IBB Ventures
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
IBB Ventures is a venture capital and mezzanine arm of Investitionsbank Berlin specializing in seed/startup, early venture, and mid venture investments. The firm invests in technology-oriented companies and companies from the creative industries. It typically invests in information and communication sector with a focus on hardware and software, network technology, new media, and internet and mobile technologies; life science sector with a focus on biotechnology and media technology; and industrial technologies sector with a focus on software, PPS, supply chain management, micro and nanotechnology, environmental and power technology, automation, manufacturing technology, transport technology and logistics, and new materials. The firm also invests in movies, broadcast, television, publisher, music, entertainment, advertising, fashion, design, architecture, multimedia, games, software, and art and culture. It invests in companies based in Berlin. It typically invests between €0.25 million ($0.32 million) and €3 million ($3.83 million) per transaction. The firm prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. IBB Ventures was founded in 1997 and is based in Berlin, Germany.
- Total investments:
- 268
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
- Fund size:
- $120M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries IBB Ventures invests in
Stages IBB Ventures invests in
Countries IBB Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$4.6M
- Pre-Seed
- $468k–$2.6M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$11M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 48 (18%)
- Health Care 33 (12%)
- SaaS 18 (7%)
- Information Technology 18 (7%)
- Artificial Intelligence 18 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 87 (32%)
- Series A 37 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 30 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 30 (11%)
- Funding Round 22 (8%)
Country
- Germany 176 (66%)
- United States 3 (1%)
- United Kingdom 2 (1%)
- France 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Seegers
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Clemens Kabel
Investment Director - ICT
|
Investment Director - ICT | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Martina Neumann
Secretary
|
Secretary | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Rayk Reitenbach
Investment Director
|
Investment Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Roger Bendisch
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| xHeron uses artificial intelligence to automate guest service for short-term rental businesses. | Pre-Seed / Sep 30, 2026 | ||
| Amara is a voice-first senior companion delivered via tablet and dock with a family app, serving Germany's AgeTech market. | $4.2M / Pre-Seed / Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| OYL Foods produces and supplies plant-based food ingredients, proteins, fibers, and food products for food manufacturers and retailers. | Pre-Seed / Sep 28, 2026 | ||
| AERLIN GmbH is an innovative aerospace technology company based in Berlin, Germany, focused on designing and manufacturing a next-generation flying-wing aircraft platform. The company aims to transform regional and light aviation by moving away from traditional tube-and-wing designs. Instead, they use a highly efficient airframe architectureinspired by the aerodynamic principles of the albatross. Their scalable platform is engineered to support clean propulsion technologies—including Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), hybrid systems, and battery-electric power—without compromising payload volume, cruise range, or passenger comfort. | Seed / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| sci2sci develops data integration and verification software that turns corporate documentation into traceable code to prevent AI errors and maintain auditable records. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| KAZIMI is a cybersecurity startup that helps app developers protect and verify their first-party data. | $2.6M / Pre-Seed / Aug 24, 2026 | ||
| Nanolope develops modular thermal energy storage panels that convert walls, ceilings, and floors into passive heat reservoirs. The system utilizes plant-based phase change materials to absorb excess daytime warmth and release it as temperatures drop overnight. This technology maintains constant indoor climates while reducing building energyrequirements, heating and cooling costs, and operational carbon emissions. The retrofittable panels integrate into existing building infrastructures during active use without requiring modifications to the external building envelope. | $935.7K / Pre-Seed / Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| dsb Deutsche Sanierungsberatung provides easy and sustainable solutions for climate-friendly homes energy-efficient renovations for homeowners. | $11.4M / Series A / Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| BeatSquares is an AI company that helps local and regional news publishers convert written articles into multimedia formats including podcasts, newsletters, and interactive content. | $2M / Seed / Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| Ascléa is an expert for clinical decision support on cardiac intensive care units. With our products, you can extend your hospital database system with a layer of clinically meaningful information. x-cardiac has developed artificial intelligence-based systems to prevent life-threatening complications after heart surgery. | Series A / Jul 15, 2026 | ||
| See all 268 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does IBB Ventures invest in?
IBB Ventures invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 268 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does IBB Ventures invest in?
IBB Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$4.6M at Seed, $468k–$2.6M at Pre-Seed and $2.3M–$11M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not IBB Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds IBB Ventures took part in.
How do I contact IBB Ventures?
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Who are the partners at IBB Ventures?
The team at IBB Ventures includes Christian Seegers (Investment Director), Clemens Kabel (Investment Director - ICT) and Martina Neumann (Secretary), among 8 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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