Motive Ventures
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
Motive Ventures is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Motive Ventures is the early-stage investment arm of Motive Partners, focused on pre-seed through to Series A financial technology investments in North America and Europe (incl. Israel). Motive Ventures is backed by globally recognized tech entrepreneurs, industry veterans as well as leading institutions and venture investors. Motive Ventures isbased in Berlin, London and New York.
- Total investments:
- 41
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 49%
- Fund size:
- $106M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Motive Ventures invests in
Stages Motive Ventures invests in
Countries Motive Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $4.2M–$24M
- Series A
- $8.7M–$20M
- Series B
- $15M–$52M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 14 (34%)
- FinTech 11 (27%)
- Information Technology 7 (17%)
- Payments 5 (12%)
- Software 5 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (32%)
- Series A 8 (20%)
- Series B 8 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (5%)
Country
- Germany 9 (22%)
- United States 6 (15%)
- United Kingdom 3 (7%)
- France 2 (5%)
- Spain 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Charlotte Yee
Principal, Finance
|
Principal, Finance | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Dr Philipp Linkens
General Counsel
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General Counsel | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Edoardo E. Ermotti
LP & Advisor
|
LP & Advisor | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
Harsh Govil
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
|
Julia Hubo
Investment Team analyst; Investment Team analyst
|
Investment Team analyst; Investment Team analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
bunch
|
Bunch is a financial technology company that provides software and operational infrastructure for private market fund management. Its platform supports the full fund lifecycle, including investor onboarding, fund administration, accounting, compliance, reporting, and transaction management for venture capital, private equity, and other alternativeinvestment structures. The company combines proprietary software with integrated operational services to help asset managers and investors manage funds and special purpose vehicles through a centralized system. Bunch also offers tools designed to improve data management and automate workflows across fund operations and regulatory processes. The platform is used by asset managers and investors across multiple European jurisdictions to manage investment structures and administrative activities. | $35M / Series B / May 19, 2026 | |
Zocks
|
Zocks is a real-time insight and privacy for enhanced video calls. It was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $45M / Series B / Jan 26, 2026 | |
Pluto Financial Technologies
|
Pluto is an AI-powered lending platform that lets investors borrow against private assets, with repayment from future distributions. | $8.6M / Seed / Jan 06, 2026 | |
Novata
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Novata is an ESG platform built specifically for private markets. | Oct 07, 2025 | |
Pliant
|
Pliant provides modular, API-first B2B payment solutions designed to help businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow management, and integrate payments into financial operations. Its platform serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, offering tools that increase operational efficiency and financial control.Pliant’s core offerings target two customer groups: businesses seeking to optimize their payment workflows using apps and APIs, and companies such as financial software providers, ERP systems, and banks looking to build or expand credit card products through embedded finance and white-label services. The company’s solutions enable customers to extend credit lines, manage expenses flexibly, and create new revenue streams.We serve two primary customer segments: - Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines. - Companies such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant’s embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments.Learn more at www.getpliant.com | $40M / Series B / Apr 28, 2025 | |
Warren
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Warren seeks to empower individuals to take control of their financial futures by emphasizing the importance of employee well-being in the workplace. | $3.3M / Pre-Seed / Mar 20, 2025 | |
|
Zocks
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Zocks is a real-time insight and privacy for enhanced video calls. It was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $13.8M / Series A / Mar 06, 2025 | |
Flanks
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Flanks is a wealth management technology company that provides a data platform for financial advisors, wealth managers, banks, family offices, and other financial institutions. Its platform aggregates data from banks, brokers, custodians, and alternative asset providers, then standardizes, reconciles, and enriches information across financial andnon-financial assets. Flanks also provides portfolio dashboards, wealth reports, financial simulations, investor portals, and AI-based tools for portfolio analysis and advisory workflows. | $14.7M / Series B / Feb 26, 2025 | |
Nelly
|
Nelly provides a tool for medical practices that simplifies patient onboarding and payments. It creates the basis for stress-free and clear work in your practice by drastically reducing the administrative effort for doctors, MFAs, ZFAs, and patients with Nelly. 90% of all healthcare professionals perceive bureaucracy and administrative burdens asthe biggest problem in the workplace.The company's mission is to reduce the administrative effort in the healthcare sector by simplifying documentation and payment processes in order to make the practice visit more patient- and employee-friendly. | $51.5M / Series B / Jan 14, 2025 | |
Upvest
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Upvest is a financial technology company that provides an investment infrastructure platform enabling other businesses to offer investment products through a single API. The firm’s core product is a modular investment API that handles complex backend functions such as brokerage, settlement, custody, and compliance, allowing fintech platforms,banks, and wealth managers to embed investing features into their apps and services. This infrastructure supports a range of asset classes, including stocks, exchange‑traded funds, mutual funds, and digital assets, and can be configured to enable fractional investing, savings plans, and automated investment experiences. Upvest’s platform manages the technical and regulatory aspects of investment operations, so its clients can focus on user experience and product innovation without building extensive financial infrastructure themselves. Its solutions encompass account management, real‑time transaction processing, and portfolio services that integrate with existing digital offerings. | $104.7M / Series C / Dec 12, 2024 | |
| See all 41 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Motive Ventures invest in?
Motive Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 41 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Motive Ventures's check size?
Motive Ventures typically joins rounds of $4.2M–$24M at Seed, $8.7M–$20M at Series A and $15M–$52M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Motive Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Motive Ventures?
The team at Motive Ventures includes Charlotte Yee (Principal, Finance), Dr Philipp Linkens (General Counsel) and Edoardo E. Ermotti (LP & Advisor), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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