# coparion

> coparion is a VC fund in Cologne backing Software and SaaS. See 103 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- Total investments: 103
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Fund size: $302M
- Last fund: Mar 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coparion-gmbh-&-co.-kg
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/coparion_vc
- Website: https://www.coparion.vc/en

coparion is a VC fund in Cologne focused on Software and SaaS. Coparion provides venture capital to accelerate momentum and growth. With a currently active fund of EUR 275 million, Coparion has the means to do so.Coparion supports entrepreneurial vision with know-how, but without intervening in daily business operations. Thanks to in-depth experience in venture capital and in building companies, the Coparionteam discerns potential and opens up new perspectives. Coparion has the substance, tenacity, and creativity required to mutually manage difficult situations successfully.Coparion only invests with co-investors. The fund invests up to EUR 15M per company, usually in several financing rounds of EUR 0.5-8M each. The investment focus is on German companies in the start-up and early growth phases. Coparion is based in Cologne and Berlin.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 18% |
| SaaS | 14 | 14% |
| FinTech | 7 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 7% |
| Health Care | 6 | 6% |

116 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 35 | 34% |
| Seed | 23 | 22% |
| Series B | 17 | 17% |
| Series C | 6 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 51 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Zimmer | Managing Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-zimmer |
| Felix Raasch | Senior Investment Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-raasch |
| Sebastian Pünzeler | Principal | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-p%C3%BCnzeler |
| Stefan Martinez | Venture Capital Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-martinez |
| Vera Mehler | Investment Associate | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vera-mehler |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| koppla | koppla is the user-friendly construction schedule shared by all contractors during construction execution. Built on data, construction projects can be easily planned, steered and optimized in real time. | $6.7M | Seed | May 19, 2025 |  |
| AUTOVIO | Autovio offers digital concepts for driving schools. | $4.1M | Series A | May 29, 2024 |  |
| Protembis | ProtEmbo is designed to be a simple and reliable solution for one of the most feared complications during TAVR.The advent of transcatheter treatments for valvular heart disease has been a major revolution in the care of patients with disabilities or intercurrent illnesses that precluded undergoing stressful open cardiac surgical procedures.Nonetheless, in spite of ongoing improvements in TAVR procedures and outcomes, the occurrence of cerebrovascular events represents a significant morbidity of TAVR.Protembis was founded based on the vision to reduce the risk of cerebrovascular events, thereby improving outcomes and making TAVR even safer – especially in light of TAVR shifting to younger and lower-risk patients. The ProtEmbo System is an adjunctive device used during TAVR and removed following completion of valve implantation. The ProtEmbo is an intra-aortic filter device that is designed to deflect embolic material arising during TAVR away from the cerebral circulation. | $32.5M | Series B | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| Tubulis | Tubulis is a biotechnology company that develops antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for targeted cancer therapy. The company combines proprietary technologies with disease-specific biological insights to create highly stable and effective protein-drug conjugates. Its platform enables the design of ADCs with improved delivery, reduced toxicity, andenhanced therapeutic potential across various cancer types, including solid and hematologic tumors. Tubulis is advancing a pipeline of experimental drug candidates, such as TUB-040 and TUB-030, which are currently being evaluated in clinical settings for cancers like ovarian and lung cancer. The company also collaborates with industry partners and leverages its proprietary conjugation technologies to expand the scope and effectiveness of targeted oncology treatments. | $139.3M | Series B | Mar 14, 2024 |  |
| Finoa | Finoa is a regulated custodian for digital assets offering custody and staking services to institutional investors and corporations. The platform enables users to manage their digital assets safely and easily, regardless of their familiarity with crypto.Finoa is a qualified crypto-asset custodian (§64y Para. 1 KWG) and is supervised by the GermanFederal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).As a regulated custodian, the company serves high-profile customers around the world, including renowned venture capital firms, large corporations, and financial institutions such as Earlybird, T-Systems and Bankhaus Scheich.Christopher May and Henrik Gebbing co-founded Finoa in Berlin in 2018 and the company is backed by financial investors Balderton Capital, Venture Stars, Coparion and Signature Ventures. | $8.2M |  | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Finoa | Finoa is a regulated custodian for digital assets offering custody and staking services to institutional investors and corporations. The platform enables users to manage their digital assets safely and easily, regardless of their familiarity with crypto.Finoa is a qualified crypto-asset custodian (§64y Para. 1 KWG) and is supervised by the GermanFederal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).As a regulated custodian, the company serves high-profile customers around the world, including renowned venture capital firms, large corporations, and financial institutions such as Earlybird, T-Systems and Bankhaus Scheich.Christopher May and Henrik Gebbing co-founded Finoa in Berlin in 2018 and the company is backed by financial investors Balderton Capital, Venture Stars, Coparion and Signature Ventures. | $8.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Lanes & Planes | Lanes & Planes GmbH is the Travel Management solution as Software-as-a-Service that truly maps all areas of the business travel in a digital way. | $35M | Series B | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Plan A | Plan A provides a software platform that enables businesses to measure, report, and reduce their corporate carbon footprint and emissions in line with international sustainability standards. The platform automates carbon accounting across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, supports the generation of carbon and ESG reports, and helpsorganisations plan and track decarbonisation efforts using data‑driven tools. Its solutions are built on certified methodologies aligned with frameworks such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and are supported by scientific expertise and AI‑enhanced workflows. Plan A also offers tailored support and community resources to guide companies through their net‑zero and reporting journeys. | $27M | Series A | Sep 19, 2023 |  |
| ContractHero | ContractHero is a leading digital contract management solution for business customers. The smart and easy-to-use software provides an overview of all current contracts, quickly identifies unnecessary costs and reduces risks from missed contract deadlines. As a result, companies have full control over their contracts and avoid missed deadlines andunnecessary costs. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Finanzguru | Finanzguru is an AI-powered financial assistant that assists users in managing their accounts and contracts. Finanzguru determines a user's disposable income in real time based on their income and expenses. It even considers its contractual partners' upcoming bookings. This provides users with a single number that contains all of theinformation they require. Finanzguru gives users complete control over their finances and safely and reliably guides them. | $14.2M | Series B | Apr 04, 2023 |  |

10 of 103 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Venture Stars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-stars) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [UVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uvc-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Circularity Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circularity-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does coparion invest in?

coparion invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 103 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at coparion?

The team at coparion includes David Zimmer (Managing Director), Felix Raasch (Senior Investment Associate) and Sebastian Pünzeler (Principal), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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