# W Ventures

> W Ventures is a VC fund in Dortmund backing FinTech, Blockchain and Web Design. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dortmund, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wventures/
- Website: http://wventures.de

W Ventures is a Berlin based venture design and venture capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas for leading international companies in key B2B and B2C sectors. They are an operational VC, technology provider and innovation hub together with their industry and technology partners. They supportstart ups from seed to growth and are able to combine the best assets of established companies with the speed, agile processes and mindset of startups to accelerate growth. With their knowledge about transactions, industry experts and extensive network from long-standing service in top management positions, they execute best practice and objective advisory services for their clients. Furthermore, they offer advisory services to assure the execution of well-ordered succession plans. They deliver mergers & acquisitions advice, advice for digital transformation strategies and co-accountability in digital business creation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Web Design | 1 | 50% |
| Web Development | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Estonia | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minterest | Minterest is a decentralised lending protocol which facilitates interest rate markets for token assets. It features a unique economic model where the protocol itself captures 100% of the fees generated from its functions, including interest, flash loan, and auto-liquidation fees.These fees are exchanged via automated buyback processes for itsnative MNT governance token which is then distributed to its users to reward them for their participation in the protocol’s governance. In doing so, Minterest delivers its users the highest long term yields in DeFi. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 | https://minterest.com |
| Brhino | Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. |  | Seed | May 23, 2019 | https://b-rhino.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4SV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4sv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atka Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atka-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Basics Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basics-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BitScale](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitscale-4998) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does W Ventures invest in?

W Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Blockchain and Web Design startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did W Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for W Ventures closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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