# Top 50 Hospitality Startup Investors in Germany in June 2026

## HV Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet

We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies.

## Think.Health
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

Think.Health invests as a boutique risk-taker in healthcare ventures. We continuously seek innovations and disruptive business models in digital healthcare, medical technologies and health service providers,

## Picus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.

## IBB Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS

Pre-Seed to Series A for Berlin-based founders. Where 30 years of expertise, capital and execution power meet.

## Atlantic
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Financial Services

Atlantic Labs supports and invests in mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures.&nbsp;<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.

## APX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

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.

## BONVENTURE
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, SaaS

BONVENTURE empowers impact-driven founders and impact investors across DACH with capital, expertise, and a strong network for true impact and return.

## redalpine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

redalpine is a thesis-driven vc with deep expertise in software and science. since 2006. we believe in the power of big ideas and in empowering game changers. we don't just invest, we co-create a better tomorrow. together with you.

## Cherry Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

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.

## Loric Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Real Estate, FinTech, Financial Services

Technology is transforming the way we live, work and play.
Loric Ventures invests in innovative and disruptive solutions globally, with a focus on fin- and urbantech and impact.

## Round Hill Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Real Estate, Information Services

Round Hill Capital is a global real estate investment and asset management firm, seeking to create long-term financial and social value by building thriving communities.

## Philipp Freise
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Hospitality, Artificial Intelligence

Philipp Freise is based out of London, England and is the Co-Head of European Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Philipp previously worked at Venturepark AG as a Co-Founder. Philipp Freise attended the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. Philipp Freise is received Young Global Leader and in 2014.

## b2venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## TruVenturo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, Tourism, Software

TruVenturo is an entrepreneurial investor and company builder in Europe and the United States

## Loyal VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce

Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries.

## Nikolaus Hahne
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Pet, Internet, Software

Nikolaus Hahne

## Justin Reizes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Belin, Brandenburg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Credit, Rental, FinTech

Justin Reizes

## Bayern Kapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Landshut, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## Serpentine Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Automotive

Serpentine Ventures (SERV) is the investment arm of the Swiss startup group. Serpentine refers to the meandering roads found across the Swiss Mountains. Unreachable mountain peaks become accessible by following the serpentine path.

## KIZOO Technology Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

KIZOO provides mentoring, seed and early-stage financing with a focus on rejuvenation biotech. Having been entrepreneurs, VCs and mentors in both, high growth tech and biotech companies theirselves for many years with multiple exits and massive value created for the founders, they now bring this experience to the emerging field of rejuvenationbiotech - a young industry that will eventually become much bigger than today's largest technology markets.
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As part of the Forever Healthy Group, they directly support the creation of startups that turn research on the root causes of aging into therapies and services for humans.
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Forever Healthy's other initiatives include the evaluation of new rejuvenation therapies, evidenced-based curation of the world's cutting-edge medical knowledge, funding research projects on the root causes of aging and hosting the annual Undoing Aging Conference.

## Headline
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

## Global Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

## Lakestar
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook, and Airbnb. Since raising the first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over EUR 1bn across three early-stage funds, and more recently a growth fund. 
The company has expandedand broadened its portfolio and holds investments in the likes of Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, Sender, Eigen, Five, Revolut, and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has a presence in Berlin, Zurich, and London.Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing. The investments range from early-stage companies to those in their growth stage.

## HOWZAT Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

## Johannes Reck
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Hospitality

Johannes Reck is based out of Berlin, Berlin and is the Co-founder & CEO of GetYourGuide. Johannes Reck attended ETH Zurich.

## Daniel Pindur
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Rental, Organic, Software

Daniel Pindur is based out of Zurich and is the Managing Partner of CVC Capital Partners. Daniel previously worked at Goldman Sachs as a Analyst. Daniel Pindur attended the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

## Force Over Mass Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

Force Over Mass Capital is an FCA regulated venture capital firm focused on early stage technology investments across UK and Europe. We invest in B2B innovation across four verticals, i.e. Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Industry 4.0.FOM cap operates both seed and scale-up funds to support early stage businesses through their growthjourney.

## MairDumont
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Travel, Hotel

MAIRDUMONT operates as a travel publisher. The company provides travel, leisure, and mobility media in Europe. Its media portfolio includes printed and online media, as well as mobile navigation equipment. The company offers communication options, such as advertisements, and online advertising, including advertising forms, booklets and cross-mediaservices, cross-selling opportunities, POS and event-promotion campaigns, and the networking of services. MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG provides the falk navigator and Internet services, such as falk.de for travelers; the falk branch finder and the falk route planner for business customers; and markets and sells content. It also develops products and services that include mobile navigation systems, such as the Falk activepilot and Java-based offboard navigation system for mobile telephones; and tailor-made solutions for business customers. The company operates falk.de, gofalk.com, marcopolo.de, and European mobility portals. It involves in navigation systems and services, geographical information systems, and content segments. MAIRDUMONT was formerly known as Institut Kurt Mair and changed its name to Mairs Geographischer Verlag Kurt Mair GmbH & Co. KG in 1952. The name was further changed to MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG. in January 2005. The company was founded in 1948 and is based in Ostfildern, Germany.

## Mike Mahlkow
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Apps, Rental

Mike Mahlkow is the Co-founder and CEO of Blair.

## HW Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, News

HW Capital is an investment firm with a focus on the financial services industry.
Their core activity is to start new financial services businesses by bringing together talent, capital and experience.
HW Capital is backed by Robert Haselsteiner and Marcus Wolsdorf, co-founders of Interhyp, Germany’s largest independent mortgage distributor.

## Mato Peri&#263;
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce

Mato invests in technology companies globally. His portfolio companies have raised over US$ 5 billion in capital, employ >15,000 people and have operations in 35 countries across six continents.

## Heilemann Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Mobile, Internet, Financial Services

As a team of successful entrepreneurs and investment bankers we provide seed and early stage funding for European entrepreneurs in the digital industry.

## Heartcore Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence

Heartcore Capital invests in companies re-enchanting the world through technology.

## European Commission
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care

The official website of the European Commission, providing access to information about its political priorities, policies and services

## GoBeyond
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Medical, Software

GoBeyond is a FinTech company transforming angel investing into a new scalable asset class for small and large, novice to experienced investors. It offers a unique deal platform, portfolio tools, syndication/pooling, due diligence, investment monitoring services, training and certified deal leaders.Its clients are individuals, familyoffices, professional groups and corporations. It is active in the EU, Switzerland and the US. GoBeyond also offers educational training modules for angel investors in 11 categories.

## about:seed GmbH
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Real Estate, Internet, Health Care

Investment company

## Chris Young
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Content, Analytics

Chris Young is a Co-Founder and Partner at Revel Partners and was a CEO at Digital Broadcasting Group. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore College.

## 97212 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Service

We are a NY-based seed fund and day-one partner for Israeli founders building category-defining companies.

## Joe Apprendi
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Advertising, Digital Media, Video

Joe Apprendi is the Founder and General Partner of Revel Partners and was a CEO of America at Falk eSolutions. He attended Oberlin College.

## Spark Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Spark Capital invests in products we love by creators we admire across all sectors and stages.

## Fritz Demopoulos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Travel, Tourism, Hospitality

Fritz Demopoulos has been an entrepreneur and investor within the media and internet industries for over 10 years. He co-founded Qunar.com, China's largest travel internet company; and Shawei.com, China's largest sports internet company. Fritz also had senior positions at Netease and The News Corporation.

## Kees Koolen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Travel, Software, E-Commerce

Kees Koolen is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Koolen Industries. Previously Kees was COO, CEO and Chairman of booking.com. Kees was advisor to Uber from 2012-2017 concerning international rollout.

## Statkraft Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Big Data

Statkraft Ventures is a long-term partner for entrepreneurs disrupting the energy sector. 

## Target Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software

Target Partners is a German venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies.
With 300 million Euro under management, Target Partners is one of the leading venture capital investors in Germany.The partners of Target Partners have years of collective experience as successful managers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalinvestors in Europe and the USA. They founded or led companies their selves, developed or sold technology products their selves. They have seen numerous companies through to IPO and beyond. They understand the challenges an entrepreneur faces and that the road to success often isn't simple and straight.Both in Europe and the USA Target Partners has a large network in industry and venture capital. They open doors for you to customers, business partners, experienced managers and financial markets. They support you in business development, in international expansion, in closing OEM or distribution contracts, and in acquisition decisions. In addition, several dozen European and US entrepreneurs and top managers, as well as a number of US venture capitalists, have personally invested in their funds and thus have a particularly strong interest in your company's success.

## MPGI
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce

MPGI is a private holding that invests in disruptive technology companies globally. Its portfolio companies have collectively raised over US$ 2.5 billion in capital, employ over 8,000 people and have operations in 30 countries across six continents.

## Manuel Stotz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Travel, Hospitality, Commercial Real Estate

Manuel Stotz

## LeadX Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Restaurants

Driving digital transformation of consumer industries. As a leading growth capital investor, we combine deep investment experience with commercial reach.

## SICTIC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.

## PROfounders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Apps

We are PROfounders. We are the proactive European early-stage venture fund.

## Ritter Starkstromtechnik
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Automotive, Hospitality, Electric Vehicle

Ritter Starkstromtechnik provides services in the fields of electrical engineering and industrial electronics. RITTER Starkstromtechnik is a medium-sized company in the best sense, continually grown from a family enterprise. Such strong growth is only possible through extraordinary effort. Through competent employees giving their best. Through newdevelopments. Through the reliability, durability and quality of their products. Through continuous striving for the best result. New tasks oresent a challenge. They find the special solution in discussions with their clients.

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