# DB Schenker

> DB Schenker is a VC fund in Essen backing Logistics and Robotics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Essen, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/4823
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dbschenker
- Website: https://www.dbschenker.com/global

DB Schenker is a VC fund in Essen focused on Logistics and Robotics. DB Schenker Rail is a Germany-based rail freight operator that combines all transport and logistic activities of Deutsche Bahn employing over 95,000 staff spread across about 2,000 locations in about 130 countries. With turnover of some 19.7 billion Euros, it is a company both in Europe and worldwide. It provides efficient solutions for the varyingof client requirements both with regard to trade and industry.DB Schenker Rail has its own companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint ventures operating in 15 countries in Europe. DB Schenker Rail operates some 4,800 freight trains a day. Transport performance totaled 102 billion metric ton-kilometers and DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd shipped 329.1 million metric tons of freight in 2014. DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd has the largest fleet in Europe, which comprises around 89,000 freight cars and 2,878 locomotives, a high percentage of which are multi-system locomotives used internationally. Almost 60 percent of freight trains already cross at least one border.DB Schenker Rail is headquartered in Essen.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for DB Schenker. Shizune tracks 8 team members at DB Schenker. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/db-schenker?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 3 | 75% |
| Robotics | 2 | 50% |
| Drones | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 3 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Garima Sharma | Head of Global HR IT | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garima-sharma-7d75 |
| Gottfried Schenker | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gottfried-schenker |
| Lori Jenson | VP Global HR Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lori-sawyer-jenson |
| Markus Sontheimer | Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-sontheimer |
| Merlin Kothe | Venture Building | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merlin-kothe |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dexory | Dexory captures real-time insights of warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence.Dexory is paving the way for AI and robotics to completely transform the world of logistics, automating data collection and building digital twin technology that unlocks insights across all levels of warehouse operations. It is aplatform that delivers real-time information for the receiving, storing, and dispatch stages, allowing companies unprecedented access to their operations.The fully autonomous mobile and modular robots measure, track, and find goods across warehouses without workflow disruption. The data is fed real time into digital twins, allowing logistics and warehouses to quickly respond to operational challenges they face on a daily basis. | $100M | Series C | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Northbound | Northbound uses optimized container logistics to charge delay and demurrage. It assists inbound teams in reducing their D&D costs with live cost transparency, optimal planning, and automatic invoice verification. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Jul 10, 2024 |  |
| Opto | Opto is a banking infrastructure that provides payments, credit cards and invoice financing to SMEs, with a particular focus on logistics | $500K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Volocopter | Volocopter is an urban air mobility service provider that develops battery-powered electric air taxis.It offers a holistic approach to the UAM market by developing a full ecosystem to connect all the vital parts to get the industry off the ground. This includes multipurpose aircraft (VoloCity and VoloDrone), physical and digital infrastructure(VoloPort and VoloIQ), as well as partnerships with global leaders in their respective fields. With VoloCity, the company is developing the fully electric vertical take-off and landing “eVTOL” aircraft in certification to transport passengers safely and quietly within cities. Volocopter leads and cooperates with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management to build the ecosystem necessary to ‘Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life’.Co-founders Stephan Wolf and Alexander Zosel established the company in Bruchsal, Baden-Wurttemberg in 2011. | $242.1M | Series D | Mar 03, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MS&AD Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ms-ad-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Apex Black](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-black) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mundys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantia-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Avala Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avala-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does DB Schenker invest in?

DB Schenker invests primarily in Logistics, Robotics and Drones startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DB Schenker?

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### Who are the partners at DB Schenker?

The team at DB Schenker includes Garima Sharma (Head of Global HR IT), Gottfried Schenker (Founder) and Lori Jenson (VP Global HR Services), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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