Germany, Switzerland, Austria
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- KoRo — KoRo is a fast-growing FoodTech startup - one of the leading brands for healthy, long-lasting and sustainable food.
- Matsmart — Matsmart sells surplus food online. A major part of the food would otherwise be thrown away due to packaging changes, short or expired expiry dates or other reasons. During 2017, Matsmart saved 2022 tonnes of food from going to waste. The company has seen explosive growth, reaching recurring revenues of SEK 200 million. Matsmart was founded by KarlAndersson, Erik Södergren and Ulf Skagerström, and launched in Sweden in 2014. Since then, the company has also expanded to Norway and Finland. Long live the food!
- Formo — We're Formo, the future of dairy. Using micro fermentation, we create animal-free cheeses that humans love.
B2venture is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies. B2venture invests EUR 100m+ per year in high-growth companies with ticket sizes from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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- 1Komma5° — KOMMA5 ° offers all owners of electric vehicles free electricity, which we refinance through trading with so-called GHG quotas. 1KOMMA5 ° encourages to lead a self-determined and CO2-neutral life.
- Predium — Predium is the software platform for real estate owners to measure, manage and communicate their ESG performance.
- Quanta — OG Home description
In the mid of 2018, Bitburger Holding founded the investment company Bitburger Ventures for its investments in start-ups. The aim is to combine the growth potential of young, innovative companies with the financial strength and access to different expertise along the value chain of the Bitburger Group. Our heritage as a medium-sized family businesswith a long-term orientation distinguishes Bitburger Ventures from pure financial investors and offers young entrepreneurs a unique added value. Our activities focus primarily on the German-speaking area, where we have been operating for 200 years. Through our industrial holdings in leading medium-sized companies that are successful in various industries and in international markets, we have direct access to different networks and various competencies. We are pragmatic, accessible and credible and expect the same from our venture partners.Bitburger Ventures invests venture capital in the form of minority holdings in already established start-ups, preferably in the Seed to Series B phase. Our investment focus is on consumer-facing business models, but we are also interested in leading alternative technology and service solutions. Following the tradition of a family business, we sustainably support our portfolio companies on their growth path. Bitburger Ventures also invests in international venture capital funds.
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- Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods, Marketplace
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Germany, Austria, Australia
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- Magaloop — MAGALOOP IS PURSUING THE VISION OF CONNECTING GLOBAL INDEPENDENT RETAIL WITH FMCG´S ON ITS DIGITAL MARKETPLACE
- HOLY Energy — Energy drink for gamers
- O.c. Hairsystems — O.c. Hairsystems offer hair replacement solutions for men.
Dennis Aogo is a German former professional footballer.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Cannabis, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Germany
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- Sharpist — We offer personalized learning that will help people-centric organizations and teams grow throughout the challenges of today and tomorrow. Learn more!
- Sanity Group — Sanity Group is a holistic European Cannabis company focusing on health, wellbeing, and scientific research. To utilize the full potential of its health benefits, Sanity Group is investing in fundamental research of the cannabis plant and its active ingredients as well as in specific areas of application.It was founded in 2018 and headquarteredin Berlin, Germany.
- Kynda — Keen 4 Greens offers a wide range of vegan products. Founded in 2019, Keen 4 Greens is based in Hamburg, Germany.
Think.Health invests as a boutique risk-taker in healthcare ventures. We continuously seek innovations and disruptive business models in digital healthcare, medical technologies and health service providers,
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- Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, United States, Switzerland
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- Inflammatix — Inflammatix develops rapid point of care diagnostic tests by reading the immune system, and resolves major clinical health challenges.
- Navignostics — Navignostics combines highly multiplex tumor imaging with advanced data analytics for personalized cancer treatments.
- Sphingotec GmbH — Improving patient outcomes with innovative diagnostics for critical care: Actionable insights in real-time
redalpine is a thesis-driven vc with deep expertise in software and science. since 2006. we believe in the power of big ideas and in empowering game changers. we don't just invest, we co-create a better tomorrow. together with you.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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- 9fin — 9fin is a leading provider of debt market intelligence and offers everything you need to analyse a credit, or win a mandate in one AI-powered platform
- Apaleo — Transform your hospitality business with an open platform. Easily connect 3rd party applications to build a best-in-class tech stack for your hotel
- OrthoPulse — OrthoPulse is a medical device manufacturer that produces dental care equipment, treatment control apps, and photo biomodulation solutions.
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf is a TV moderator.
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Investment focus
- B2C, Medical, Cannabis
- Angel, Funding Round
- Germany
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- Sanity Group — Sanity Group is a holistic European Cannabis company focusing on health, wellbeing, and scientific research. To utilize the full potential of its health benefits, Sanity Group is investing in fundamental research of the cannabis plant and its active ingredients as well as in specific areas of application.It was founded in 2018 and headquarteredin Berlin, Germany.
- Brandhouse Berlin — We are a Berlin based fashion brandhouse specialised in streetwear brands. Located in the heart of Berlin.
Alyssa Milano is an American actress, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She is best known for portraying Samantha Micelli on the ABC sitcom series Who's the Boss? (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini on the Fox soap opera Melrose Place (1997–98), and Phoebe Halliwell on The WB television series Charmed. Milano is currently working withUNICEF to educate American youth to the issues crucial to that country's evolution. She launched UNICEF's pivotal "Trick or Treat" campaign last fall as an official spokesperson, and has plans to work with UNICEF on numerous projects in the future, with any and all proceeds returning to the organization.Milano also has her own clothing and jewelry line, TOUCH by Alyssa Milano. Recently she has joined forces with the NFL, NBA and NHL to make TOUCH available to fans of football, basketball and hockey as well.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Sports, Fashion
- Funding Round
- United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Awe Inspired — We believe in fine jewelry as a vehicle for empowerment. Shop our collection of goddess necklaces, coin necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and more.
- Sanity Group — Sanity Group is a holistic European Cannabis company focusing on health, wellbeing, and scientific research. To utilize the full potential of its health benefits, Sanity Group is investing in fundamental research of the cannabis plant and its active ingredients as well as in specific areas of application.It was founded in 2018 and headquarteredin Berlin, Germany.
- Sports Innovation Lab — We help the sports industry grow and maximize the value of their fanbase.
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