# MAKERS

> MAKERS is a VC fund in Berlin backing Finance and Collaboration. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5388578
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/makersdo
- Website: http://makers.do/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makers.do

MAKERS is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Finance and Collaboration. MAKERS’ community of entrepreneurs, investors and experts helps digital innovators turn their vision into reality. The Berlin-based seed stage investor was founded by Friedrich A. Neuman and Marius Schulze in 2013. MAKERS helped building 10 companies across different industries. Across the platform, MAKERS startups employ more than 150 people from25 countries.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for MAKERS. Shizune tracks 2 team members at MAKERS. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/makers-do?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Collaboration | 1 | 33% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 33% |
| Personal Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Wealth Management | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Zahn | VP Venture Development | 0 | — |
| Marius Schulze | CEO and Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| optionspace | optionspace brings innovation and fresh solutions to one of the biggest and oldest industries on the planet. optionspace's booking platform will change how people search and rent offices. With a fully reimagined and streamlined process from searching for an office to moving out, optionspace is bringing this industry into the modern age.optionspace allows tenants to flexibly rent single office rooms or full offices, starting at lease terms of only 1 month. Find the ideal office space in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and other cities. Select your favorite office, arrange a viewing, or book the office online. |  | Seed | Mar 14, 2017 |  |
| Factory | Factory develops and operates offices for fast growing startups and technology companies. Their model focuses on clustering successful startups, international tech giants and young entrepreneurs in sizable office complexes to facilitate exchange, shared knowledge and provide the framework for serendipity to take place.The Factory conceptoriginated in Berlin in early 2012 as a response to the dire need for flexible contracts for office space from technology startups, doubling in size sometimes inside 12 months. Understanding the specific growth trends and needs for tech-focused firms, their spaces and rental contracts are designed to support the individual phases of their development.Beyond well designed, flexible office space, Factory’s cluster model creates proximity and allows like-minded companies to network, host events together and ultimately build meaningful partnerships and relationships with one another. The environment they strive for on their campuses is open and collaborative – where all parties are supporting each other along their growth trajectory.They have defined six elements at the core of the Factory model: Community, Technology, Events, Partnerships, Communication and Space.While it is intrinsic for the startup community to be open and share with one another, often other actors within society have difficulty in finding an inroad. Factory offers access by the established industry, academia and politicians through a physical manifestation of a city’s technology community. | $1.1M |  | Mar 07, 2017 |  |
| Cashboard | CASHBOARD is Europe’s first and only curated marketplace for retail investment covering all asset classes and one of the fastest growing online wealth management FinTechs in Germany.While others just sell one product CASHBOARD offers an individually tailored portfolio with access to the complete market range of traditional (Daily Deposits,Stocks, Funds, ETF) AND the rapidly growing segment of alternative investment products (P2P Lending, SME Lending, Real Estate Crowdfunding, Precious Metals, Sustainable Investing etc.).Leading European FinTechs and notable banks already partner with CASHBOARD currently offering more than 6,500 investment products on the open technology platform. Retail clients benefit from the one-stop-shop solution which enables them to manage all their assets in a single account. For them the platform is completely free of charge except for a success-related performance fee.CASHBOARD is recognized as one of the 9 top wealth tech companies in Europe (2017) and one of the market-leading companies in Germany (Aixigo/Springer 2016). The team has received several notable awards including Europe’s highest endowed startup prize – the SevenVentures Pitch Day from NOAH London worth €4m TV media and is backed by top-tier international VC’s including 500 Startups, Earlybird, Digital Space Ventures, Redalpine, ProSiebenSat.1 and more. | $2M | Seed | Aug 19, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elkstone Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elkstone-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heilemann Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heilemann-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [redalpine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redalpine-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Round Hill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roundhillventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MAKERS invest in?

MAKERS invests primarily in Finance, Collaboration and Impact Investing 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.

### How do I contact MAKERS?

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### Who are the partners at MAKERS?

The team at MAKERS includes David Zahn (VP Venture Development) and Marius Schulze (CEO and Founder). 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 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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