# KSK-Wagniskapital

> KSK-Wagniskapital is a VC fund in Köln backing Bakery, Retail and Banking. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Köln, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ksk-wagniskapital-gmbh
- Website: https://%20www.ksk-koeln.de/beteiligungen

KSK-Wagniskapital is a VC fund in Köln focused on Bakery and Retail. Wagniskapital is the venture capital company of the Kreissparkasse Reutlingen mbH.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bakery | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| Grocery | 1 | 33% |
| Textiles | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BETTER CAKEZ | Better Cakez offers vegan, gluten-free snack cakes with up to 30% hidden vegetables like beets, pumpkin, zucchini, and carrots for added nutrition. These ready-to-eat products use natural sweeteners, organic ingredients, and plastic-free packaging with a 6-month shelf life, no refrigeration required. | $939.3K | Seed | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Everwave | Everwave is a social enterprise that focuses on preventing plastic pollution in rivers and oceans. |  |  | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| MeMi Textiles | Memi Textiles develops washable absorbent materials using its TSAcore technology for textile-based hygiene and care products. | $814.1K | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capacura](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capacura) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ES KAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/es-kapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FASE Finanzierungsagentur für Social Entrepreneurship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fase-17a1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HEIMATBOOST](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heimatboost) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NRW.BANK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nrw-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- SistaAct — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does KSK-Wagniskapital invest in?

KSK-Wagniskapital invests primarily in Bakery, Retail and Banking 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 KSK-Wagniskapital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for KSK-Wagniskapital closed in Mar 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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