Berlin Ventures
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Ventures is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Internet and Fashion. Berlin Ventures invests in new and innovative internet companies as entrepreneur-driven pre-seed, seed and growth capital investors. In addition to primary and/or secondary funding they provide ‘hands on’ support with their entrepreneurial experience alongside their considerable knowledge and network of contacts in all relevant areas such asstrategy, internationalisation, marketing, logistics, product, follow-on funding, finance, human resources, etc.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
Last updated:
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Industries Berlin Ventures invests in
Stages Berlin Ventures invests in
Countries Berlin Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $100k–$7.9M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 5 (17%)
- Fashion 4 (13%)
- Software 4 (13%)
- SaaS 3 (10%)
- Video 3 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 23 (77%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (7%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (3%)
- Series A 1 (3%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
Country
- Germany 18 (60%)
- United States 4 (13%)
- United Kingdom 2 (7%)
- Austria 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Riedel
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jan Christoph Gras
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Marek Barlein
Founder and CEO
|
Founder and CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Martin Sinner
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 24 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| OptioPay operates a fully serviced open banking solution without IT integration for businesses from various industries. End-customers receive value-added products and services in return for their bank account data to save time and money through exclusive cashbacks, higher-value vouchers, contract optimisation, offers for sustainable consumption andCO2 compensation, as well as discounts and other personalised recommendations. In addition to well-known partners such as AboutYou, Adidas, Amazon, Douglas, Ikea, Lieferando, Otto, Rewe, Reebok and Zalando, OptioPay’s top 100 corporate clients include DZ Bank, Comdirect Bank, Sparkasse, Commerzbank, HDI, AXA, Gothaer, Fonds Finanz, Blau Direkt, Deutsche Post, BS Energy and Basler Kantonalbank. OptioPay was founded in 2014 in Berlin by CEO Marcus Börner and COO Oliver Oster. It employs more than 65 people from 24 countries and currently operates in the DACH-region and The Netherlands. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 18, 2019 | ||
| enmacc is Europe’s fastest growing digital, OTC energy trading platform. Our platform digitalises the end-to-end professional energy trading process. Using enmacc allows participants to gain speed, efficiency and security when trading in energy markets. More than 340 companies, with over 1.600 active traders, are already taking advantage of enmaccand are utilising our continuously growing network of energy suppliers, industrial companies, energy trading houses and municipal utilities for trading in power & gas. All of our clients can benefit from increased market access, additional liquidity and other business development opportunities. enmacc customers can use three different trading screens: entender (sales trading) & entender pro (professional trading) – the world-leading Request-For-Quote (RFQ) technology for energy markets; enmarket – the OTC price screen and marketplace for one-click trading; and engreen – the state-of-the-art trading screen for Guarantees of Origin (GoOs). Complete documentation and audit-proof archiving of all trading activities on the platform take place automatically. The real-time credit check guarantees secure trading and processes for all participants. Complete documentation and audit-proof archiving of all trading activities on the platform take place automatically. The real-time credit check guarantees secure trading and processes for all participants. We do everything we can to make the daily work of energy traders and portfolio managers easier by enabling them to focus on the things that really matter. | $3.2M / Seed / Mar 23, 2017 | ||
| AI-enabled and API-first, Zype powers reliable, scalable video streaming on your website, apps, and channels. Zype is a Backlight business. | $2M / Seed / Aug 02, 2016 | ||
| OptioPay operates a fully serviced open banking solution without IT integration for businesses from various industries. End-customers receive value-added products and services in return for their bank account data to save time and money through exclusive cashbacks, higher-value vouchers, contract optimisation, offers for sustainable consumption andCO2 compensation, as well as discounts and other personalised recommendations. In addition to well-known partners such as AboutYou, Adidas, Amazon, Douglas, Ikea, Lieferando, Otto, Rewe, Reebok and Zalando, OptioPay’s top 100 corporate clients include DZ Bank, Comdirect Bank, Sparkasse, Commerzbank, HDI, AXA, Gothaer, Fonds Finanz, Blau Direkt, Deutsche Post, BS Energy and Basler Kantonalbank. OptioPay was founded in 2014 in Berlin by CEO Marcus Börner and COO Oliver Oster. It employs more than 65 people from 24 countries and currently operates in the DACH-region and The Netherlands. | $7.9M / Seed / Jun 22, 2016 | ||
| Talon.One enables businesses to manage promotions, loyalty programs, and incentive campaigns through a unified system. The platform uses an API-driven approach to evaluate customer data in real time and determine applicable rewards such as discounts, coupons, loyalty points, or bundled offers. It allows teams to configure rule-based logic thatdefines when and how incentives are triggered across digital and in-store channels.The system includes tools for campaign creation, budget control, and promotion validation, supporting use cases like referrals, gamified rewards, and tiered loyalty structures. It integrates with existing commerce, customer data, and payment systems to automate execution and maintain consistency across touchpoints. Additionally, it incorporates predictive capabilities that analyze customer behavior and support testing of different incentive strategies. | Seed / Jun 01, 2016 | ||
| Talon.One enables businesses to manage promotions, loyalty programs, and incentive campaigns through a unified system. The platform uses an API-driven approach to evaluate customer data in real time and determine applicable rewards such as discounts, coupons, loyalty points, or bundled offers. It allows teams to configure rule-based logic thatdefines when and how incentives are triggered across digital and in-store channels.The system includes tools for campaign creation, budget control, and promotion validation, supporting use cases like referrals, gamified rewards, and tiered loyalty structures. It integrates with existing commerce, customer data, and payment systems to automate execution and maintain consistency across touchpoints. Additionally, it incorporates predictive capabilities that analyze customer behavior and support testing of different incentive strategies. | Seed / Feb 01, 2016 | ||
| Outdoorsy is a marketplace platform that connects RV owners with other campers.Lots of folks own RVs. Lots of folks want to rent RVs. Outdoorsy is how they meet.Outdoorsy is the first peer-to-peer marketplace to disrupt the $32B recreational vehicle industry. We connect passionate RV owners with qualified renters and make it easy and safe forthem to transact.They're disrupting the RV market by removing all the friction and complexity from the current user experience. They provide choice and access for people who love to travel in RVs, as well as the opportunity for RV owners to make a tangible income from renting their vehicle. | $120K / Pre-Seed / Dec 01, 2015 | ||
| Shore is the leading provider of web-based business solutions for local service providers. The company offers easy and cost-effective access to digital communication and productivity software. The product portfolio spans from Online Booking over a professional CRM system, easy-to-use marketing tools to an efficient iPad-based cash system.Technical knowledge is not required. Shore enables local service providers to benefit from the versatile potential of digital solutions and helps them bring their business to new heights. Founded in 2012, Shore provides its solutions in 10 European countries and opened its first US office in LA in 2015. | $2.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 01, 2015 | ||
| Outdoorsy is a marketplace platform that connects RV owners with other campers.Lots of folks own RVs. Lots of folks want to rent RVs. Outdoorsy is how they meet.Outdoorsy is the first peer-to-peer marketplace to disrupt the $32B recreational vehicle industry. We connect passionate RV owners with qualified renters and make it easy and safe forthem to transact.They're disrupting the RV market by removing all the friction and complexity from the current user experience. They provide choice and access for people who love to travel in RVs, as well as the opportunity for RV owners to make a tangible income from renting their vehicle. | Pre-Seed / Jun 01, 2015 | ||
| Campus99 GmbH develops, produces, and distributes video formats. | Seed / Jun 01, 2015 | ||
| See all 30 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Berlin Ventures invest in?
Berlin Ventures invests primarily in Internet, Fashion and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Berlin Ventures invest in?
Berlin Ventures typically joins rounds of $100k–$7.9M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Berlin Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Berlin Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Berlin Ventures?
The team at Berlin Ventures includes Frank Riedel (Venture Partner), Jan Christoph Gras (Founding Partner) and Marek Barlein (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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