# Verena Pausder

> Verena Pausder is a seed investor in Berlin backing Food and Beverage and E-Learning. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verenapausder
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/VerenaDE

Verena Pausder is a seed investor in Berlin focused on Food and Beverage and E-Learning. Verena Pausder

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$4.7M |
| Series A | $7.6M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 15% |
| E-Learning | 4 | 12% |
| B2B | 3 | 9% |
| EdTech | 3 | 9% |
| Education | 3 | 9% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 35% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 26% |
| Series A | 4 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 9% |
| Angel | 2 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 19 | 56% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sitegeist | Sitegeist Robotics develops autonomous, modular construction robots to automate dangerous tasks like hydrodemolition, sandblasting, and drilling, boosting productivity and addressing labor shortages.Sitegeist Robotics primarily serves the construction industry, focusing on infrastructure renovation and building site operations. | $4.7M | Pre-Seed | Feb 16, 2026 |  |
| Knowunity | Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app. | $31.2M | Series B | Jun 13, 2025 |  |
| Karri | Karri is a modern, data-enabled walkie-talkie for kids aged 4-10, which offers a screen-free device for children and easy to use smartphone apps for parents. Children can send a message by simply pushing the button on their Karri. Parents can receive and send messages back via your app and see where they are via GPS tracking. | $3.2M | Pre-Seed | May 22, 2024 |  |
| Huzzle | Digital Career Companion for students | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| cleverly.de | cleverly is the leading B2B2C kids online coaching platform, empowering family's wellbeing to navigate today’s challenging world by matching kids & teens (6-21) with their perfect companion. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, cleverly combines highly personalized 1:1 coaching and tutoring, bridging the gap between academic support andessential life skills, focusing on areas like self-confidence, learning motivation, and concentration. cleverlys B2B2C model empowers large multinationals to support their working parents' wellbeing via corporate benefits. | $4.9M | Seed | Sep 13, 2023 |  |
| Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences | Tomorrow's Education is an innovative, AI-powered, fully personalized online university based in Europe, designed to redefine higher education by putting students at the center of their learning experience. The university utilizes advanced technology to deliver highly flexible, adaptable, and individualized educational pathways, setting newstandards for learning. The key subjects are business & entrepreneurship, sustainability and inner development as well as technology, data and AI.Key Features: - Personalized Learning: Tomorrow's Education is the first state-recognized online university to provide a fully personalized learning experience that adapts to the unique needs, preferences, and schedules of each student. The platform leverages cutting-edge AI to ensure that each student’s journey is optimized for their success.- Multi-Lingual Education: The university supports multi-lingual learning with AI-powered live translation, making its content accessible to students around the world and fostering inclusive education regardless of language barriers.- AI Tutoring: Tomorrow’s Education integrates AI-driven tutoring to provide scalable, one-on-one support for students, improving the learning experience and boosting student outcomes. This model allows for high efficiency while maintaining high levels of student satisfaction.- High Retention & Success Rates: With a focus on student-centric learning, Tomorrow's Education boasts an very high retention rate and 95%+ job placement rate for graduates, highlighting the university's commitment to academic and career success.- Industry-Relevant Curriculum: The university partners with industry leaders to offer programs that are highly relevant to the current job market, ensuring graduates are well-equipped for success in their chosen fields.- Innovative Learning Environment: Tomorrow's Education provides a comprehensive, flexible, and immersive learning experience that empowers students to achieve their personal and professional goals while overcoming traditional barriers in higher education. | $10M | Series A | Jun 12, 2023 |  |
| Prematch | Prematch is digitizing grassroots football. As a data-powered social platform for grassroots football, Prematch is covering all divisions below the professional level. Every player receives their personal profile with personal performance data and a gamified market value, complemented by personalised news and various social features. | $2.6M | Seed | May 02, 2023 |  |
| Prematch | Prematch is digitizing grassroots football. As a data-powered social platform for grassroots football, Prematch is covering all divisions below the professional level. Every player receives their personal profile with personal performance data and a gamified market value, complemented by personalised news and various social features. | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | May 02, 2023 |  |
| Knowunity | Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app. | $9.6M | Series A | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Circus | Circus provides convenient, sustainable and affordable solution in food delivery. | $12.1M | Seed | Nov 24, 2022 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Verena Pausder invest in?

Verena Pausder invests primarily in Food and Beverage, E-Learning and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Verena Pausder's check size?

Verena Pausder typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$11M at Seed, $1.1M–$4.7M at Pre-Seed and $7.6M–$19M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Verena Pausder participates in.

### When did Verena Pausder last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Verena Pausder closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 34 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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