# Varengold Bank

> Varengold Bank is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 61%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/varengold-bank/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Varengold
- Website: http://www.varengold.de/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VarengoldBankAG/

Varengold Bank is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Varengold is an asset management boutique that is focused on the development of unique, specialized hedge fund strategies from the managed futures space. With its current core business areas such as Prime Brokerage and Commercial Banking, the bank offers a wide portfolio of products and services to its users. The company provides retail clientswith instant access savings and fixed term deposits. Asset management, commercial banking, and investment banking services are offered to business clients of the company.Varengold is based in Germany. The company was founded in 1995 by Yasin Sebastian Qureshi.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $10M–$13M |
| Debt Financing | $5.4M–$200M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 6 | 33% |
| FinTech | 5 | 28% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 28% |
| Banking | 3 | 17% |
| Consumer Lending | 2 | 11% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 9 | 50% |
| Series A | 3 | 17% |
| Seed | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 7 | 39% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alison Harwood | Head of London Branch | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-harwood |
| Lucas Diehl | Executive Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucas-diehl |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Billink | Billink is on the E-commerce market characterized by the Financieel Dagblad and Accenture Award as one of the most innovative organizations. Billink is an innovative after-sales payment solution for online retailers.Paying with Billink is very simple. You receive your orders at home and you pay afterwards what you want to keep. No hassle withpaying in advance or waiting for return money. On behalf of Billink you will receive an invoice which you can pay within 14 days. | $32.1M | Debt Financing | Jan 18, 2024 |  |
| 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 | $108.8M | Debt Financing | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| fulfin | Fulfin is the leading provider of customized financing solutions for online businesses in Germany and plays an important role in the supply of liquidity in the e-commerce industry. On the platform developed by fulfin, the credit application as well as the credit check is done online, easily and quickly. The fulfin team has significant experiencein the fields of e-commerce, fintech and risk management. | $5.4M | Debt Financing | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Raus | Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that offers new opportunities to take a break from big city life. Raus serves as a welcome escape from the seemingly endless demands and constant stimuli of modern life with perfectly simple cabins, close enough for a spontaneous getaway, far enough away to completely unwind. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 09, 2023 |  |
| Rebike Mobility | Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer. | $5.4M | Debt Financing | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Fintern | Fintern is a lending startup looking to offer an AI-driven alternative to costly payday loans. It aims to expand access to low-cost personal credit by using the UK’s new Open Banking standard to analyze consumers’ historical bank statement data. Open Banking data allows us to build a granular view of customers’ financial circumstances, properlyunderstand their affordability, and place less reliance on credit reference agency scores.The company was founded in 2020 and is based in London, United Kingdom. | $10.5M | Series A | Feb 09, 2022 |  |
| Abound | Fintern is a lending startup looking to offer an AI-driven alternative to costly payday loans. It aims to expand access to low-cost personal credit by using the UK’s new Open Banking standard to analyze consumers’ historical bank statement data. Open Banking data allows us to build a granular view of customers’ financial circumstances, properlyunderstand their affordability, and place less reliance on credit reference agency scores.The company was founded in 2020 and is based in London, United Kingdom. | $10.8M | Series A | Feb 09, 2022 |  |
| Banxware | The Fintech startup Banxware specializes in embedded lending solutions tailored to platform-based businesses, fintechs, and banks. In a rapidly evolving digital economy, flexible financing holds increasing importance. The data-driven technology seamlessly integrates lending solutions into various platforms, enabling SMEs, e-commerce sellers, andrestaurant owners to access the required liquidity. Banxware’s commitment lies in bolstering platforms, promoting growth, and enhancing customer convenience by providing essential financial infrastructure. With Banxware, platforms can instantly launch tailored embedded lending solutions across Europe. The company was founded in 2020 by Miriam Wohlfarth, Jens Röhrborn, and Fabian Heiß and employs 50+ people in their Berlin headquarters. | $11.4M | Seed | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| fulfin | Fulfin is the leading provider of customized financing solutions for online businesses in Germany and plays an important role in the supply of liquidity in the e-commerce industry. On the platform developed by fulfin, the credit application as well as the credit check is done online, easily and quickly. The fulfin team has significant experiencein the fields of e-commerce, fintech and risk management. | $5.6M | Debt Financing | Dec 20, 2021 |  |
| Billie | Billie is a fintech startup with a mission is to reinvent working capital management for SMEs by offering innovative lending products. It is solving the order-to-cash problem through a fully automated invoice financing solution tailored to small businesses. In addition to its factoring services, Billie helps SMEs secure better payment terms byoffering a pay-after-delivery product for B2B online merchants. Billie was founded in 2016 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | $200M | Debt Financing | Oct 25, 2021 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Salica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hambroperksltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chromo Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chromo-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Circularity Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circularity-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commerzbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerzbank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [coparion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coparion) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [D4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d4-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Varengold Bank invest in?

Varengold Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and E-Commerce startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Varengold Bank's check size?

Varengold Bank typically joins rounds of $10M–$13M at Series A and $5.4M–$200M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Varengold Bank participates in.

### How do I contact Varengold Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Varengold Bank?

The team at Varengold Bank includes Alison Harwood (Head of London Branch) and Lucas Diehl (Executive Vice President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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