Top 50 EdTech Startup Investors in Germany in May 2025
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Edtech startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Edtech companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 EdTech Startup Investors in Germany in May 2025
Investor | EdTech Germany investments |
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HV Capital | 14 |
Verena Pausder | 13 |
High-Tech Gruenderfonds | 12 |
Sven Gabor Janszky | 9 |
IBB Ventures | 9 |
Emerge | 9 |
Owl Ventures | 7 |
allygatr | 6 |
Enjoyventure Management | 5 |
APX | 5 |
b2venture | 5 |
Angel Invest | 5 |
DvH Ventures | 5 |
Speedinvest | 5 |
Bayern Kapital | 4 |
Capnamic | 4 |
Mario Götze | 4 |
Sparkmind.vc | 4 |
NRW.BANK | 4 |
Udo Schloemer | 4 |
Grazia Equity | 4 |
La Famiglia | 4 |
TEV Ventures | 4 |
Jens Begemann | 4 |
Stefan Peukert | 4 |
Educapital | 4 |
Atlantic Labs | 4 |
Holtzbrinck Digital | 4 |
Saarbruecker 21 | 4 |
FJ Labs | 3 |
Feliks Eyser | 3 |
Michael Brehm | 3 |
Daniel Schütt | 3 |
TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen | 3 |
Thomas Bachem | 3 |
noa | 3 |
Ulf Stahrenberg | 3 |
Lima Ventures | 3 |
Goodwater Capital | 3 |
David Nothacker | 3 |
AQAL Integral Investing | 3 |
Dirk Freise | 3 |
Martin Ostermayer | 3 |
Possible Ventures | 3 |
Stefan Glänzer | 3 |
Lea-Sophie Cramer | 3 |
Nicolaus Schefenacker | 3 |
Basinghall Partners | 3 |
Tiny VC | 3 |
Cherry Ventures | 3 |
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Green Fusion — Green Fusion is developing a cloud-based energy manager for the intelligent control of heat, electricity, and e-mobility. The focus here is on hybrid heating systems in buildings such as heat pumps + gas boilers and the coupling to photovoltaic systems and electric vehicle charging stations.
- NEURA Robotics — NEURA Robotics is revolutionizing the world of robotics by using cognitive capabilities to bring robots and humans closer together.
Verena Pausder
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, E-Learning, Education
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- KARRI — KARRI is a data and GPS enabled, screen-free device for easy communication between you and your kids. A KARRI for your child and a smartphone app for you - it's as simple as that.
- cleverly.de — cleverly.de is an onlineplatform which provides online coaching and tutorial classes.
- Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences — Build the skills, competencies, and mindset needed in the 21st-century with our fully-remote and flexible bachelor's and master's degrees.
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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Investment focus
- Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Switzerland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- mo:re GmbH — Mo:re is building the new gold standard for organoid-based drug development by offering a lab platform that industrialises cell culture workflows.
- Eyeo — eyeo revolutionizes imaging with color splitter sensors. Capture sharper, brighter images in low light using optical waveguide innovation, discover how it works
- AICA SA — AICA believes programming robots should be at everyone's reach. We combine Artificial Intelligence & an intuitive interface, to help you relocate your production.
Scientist, Chairman, Speaker, Investor, Author, Future Coach. I’m Founder and Chairman of the Germany based “2b AHEAD Group”, which is Europe's leading strategic foresight institute. Using scientific methods we analyze and predict the future of industries, technologies and business models. Backed by our future studies we consult corporates andmedium size companies for future strategies. Within my twenty years’ experience I wrote eight books about trends and strategy, became a well-known interview expert and a popular keynote speaker on conferences and business events. In my RULEBREAKER Society, an executive network of disruptive innovators, we are regularly visiting the innovation hotspots in Israel, Silicon Valley and Shanghai/Shenzhen and meeting the people who are actually working on shaping our future.I build startups in our own 2b AHEAD Ventures company builder and invest in international deep tech startups through my family office. Beside that I manage 3 investment funds in my 2b AHEAD Group which currently consists of 33 early and later stage deep tech companies in Australia, US, UK, Israel and Europe. Before entering my innovation carrier, I worked for more than ten years as editor and prime time anchor at German public radio. I am playing chess, running marathons and I climbed the Kilimanjaro several times.
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Investment focus
- Consulting, Biotechnology, AgTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- CamHera — Future of Selfie
- GeneNeer — GeneNeer is a biotechnology company that has developed a proprietary technology for locking and unlocking traits for complete GM containment.
- JANSZKY GmbH — Family Investment Office of Sven Gabor Janszky, one of the leading futurists in Europe.
IBB Ventures is for all those who make a difference and create a sustainable future. We invest public funds as venture capital and, together with Berlin startups, help to promote our capital as a business location.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Mediaire — mediaire supports radiologists with AI-based tools for MRI reporting. This enables them to make a more accurate and objective assessment even faster.
- ARC Intelligence — ARC Intelligence operates as a supplier of data systems driven by AI for small and medium-sized businesses.
- dsb Deutsche Sanierungsberatung — dsb Deutsche Sanierungsberatung provides easy and sustainable solutions for climate-friendly homes energy-efficient renovations for homeowners.
Emerge is a $70m pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best edtech and future of work founders and executives. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders re-designing the future of learning and work.
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Investment focus
- Education, E-Learning, EdTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Popp AI — Popp helps brands boost customer lifetime value + unlock community-led growth by transforming customer advocacy into a community sport.
- Popp — Joinpopp provides AI-driven solutions to automate recruitment tasks, including application screening and candidate conversations. The platform integrates seamlessly with ATS/CRM systems, enhancing efficiency in the hiring process. Joinpopp also offers features for creating personalized messages, streamlining communication with potentialcandidates.
- LearnWise AI — Transform your institution's student support with AI. Cut support costs by 50%, provide 24/7 assistance, and integrate with 400+ EdTech tools. Trusted by leading universities.
Owl Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in education technology companies.The firm has invested in 24 companies across the education spectrum encompassing early childhood, K-12, higher education, and career mobility/professional learning. Owl leverages its deep domain expertise and takes an active hands-on approach to helpentrepreneurs scale their businesses into transformative category-leading companies.The firm was founded in 2014 and has over $600 million in assets under management.
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Investment focus
- Education, EdTech, E-Learning
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, India, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Ubimaster — Ubimaster provides personalised employee benefits and additional product services that support parents and students.
- Linus — The fun, free, and effective way to study for the SAT.
- Complement 1 — Complement 1 is a health technology company dedicated to transforming cancer care through lifestyle medicine. Founded in 2024, Complement 1 has developed the first clinically validated, tech-enabled lifestyle program with daily 1:1 coaching for cancer patients, survivors, and those at high risk. By combining personalized coaching withevidence-based interventions in exercise, nutrition, and somatic practices, Complement 1 helps patients improve their projected quality of life. Backed by leading oncologists and scientific research, Complement 1’s platform integrates seamlessly with conventional oncology care to deliver better outcomes and empower patients in their healing journey. The company is headquartered in the U.S. with a mission to make effective, holistic cancer care accessible to all. For more information, visit complement1.com.
allygatr builds and invests into HR Tech companies and helps them thrive.
Our mission: Transforming HR & recruitment and leading it into the 21st century. Together with our allies, we want to cover the whole HR value chain:
- Attract & Select
- Motivate
- Train & develop
- Retain
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Investment focus
- Software, Human Resources, SaaS
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Talent2Go — Talent2Go is an HRtech company that provides training management software solutions for companies to make less burden for the trainers.
- HR Autopilot — HR-Autopilot offers workforce management services. The company provides a software solution that links several HR systems, automates workflows, and eliminates manual chores to help reduce errors. Large firms and organizations, for example, benefit from its strong HR system integration and process automation.
- Senior Connect — An AI-driven career platform that matches senior professionals with companies seeking expertise, aligning their skills and personality with employers' needs.
The EnjoyVenture Management is a private equity company that focuses its investments on the seed and early-stage companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Portugal, United States
Portfolio highlights
- coapp — coapp brings people and resources together under your brand and handles social and financial transactions between them. Easy!
- MARCLEY — MARCLEY provides a system that enables multi-family building apartment owners to utilize solar energy on their roofs without any financial commitment or additional effort. The generated green power is sold at a cheaper cost than the local basic utility.
- Careloop — Jetzt ist dein Moment Finde deinen Traumjob in der Pflege in Deutschland Careloop | Klett hilft dir, eine attraktiven und sicheren Arbeitsplatz zu finden.
APX is Europe’s leading very-early-stage VC. Based in Berlin and backed by Axel Springer and Porsche, we support and partner with the most ambitious founding teams from Europe and beyond - often as their first investor.We invest up to EUR 500K in startups until a series A starting with a quick EUR 50K investment, and within a few months,depending on traction and speed, we can invest further. Each month we invest in new teams who become part of the APX community, counting hundreds of other founders. Since 2018, we have invested in 100+ startups across 20+ industries with founders from 20+ countries together with 100+ co-investors.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Spike Technologies — November 30, 2022 - Spike technology, REST API end-points, and Cloud architecture are designed with data privacy and security at heart. We process billions of
- DC Connected — Mobility Enhancement Platform
- Synergi — Synergi app features smart charging, smart climate, solar charging, and more to help you use electricity when it's cheap and good for the planet. Start saving and earning with smart electricity use!
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
Portfolio highlights
- Nelly — Nelly provides tool for medical practices that simplifies patient onboarding and payments.
- 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.
- assemblean — assemblean goal is to construct the digital manufacturing infrastructure of the future. We want to make it possible for everyone to build physical items as readily as software.
Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active angel funds
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- handly — handly is becoming the leading company in the Service Tech industry. We enable people to create their ideal living environment, while empowering home service companies to build their business and saving time for a quality life.
- Strange Loop Labs — Guru automates tax, insurance, and audit processes with generative AI
- Willow Stories — Preserve your legacy and honor loved ones by creating lasting memorials.
Investing early in Europe's most passionate founders.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Austria, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- LiveEO — LiveEO is the leading solution provider for AI-powered satellite-based monitoring of large infrastructure networks. Trusted worldwide.
- Buynomics — buynomics is the leading solution to optimize your product portfolio. Our clients use buynomics to optimize pricing, promotions, & portfolio architecture.
- HelloBetter — HelloBetter (hellobetter.de) was founded in 2015 under the name GET.ON Institut für Online Gesundheitstrainings GmbH (geton-institut.de) by internationally renowned research psychologists, and in close partnership with one of the largest public health care insurance companies in Germany (BARMER). HelloBetter is a pioneer in the field of e-mentalhealth and a leading provider of online mental health courses. Its work has a strong scientific basis – the courses were developed, evaluated, and implemented in a practice setting, and their effectiveness has been proven in 33 randomized controlled trials according to the highest standards of scientific practice. HelloBetter offers the widest range of evidence-based online mental health courses worldwide, with 11 digital courses covering 8 problem areas (stress, depression, insomnia, depression in the case of chronic illness, chronic pain, alcohol consumption, excessive worry, and panic and anxiety).In October 2021, the digital therapeutic 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' has been permanently approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a Digital Health Application (DiGA) and thus is available by prescription free of charge for more than 50 million adults. It is the world’s first and so far only prescription digital therapeutic for the treatment of burnout symptoms.Through diverse cooperations with national and international research groups (including FAU Erlangen, University of Ulm, VU Amsterdam, and Harvard University) HelloBetter finds practical applications for the latest research innovations. Our products and our team have been awarded numerous national and international prizes. These include the Novartis & Sandoz/Hexal Digital Health Prize 2018, the Comenius Award of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Association, and the Good Practice in Mental Health & Wellbeing seal of approval as part of the EU Compass 2018, which recognises high-quality mental health initiatives in Europe in order to guide health care providers to effective and proven services.
Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, Germany, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- trawa — The partner for renewable and affordable electricity for businesses. Get electricity directly from solar and windparks with corporate PPAs.
- remberg — The remberg software helps industrial companies become digital champions in customer & field service for their machines and equipment, moving from reactive and analog to proactive and digital, thereby eliminating paper chaos and preparing them for the age of the Internet of Things (IoT).
- Riverse — The impact monetization platform enabling European green-techs finance their growth by valorizing their impact
Bayern Kapital (founded at the end of 1995) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the LfA Foerderbank Bayern (Bavaria‘s development bank). Bayern Kapital’s objective is to finance research and development as well as the market launch of new products, product diversifications, and expansion of the market share.The requesting company has to be located inBavaria. Industries are e. g. IT/software, life sciences, new materials, micro-systems and environmental technologies.Bayern Kapital and its funds have invested in more than 250 companies and currently manages funds to the value of EUR 340 m. The five investing funds currently managed by Bayern Kapital are Seedfonds Bayern, Clusterfonds Start-Up!, Innovationsfonds, Innovationsfonds EFRE and Wachstumsfonds Bayern.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, United States, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- AlfaDocs — Il primo software in cloud pensato per la gestione completa dello studio medico e dentistico e della relazione medico-paziente. Provalo subito gratis!
- OroraTech — From safeguarding forests and ecosystems to protecting communities and critical assets, OroraTech's advanced technology and reliable insights address challenges, mitigate risks, and drive meaningful impact.
- Ubimaster — Ubimaster provides personalised employee benefits and additional product services that support parents and students.
Capnamic is a Venture Capital firm supporting ambitious founders in the German-speaking regions. Our focus is on the early stages, from (Pre-)Seed to Series A.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, United States, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- experial — experial focuses on providing instant, scalable, and precise consumer insights. technology simulates consumer behavior, demographic patterns, and purchasing decisions without relying on personal data, enabling businesses to conduct real-time market tests and analyses
- octonomy — octonomy: AI-as-a-Service mit der neuen Generation von KI-Agenten. 80 % Zeitersparnis, 24/7-Support in 30+ Sprachen, live in 20 Tagen.
- ACCURE Battery Intelligence — Accure is a battery analytics company. The software and AI-driven solution assist manufacturers and operators in monitoring the overall health and safety conditions of a battery system throughout its lifecycle.
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
Sparkmind.vc is the first Nordic venture capital company focused on the learning sector. The company invests in teams transforming early childhood, K12, higher, secondary and vocational education as well as corporate and lifelong learning. The investment sweet spot of the company is from seed to international growth phase with single investments upto €5m.
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Investment focus
- Education, E-Learning, EdTech
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Finland, Germany, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- AUTOVIO — Autovio offers digital concepts for driving schools.
- Swap Language — Swap Language is a language learning platform that delivers Danish lessons to companies and international employees.
- Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences — Build the skills, competencies, and mindset needed in the 21st-century with our fully-remote and flexible bachelor's and master's degrees.
NRW.BANK is the development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It supports its owner – the state of North Rhine-Westphalia – in fulfilling its tasks, notably in the fields of structural, economic, social and housing policy. NRW.BANK pools the promotion and development programmes of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the FederalRepublic of Germany and the European Union and combines them with its own equity and debt products and advisory services. It offers the full range of financial products in three areas “Economy”, “Housing”, and “Infrastructure/Municipalities”. NRW.BANK operates in a competitively neutral manner as a partner of banks and savings banks.
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Investment focus
- Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- Pilzling — Bio-Pilze direkt aus deiner Stadt.
- ScrapBees — ScrapBees is a pick-up service for the recycling of scrap metal from commercial businesses and private households.
- Alteva — Alteva develops battery cells for the decarbonisation of the global transport sector, and focus on high-energy density battery cells with high safety profiles specifically designed for the aviation and heavy-duty transport sectors.
Udo Schloemer is the Managing Director at Viva Forever.
Udo Schloemer founded his first company in 1992 and realized € 500 million project volume as a real-estate entrepreneur ever since. After angel investing in 50+ Berlin-based startups - including local heroes, such as 6wunderkinder, EyeEm, Monoqi and more - he founded Factory, Germany’s largeststartup campus in 2011. At Factory, Udo combines his one of a kind real estate expertise with his passion for startups. His long-term vision is to create a European Silicon Valley by bringing together best in class technology businesses and connecting old & new economy.
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Investment focus
- Software, Education, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein
Portfolio highlights
- handly — handly is becoming the leading company in the Service Tech industry. We enable people to create their ideal living environment, while empowering home service companies to build their business and saving time for a quality life.
- Teech Education — Teech Education is a platform for schools to enable digital teaching.
- Startup Insider — Startup Insider is an industry portal for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland helping them grow.
Grazia Equity is a venture Capital firm investing in innovative, technology driven startups with high potential.Based in Stuttgart (Germany), Grazia has been supporting a large number of mostly young companies, often from their foundation to the Initial Public Offering or eventual sale.
In contrast to other venture capital firms, theypredominantly work with their own capital that they invest as entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Germany, United States, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Vytal — Start the Packaging Revolution! We are offering smart & reusable To-Go Packaging-as-a-Service to gastronomy clients & consumers.In Germany the consumption of take-away, convenience and delivery food & drinks is responsible for about 281 kilotons of single-use packaging waste for immediate consumption and is growing at double digitrates. Most of the time, To-Go food containers, snack boxes or coffee cups have a very short life-span of only 30 minutes after which they are tossed into trash (or litter parks, beaches & the ocean). This is not only a giant waste of economic resources as each single use costs between 15 and up to 0,60€ for a stable bowl/box with a lid. It is a horrendous waste of environmental resources (wood, water, crude oil, metals & energy) that are used to produce this packaging. Therefore, a single use packaging not weighing more than 30 grams can easily come with an ecological backpack of more than 8 kilograms when taking into account all the resources used in production (material intensities taken from Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy). Looking at GHG emissions, the picture is similarly bleak: Using CO2 emission factors and the detailed material mix of the single-use packaging waste analyzed by NABU (German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), the 281 thousand tons waste from To-Go consumption generated around 556 thousand tons of CO2 or the equivalent of 195k passenger cars per year (assuming an average distance travelled of 15,000km). With the expected rise of take-away, convenience and delivery food, the related emissions are expected to increase at double digit rates as waste volume is expected to increase and as we saw a shift to plastics relative to cardboard or other materials. While there is a growing awareness of the problem, especially in Germany, there is no scalable solution yet and the commonly used alternative of nature-based & ‘biodegradable’ materials like bagasse or PLA also require many resources for production & transport, and have to be incinerated or go to landfill after use as there is currently no way to compost them.
- Lumotive — Lumotive is a Seattle-based startup company developing high performance, solid-state lidar for autonomous systems in the automotive, UAV, robotics and related industries. The company's revolutionary beam-steering technology leverages Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces (or LCMs) implemented in mature semiconductor manufacturing processes to deliversmall, inexpensive 3D perception systems with unprecedented performance and reliability. For more information, visit us at www.lumotive.com.
- Affinity — Join over 60,000 who trust the Affinity mobile app to manage your personal banking needs and qualify for an Affinity Instant Loan
We are an early-stage venture capital fund backing the best tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the US
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, United States, France
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.
- Langdock — Meet Langdock. Start with a GDPR-compliant daily chat companion for your employees. Then deploy more advanced AI use cases like Assistants and Workflows. All in one easily extendable platform.
- NaroIQ — Discover how we make Money Matter through out innovative fund infrastructure, enabling fair and redistributive earnings in the ETF and fund market.
Cusp Capital is a venture capital firm focused on European software and technology. The fund invests in early-stage companies on the cusp of redefining their industries by channeling new socioeconomic and technological paradigms.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- Germany, Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Rebike Mobility — rebike1 purchases new E-Bikes from Top manufactures and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike1. rebike1 also purchases used stock of E-Bikes from rental stations and retailers and sell them fullyrefurbished to consumers. In Oberstdorf, a Top tourist location south of Munich, rebike1 operates the largest E-Bike rental station in the area. Under the brand ebike1verleih, the rental business is expanding within tourist areas in partnership with local bike-shops. rebike1 GmbH was founded 2018 and has 18 employees today.
- Blickfeld — Discover the world's first smart LiDAR solution that combines state-of-the-art hardware with powerful software to digitalize whole industries!
- Planted Foods — Planted is an ETH Spinoff that uses cutting-edge technology to turn four natural ingredients into plant-based meat that mimics the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. It takes only the best raw materials from plants and creates that tasty, nutritious, high-protein, and juicy planted that the customers love.It was founded in2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.
Jens Begemann
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Investment focus
- B2C, EdTech, Children
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany
Founder of Masterplan.com Founder of Employour Group (Ausbildung.de, meinpraktikum.de, trainee.de) - sold to Bertelsmann 2015
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Investment focus
- Education, E-Commerce, E-Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- zerolabs — zerolabs is an e-commerce platform that provides refreshing alcohol-free drinks and beverages.
- Doctorflix — Doctorflix is a medical education platform that allows doctors around the globe to learn about methods of treatment while accelerating their system-required professional development. We are on a mission to build an engine that simplifies and democratizes the consumption and exchange of medical knowledge by interlinking doctors, hospitals, andpharmaceutical companies.
- Choosy — Choosy findet, was dir schmeckt. Lecker und ausgewogen durch die Woche. Individuell. Gesund. Abwechslungsreich.
The first European Edtech & Future of Work fund.
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Investment focus
- Education, E-Learning, EdTech
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- France, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- NOLEJ — NOLEJ is an EdTech company creating the framework that will drive education in the future!
- Cyber Guru — Cyber Guru operates as a cybersecurity awareness training platform. Cyber Guru serves to educate employees around the dangers and pitfalls of information security. The solutions use stimulating and educational learning paths to cater to those who do not hold specialist roles in the field of Cyber Security.
- Buddy.ai — Buddy lets children practice spoken English by talking with a virtual AI-powered cartoon character in a mobile app. With its engaging virtual character, speech technology, and adaptive learning, Buddy is making speaking practice affordable for 500 million children around the globe by automating the mundane part of tutoring work at a fraction ofthe cost. This enables teachers and parents to give kids unlimited speaking practice, essential for mastering English.
Atlantic Labs supports and invests in mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures. <br><br>We partner with founders early, providing the capital, tools and network necessary to growing their companies and accompanying them on their entrepreneurial journey. We are currently active in areas including Digital Health, Future of Work, Machine Learning, Decentralized Networks, Mobility and Industrial Applications.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, Switzerland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Mago — Mago is an AI-native, fully controllable tool revolutionizing video production through style transfer. We empower creators to transform and stylize any video - from live-action to 3D animations - into any aesthetic, seamlessly blending cutting-edge AI with human creativity from concept to final cut.
- Prior Labs — Prior Labs develops Tabular Foundation Models (TFMs) like TabPFN to solve AI's structured data challenge, enabling native understanding & boosting ML performance.
- Grouphug — Generates memes from the archive of group WhatsApp chats
Holtzbrinck Digital is a venture capital fund and venture builder from Munich.
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Investment focus
- Education, Software, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- DeSci Labs — DeSci Labs helps researchers manage, store and publish data with AI-powered insights and workflows to boost chances of publishing in top journals.
- Likeminded — Likeminded developed a digital platform for mental health that gives people fast, low-threshold access to psychological support.
- Metaphacts — Metaphacts is an innovative software company that provides the product, expertise, and services to build customer-oriented knowledge graph applications in areas such as life sciences and pharma, engineering and manufacturing, finance and insurance, and cultural heritage.
They are a group of friends and internet/tech entrepreneurs who first met ten years ago in Saarbruecker Strasse 21 in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. All of them started successful businesses, they are founders and share a passion for building great companies. As active business angels, they also invest in young startups, either individually orcollectively as a group. They provide seed funding for killer-founders and great ideas. But way more important: they help to avoid mistakes that they have already made . They introduce to the right people. They provide with all the experience that they have. Not just talking about it but helping hands-on.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany, United States, Israel
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- Floy — Floy develops AI-driven software that supports radiologists in detecting complex and hard-to-identify diseases. The collaboration of Floy-AI and radiologists ensures optimal patient outcomes by enabling the early detection and thus early treatment of diseases.One of Floy’s distinguishing features is our innovative incentive structure. We partnerwith radiology offices to jointly offer patients our AI as a “second opinion”. This unique approach motivates radiologists to embrace Floy-AI and encourages widespread adoption.Since its establishment in 2021, Floy secured €8.8 million in funding and rapidly expanded its presence with over 150 radiology locations to date. Floy’s overarching mission is to pioneer proactive medicine by providing exceptional AI-powered diagnostic experiences for health-conscious patients.
- a2zebra — a2zebra is a zebra company that specializes in instructional technology for elementary school kids.
- Meine Erde — Meine Erde is a provider of ecological burial option in Europe.
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
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- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Brazil, United Kingdom
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- Fleequid — Buy or sell buses and commercial vehicles through auctions: Join Fleequid and effortlessly participate in top-notch B2B auctions for industrial vehicles
- Powerhouse91 — Powerhouse91 operates as an eCommerce roll-up platform. Powerhouse91's business model relies on identifying high-potential consumer brands, acquiring, and scaling them through growth capital, shared resources, and e-commerce focused optimizations.
- Scout AI — Scout AI is building the robotic foundation model for defense.
Feliks Eyser is the founding partner of JETPACK.
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- Software, E-Learning, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany
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- Junto — Elevate your business performance with impactful leadership training. Junto's leadership development programs equip your people with the skills and behaviours to thrive.
- cleverly.de — cleverly.de is an onlineplatform which provides online coaching and tutorial classes.
- ExpressSteuer — ExpressSteuer is building AI-powered software that simplifies and automates the process of filing a german tax return which is considered to be the most complex and complicated in the world.
Michael Brehm is one of the biggest names in the German startup scene. Having sold companies to Google and eBay, taken one company public, and started an investment company (Redstone), Brehm has had the right instinct for future trends and has built multiple businesses to disrupt the status quo.During the early 2000s, he was Executive Directorand Investor at the social network startup VZ-Netzwerke, as well as co-founder of Rebate Networks, which became one of the two largest global e-commerce platforms, positioning Brehm as an expert at not only seeing but also driving a business, during significant global market transitions.One of his more recent ventures is i2x. Since 2017, Brehm has been the Founder and Managing Director of i2x, an artificial intelligence startup based in Berlin. Together with his team, Brehm is working on solving a problem that he repeatedly faced in his career: ensuring quality and delivering unprecedented customer satisfaction during every sales and service call.
i2x helps companies deliver actionable insights from every customer phone call in real-time using its custom-developed voice recognition technology and AI algorithms. i2x automatically generates personalized coaching for the user that is tailored to both their speaking style and their business priorities to drive immediate results in sales and service conversations.After spending two years in stealth mode, i2x secured a €5 million seed round of financing in 2018. In 2019, i2x received €10 million as fresh capital in a Series A funding. The Berlin-based start-up is now entering additional markets and further innovating their speech analysis solution to optimize human communication and transform every customer-company relationship.Currently, Michael Brehm is back in his role as Founding Partner at Redstone, one of the most active early-stage investors in Europe.
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- Software, Machine Learning, Education
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany, Italy, Austria
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- Cobrainer — Now is the time to create remarkable careers. The AI-powered skill platform for driving internal mobility and employees' life long development. Revolutionize work and collaboration with expertise intelligence.
- charly — Wir sind charlyGestartet sind wir 2016 unter dem Namen PrintPeter: Durch Unternehmenssponsoring in den Vorlesungsskripten konnten Studierende diese gratis drucken. Seitdem wächst charly stetig um neue Produkte und Tools, denn wir verfolgen laufend unsere Vision: Lernen so einfach und erfolgreich wie möglich zu gestalten, damit alle Studierendenihre Ziele souverän erreichen.Im Jahr 2019 haben wir unser Produktangebot mit digitalen Lerntools erweitert und im Jahr 2021 eine neue Phase in unserem Unternehmen begonnen: ein Community-getriebenes Lern-Ökosystem. Unsere Lösung umfasst nun eine von Studierenden gemeinschaftlich betriebene Datenbank für klausurrelevante Fragen und Antworten und ein zusätzlicher Tutoren-Sofortantwort-Service. Dank unserer Nähe zum Studi-Alltag und unseres Verständnisses für die Bedürfnisse und Verhaltensweisen, können wir - über charly media - Unternehmen crossmedial mit mehr als 2,5 Millionen High Potentials in der DACH-Region in Verbindung bringen, indem wir eine Hypersegmentierung über unsere eigenen Kanäle und unseren Partnern anbieten.
- Atheneum — Empowering through expertise. Atheneum is a leading global insights platform and expert network, servicing clients across strategy consulting, the financial services, corporate firms and the life sciences.
Founder of Masterplan.com, a corporate education company. Prior to Masterplan.com Daniel founded Employour what was sold in 2015 to European Media Company BERTELSMANN.
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- Education, E-Learning, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Germany
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- Masterplan.com — Masterplan's mission is to turn continuous transformation in companies into an exciting and positive experience. That's why the platform aims to offer the most intuitive and engaging user interface across the industry. For example, companies can combine their content with Masterplan lectures and customized quizzes in just a few minutes -and just as easily assign those learning paths to the right employees. Serial entrepreneurs Stefan Peukert and Dr. Daniel Schütt founded the B2B edutech platform in 2017 and have since raised over €13 million in venture capital for it. Investors include Tengelmann Ventures, ex-Bertelsmann CEO Gunter Thielen, CODE University Chancellor Thomas Bachem, as well as the RAG Foundation, DvH Ventures, and NRW.BANK. In addition to its headquarters in Bochum, Masterplan.com has further locations in Berlin and Vienna and currently employs around 70 people.
- charly — Wir sind charlyGestartet sind wir 2016 unter dem Namen PrintPeter: Durch Unternehmenssponsoring in den Vorlesungsskripten konnten Studierende diese gratis drucken. Seitdem wächst charly stetig um neue Produkte und Tools, denn wir verfolgen laufend unsere Vision: Lernen so einfach und erfolgreich wie möglich zu gestalten, damit alle Studierendenihre Ziele souverän erreichen.Im Jahr 2019 haben wir unser Produktangebot mit digitalen Lerntools erweitert und im Jahr 2021 eine neue Phase in unserem Unternehmen begonnen: ein Community-getriebenes Lern-Ökosystem. Unsere Lösung umfasst nun eine von Studierenden gemeinschaftlich betriebene Datenbank für klausurrelevante Fragen und Antworten und ein zusätzlicher Tutoren-Sofortantwort-Service. Dank unserer Nähe zum Studi-Alltag und unseres Verständnisses für die Bedürfnisse und Verhaltensweisen, können wir - über charly media - Unternehmen crossmedial mit mehr als 2,5 Millionen High Potentials in der DACH-Region in Verbindung bringen, indem wir eine Hypersegmentierung über unsere eigenen Kanäle und unseren Partnern anbieten.
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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- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, United States
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- Zepta — Zepta emphasizes "digital solutions and sustainability in pest control." Zepta develops a digital approach for protecting humans from pests.
- Prodlane — B2B Product Management SaaS solution
- LipoCheck — LipoCheck is a healthtech startup that focuses on improving the diagnosis and treatment of lipedema, a condition that affects millions of women. The company offers a digital platform that serves as a support system for patients and treating physicians. LipoCheck's services include helping patients recognize lipedema and providing assistance inbecoming symptom-free. The platform was developed with the experiences of practicing doctors, product managers, and software developers. In addition to its digital services, LipoCheck also offers a range of merchandise including hoodies and shirts.
Thomas Bachem “Tom” is a passionate entrepreneur, investor and founder of several startups and initiatives, including sevenload, Lebenslauf.com and the German Startups Association. Being an avid coder and designer since his early youth, he is currently building his dream university CODE and serves as Germany’s youngest university chancellor.
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- Information Technology, Internet, Education
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Germany, Austria
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- Doctorflix — Doctorflix is a medical education platform that allows doctors around the globe to learn about methods of treatment while accelerating their system-required professional development. We are on a mission to build an engine that simplifies and democratizes the consumption and exchange of medical knowledge by interlinking doctors, hospitals, andpharmaceutical companies.
- Masterplan.com — Masterplan's mission is to turn continuous transformation in companies into an exciting and positive experience. That's why the platform aims to offer the most intuitive and engaging user interface across the industry. For example, companies can combine their content with Masterplan lectures and customized quizzes in just a few minutes -and just as easily assign those learning paths to the right employees. Serial entrepreneurs Stefan Peukert and Dr. Daniel Schütt founded the B2B edutech platform in 2017 and have since raised over €13 million in venture capital for it. Investors include Tengelmann Ventures, ex-Bertelsmann CEO Gunter Thielen, CODE University Chancellor Thomas Bachem, as well as the RAG Foundation, DvH Ventures, and NRW.BANK. In addition to its headquarters in Bochum, Masterplan.com has further locations in Berlin and Vienna and currently employs around 70 people.
- WeAreDevelopers — Create a free profile and get access to 5.000+ pre-vetted developer jobs in Europe and countless hours of developer talks & coding sessions.
A/O PropTech's purpose is to transform the built world and make it more digital, climate-conscious & efficient by applying innovative Tech and business models.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, France
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- Splight — Splight is an Artificial Intelligence Company, that creates Artificial Energy, the greenest energy ever made. Artificial Energy is energy that would have not been generated but for the application of digital solutions to existing power infrastructure. Running over a proprietary, powerful and transparent digital platform, Artificial Energyproduction leverages the unutilized capacity of the grid to generate energy combining big data capture and processing with state-of-the-art technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing. We create expanded pools of benefits for our clients by increasing revenues, reducing operating and maintenance costs, eliminating or delaying capital expenditures, lowering the cost of capital, and ultimately increasing profitability while directly contributing to the full decarbonization of the energy industry.
- ERS - Ecosystem Restoration Standard — Wildsense monitors forest health using satellite imagery to help foresters better adapt to climate change-related risks like insect outbreaks and drought.
- Smalt — Smalt recruits and trains young tradespeople in our innovative hybrid academies. Our B2B customers can also take advantage of our world-class, digitised installation services. Our highly skilled staff are outfitted with cutting-edge technology to provide high-quality installations for our partners.
Ulf Stahrenberg is a product director at Oply GmbH. Prior to this, Ulf served as chief product officer at MONOQI. He held positions at Zalando, txtr, and Strategies4Change.
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- Education, Mobile Apps, Reading Apps
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany
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- Blinkist — Blinkist offers the key insights from top nonfiction in a made-for-mobile format. Get up to 65% off audiobooks, too. Learn anytime, anywhere!
Collaboration with outstanding initiators with exceptional insights, from inception through all levels of progress. Lima Ventures supports visionary founders as well as provides certain services to early startups. We seek innovative technology-driven entrepreneurs who generate and lead companies that will inspire millions.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Digital Marketing
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Turkey, United Kingdom, Estonia
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- heybooster — Heybooster is a provider of analytical tools to ecommerce companies to take better digital marketing decisions.
- Mars Studios — Mars Studios is an experienced team of growth hackers & marketers that can help you to increase your revenue. Rocket Your App to Success: Mars Studios
- Enqura Information Technologies — Enhanced, Qualified and Rational KYC (Know Your Customers) and KYB solutions at Enqura. Discover our banking and finance security solutions.
Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives.
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, South Korea
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- Stash — Invest and build wealth with Stash, the investing app helping over 6M Americans invest and save for the future. Start investing in stocks, ETFs and more today.
- Rabbit — At Rabbit, we plan to change how the world shops.Retail has witnessed one revolution before with the introduction of E-Commerce that changed how customers order stuff and the second revolution is here! We are proud to be among the pioneers, a handful of global entrepreneurs that are leading and shaping the retail's second revolutionWe arefunded by amazing VCs that are helping us build the next big thingYou feel it is vague? that's intended as we are still building in stealth. but trust us, it is COOL!
- Wrtn Technologies — Wrtn Technologies develops an AI-powered writing assistant through NLP-based AI.
David Nothacker is the Co-Founder & CEO at Sennder.
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- Software, Apps, Procurement
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, Spain, Switzerland
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- Twain — You now have world-class selling skills at your fingertips. Use Twain for free to see what your sales pitch is missing.
- Degura — Degura provides portals for the pension plans of the companies.
- simpleclub — simpleclub - the most popular digital learning platform in Germany with over 1 million users per month.Loved by both students and parents, simpleclub makes it easy for students and learners to understand anything related to any subject at school by investing less time and therefore reducing stress. At simpleclub we are all creators. We have builta product that millions of people already use and are falling in love with. Check out our app for Apple and Android.We are on a mission to disrupt the traditional school-based learning system by creating a learning experience personalised to every student. Created in 2015 by back then students, Alexander Giesecke and Nicolai Schork, simpleclub has grown to over 1M users and going. In 2020, simpleclub secured a seed round from HV Capital (formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures) to accelerate growth.
Munich-based AQAL Group is an active technology and impact holding company using the Integral Investing approach. Focus: exponential technology and digital evolution (Internet infrastructure, artificial intelligence, blockchain & financial tech, B2B IT solutions, Industry 4.0), green technology (renewable energy, energy efficiency, cleantech, circular economy), and life in the 21st century (future mobility, food, life science, med tech, media & entertainment tech).
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- Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Germany, United States
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- DNTOX — We are building up a bioanalytical testing laboratory for animal-free screening of chemicals, regarding their potential to disturb brain development and cause developmental neurotoxicity (DNT). Our in vitro testing battery is based on human cell models and enables chemical screening in a high-content and medium-throughput fashion. Furthermore, itis supported by an in-house developed software, using artifical intelligence. We support our customers during the identification of safe lead structures during substance development, as well as the safety assessment during approval and re-approval processes of chemicals. With our innovation, we want to realize our company vision: Safe chemicals without animal experiments!
- wondder — Empowering People through Virtual Reality Use our training in Virtual Reality to create more happy, successful, productive teams. Experience the power of wondder. Contact Us Empowering People through Virtual Reality Use our training in Virtual Reality to create more happy,
- Elona Health — Elona Health creates digital solutions that shape tomorrow's psychotherapy and support patients and therapists alike.
Dirk Freise - Managing Director @ non olet
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- Education, Software, TV
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, Finland
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- heyData — heyData is a legal tech company. HeyData offers a digitized data protection officer for companies.
- Mindsurance — At Mindsurance, we believe that a thriving workforce starts with prioritizing mental health. Our range of evidence-based solutions empowers businesses to create a supportive environment that nurtures employee well-being. From targeted training programs to confidential counseling services, we offer a holistic approach that addresses the unique needs of your organization. Join us in fostering a healthier, happier, and more engaged workforce.
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
CEO of Shortcut Ventures GmbH in Hamburg, Germany.Martin Ostermayer is one of the CEOs of the venture capital firm, Shortcut Ventures, located in Hamburg, Germany. After graduating in Business Administration from the University of Hamburg, Ostermayer received his MBA from the University of San Francisco in 1998, majoring in telecommunicationsand business strategy.In 1999, he set up handy.de, which became Europe’s largest provider of mobile entertainment services with business partners Thorsten Rehling and Dirk Freise. They also created blau.de, the first independent wireless service discounter in Germany, in 2005. They led the company until 2011.
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- Education, Software, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, Spain, Finland
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- AUDAVIS — AUDAVIS is developing the most innovative approach that will revolutionize auditing. With data-driven full automation by AUDAVIS and a new AI-based approach, every financial statement becomes a breeze with unprecedented efficiency.
- heyData — heyData is a legal tech company. HeyData offers a digitized data protection officer for companies.
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
Possible Ventures backs ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact society. We invest globally in the early stages, actively supporting founders via our collective of global entrepreneurs.
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- Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, Australia, United States
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- Heidi Health — Heidi Health is modernizing primary care with AI-powered technologies to improve care's quality and accessibility. its creators and engineers is to completely eradicate missed and sluggish diagnoses worldwide. They are committed to bridging the gap between the level of care that patients desire and the level of care that doctors can delivergiven their budget constraints. To create a platform where patients can quickly and easily get the treatment they require and to give every clinician the resources they need to deliver care that is secure, efficient,
- HyperHeat — HyperHeat is a climate tech startup, that develops a breakthrough solution for zero-carbon industrial heat at very high temperatures.
- Hippos Exoskeleton — Hippos Exoskeleton created an auto-inflating knee brace to avoid tears in the ACL and other injuries.
Stefan is an entrepreneur and investor from Germany who enjoys living in London. He is the co-founder of companions.de, companionsTV, ricardo.de and myblog.de. He is the founding investor and executive Chairman of Mendeley.com and RjDj.me and has been and in the same role at Last.fm. Stefan is a firm believer in European entrepreneurship andan active angel. He holds a PhD in foreign exchange risk management and was a professional DJ for 15 years.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, Social Media
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
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- Auro — Auro is a mobile fitness-tech solution providing you with a personal trainer in your ear. We believe that fitness is at its effective best, when it is personalized, engaging, and accessible anytime. We break down the barriers to exercise by providing millions of people all over the world access to a personal trainer along with the best of contentthat boutique studio fitness has to offer.We’re creating a truly motivating, connected fitness experience that keeps people coming back for more by combining world class instructors, killer playlists and data science led personalisation.Our mission is to transform lives by making fitness experiences awesome, accessible and affordable.
- HEY HOLY — We’re transforming pet care — with a breed-specific health concept instead of one-size-fits-all, with longevity at its core
- ClickClickDrive — ClickClickDrive is a developer of a search engine designed for users to find driving schools.The company's platform helps users to find information on different driving schools, find evaluations/recommendations published by driving students and also offers an easy-to-use theory application to help them prepare for the exam, enabling usersto choose the best driving school for them.
Lea-Sophie Cramer (born April 16, 1987 in Berlin , Germany ) is a German entrepreneur . She founded in 2013 together with Sebastian Pollok, the online retailer and manufacturer of Sextoys, Amorelie, whose CEO she has been since. The business magazine Forbes named her in 2016 as one of the "30 under 30 Europe", the leading youngentrepreneurs in Europe. [1]
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- Food and Beverage, FinTech, Sustainability
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany
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- eco.mio — eco.mio enables companies to reach their climate targets while realizing significant savings: Incentivize employees to travel consciously with eco mio's end-to-end integrated software solution.
- Circus Group — At Circus, we believe cooking should be a loved hobby but not a daily necessity. Driven by the mission to fuel people's busy every day we are building a radically more convenient, sustainable, and affordable solution in food delivery. Circus was established in 2021 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Bling.de — The pocket money card and app that empowers children & teens to be money-smart. Safe, simple and educational.
Nicolaus Schefenacker is the Co-founder and managing director at Sennder.
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- Software, Apps, Restaurants
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, Spain, Switzerland
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- Degura — Degura provides portals for the pension plans of the companies.
- simpleclub — simpleclub - the most popular digital learning platform in Germany with over 1 million users per month.Loved by both students and parents, simpleclub makes it easy for students and learners to understand anything related to any subject at school by investing less time and therefore reducing stress. At simpleclub we are all creators. We have builta product that millions of people already use and are falling in love with. Check out our app for Apple and Android.We are on a mission to disrupt the traditional school-based learning system by creating a learning experience personalised to every student. Created in 2015 by back then students, Alexander Giesecke and Nicolai Schork, simpleclub has grown to over 1M users and going. In 2020, simpleclub secured a seed round from HV Capital (formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures) to accelerate growth.
- Milano Vice — Milano Vice is building a new virtual food brand by working with professional kitchens to prepare and deliver delicious pizzas to home.
Basinghall believes in (really) smart capital: connecting tech pioneers with established industry partners through deep data insights and startup expertise.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources, B2B
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Germany, United Kingdom
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- Delicious Data — Delicious Data offer a demand forecast engine to solve the problem of planning uncertainty in the food service and catering industry. Delicious Data machine learning solution enables kitchen chefs to optimize purchase and production planning saving valuable resources and reducing costs.
- Retorio — Retorio takes talent management to the next level with a video AI that reveals personality. Transform the way you hire and train top talent.
- Vawlt — Simplify your company's transition to the cloud, improve security standards, and optimize storage resource usage.
Backing great companies when they're tiny
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, Germany, United States
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- VitVio — VitVio is a platform built around AI and computer vision with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of care in operating rooms.
- Paper — Paper is an digital canvas designed to help designers create and organize their work.
- Outcome — TeamOS makes team dependencies visible, speeds up blocker resolution, and offers actionable insights into bottlenecks
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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- Cortea — Cortea leverages artificial intelligence to revolutionize the auditing process by enhancing speed, accuracy, and transparency. Cortea transforms audits from traditional, labor-intensive processes into faster, more reliable, and more transparent operations.
- Trace.Space — Engineers develop complex products 10x faster with Trace.Space. Requirements management for the next generation
- Integral — Bookkeeping, financial statements, and payroll all from one source
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