# Continental

> Continental is a VC fund in Hanover backing Software and Automotive. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hanover, Germany
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 26%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3534/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/continental
- Website: https://www.continental.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Continental/

Continental is a VC fund in Hanover focused on Software and Automotive. Continental AG is an automotive supplier. Continental develops intelligent technologies, products and services for transporting people and their goods.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Continental. Shizune tracks 25 team members at Continental. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/continental-ag?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $6.5M–$62M |
| Series B | $13M–$67M |
| Series C | $15M–$101M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 26% |
| Automotive | 7 | 23% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 5 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 10% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 7 | 23% |
| Series A | 6 | 19% |
| Series C | 6 | 19% |
| Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 19% |
| Germany | 5 | 16% |
| China | 3 | 10% |
| Israel | 3 | 10% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adrian Traskov | Head of Chassis & Safety IC Solutions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-traskov |
| Anil Rachakonda | Vice President, co-pace | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anil-rachakonda |
| Brandon Chen | Project Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-chen-7a1b |
| Brian Droessler | VP of Software & Connected Solutions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-droessler |
| Dirk Remde | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-remde |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4.screen | 4.screen is a technology company that develops technologies for driver interactions. The 4.screen Mobility Experience Cloud (MXC) connects the car to the mobility ecosystem and provides a standardized interface for real-time communication with drivers. 4.screen shares a common goal with car manufacturers and businesses – placing the driver at thecenter of every equation. Car manufacturers and mobility service providers implement 4.screen APIs into their existing systems and applications to provide integrated services for seamless journeys. Businesses of all sizes - from local shops to global brands - use 4.screen to communicate with drivers directly through the vehicle's screen. Drivers enjoy frictionless access to the mobility ecosystem, see more relevant content and benefit from value-added services such as sponsored parking and charging. The 4.screen technology is developed by a team of automotive, marketing, and software experts who are committed to creating seamless experiences for drivers. | $21M | Series B | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| asellerate | Retromotion is a D2C multichannel e-commerce platform for high-quality old- and youngtimer spare parts and matching accessories. Retromotion offers a 360 degree E-Commerce approach to their clients, including B2C Fulfillment and Direct Customer Service. |  | Series A | Feb 26, 2024 |  |
| Ingeek | Ingeek provides information security consulting and services. | $42.3M | Series C | Jan 11, 2024 |  |
| Blickfeld | Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. | $8.2M |  | Dec 18, 2023 |  |
| 4.screen | 4.screen is a technology company that develops technologies for driver interactions. The 4.screen Mobility Experience Cloud (MXC) connects the car to the mobility ecosystem and provides a standardized interface for real-time communication with drivers. 4.screen shares a common goal with car manufacturers and businesses – placing the driver at thecenter of every equation. Car manufacturers and mobility service providers implement 4.screen APIs into their existing systems and applications to provide integrated services for seamless journeys. Businesses of all sizes - from local shops to global brands - use 4.screen to communicate with drivers directly through the vehicle's screen. Drivers enjoy frictionless access to the mobility ecosystem, see more relevant content and benefit from value-added services such as sponsored parking and charging. The 4.screen technology is developed by a team of automotive, marketing, and software experts who are committed to creating seamless experiences for drivers. | $23M | Series A | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Kopernikus Automotive | Kopernikus Automotive is a company that develops systems for self-driving cars. They provide services that include autonomous driving, automotive, self-driving, connected cars, software development, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 02, 2023 |  |
| Enjoy Move Technology | Enjoy Move Technology is a solution provider of a safety software platform for the intelligent driving domain controller. | $13.3M | Series B | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| Enjoy Move Technology | Enjoy Move Technology is a solution provider of a safety software platform for the intelligent driving domain controller. | $13.3M | Series B | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| Motovis | Motovis applies artificial intelligence and computer vision technology to advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) that provide a level of autonomy to vehicles.Bringing together the world's top artificial intelligence experts and the strongest market channels and mature industrial engineering experience of China Automotive Electronics,Magic Vision Technology (Mozhis) is applying the world's most advanced artificial intelligence technology to automotive ADAS and Leading technology company for autonomous driving.Based on the world's top artificial intelligence technology and automotive electronic system experience, Mozhi is committed to opening the technical gap of traditional automobiles to artificial intelligence and opening the artificial intelligence brain of automobiles.Mozhi leads the domestic launch of an automotive-grade embedded vision ADAS system based on deep learning algorithms. Mozhi’s leading technical experts have been leading the way in auto-pilot and artificial intelligence related international algorithm evaluations. |  | Series C | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Autobrains | Autobrains revolutionary automotive visual intelligence platform is built on the foundation of a mature self-learning technology backed by more than 200 patents. Utilizing robust signature-based representation structures coupled with unsupervised learning methodologies, Cartica’s visual intelligence platform garners a comprehensive and detailedunderstanding of the vehicle’s environment. | $19M | Series C | Mar 10, 2022 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Fluxunit - Osram Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fluxunit-osram-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [MANN+HUMMEL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mann-hummel) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Continental invest in?

Continental invests primarily in Software, Automotive and Autonomous Vehicles startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Continental's check size?

Continental typically joins rounds of $6.5M–$62M at Series A, $13M–$67M at Series B and $15M–$101M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Continental participates in.

### How do I contact Continental?

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### Who are the partners at Continental?

The team at Continental includes Adrian Traskov (Head of Chassis & Safety IC Solutions), Anil Rachakonda (Vice President, co-pace) and Brandon Chen (Project Manager), among 25 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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