# Innoport

> Innoport is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Software, SaaS and Logistics. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bernhard-schulte-innoport
- Website: https://innoport.vc/

Innoport is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on Software and SaaS. Innoport is the venture capital arm of the Schulte Group, inheriting the technology innovation, the global mindset and the Hanseatic handshake that distinguish our parent company Bernhard Schulte – a maritime innovator and operator since its own beginnings in 1883. We invest in startups globally, focusing on seed stage ventures across Europe andAsia.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$3.7M |
| Series A | $5M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 35% |
| SaaS | 4 | 24% |
| Logistics | 4 | 24% |
| Shipping | 3 | 18% |
| Transportation | 3 | 18% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 47% |
| Series A | 5 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 12% |
| Germany | 2 | 12% |
| Togo | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Secro | Secro is an early-stage startup developing a supply chain platform to eliminate fraud, inefficiencies, and exploitation from global trade. Its cloud-based platform offers organizations the ability to securely collaborate and efficiently perform all functions needed to negotiate, sign, finance, execute, and audit complex cross-border supply chaintransactions. It also utilizes advanced technology to vet customers, protect data, prevent fraud, detect suspicious behavior, and ensure confidentiality.Secro was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | $13.9M | Series A | May 23, 2025 |  |
| Portcast | Portcast is a provider of real-time transportation visibility and predictive analytics to improve productivity, operational cost, and carbon emissions. It is a route-based SaaS platform that provides customers with a web interface and an API for easy integration. | $6.5M | Series A | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Hefring Marine | Hefring Marine is building the intelligence layer for the world’s largest untapped vehicle fleet, positioned to lead the $100B+ data-driven transformation of maritime. Our AI-powered IMAS platform delivers real-time decision intelligence to commercial, defense, recreational, and unmanned vessels, enhancing safety, fuel efficiency, and survivabilityin the most demanding environments. Already deployed across high-speed, professional, and mission-critical craft, including SAR, coast guard, defense, fisheries, pilotage, and offshore operations, IMAS is a dual-use system that combines edge AI, sensor fusion, and onboard analytics to guide operations and centralize fleet data into actionable insights. With tailored solutions for autonomy and recreational markets now underway, Hefring Marine is uniquely positioned to advance both maritime security and sustainability through deep tech innovation. We are currently raising a strategic seed extension round to grow our team and accelerate commercial momentum through 2025, with a Series A planned for early next year to scale our platform globally. | $2.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 21, 2024 |  |
| ANNEA | ANNEA help renewable energy companies to reduce OPEX by up to 50% while increasing green energy production by up to 15%.ANNEA provides the next generation of condition-based predictive maintenance and underperformance detection for renewable energy assets. It enables automated drive train vibration analysis, based on cutting edge artificialintelligence, physical modelling, and normal behaviour modelling.Operators receive notifications about future failures up to 12 months in advance, containing detailed information on which component has a problem, the root cause of the problem, and the best time window for repair. Besides, ANNEA detects underperformance of renewable assets and helps to maximise energy production.We optimise operations and maintenance across renewable energy sectors, reducing unplanned downtime and lost profit significantly, making green energy more affordable. Let's accelerate the energy transition together! | $3M | Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| zero44 | Zero44 is a software company that helps in the digitization of the maritime industry. | $2.7M | Seed | May 25, 2023 |  |
| Signol | Signol is a London-based workforce nudge tech software startup, that engages captains and crew with personalised performance feedback to motivate decision-making that reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. By providing personalized feedback and insights, Signol helps these individuals make better decisions that reduce fuel consumption andemissions. The company primarily works within industries like aviation and shipping, where small changes in behavior can lead to significant environmental and operational efficiencies. | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 26, 2023 |  |
| Signol | Signol is a London-based workforce nudge tech software startup, that engages captains and crew with personalised performance feedback to motivate decision-making that reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. By providing personalized feedback and insights, Signol helps these individuals make better decisions that reduce fuel consumption andemissions. The company primarily works within industries like aviation and shipping, where small changes in behavior can lead to significant environmental and operational efficiencies. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| Bigyellowfish | Bigyellowfish is a technology solution derived at the intersection of psychology, business and technology for better business results. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 21, 2022 |  |
| Harbor Lab | Harbor Lab provides software for ship owners, management companies, and charterers’ internal disbursements departments. | $6.4M | Seed | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| Intugine Technologies | Intugine Technologies is a Bangalore based company pioneering in motion sensing and IoT technologies. On a mission to revolutionize the logistics sector in India, they aim to digitize and revamp the industry through their trailblazing technologies with dedicated team of experts. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 29, 2022 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Innoport invest in?

Innoport invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Innoport's check size?

Innoport typically joins rounds of $1M–$3.7M at Seed and $5M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Innoport participates in.

### When did Innoport last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Innoport closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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