# Dr. Carolin Althoff

> Dr. Carolin Althoff is a seed investor at Cusp Capital backing Software and Information Technology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cusp Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cusp-capital)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carolin-althoff-831285ba/?originalSubdomain=de

Dr. Carolin Althoff is a seed investor at Cusp Capital focused on Software and Information Technology. Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| Geospatial | 1 | 33% |
| Web Development | 1 | 33% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CertHub | The smartest and most user-friendly solution for MedTech compliance. CertHub re-invented MDR / IVDR compliance for enabling faster innovation without painful paper-work. | $7.3M | Seed | Jan 06, 2026 |  |
| Leadity | Leadity is a software for small and medium-sized businesses for key role to sustainable economy. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| VIDA | VIDA is an impact management software that enables companies to track their impact. Through their software, they plan, monitor, and manage the distributed operations. They help businesses and organizations across a variety of industries bring a data-led approach to their goals. | $3.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 13, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Calm/Storm VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-storm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [D11Z.Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d11z-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UnternehmerTUM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unternehmertum-85e3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unternehmertum-funding-for-innovators) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cusp Capital

VC Fund · Essen, Germany

Cusp Capital is a venture capital firm focused on European software and technology. The fund invests in fast-growing technology companies on the cusp of redefining their markets. The Cusp Capital team members are long-time contributors to the technology ecosystem. Over the last fifteen years, they have invested more than €600m in companies such asZalando, Delivery Hero, Klarna, Scalable Capital, data Artisans, Personio, and SoSafe.

5 contacts available at Cusp Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Winter | General Partner - Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-winter |
| Dr. Carolin Althoff | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-carolin-althoff |
| Jan Sessenhausen | General Partner - Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-sessenhausen |
| Johannes Behringer | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johannes-behringer |
| Matthias Müller | General Partner - Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthias-mller |

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## FAQ

### What does Dr. Carolin Althoff invest in?

Dr. Carolin Althoff invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Geospatial startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dr. Carolin Althoff last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dr. Carolin Althoff closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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