Top 10 Cannabis VC Funds in Germany

Last updated: Aug 2024 A list of 10 VC 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 10 Cannabis VC Funds in Germany

Investor	Cannabis Germany investments
TQ Ventures	2
HV Capital	2
Torus Capital	2
SevenVentures	1
Cherry Ventures	1
b2venture	1
Bitburger Ventures	1
Casa Verde Capital	1
Think.Health	1
Navy Capital	1

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

RLcore — At RL Core Technologies, we want a better future for everyone. We have a long history of solving hard problems with AI. Now we are using that expertise to solve the first of many difficult problems--improving industrial control problems to increase efficiency, reduces cost, lowering energy usage,
Plenful — Plenful increases efficiency, ROI, and data accuracy around manual, administrative healthcare operational workflows.
Log10 — Improve LLM accuracy by 50% or more with Log10's AutoFeedback. Scale human perspective by 1000x using fine-tuned models and synthetic data. Optimize generative AI applications with advanced features, custom models, and dedicated support.

We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Again — SecondCircle makes carbon negative chemicals for a cleaner future. We are the first carbon negative chemical manufacturer that can scale to meet global demand. The best thing about it: we use carbon dioxide as a feedstock.
Storyblok — Storyblok is an intuitive content management system that helps your developer and marketing teams get value from your content faster and create innovative digital experiences.
Bioniq — Bioniq offers a data-driven approach to disease prevention and health promotion. To do this, the company has created a digital platform that aggregates and analyzes data from blood tests, genetic tests and microbiota tests using AI over time.

We are investors advocating for positive action, and are searching for like-minded founders. Is this you?

Investment focus

Cannabis, Computer, Software
Seed, Series A
Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg

Portfolio highlights

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.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
Funding Round, Seed, Series B
Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Portfolio highlights

mybacs — mybacs is a DTC, research-driven, Biotechnology company specialized in the human microbiome. Our goal is to revolutionize the market around intestinal healthcare and thus make a decisive contribution to the daily well-being of our customers. Our team of pharmaceutical scientists and physicians is focused on the development of innovative andhighly-dosed synbiotic supplements. These are aligned by our singular formulations from specifically selected probiotic cultures, prebiotics as well as minerals and vitamins tailored to the individual needs of our customers.
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!
Next Gen Foods — SEE IT. TASTE IT. BELIEVE IT. The next generation of plant based foods is here. Using plants to create delicious and satisfying meat experiences you crave.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Rows — Combine the power of a spreadsheet with built-in integrations from your business apps. Automate workflows and build tools that make work simpler.
Swap — Shipping, tracking, package-protection, returns & cross-border all from one dashboard. This is ecommerce evolved.
bunch — bunch is the operating system (OS) for private market investing, handling digital entity creation, seamless investor onboarding and portfolio management. The company's platform focuses on saving time, money and mental energy by eliminating legacy intermediaries, overwhelming regulatory complexity, and low-tech administration.Operating acrosslegal structures, asset classes and jurisdictions allows bunch to fully unlock private markets for everyone, enabling businesses and investors to make private markets easy, cost-efficient and fast.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Healx — At Healx we use AI drug discovery to develop new treatments for rare diseases. We bring treatments from prediction to patient.
Orus Energy — Orus Energy leverages the power of AI to unlock potential of electrical flexibility in commercial buildings.
SamanTree Medical — SamanTree Medical has developed the Histolog Scanner, a confocal microscopy device intended for imaging the surface of excised human tissue specimens to visualize morphological microstructures. Easy-to-read images are available immediately, providing decision-making support at the point of care.

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.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods, Marketplace
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Germany, Austria, Australia

Portfolio highlights

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.

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.

Investment focus

Cannabis, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Germany, Canada

Portfolio highlights

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.

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,

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Vara — Vara develops a breast cancer screening platform powered by AI for radiologists, allowing them to focus on finding cancer early. While we provide. Vara also provides remote mammography reading services to those that lack the radiologists. Vara's mission is to make affordable diagnostics available all over the world by designing machinelearning-powered workflows that users love to work with.
anvajo — Originally started at TU Dresden, anvajo can now look back on several years of innovative research and successful product development with uninterrupted growth. As part of the business expansion and ongoing team building, anvajo moved into its new headquarters in Dresden in January 2020. On 1300 m² practically all areas, including development,production and support functions are united under one roof.
Navignostics — Navignostics combines highly multiplex tumor imaging with advanced data analytics for personalized cancer treatments.

Navy Capital’s research-oriented, fundamentally-driven investment process focuses on identifying attractive opportunities within the legal cannabis space. Navy Capital seeks to find the best in class businesses within key verticals of the global cannabis industry. Those verticals include Consumer, Healthcare, Technology, Industrials, andAgriculture.