Top 50 Education Startup Investors in Germany (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)
VC Fund
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19 | Germany, Switzerland, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $790k–$31M |
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Verena Pausder
Angel
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13 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Food and Beverage, E-Learning, B2B | $1.1M–$19M |
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IBB Ventures
VC Fund
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13 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, SaaS | $1M–$11M |
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HV Capital
VC Fund
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12 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Internet | $1.5M–$80M |
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Emerge VC
VC Fund
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11 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Education, EdTech, Software | $33k–$22M |
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DvH Ventures
VC Fund
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10 | Germany, Austria, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Software, Financial Services | $1M–$30M |
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Allygatr
VC Fund
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10 | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | Pre-Seed, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence | $159k–$1.3M |
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Atlantic
VC Fund
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9 | Germany, Switzerland, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $850k–$30M |
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Sven Gabor Janszky
Angel
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9 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Consulting, Biotechnology, AgTech | $60k–$1M |
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Antler
VC Fund
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8 | United States, Singapore, Australia | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $100k–$29M |
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Enjoyventure Management
VC Fund
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8 | Germany, Portugal, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Education | $159k–$7.9M |
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APX
VC Fund
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7 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | $55k–$15M |
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Angel Invest
VC Fund
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7 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $530k–$21M |
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Owl Ventures
VC Fund
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7 | United States, India, Germany | Series A, Series B, Seed | Education, EdTech, E-Learning | $3.5M–$50M |
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NRW.BANK
VC Fund
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7 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $209k–$36M |
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b2venture
VC Fund
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6 | Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.2M–$52M |
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Speedinvest
VC Fund
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6 | United Kingdom, Germany, Austria | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence | $411k–$33M |
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FJ Labs
VC Fund
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5 | United States, United Kingdom, Brazil | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $1.2M–$65M |
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UVC Partners
VC Fund
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5 | Germany, Switzerland, Denmark | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $2.2M–$175M |
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Lima Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Turkey, Estonia, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech | $20k–$697k |
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Peak
VC Fund
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5 | The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $570k–$17M |
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La Famiglia
VC Fund
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5 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $2.2M–$95M |
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Mario Götze
Angel
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5 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $1.2M–$60M |
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Flixfounders
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, Israel, Luxembourg | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $543k–$34M |
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TEV Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, Australia, United States | Series A, Seed | E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion | $559k–$20M |
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Sparkmind.vc
VC Fund
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4 | Finland, Germany, Sweden | Seed, Series A | Education, E-Learning, Software | $793k–$10M |
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Bayern Kapital
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Manufacturing | $1.7M–$132M |
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JALE Beteiligungs GmbH
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, Latvia | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $550k–$2.3M |
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Lea-Sophie Cramer
Angel
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4 | Germany, Austria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, SaaS, EdTech | $1.1M–$12M |
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Project A Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.4M–$75M |
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Possible Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology | $586k–$47M |
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Volksbank Albstadt ChancenKapital GmbH
VC Fund
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4 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | EdTech, Software, Health Care | $348k–$1.6M |
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noa
VC Fund
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4 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $2.5M–$96M |
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Grazia Equity
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, Switzerland | Series A, Seed, Series B | Internet, E-Commerce, Biotechnology | $1.1M–$59M |
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Stefan Peukert
Angel
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4 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Education, E-Learning, Information Technology | $691k–$1.2M |
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WestTech Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Information Technology | $902k–$11M |
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Educapital
VC Fund
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4 | France, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed | Education, EdTech, E-Learning | $2.1M–$16M |
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Holtzbrinck Digital
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Series A | Education, Software, EdTech | $4.4M–$8.5M |
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Saarbruecker 21
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Internet, E-Commerce | $267k–$5.9M |
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Capnamic
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, Switzerland | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $1.8M–$30M |
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Jens Begemann
Angel
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4 | Germany | Seed, Series A | B2C, Toys, EdTech | $3.8M–$5.9M |
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ES KAPITAL
VC Fund
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4 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, EdTech | $348k–$30M |
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Udo Schloemer
Angel
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4 | Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Education, Mobile Apps | $1.2M–$10M |
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Tiny VC
VC Fund
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3 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | |
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Daniel Schütt
Angel
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3 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Education, E-Learning, SaaS | |
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David Nothacker
Angel
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3 | Germany, Spain, Switzerland | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $1.4M–$23M |
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Goodwater Capital
VC Fund
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3 | United States, India, South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $125k–$105M |
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Stefan Glänzer
Angel
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3 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Social Media | $197k–$16M |
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Ulf Stahrenberg
Angel
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3 | Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Education, Mobile Apps, Reading Apps | $161k–$2M |
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Feliks Eyser
Angel
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3 | Germany | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Learning, Medical | $3.2M–$27M |
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High-Tech Grunderfonds finances startups with growth potential. Its team of investment managers supports young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion. The company focuses in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry, and related business areas. It also focuses on financial services in varioussectors.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 771
- Round size: Seed $790k–$6.9M; Pre-Seed $841k–$2.8M; Series A $3M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $515M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Extoll — EXTOLL, a leader in high-speed, ultra-low power SerDes and Chiplet connectivity, offers semiconductor IP with the smallest footprints and highest PPA. Serving global ASIC, SoC, and Chiplet markets, our portfolio includes tailored NoC (Network-on-Chip) and Die-to-Die solutions. EXTOLL drives innovation, enabling successful migration into the Chiplet Age.
- BlueID GmbH — Smart locks for professionals. BlueID delivers flexible, secure and convenient smart locks for all doors in and around your office.
- CenterPoint - Connective Software Engineering — CenterPoint was founded in 2000 and is based in Villach, Austria with an additional office in Warsaw, Poland. CenterPoint - Connective Software Engineering develops and markets process control and fault detection and classification software solutions. The company offers cause effect analysis, metrology assessment, and close loop and run to runcontrol services. It's focus are the semiconductors, electronics, and steel and alloy industries.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, E-Learning, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 34
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$11M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$4.7M; Series A $7.6M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Karri — Karri Messenger is a data and GPS enabled screen-free device enabling communication between you and your kids, and them and their friends.
- Knowunity — Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app.
- Sitegeist — Sitegeist Robotics develops autonomous, modular construction robots to automate dangerous tasks like hydrodemolition, sandblasting, and drilling, boosting productivity and addressing labor shortages.Sitegeist Robotics primarily serves the construction industry, focusing on infrastructure renovation and building site operations.
Pre-Seed to Series A for Berlin-based founders. Where 30 years of expertise, capital and execution power meet.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 266
- Round size: Seed $1M–$4.6M; Series A $2.3M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.7M–$8.4M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $120M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Nenna AI — Nenna AI is a powerful AI enablement platform designed for the secure application of AI technologies.
- Jurafuchs — Jurafuchs provides legal education via a mobile app.
- Amara — Voice-first senior companion delivered via tablet and dock with a family app, serving Germany's AgeTech market.
HV Capital is one of the leading early-stage and growth investors in Europe. With nine fund generations in 23 years and €2.8 bn in managed assets, HV Capital is one of the continent's most active investors. The investment team has many years of experience in identifying European startups with great potential for success. In addition tointernational success stories like Zalando, Delivery Hero, Sumup, and Depop, innovation leaders such as Enpal, Flixbus, Sennder, and Isar Aerospace are also part of the portfolio. HV Capital has invested in around 225 internet and technology companies, supporting startups with ticket sizes ranging from €0.5 to €60m. It is one of Europe's few venture capital firms that can finance startups through all growth phases. HV Capital has a team of more than 40 investment and operations professionals who provide a variety of perspectives and expertise across the venture capital landscape.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 508
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$12M; Series A $3.6M–$37M; Series B $7.5M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $783M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Exein — Exein develops embedded cybersecurity solutions designed to secure Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. The company provides a platform that integrates security directly into the firmware of embedded systems, enabling real-time threat detection, monitoring, and response. Exein’s technology focuses on runtime protection and behavioranalysis at the edge, helping manufacturers secure devices without requiring major hardware changes or external software agents. Its solution is compatible with widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux-based environments, allowing for flexible integration across different devices. The company also offers tools for vulnerability assessment and threat intelligence tailored for firmware-level defense. Exein supports developers with APIs and SDKs to incorporate security features during the product development phase. Through its platform, the company addresses growing security risks in critical sectors such as automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.
- Flip — The AI employee experience platform for frontline workers without a company email. Flip unites comms, HR, identity and AI in one app. Book a demo.
- Ore Energy — Ore Energy is creating a new generation, cost effective, long-duration energy storage solution which will enable a decarbonized energy future by utilizing some of the most readily available materials
Emerge is a $75M pre-seed fund for human capital development: consumer learning, careers and AI diffusion at work. First cheques of $500k to $2.5M, UK and Europe.
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- Industry: Education, EdTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 80
- Round size: Seed $53k–$7.2M; Pre-Seed $33k–$3.2M; Series A $5M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $73M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- VARM — Varm provides efficient insulation for energy saving and comfort.
- 5U AI — 5U AI gives freight teams an AI workforce that's connected across multiple communication channels to understand, reason and act on data.
- Kinfolk — Resolve 70% of employee requests, run lifecycle programs on autopilot, gain visibility into service delivery and unlock capacity to scale Workforce Ops.
Investing early in Europe's most passionate founders.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Austria, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 107
- Round size: Seed $1M–$7.9M; Series A $3.9M–$19M; Series B $4.7M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $70M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Dermanostic — Dermanostic is an e-health app where patients receive a medical diagnosis and therapy recommendation for skin diseases.
- Dr. Vivien Karl — Dr. Vivien Karl is an intimate care company. Dr. Vivien Karl provides science based products for effective and safe intimate care. Their products include cream for moisturizing and caring for the intimate area.
- microsynetics GmbH — Developing hardware and software to help elderly people gaining more freedom and quality of life. Our first product is an emergency wristband which works together with an app, also connecting relatives via smartphone and phone integrated in the emergency wristband. The automated AI-based fall detection guarantees help even when the user - afteraccident - isn't capable anymore of activating the emergency call via integrated button.
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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- Industry: Software, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Pre-Seed $159k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Clypp — Clypp is the process intelligence layer for the industrial frontline. Workers record processes on video, and Clypp turns the footage into a unique dataset of industrial process knowledge — driving productivity, quality, and ultimately automation across manufacturing, logistics, consumer goods, and chemicals.
- Talent2Go — Talent2Go is an HRtech company that provides training management software solutions for companies to make less burden for the trainers.
- Senior Connect — An AI-driven career platform that matches senior professionals with companies seeking expertise, aligning their skills and personality with employers' needs.
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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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 272
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$9.4M; Pre-Seed $850k–$3.5M; Series A $4.5M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- 42matters — 42matters offers a full suite of mobile and connected TV app intelligence solutions, including APIs, file dumps, and visual, web-based platforms.
- Phase0 — Payment platform for construction projects
- Lightspring — Lightspring is a photonics technology company developing advanced 3D optical interconnection solutions for photonic systems.
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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- Industry: Consulting, Biotechnology, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $60k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Universal Quantum — Universal Quantum is building quantum computers to tackle real-world problems that would take today’s fastest supercomputers billions of years to solve.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2382
- Round size: Seed $158k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$600k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $7.5M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Obud — Obud is a wellness reservation systems that is designed for holistic health and lifestyle management purposes. The company's systems offer a comprehensive suite of tools for booking wellness activities, managing schedules, and accessing curated wellness programs, enabling wellness centers to streamline their operations, enhance userengagement, and promote a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
- myluigi.ai — Luigi is an AI-Powered Full-Stack Game Growth-as-a-Service platform designed to help mobile game studios scale user acquisition, engagement and lifetime value without adding headcount. Its dual-engine architecture automates and operates everything from ad campaign creation and real-time creative optimization to personalized in-game offers and LTVforecasting—delivered through a single, easy-to-integrate and unified dashboard. With a flexible per-title pricing model and powerful machine-learning insights, Luigi empowers mid-sized and indie developers to reduce CPI, boost retention and chart a clear path toward sustainable growth and seven-figure ARR.
- RubiLabs — RubiLabs Inc provides a platform for unifying, monitoring, and analyzing organizational data. RubiLabs software enables analysts and operators across risk, compliance, and security teams to collaborate and interpret large volumes of information in real time. The company’s platform is designed to help institutions make sense of complex, fragmenteddata by transforming it into a coherent operational picture for risk detection, continuous monitoring, and investigative workflows.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Education
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, Portugal, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $159k–$1.9M; Series A $1.1M–$7.9M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
Portfolio highlights
- nuuEnergy — nuuEnergy is a tech-enabled solution aiming to revolutionize the heat pump installation industry. By leveraging technology and industry expertise, we streamline the purchasing and installation process. Our unique approach, refinanced through innovative strategies, promotes a self-reliant and carbon-neutral lifestyle for all our customers.
- ValueDesk — Valuedesk is a service company that specializes in structured savings and efficiency management. Their adaptable solution for cost optimization benefits companies in a wide range of industries, including mechanical engineering and the automotive, culinary, furniture, and pharmaceutical industries. Using systematics and technology enables businessesto work more cost-effectively in the long run.
- Kynda — Keen 4 Greens offers a wide range of vegan products. Founded in 2019, Keen 4 Greens is based in Hamburg, Germany.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 211
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Pre-Seed $55k–$1.4M; Series A $2.1M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $67M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- VisioLab — Instantly scan products for self-checkout, using the iPad camera - no barcodes needed. Designed for speed, simplicity and human centricity.
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- Track Titan — Titan Academy revolutionises how gamers improve through fully automated coaching.
Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active angel funds
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 168
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$6.8M; Pre-Seed $530k–$3.2M; Series A $5M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Modeinspect — acreom is the integrated markdown knowledge base with tasks. Your personal daily driver for your dev workflow.
- Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
- Aisel Health — Aisel Health provides AI that imitates psychiatrists for psychiatric clinics and hospitals to ensure efficient patient access to care.
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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- Industry: Education, EdTech, E-Learning
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, India, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 163
- Round size: Seed $3.5M–$10M; Series A $5M–$29M; Series B $13M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $270M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Preply — Looking for a tutor? Preply is the best platform for private online lessons with a flexible payment system and affordable prices. Book your first lesson.
- DeweyLearn — Turn observed performance into expert feedback today, and a smarter organization tomorrow.
- GrowthSchool — Whether it is Product, Growth, Design, Management, Tech & Data, Business, GrowthSchool is the place to learn from top experts in the field.
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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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 138
- Round size: Seed $219k–$7.7M; Pre-Seed $209k–$2.1M; Series A $2.4M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $163M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- syte — syte simplifies real estate decisions with AI-based software. Founded in 2021 and based in Münster, Germany, the company analyzes land and buildings in real time and makes complex real estate analyses easily accessible. The syte platform offers digital twins by intelligently linking various types of data, including cadastral and LiDAR data, aerialand satellite images, and market data. The database enables informed statements to be made about development opportunities, renovation potential, energy requirements, economic efficiency, and subsidy options.Project developers, real estate agents, and banks use syte for valuations, planning, and consulting. This includes evaluating locations, reviewing investment decisions, analyzing portfolios with regard to renovation needs, and identifying subsidies. Instead of time-consuming individual research or external expert opinions, the platform enables a reliable initial assessment.The team of over 30 people led by founders Matthias Zühlke and David Nellessen serves over 200 customers – from local real estate agencies to banks with thousands of properties. syte has received multiple awards for its innovative software, including the German AI Award 2023 and the PropTech of the Year Award 2025.
- Nunos — NUNOS develops biological treatment systems that convert livestock slurry into liquid fertilizer and recycle nitrogenous wastewater.
- OMMM — OMMM Operations Management Solutions is a software house that specializes in the digitization and automation of industrial planning.
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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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 278
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$8.8M; Series A $3.4M–$23M; Series B $6.9M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $179M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- LiveEO — LiveEO is the leading solution provider for AI-powered satellite-based monitoring of large infrastructure networks. Trusted worldwide.
- Everlab — The preventative health service of the future. Detect disease early, improve wellbeing, and optimise performance.
- Flyboard — Human-level AI voice agents at a fraction of the cost. Transform your customer engagement with intelligent automation.
Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 674
- Round size: Seed $797k–$7.9M; Pre-Seed $411k–$3.8M; Series A $4.1M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $372M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Findery — Find and leave notes anywhere in the world, discover local knowledge, hidden secrets, and exciting stories. Share your travel knowledge, geoblog, or local news!
- GAMINSIDE — GAMINSIDE revolutionizes your relationship with your customers. As European full service provider, we deliver the complete package with solutions, services and software for gamified loyalty that is tailor-made and unique to your products, brands and customers. Integrate the best ideas from gamification and customer loyalty in your business areato exceed your commercial targets with GAMINSIDE.
- Polaron — Material Design. Supercharged with AI.
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1792
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.3M; Series A $5M–$30M; Series B $10M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.5M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- HUNTY — HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.
- Mainstay — System of intelligence for residential real estate.
- Odyssey — Discover how Odyssey Energy Solutions unblocks bottlenecks in DRE project development. Access diverse financing, procure equipment efficiently, and remotely monitor system performance. Join over 2000 renewable energy companies that use Odyssey to scale. Get in touch today.
UVC Partners is a Munich- and Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-based startups in the areas of enterprise software, industrial technologies, and mobility. The fund typically invests between € 0.5 - 10m initially and up to € 20m in total per company.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 151
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$14M; Series A $5.5M–$32M; Series B $6.5M–$175M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $276M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Reverion — Reverion develops reversible and carbon-negative power plants using patented biogas technology for renewable energy.
- Stabl Energy — Scalable battery storage systems for energy storage in industry and commerce made by STABL Energy help to utilise the full potential of renewable energies.
- Kuro Technology — Kuro is the AI foundation for general contractors.
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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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, Estonia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Seed $20k–$697k; Pre-Seed $50k–$100k
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shippn — International package forwarding service. Shop from Amazon, Shein, Macy's worldwide. Fast shipping with DHL & FedEx. Trusted by 50,000+ customers.
- heybooster — heybooster is the creator of a platform for marketing analysis that aids e-commerce managers in finding chances for revenue growth and in making better choices. It provides clients with digital reporting, online meetings, online communication, an online project management system, and an online playbook that helps them discover problems, findpossibilities for revenue growth, and cut expenses.
- 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
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Browse database — It's Free!European early-stage venture capital fund backed 100% by founders. Helping Pre-Seed and Seed SaaS, Marketplaces & Platforms with their Go-To-Market.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 120
- Round size: Seed $570k–$5M; Pre-Seed $781k–$2.5M; Series A $6.5M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $158M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- DREM — Simplifying distributed energy saving solutions
- VoiceLine — VoiceLine is AI-powered field sales revenue intelligence. Document any customer interactions in seconds, get actionable insights and boost sales performance. Start today!
- microsynetics GmbH — Developing hardware and software to help elderly people gaining more freedom and quality of life. Our first product is an emergency wristband which works together with an app, also connecting relatives via smartphone and phone integrated in the emergency wristband. The automated AI-based fall detection guarantees help even when the user - afteraccident - isn't capable anymore of activating the emergency call via integrated button.
We are an early-stage venture capital fund backing the best tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the US
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 121
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$10M; Series A $8.4M–$95M; Series B $22M–$95M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $95M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Parloa — Parloa is the AI agent management platform for enterprise CX. Build, test, and scale voice and chat AI agents that turn conversations into loyalty.
- 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.
Mario Götze is a professional footballer.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $3M–$10M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$6.2M; Series A $9.6M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zeit AI — Zeit AI, founded by former Palantir engineers, generates a structured data base atop your tabular data files which you can query using natural language. For example, you suspect an efficiency in your organisation and you have a bunch of data files, instead of reading through all of them one by one in excel, you explore them in Zeit AI. Theycurrently offer a two-week pilot program where their engineers develop tailored solutions for data challenges involving CSV, Excel, or PDF files.
- Kodesage — Kodesage captures your company's collective knowledge to help understand and modernize legacy code
- Helical — The full power of DNA & (m)RNA Bio Foundation Models in one open-core platform. Accelerate Drug Discovery with AI.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, Israel, Luxembourg
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$15M; Pre-Seed $543k–$3.8M; Series A $8.5M–$34M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Augur — Augur provides advanced sensor fusion and machine learning solutions for security applications.
- R3 Robotics — Circu Li-ion is a European battery upcycling startup. Our vision is to fight the climate crisis by maximising the lifecycle of each Lithium-ion cell.In 2021, we have embarked on our journey to enable a circular lifecycle to batteries in three steps: the dismantling of batteries, the diagnostic of cells and the reassembly based on reusedcomponents - automated and at scale .We provide our technology to leading players in the space of micromobility, q-commerce & delivery, hardware manufacturing and recycling. Our Machine-as-a-Service solution offers a possibility to give their used batteries a second life through upcycling instead of recycling - saving money and the planet.
- Proxima Fusion — We are a European fusion energy startup pursuing the clearest path to grid deployment.
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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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Germany, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 88
- Round size: Seed $559k–$5.7M; Series A $2.7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Rebike Mobility — Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Education, E-Learning, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Finland, Germany, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $793k–$3.2M; Series A $3.9M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 65% lead, 35% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $62M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Tiney — Tiney are on a mission to reimagine at-home childcare & unlock the potential of every child. For parents, this means easy access to an exceptional and affordable childcare community that’s built around busy modern lives. For children, this means high quality and thoughtful play-based learning in safe settings that goes beyond nationalrequirements for early education. For childcare providers, this means allowing them to focus on the children in their care, relieving the burden of running a small business and ensuring maximum job satisfaction.
- AUTOVIO — Autovio offers digital concepts for driving schools.
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 259
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$6.3M; Series A $3.9M–$32M; Series B $3.9M–$132M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $29M in 2010
Portfolio highlights
- Hema.to — Flow cytometry analysis software, re-imagined. From raw FCS and LMD data to finalized report with AI-powered CellStudio.
- Arcos — Arcos is a civil safety and security technology company.
- HyImpulse Technologies — HyImpulse develops dedicated sub-orbital and orbital launch services using hybrid propulsion-based launch vehicles. Their SR75 is a single stage sounding rocket using a hybrid rocket engine to deliver institutional and commercial experiments into a micro gravity environment during a suborbital flight.
The investment company JALE was founded in 2011 by Björn Jopen and currently has 29 companies in its portfolio. Björn Jopen has built up and successfully sold several companies. JALE's current operational approach has developed through his experience of founding and successfully building up companies himself. The JALE team primarily supportsthe portfolio companies financing rounds, building sales and recruiting a successful team. In addition to participating in start-ups, JALE has also been active in the restructuring of digital companies for two years and in this case usually takes over the majority of the companies. The company is provided with new financial resources, a new management is set up and sales are restructured.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany, United States, Latvia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $627k–$2.3M; Pre-Seed $550k–$620k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Novaheal — Novaheal is a learning platform for trainees and young professionals in nursing.
- 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.
- VYBE Beauty — Beauty For The Bold.
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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- Industry: Food and Beverage, SaaS, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$12M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$4.7M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- HELLO INSIDE — Glukose-Monitoring zeigt dir, wie Mahlzeiten, Stress und Schlaf deine Energie, dein Gewicht und deine Hormone beeinflussen. 12.000+ Frauen vertrauen Hello Inside. 30-Tage-Program
- Sitegeist — Sitegeist Robotics develops autonomous, modular construction robots to automate dangerous tasks like hydrodemolition, sandblasting, and drilling, boosting productivity and addressing labor shortages.Sitegeist Robotics primarily serves the construction industry, focusing on infrastructure renovation and building site operations.
Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies. In addition to $1bn in assets under management, Project A provides its portfolio companies with a wide range of operational support services. This includes more than 100 experts from key areas such as software engineering,business intelligence, marketing, and recruiting. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 228
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$8.9M; Series A $3.8M–$28M; Series B $11M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $377M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Nexcade — Nexcade AI agents run freight quoting, tenders, rates, bookings, and reporting with your team, visible and controlled at every step.
- Project Q — European defence integration. Deployed with Bundeswehr, validated at NATO. Open-core, ITAR-free, no vendor lock-in. Connect sensors to C2 in seconds.
- STARK — EUROPEAN DEFENCE SOVEREIGNTY
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Browse database — It's Free!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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 173
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$10M; Pre-Seed $586k–$3.5M; Series A $9.7M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
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- Mkind — Mkind builds intelligent robots for high-mix manufacturing, developing advanced automation solutions that can adapt to diverse production requirements, improve operational efficiency, and support manufacturers in handling complex, low-volume, and frequently changing product lines.
- Reverion — Reverion develops reversible and carbon-negative power plants using patented biogas technology for renewable energy.
- Orbem — Transform biological imaging with AI-powered MRI technology. Non-invasive solutions for poultry, fruits, nuts, and health. Building a sustainable future.
Volksbank Albstadt ChancenKapital GmbH
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- Industry: EdTech, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany
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- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $348k–$1.6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- cabuu — Memorizing basic concepts and terms is foundational for engaging deeply with more complex ideas and for solving problems. Current Study Platforms provide vast amounts of user & AI generated content but often leave users alone with how to get it in their heads. cabuu is the 21st century memorization app that is optimized for internalizingconcepts of different topics (vocabulary, geography, engineering, ...) for all learner groups. We use cutting-edge scientific methods and AI to assemble a personalized learning path with curated interactive graphics & animations to enable all learners to memorize what they need as quickly and easily as possible.
- Inovedis — The SINEFIX Implant System is an easy-to-learn solution aimed at simplifying rotator cuff repair procedures and improving patient outcomes.
- Deep Care — Innovation in occupational health management: we are revolutionising prevention in the office. Through artificial intelligence, smart sensor technology and sound research.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$17M; Series A $5.5M–$24M; Series B $23M–$96M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $276M in 2023
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- VARM — Varm provides efficient insulation for energy saving and comfort.
- CONXAI — AI that understands construction
- Rainmaker Technology — Rainmaker uses drone-based cloud seeding to increase rainfall, restore ecosystems, and fight drought. Learn how our scalable weather technology brings water to the West.
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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- Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 85
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.2M; Series A $1.1M–$53M; Series B $4M–$59M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Q.ANT — Q.ANT develops photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing, utilizing light for information processing. The company also produces quantum sensors offering ultra-high magnetic field sensitivity in a compact form factor. These products aim to enable more intelligent and sustainable systems across various sectors like data centers,aerospace, and medical technology.
- XO Life — XO-Life.com is an online destination center. That provides services includes digital treatment monitoring and patient feedback R&D, marketing and sales. That offers services for Patient Insights, information exchange between patients and pharma, treatments and indications.
- Patronus Group — Rethinking elderly healthcare
Founder of Masterplan.com Founder of Employour Group (Ausbildung.de, meinpraktikum.de, trainee.de) - sold to Bertelsmann 2015
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- Industry: Education, E-Learning, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany
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- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Pre-Seed $691k–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- 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.
WestTech Ventures is a Berlin-based VC firm focused on pre-seed & seed investments primarily in Germany in the fields of B2B SaaS in different verticals, and Enterprise Software as well as Mobility and New Work.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 61
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$11M; Pre-Seed $902k–$2M; Series A $3M–$6.8M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Notch — Boost your deal win rates and customer onboarding with Notch. Create tailored buyer experiences, structured action plans, and gain valuable insights. Try our demo today.
- Careloop — Berlin-based HR-tech and EduTech startup with a focus on the German healthcare industry.
- ClimateChoice — ClimateChoice provides the AI-powered Climate Intelligence Platform designed for procurement- and climate teams to accelerate Scope 3 decarbonization. Companies use it to automate time-consuming and costly supplier engagement processes and collect audit-ready data at scale. Trusted by leaders like T-Systems, Lenovo, o2 Telefónica, and EnBW.Inorder to accelerate knowledge sharing, we support businesses to exchange best practices across a number of touchpoints, including an annual conference, a blended-learning program, regular webinars and an online magazine.
The first European Edtech & Future of Work fund.
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- Industry: Education, EdTech, E-Learning
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$11M; Series A $4.2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $165M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Preply — Looking for a tutor? Preply is the best platform for private online lessons with a flexible payment system and affordable prices. Book your first lesson.
- Rocapine — We craft apps that help people feel truly alive
- Mendo — Mendo helps large companies embed AI into their workflows and drives adoption by helping teams apply AI to their real-world use cases, without losing the human element.We operate directly in the tools and day-to-day workflows to trigger the right habits at the right moment.The result? Teams that confidently use generative AI in their daily workand a transformation that is concrete, guided, and sustainable.
Holtzbrinck Digital is a venture capital fund and venture builder from Munich.
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- Industry: Education, Software, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Series A $4.4M–$8.5M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
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- 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 operates a digital platform for mental health, providing a range of courses focused on mental well-being. All of Likeminded's psychological experts possess academic backgrounds in psychology and receive specialized training from Likeminded. These experts are specifically skilled in facilitating group sessions and offering digitalsupport to users. They undergo ongoing supervision and coaching for continuous professional development.
- 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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- Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $267k–$5.9M; Pre-Seed $542k–$1.6M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
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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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 182
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$8.6M; Series A $2.6M–$23M; Series B $5.3M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $210M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Freshflow — Freshflow is harnessing AI to build the food supply chain technology of the future and tackle global food waste.
- Omegga GmbH — Omegga is developing a non-invasive, purely optical, Al-powered method for in-ovo sex detection of chicken embryos at an early stage.
- Logistikbude — Logistikbude is a web-based software to automate the load carrier management. It is independent of load carrier types and addresses both the tracking of own load carriers and the management of exchange processes in open pools.
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- Industry: B2C, Toys, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $3.8M–$5.9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Klima — Klima combines the most effective actions an individual can take to fight climate change today.
- Edurino — Edurino is an e-learning platform that introduces digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8. The platform gets kids started with digital learning and gets them ready for school. Children are invited to explore the world of learning through play by the company, which combines physical toys and a digital learning app. Whilekids learn through play, parents can monitor each child's progress in learning and set limits on how much time they spend on screens. When the allotted screen time has passed, the app independently signals the end of play and turns off the device. As a result, the learning journey can be tailored to each child's developmental stage.
- StratifAI — Building the next generation of biomarkers for precision oncology
Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaft der Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen mbH
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $348k–$4.6M; Series A $10M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- cabuu — Memorizing basic concepts and terms is foundational for engaging deeply with more complex ideas and for solving problems. Current Study Platforms provide vast amounts of user & AI generated content but often leave users alone with how to get it in their heads. cabuu is the 21st century memorization app that is optimized for internalizingconcepts of different topics (vocabulary, geography, engineering, ...) for all learner groups. We use cutting-edge scientific methods and AI to assemble a personalized learning path with curated interactive graphics & animations to enable all learners to memorize what they need as quickly and easily as possible.
- MeMi Textiles — Memi Textiles develops washable absorbent materials using its TSAcore technology for textile-based hygiene and care products.
- Maple Aviation — Maple Aviation delivers medical cargo autonomously. Fully certified, emission-free, and designed for the highest safety standards.
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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- Industry: Software, Education, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$10M; Series A $4.9M–$5.9M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
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.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 129
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Genie — Genie is a provider of a Shopify inventory management solution for fast-growing merchants.
- Serve First — Serve First is an AI customer experience platform that turns real-time feedback into insights, helping drive smarter business decisions.
- Massive Dynamic — Massive Dynamic is an AI based software development and digital marketing company.
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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- Industry: Education, E-Learning, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
David Nothacker is the Co-Founder & CEO at Sennder.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, Spain, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$9M; Pre-Seed $1.6M–$4M; Series A $5.9M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Degura — Degura provides portals for the pension plans of the companies.
- simpleclub — simpleclub is Germany’s leading AI-powered training infrastructure, redefining how companies qualify their workforce. With millions of users and 500+ enterprise customers including Bosch, BMW, Amazon, and Audi, simpleclub has become the trusted solution for business-critical vocational training and workforce reskilling. Independent research showsthat 90% of learners rapidly close skill gaps, while companies save over €50m annually and reduce trainer workload by up to 8 hours per week.Unlike optional HR tools, simpleclub is embedded into core operations as mandatory infrastructure. Its Service-as-a-Software model combines interactive learning with intelligent management: an AI co-pilot that creates personalized learning plans, delivers adaptive content, tracks progress, and prescribes interventions. For large enterprises, simpleclub integrates seamlessly with LMS/HR systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, Cornerstone, Docebo, and Microsoft Teams. For SMBs, it runs autonomously like a digital employee.simpleclub is positioned to define the global category of AI-driven workforce qualification.
- TradeLink — TradeLink is a creator of a platform for digital delivery and transportation information intended to link customers, vendors, and logistics service providers. By providing features like an efficient time and ramp booking system, automatic planning and communication, court processes, and digital delivery notes on their platform, clients may savetime, and money, and improve communication with associated parties. It creates an efficient system of delivery coordination around business sites that is advantageous to all delivery partners.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, India, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 913
- Round size: Seed $850k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $125k–$2.1M; Venture - Series Unknown $481k–$105M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $5M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Kaon — Discover prompts and AI apps built by a global community, or publish your own. FlowGPT is an open platform for building and sharing with AI.
- Pure — Pure Poker is a privately held fintech and software company that develops a legal, compliant, rake-free real-money online poker platform. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company replaces the traditional casino "house" model with a trusted, identity-verified social gaming network.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
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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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Social Media
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $584k–$3.2M; Angel $197k–$1M; Series A $2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Minitap — Minitap is an AI-driven mobile development company that assists with monitoring mobile devices.
- HEY HOLY — HEY HOLY is redefining dog nutrition with the world’s first breed-specific dog food sold in a subscription. We believe every dog deserves food tailored to their unique health needs – because a German Shepherd isn’t a Chihuahua.Backed by science and crafted with only high-quality ingredients, HEY HOLY supports better digestion, fewer intolerances,and healthier, longer lives for dogs. Thousands of owners have already made the switch, choosing HEY HOLY to give their dogs personalized care and optimal health outcomes.
- Mozart AI — Artho has revealed its first product, Mozart AI, a groundbreaking AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that aims to accelerate and magnify human creativity. This hybrid musician will have complete control over their musical vision with no creative friction. They will create, engineer, and perform at the speed of their imagination. They willoutperform and innovate the best pure human artists by combining human artistry with AI co-creation. We are a team of musicians, technologists, and creative visionaries.
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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- Industry: Education, Mobile Apps, Reading Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $161k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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!
Feliks Eyser is the founding partner of JETPACK.
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- Industry: Software, E-Learning, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$5M; Series A $6.4M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Truckoo — Sell to a global audience, receive bindings bids. Buyers can be assured that all vehicles were inspected by us. We organize papers and transport.
- Wisefood — Wisefood develops new patented recipes and also manufacturing methods to replace disposable plastic tableware with edible variants
- Wunderflats — Find furnished apartments for temporary or longer stays with 1 click on Wunderflats. Verified and complete online booking for relocation, business, or students.
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