Top 50 Social Media Startup Investors in Germany (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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APX
VC Fund
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3 | Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $55k–$15M |
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NRW.BANK
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology | $219k–$71M |
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BlueYard Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Internet | $200k–$47M |
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Concentric
VC Fund
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2 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, Software, Bitcoin | $1.1M–$225M |
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TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $932k–$15M |
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WestTech Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Information Technology | $1M–$12M |
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Hasso Plattner Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States, South Africa | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $55k–$8.6M |
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Scala Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Germany | Seed, Series A | Internet, Social Media, Digital Media | |
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Mangrove Capital Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $675k–$25M |
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Partech
VC Fund
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2 | United States, France, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $1.1M–$55M |
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1745 Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, Advertising | $1.3M–$30M |
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bmp Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States, Austria | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing | $30k–$5.9M |
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Advent Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $6.6M–$50M |
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Ananda Impact Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United Kingdom, Finland | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Information Technology | $1.6M–$18M |
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Wellington Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $3.1M–$55M |
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Rouven Dresselhaus
Angel
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2 | Germany, United States, Mexico | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $221k–$66M |
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redalpine
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $1.6M–$60M |
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b2venture
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.3M–$52M |
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Christian Vollmann
Angel
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2 | Germany, Ireland, Indonesia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, SaaS | $1.1M–$16M |
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Steffen Zoller
Angel
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2 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Health Care, E-Commerce | $1.8M–$7.2M |
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Michael Birch
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Denmark | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Internet, Social Media | $465k–$10M |
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Esther Dyson
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Medical | $270k–$16M |
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Porsche
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, United States, China | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series C | Automotive, Software, Manufacturing | $55k–$400M |
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Dominik Briggs
Angel
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1 | Germany | Angel | Software, E-Commerce, Crowdfunding | |
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BLN Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, United States, Sweden | Seed, Series A | Video Games, Software, Gaming | |
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Erik Huberman
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, SaaS, Travel | |
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Matthew Haag
Angel
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1 | Germany, United States | Seed, Series A | Gaming, Online Games, eSports | |
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Heilemann Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Germany | Seed, Series A | Mobile, Apps, Financial Services | |
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Björn von Siemens
Angel
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1 | Germany, United States | Angel, Pre-Seed, Series A | Health Care, Medical, Software | |
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Konstantin von Unger
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany, India | Seed, Series A, Series D | Software, Machine Learning, SaaS | |
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JMES Investments
VC Fund
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1 | Germany | Seed, Angel | Apps, Film, Beauty | |
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Global Founders Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | |
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Lukasz Gadowski
Angel
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1 | Germany, United States, Sweden | Series A, Seed, Angel | Internet, E-Commerce, Software | |
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Richard Wolpert
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, Germany | Seed, Series A | Mobile, Gaming, Internet | |
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Iduskia
VC Fund
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1 | Germany | Seed | News, Life Science, Social Media | |
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Investitionsbank Berlin
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, Canada | Grant, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | |
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ECONA AG
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, Switzerland, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Internet, Apps | |
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Kinled Holding
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland | Series A, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Software | |
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Tarek Muller
Angel
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1 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Beauty, Software, Wellness | |
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Dirk Freise
Angel
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1 | Germany, Finland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Education, Software, TV | |
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Jochen Krisch
Angel
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1 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion | |
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Media Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | SEO, Energy, Mobile | |
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Janosch Kühn
Angel
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1 | Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Sports, Medical, Internet | |
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David Alpert
Angel
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1 | United States | Series A | Gaming, Publishing, Video Games | |
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Point Nine
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, United States, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Internet | |
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Amadeo Brenninkmeijer
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, Germany | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, E-Commerce, Internet | |
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Berlin Metropolitan Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Germany, United Kingdom | Equity Crowdfunding | Social, Organic Food, Social Media | |
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Stefan Glänzer
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, Germany, Spain | Seed, Angel, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Social Media | |
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zVentures
VC Fund
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1 | Singapore, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Health Care, Financial Services | |
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NRW.BANK is the development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It supports its owner – the state of North Rhine-Westphalia – in fulfilling its tasks, notably in the fields of structural, economic, social and housing policy. NRW.BANK pools the promotion and development programmes of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the FederalRepublic of Germany and the European Union and combines them with its own equity and debt products and advisory services. It offers the full range of financial products in three areas “Economy”, “Housing”, and “Infrastructure/Municipalities”. NRW.BANK operates in a competitively neutral manner as a partner of banks and savings banks.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 130
- Round size: Seed $219k–$7.7M; Series A $3.8M–$33M; Series B $3.8M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- OMMM — OMMM Operations Management Solutions is a software house that specializes in the digitization and automation of industrial planning.
- Nuclidium — NUCLIDIUM is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company that develops novel radionuclide PET tracers for precision diagnostics. Using copper isotopes, Copper-61 for diagnostics and Copper-67 for therapeutics, the company is creating a differentiated platform with the potential to overcome existing limitations in radiotheranostics.
- Emergence Therapeutics — Emergence Therapeutics is a European biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) to treat high-need cancers. Its lead program combines a highly specific antibody with optimized linker and payload technology to target Nectin-4 – an important target for a broad range of cancers which has been clinically validated as anADC target by enfortumab vedotin, now approved for the treatment of urothelial cancers by the US Food and Drug Administration. Emergence is also actively exploring opportunities to develop further first- or best-in-class ADCs driven by therapeutic need.
BlueYard backs founders building the interconnected elements that can become the fabric of our future.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 109
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$14M; Pre-Seed $200k–$5.4M; Series A $7M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $185M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- ETHGas — ETHGas aims to redefine how users engage with Ethereum by providing low-latency, 3ms settlement times, and real-time trading, as well as a comprehensive product suite for exact order execution.
- Cryptio — We offer enterprise-grade accounting, reporting, and audit software for your digital assets.
- Rapidata — Fast and reliable data labeling that powers your AI. Define your label needs now and get the results in minutes.
We partner with sector-defining founders across Europe to create new technologies that disrupt the status quo and solve the problems that matter.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, Bitcoin
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5.8M; Series A $1.7M–$25M; Series B $1.6M–$225M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Pockit — Open a prepaid account in 3 minutes online or in-app, get your contactless prepaid card in 2 working days with no credit check.
- Visium —
- Paypercut — Paypercut is a fintech startup that allows small and mid-scaled merchants to offer Buy Now, Pay Later at checkout via a single integration.
TGFS - Technologiegruenderfonds Sachsen is an early stage VC fund targeting high tech startups with strong growth potential. The fund invests into ventures located in Saxony/Germany, Europe's leading semiconductor cluster. The team has invested into more than 120 companies so far, including more than 40 investments from the currentfund.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 154
- Round size: Seed $932k–$4.8M; Series A $1.9M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Cyber Insight — Cyber Insight - Measure, Manage, Mitigate Cyber Risks
- Fusion Bionic — Fusion Bionic is a solution provider for laser-based surface functionalization
- HandsOn Robotics —
WestTech Ventures is a Berlin-based VC firm focused on pre-seed & seed investments primarily in Germany in the fields of B2B SaaS in different verticals, and Enterprise Software as well as Mobility and New Work.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Seed $1M–$12M; Series A $3M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Notch — Boost your deal win rates and customer onboarding with Notch. Create tailored buyer experiences, structured action plans, and gain valuable insights. Try our demo today.
- Careloop — Berlin-based HR-tech and EduTech startup with a focus on the German healthcare industry.
- ClimateChoice — The software platform for decarbonizing companies and their supply chains.
Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our informationtechnology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Germany, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 98
- Round size: Seed $55k–$4M; Series A $1.1M–$8.6M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2013
Portfolio highlights
- Artory — Artory connects the art market with the digital-first, financial ecosystem. Combining our leading technology, art expertise, digital certification, and tokenization, Artory secures on the blockchain verified artwork information from expert partners.
- Likeminded — Likeminded developed a digital platform for mental health that gives people fast, low-threshold access to psychological support.
- VersionEye — Open Source Security & License Compliance
Venture Capital and Start Up support, www.scala-ventures.com, Scala Ventures
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- Industry: Internet, Social Media, Digital Media
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Portfolio highlights
- adQuota — adQuota is a Copenhagen, Denmark-based premium mobile advertisement platform. adQuota provides publishers of mobile websites and applications with a platform and tools to monetize their mobile publications, and creates rich mobile advertising experiences. It focuses on Rich Media formats for apps and web sites on both mobile devices andtablets. adQuota adStudio provides creative and technical production of Display Banner Ads, Rich Media Ads and Coupon Campaigns.More than 200 publishers use adQuota, which reaches more than 35 million readers and app-users monthly.
- prettysocial media — prettysocial media is the European Social Media Service Provider and Network enabling clients and publishers to monetize their Social Media appearance. By creating sophisticated Content Marketing concepts and formats and distributing those in all relevant social channels, brands communicate, engage and interact with their audience. Combiningcutting edge technology with excellent business intelligence the company delivers insight, strategy and results in all social and digital marketing channels.prettysocial’s Native Avenue Platform is providing a unique and innovative technology to book complex Content Marketing concepts into its Premium Publisher Network, connecting sophisticated Brand Advertising concepts with the reach and engagement of 100’s of leading local, national and international newspaper and magazine publishers.
Mangrove Capital Partners is a contrarian investment firm helping innovative entrepreneurs start and grow.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 149
- Round size: Seed $675k–$10M; Series A $2.5M–$12M; Series B $8M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $234M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Proggio — Transform your project management with timelines that enhance productivity and clarity. Discover how Proggio AI can help.
- Sifflet — You make important business decision based on your data. Sifflet ensures the data is reliable, traceable and easy to navigate.
- Titan Operating System —
Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, France, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 537
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$9M; Series A $4.2M–$27M; Series B $9M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Shippeo — A global leader, and European specialist, in supply chain visibility, giving companies instant access to predictive and real-time information for all their deliveries.
- Billogram — Since its start in 2011, Billogram has revitalized the outdated invoicing process by offering companies with recurring payments an intelligent digital platform. Using smart technology, we help companies strengthen their customer relations while also automating payment processes in a way that lowers costs, increases revenue, and reduces churn. Theresult is a payment that pays off for everyone.
- Diamond — Setup an entire backend system for your online business in a few clicks.
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Browse database — It's Free!Part of media company Bertelsmann, BDMI initially invests $100k to $4m in seed and early stage digital media startups in online video, nextgen publishing and pubtech/adtech.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Advertising
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 201
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$5.3M; Series A $3M–$20M; Series B $4M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $63M in 2006
Portfolio highlights
- Mojiva — Mojiva Inc. is the parent company of the Mojiva, the mobile ad network and the Mocean Mobile, the mobile ad serving platform. It is led by a team of advertising and media veterans from Google, DoubleClick, Yahoo, Nokia and AdMob, with more than 100 years of collective experience in mobile marketing and technology.Mojiva, Inc. provides productsand solutions that not only fuel the mobile advertising marketplace by bringing mobile ad buyers together with mobile content sellers, but that also solve unique challenges in the mobile marketing space. Solutions include tools to market your products and services to mobile users, monetize your mobile content, enable your global ad sales team to capitalize on an expanded media mix, control your inventory, or mobilize the brands your agency is working with.
- Sensity AI — Sensity AI thanks to an all-in-one approach can guarantee the best deepfake detection software capabilities currently available in the marketplace
- Fractional AI — Fractional AI builds bespoke gen AI software to transform businesses.
bmp Ventures is an innovative Venture Capital Company from Berlin. Since 1997 we’ve been investing Smart Money in Early Stage and Growth Startups. We finance ingenious business models with outstanding teams, who build fast-growing and sustainably profitable enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 120
- Round size: Seed $165k–$3.4M; Series A $30k–$5.9M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Sedivention — Fight obesity within 20 minutes - fast, effective, long-term. A new weight-loss therapy for the treatment of obesity. Just a view minutes will change your life.
- Solar Materials — SOLAR MATERIALS developed a recycling technology for solar modules, which recovers all raw materials for a circular solar industry.
- Litherm Technologies — Litherm Technologies GmbH is a German deep‑tech startup focused on decarbonizing lime and cement production using fully electric kiln technology.
Advent Venture Partners is one of Europe's most successful growth and venture capital investors in market-leading tech and life sciences businesses. They have designed their strategy, teams and funds so they can focus on backing a select few companies. They pride their selves on establishing true partnerships with entrepreneurs in order tobuild valuable businesses together.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 91
- Round size: Series A $6.6M–$26M; Series B $7M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Wiz — Organizations of all sizes and industries use Wiz to rapidly identify and remove the most critical risks in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes so they can build faster and more securely.
- OpenCloud — Our cloud native software solutions dramatically improve operator business models and help quickly create new revenue-generating services.
- Acutus Medical — Acutus Medical develops medical technologies to treat complex cardiac arrhythmia. The company's platform displays the heart’s true activation pattern, turning the chaos of a complex arrhythmia into a clear vision for electrophysiologists.Acutus Medical is a privately funded company founded in 2011 and based in Carlsbad, California. Itsproducts are co-developed in the U.S. and Europe with an exceptional team of medical scientists, biomedical engineers, and other professionals.It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
We are the home for entrepreneurs with a big vision who want to create something less ordinary. Something that matters. For all of us.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$17M; Series A $3.8M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $121M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- DrDoctor — We envision a remote-first healthcare system which meets demand without sacrificing care quality, delivered via our Patient Engagement Platform
- Decade Energy — Decade Energy is the energy infrastructure and optimization partner for transport operators and depot managers who want to electrify their fleets.
- Entelo Bio — Precision Medicine
Wellington Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technology and life sciences companies, focusing on Digital Media, Software, Electronics & Photonics, Resource Efficiency, and Biotech/Life Sciences. It is committed to providing outstanding entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to fund their strategies. We typically leadfinancing rounds ranging from € 0.5 million to € 20 million. Depending on the maturity of the company, its own commitment can go as high as € 15 million.Wellington was established in 1998 and has offices in Munich, London, and Zurich.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 196
- Round size: Series A $3.1M–$33M; Series B $7.7M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $222M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- nyra health — myReha is an artificial intelligence and evidence-based neurological research tablet app that offers a revolutionary form of therapy. myReha was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
- Nuclidium — NUCLIDIUM is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company that develops novel radionuclide PET tracers for precision diagnostics. Using copper isotopes, Copper-61 for diagnostics and Copper-67 for therapeutics, the company is creating a differentiated platform with the potential to overcome existing limitations in radiotheranostics.
- Beren Therapeutics — Beren Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops innovative therapies to make them accessible to every patient. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Rouven Dresselhaus is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Cavalry Ventures. His most notable investments at Cavalry include McMakler, Forto and Planetly (acq. by OneTrust). He also serves on numerous boards, e.g. at BRYTER and Sofía.Rouven started his career at Morten Sondergaard and then moved to Capnamic Ventures. In parallel, as a member of theadvisory board, he spearheaded the digitization initiative of his family business Joseph Dresselhaus GmbH & Co. KG (acq. by Nimbus) comprising core processes such as finance, HR, logistics and procurement.Rouven has invested in more than five dozen startups and participated in over two hundred funding rounds. He is a member of YPO, a global community of chief executives, and has been mentoring young entrepreneurs in formats such as Techstars, Techstars SAP.io, next logistics accelerator and the Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator. In addition, Rouven is a supporter of the entrepreneurial charity Founders Pledge.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Seed $221k–$6M; Series A $3.3M–$19M; Series B $17M–$66M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Inkitt — Publish stories online, join our author subscription program, and read books online for free. Join the Inkitt community for writers and readers today.
- Reaction Commerce — Product capabilities and documentation of Mailchimp Open Commerce.
- Meine Spielzeugkiste — Spielzeug mieten bei Meine Spielzeugkiste. Jetzt Mitglied werden!
redalpine is a thesis-driven vc with deep expertise in software and science. since 2006. we believe in the power of big ideas and in empowering game changers. we don't just invest, we co-create a better tomorrow. together with you.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 191
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$13M; Series A $3.2M–$31M; Series B $15M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2013
Portfolio highlights
- 9fin — The leading AI-powered debt market intelligence platform. Real-time news, data, and analytics across LevFin, private credit, and distressed debt.
- Luya Foods — Sustainable food, Plant-based, Circular food, Meat alternative, Alternative to meat, Okara, Food waste, and Fermentation
- Carvolution — Carvolution is the next-generation mobility services provider reshaping car ownership through its fully digital subscription service.Carvolution makes choosing a new car exciting. As it removes the hassle out of ownership and the inflexibility out of leasing, it enables consumers to choose their dream car as a convenient monthly subscriptionservice instead of a long-term commitment. Their digitally-powered one-stop-shop streamlines everything from insurance to maintenance: saving customers time and money while enabling efficiencies for all connected parties.
B2venture is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies. B2venture invests EUR 100m+ per year in high-growth companies with ticket sizes from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 234
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$9M; Series A $4M–$22M; Series B $8M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $135M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Kiin Bio — Drug discovery is a system problem, where every inefficiency amplifies the next. We have the solution.
- Kubermatic — Easily manage multiple Kubernetes clusters with the automation power of the Kubermatic platform. Scale your business with reliability.
- Calvin Risk — We help companies manage the risks of their AI algorithms!
Christian Vollmann is the Chairman Of The Board at nebenan.de.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, Ireland, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5.7M; Pre-Seed $1.5M–$2.7M; Series A $7M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ABSORA —
- Arctis AI — Arctis AI develops an AI platform to manage building contracts. It transforms difficult papers into useful insights for project teams.
- Holy Technologies —
Steffen Zoller - Founder & CEO @ Care With Care
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $2.4M–$7.2M; Pre-Seed $1.8M–$4.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Lilio — Lilio aids parents in caring for the well-being of their children and provides input on the baby's well-being at any time of day or night.
- Smalt — Smalt recruits and trains young tradespeople in our innovative hybrid academies. Our B2B customers can also take advantage of our world-class, digitised installation services. Our highly skilled staff are outfitted with cutting-edge technology to provide high-quality installations for our partners.
- Huzzle — Stop chasing jobs. Huzzle collects the best opportunities from student societies and companies and only shows you the relevant ones. Download Huzzle today!
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Browse database — It's Free!Michael Birch is the Co-founder of Bebo. He previously worked at Blab as a Co-Founder. Michael Birch attended Imperial College London.
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- Industry: Apps, Internet, Social Media
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 50
- Round size: Seed $465k–$5M; Angel $500k–$750k; Series A $4.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Keyo — Keyo is an end-to-end solution that offers apartment rentals. Now, Keyo has blossomed into a full-scale software-as-a-service for landlords, targeting small-to-medium-sized renters with 20 to 5,000 units. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
- HolidayFox — Discover amazing camping and glamping sites across the UK. Family-friendly accommodation, surfing spots, and outdoor adventures. Book your perfect holiday today!
- Whatifi — Whatifi provides a new way to make and consume interactive experiences on your phone with friends. Whatifi unlocks the ability to discuss, debate and decide what happens next in the movies you watch with friends and family, offering dozens of plotlines, character arcs, and endings.
Esther Dyson - Founder @ Way to Wellville
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $270k–$4.3M; Series A $1.5M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- The Beans — The Beans offers a software application platform that creates personalized cash flow plans designed for its users. The Beans is Simplifying the path to financial balance through design and technology so that people can focus on what they love.
- NextSense — Introducing NextSense Smartbuds: EEG-powered earbuds that go beyond sleep tracking. Backed by science, Smartbuds provide real-time insights to help you achieve deeper, more restorative sleep. Comfortable, intuitive, and easy to use, Smartbuds empower you to wake up your best self.
- Openwater — OPENWATER - THE FUTURE OF NEURAL DIAGNOSTICS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
Porsche is an automobile manufacturer. The company develops numerous technologies that have advanced vehicle performance, improved safety, and spurred environmental innovations. They are specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs, and sedans. It also offers motor vehicle development work and consulting. It also develops software solutionsfor transport logistics and traffic planning and management and provides dealer and customer financing, leasing, banking, insurance, fleet management, and mobility services. The company was awarded the title of "Most Prestigious Automobile Brand" by Luxury Institute in a 2006 survey.Porsche was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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- Industry: Automotive, Software, Manufacturing
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series C
- Geography: Germany, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $2.9M–$5M; Pre-Seed $55k–$3.6M; Series C $80M–$400M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- VARTA —
- FlixBus — FlixBus is a unique combination of tech-startup, e-commerce platform, and transportation company. FlixMobility is a young mobility provider, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable, and environmentally-friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup hasquickly established Europe’s largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way over 100 million people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States.From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management, and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet are managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of a technology start-up, e-commerce platform, and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the European mobility landscape.
- Group14 Technologies — Founded to enable the electrification of everything - from tiny medical, consumer and commercial devices to every possible flavor and size of transportation - Group14 brings new finely-tuned performance capabilities to the era of the lithium-silicon battery. Our novel composite materials and our industrial process to make them reliably answer thecost, scale and performance barriers that have slowed the world’s transition towards the all-electric future.
Dominik Briggs
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Crowdfunding
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Spherity — Spherity builds applications, giving any entity a unique identifier linked to a digital twin with access to a scalable and self-sovereign transaction layer.
- friendfund — friendfund is a socially integrated group payment method. Using the social network infrastructure of Facebook and Twitter, friendfund connects you to the people you already know to enable dynamic social commerce.A friendfund enables friends to collect money for something that they do together. You can friendfund a group gift, purchase equipmentfor your local club, organise a group holiday or anything you like. friendfund supports any kind of group payment. Your imagination is the only limit!
We are an investment firm focusing on partnerships with aspiring companies in the venture capital and private equity space.
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- Industry: Video Games, Software, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Coherence — Unlock your multiplayer possibilities
- Unbound Nation — We connect gaming NFT owners and gamers via a single interface - the Unbound platform. Lend and borrow your gaming NFTs here in an easy & seamless way.
- The Football Company — Create your digital fan identity and compete against others worldwide. Collect & win rare NFT items, that you truly own and trade them to earn real profit.
Erik Huberman - Founder and CEO @ Hawke Media
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- Industry: News, SaaS, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- LOST iN — LOST iN travel guides. Experience a new city from within. Curated travel guides - dive into what makes each city its own. In print and on mobile.
- HeatMap, Inc — Discover heatmap, the only on-site analytics platform that ties revenue to every pixel on your website. Optimize for buyer behavior and increase your ecommerce sales with revenue-backed, AI-powered heatmaps, scrollmaps, screen recordings, and more.
- Superfiliate — Word of mouth, meet 2023
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag is the Founder & CEO of 100 Thieves, a gaming lifestyle organization that competes in top professional esports including League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Fortnite. Matt leads the company’s creative, brand, and strategic direction, while also sitting on the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to founding 100Thieves, Matt was one of the most decorated esports athletes in video game history. Originally a Call of Duty competitor, from 2011 - 2015 Matt was captain of the OpTic Gaming team, which he led to both an X Games Gold Medal and a Call of Duty World Championship. In 2014, Matt was named Esports Athlete of the Year. After retiring from competitive play, Matt built some of the most popular gaming channels on Twitch and YouTube, and was named Forbes 30 under 30 for his success as an entrepreneur and content creator. In 2017, Matt founded 100 Thieves as a creative outlet for his passions in competitive gaming, storytelling, and streetwear.Matt grew up in Chicago, Illinois where he attended college and was working at McDonald’s before leaving both to pursue his career as a professional gamer. His biggest inspiration came from his father who taught him that nothing in life comes easy, contributing to 100 Thieves’ motto: “Take What’s Not Given.” Matt is based in Los Angeles and can be found online @Nadeshot.
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- Industry: Gaming, Online Games, eSports
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- 100 Thieves — 100 Thieves is the premier lifestyle brand and gaming organization. Find out more about 100 Thieves and shop the latest premium apparel drops at 100thieves.com.
- Soba — Soba: Gaming Studio in Berlin
As a team of successful entrepreneurs and investment bankers we provide seed and early stage funding for European entrepreneurs in the digital industry.
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- Industry: Mobile, Apps, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Scondoo — Berlin-based mobile shopping deals app Scondoo. Launched end 2012, the free iOS and Android app helps users discover cash back deals and sale items for their groceries. When users buy a product advertised through the app, they can use scondoo to take a photo of the receipt. They then receive credit from the brand offering the sale item directly totheir scondoo account – which means the supermarkets don’t have to get involved in the deals at all - and which makes it very convenient for users to save on their daily groceries.
- 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.
- McMakler — McMakler is the leading hybrid real estate agent in Germany. The company combines state-of-the-art marketing technology and central processes at its headquarters in Berlin with a local team of almost 400 permanent real estate agents across Germany in all major regions. With a supported brand awareness of 33%, McMakler is today the best-known realestate agent in Germany and is characterised by its far above-average service quality.
Bjorn von Siemens possesses a native drive and understanding for applying technologies to solve challenges in healthcare. Bjorn earned his M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and B.Sc. from European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, where he graduated in the top 3% and 10% of his class respectively. He conductedseveral years of postgraduate research at the University of St. Gallen as well as at Harvard University and Harvard Business School. Prior to founding caresyntax®, Bjoern was active as an investor and advisor for technology ventures. He is a recognized thought-leader in the areas of applied IoT and AI technologies in healthcare.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Software
- Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Caresyntax — Caresyntax is the only enterprise-scale surgical data solution you need to make surgery smarter, safer, and more profitable.
- friendfund — friendfund is a socially integrated group payment method. Using the social network infrastructure of Facebook and Twitter, friendfund connects you to the people you already know to enable dynamic social commerce.A friendfund enables friends to collect money for something that they do together. You can friendfund a group gift, purchase equipmentfor your local club, organise a group holiday or anything you like. friendfund supports any kind of group payment. Your imagination is the only limit!
- Lillian Care — Lillian is building a nationwide network of health facilities in Germany.
Konstantin von Unger is a an experienced investor in technology companies and an independent Board member. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the Shareholders' Committee at Henkel AG and as the Chairman of the supervisory board at the Henkel Family Office. Konstantin attended London Business School and Brown University.
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- Industry: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series D
- Geography: United States, Germany, India
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- Total investments: 30
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Valdera — Valdera is the sourcing and procurement platform that makes it easy to buy or sell chemicals, ingredients, and raw materials. We partner with segment leaders, ranging from the world's largest CPG manufacturers to household names in the beauty industry.
- NobleAI — We build AI tools that lower the cost of R&D and accelerate science, discovery, and invention.
- Arda Therapeutics — Arda Therapeutics is a biotechnology company taking aim at chronic diseases and aging by eliminating the pathogenic cells that drive these conditions. Their approach starts by using single-cell data to identify pathogenic cells and specific markers to target them. They then design therapies to eliminate these - and only these - cells.Arda wasfounded in 2021 in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
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Browse database — It's Free!JMES Investments is an Angel & Seed Investment company from Berlin.
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- Industry: Apps, Film, Beauty
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany
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- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- FOUNDD — FOUNDD is an app to find movies and shows with friends.
- Mornin' Glory — Mornin’ Glory is a new brand for razors and blades, delivering two blades models for male wet shaving, directly to European mailboxes. A free handle is part of its delivery and gets shipped with the initial order. Mornin’ Glory launched new grooming products with fine natural ingredients. After-shave balm, pre-shave oil, and razor-burn relief aresome of its products, which were introduced in 2014. The grooming products of the company are made in Italy to assure high-quality and perfect skin care for men.Mornin’ Glory was founded in 2012 by Fabio Paltenghi and Nicolas Stoetter. It is based in Berlin, Germany.
Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
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- Total investments: 817
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Personio — Personio is the Intelligent HR platform for companies from 10-5,000 employees, powering over 1 million people worldwide. Book your free demo today.
- Talentry — Talentry TRM is your central platform for Talent Relationship Management: Sourcing, CRM, Alumni Management, Employee Referrals, Advocacy, Internal Mobility.
- Exponential DeFi — Exponential is an investment platform for crypto holders to earn yield on their crypto through decentralized finance (DeFi) safely and easily.
Lukasz Gadowski is the Founder and CEO of Team Global. He previously worked at Circ as a Co-Founder. Lukasz Gadowski attended HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.
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- Industry: Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
- Geography: Germany, United States, Sweden
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- Total investments: 45
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Enpal — Kostenlose Planung von Solaranlagen. Gewinnbringende & schnelle Umsetzung von Photovoltaikanlagen inklusive professionelle Installation & Netzanschluss. Zum Festpreis!
- memmo.me — memmo.me provides a webpage for offering and distributing personalized video messages from actors, athletes, musicians, and other talent.
- TAU Systems — TAU Systems provides medical imaging technology.
Richard Wolpert Founder and Executive Chairman at HelloTech, a pioneer in the fields of technology, consumer digital media and entertainment for more than 25 years, Richard Wolpert has extensive experience as an executive, entrepreneur and as an investor. He is also a Venture Partner at Acrew Capital and an Executive Chairman of Scener.Throughouthis career he has been responsible for many “firsts” including: Conceiving of and teaching CS 193C, the first Macintosh programming class at Stanford University; overseeing and managing the process for the creation of TouchBase, the first multi-user address book for the Macintosh; initiating Disney’s Daily Blast, the first kids Internet subscription service; developing and publishing BitBopTuner, the first Tivo-like product for Internet Radio; helping the launch of MusicNet, the first legitimate music subscription service for the Internet; and debuting Starz! On Demand, the first legitimate online movie subscription service. Wolpert successfully negotiated groundbreaking deals with several major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products.As an investor, Wolpert is the co-founder and managing director of Amplify.LA; manages personal investment fund Chance Technologies; functions as an advisor to Accel Partners; served as a partner at the Yucaipa Companies; and worked as the managing director of the Mail Room Fund. He has invested in more than 30 companies, a large percentage of which have had successful exits or continue on as successful companies, including: AdECN, AMG, AndroMedia, AudioMill, Data Sage, GameFly, GameSpy, Kongregate, Mob.ly, Scour.net, People Support, Smilebox, Sometrics, Three Rings, Scopely, Playdek and Universal.Wolpert graduated from UCLA in 1985 with a bachelor of science degree in math and computer science. He is a founding board member of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s summer camps for children and sits on the Cedars Sinai Hospital board of governors.
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- Industry: Mobile, Gaming, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Germany
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- Total investments: 27
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- LOST iN — LOST iN travel guides. Experience a new city from within. Curated travel guides - dive into what makes each city its own. In print and on mobile.
- Telgorithm — Telgorithm is a messaging platform that allows businesses (particularly SaaS providers) to build messaging services into their applications while ensuring compliance and message deliverability. We are also a hosted messaging provider, meaning that businesses who have numbers that share both voice & messaging services have the ability to(quickly & seamlessly) migrate the messaging services on those numbers to Telgorithm while retaining the voice services (on those very same numbers) with their current legacy provider (this lowers the cost to switchover).
- Looped — Looped is the ultimate virtual venue for interactive live streaming and virtual video call meet & greet experiences. Our platform connects creators and fans on a global level.
Iduskia
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- Industry: News, Life Science, Social Media
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Germany
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- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Labiotech.eu — Labiotech.eu covers the global biotech industry, read by 150,000+ monthly visitors. Hope you'll enjoy our Biotech News!
Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) is the subsidy bank of the Federal Land of Berlin. With its newly orientated economic support and subsidy policy, it actively contributes towards developing Berlin as a business and industry location.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Grant, Seed
- Geography: Germany, Canada
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- Total investments: 57
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Quantune — Quantune is a deep tech startup in optics and photonics technology. It develops laser spectrometer for continuous and non-invasive health monitoring.
- CyberTide — CyberTide is an AI-based Data Leak Prevention Solution
- muffintech — Generative AI for the insurance industry. Unleash the full potential of your employees and offer your customers an unmatched user experience.
ECONA is an independent investment boutique based in Berlin, Germany. As pioneers of the German Internet business, ECONA has been successfully founding and funding high-growth companies since 1999. ECONA has been invested in several successful internet growth companies, such as MyToys, Aperto, XING, and Facebook as well as GIGA.de andSparwelt.de.Currently, ECONA is invested in foodspring (Onlineshop for high-quality sports nutrition and fitness food), Ampere (Germany's first independent energy broker), smava (Germany's first marketplace for private loans), finanzcheck (one of Germany's largest comparison sites for personal financial products), and several other companies like Sarah Wiener, amapur, Getsafe, Wunderflats, Comatch, Data Artisans, MediDate, Armedangels, iMoney and Dahmakan.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States
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- Total investments: 14
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- yamo — Frische Bio-Kindernahrung von yamo, so lecker wie selbstgemacht und kostenlos direkt zu dir nach Hause geliefert. Jetzt probieren und profitieren.
- Remind.me — Remind.me is the new reminder service for periods of notice! With remind.me you will never miss an opportunity to optimize your contracts. You will be reminded of us in time and optionally get even the best deals that are on the market, offered as alternatives. In addition, you can order us to provide you with the cheapest electricity and / orgas tariff from now on. remind.me went live in October 2017 and is run by the remind me GmbH in Berlin. Founder & CEO are Daniel Engelbarts & Christian Lang. You already founded Sparwelt.de in 2008 and expanded it into Germany's largest bargain and voucher portal. The media group RTL Germany bought the company in September 2014.With the new portal remind.me they now want to give you the opportunity to increase the savings potential of at least € 1,700 per year and from now on only to have favorable and good contracts. For you as a consumer / user, the portal is completely free. They finance through agency commissions, which they receive from dealers / partners, when you make a corresponding conclusion. As already at Sparwelt.de they always act true to the motto: Always the cheapest / best offer for the user. The commission level has no influence on the selection.
- XbyX® – Women in Balance — XbyX® is a digital platform changing the world of midlife female health with solutions that help women to go through menopause with more serenity and less symptoms. Specifically developed for women over 40, XbyX® offers plant-based products combining natural ingredients like adaptogens, amino acids and more, that have been proven to reduce typicalsymptoms of perimenopause, menopause and hormone imbalance. The mission of XbyX® is to educate and thus, liberate midlife women from the still existing stigma of menopause and promote healthy aging. The XbyX® products are supported by features like an online self-assessment, a 7-week audio course & comprehensive educational content enabling women to understand their bodies and the role of nutrition in menopause as well a private community. The Berlin based company, founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur Peggy Reichelt and digital marketing expert Monique Leonhardt, targets the German speaking market.
Kinled was founded in 1980 to retain the investment assets of the Aisher family.In 1990, the investment focus shifted to a portfolio of early stage investments applying Kinled’s company development experience alongside the endurance and passion of family owned investments together with the strategic focus of venture capitalists.Since then,Kinled has taken 8 companies to public markets and many more to successful trade sales at significant multiples.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland
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- Total investments: 65
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Cobee — Cobee develops an online platform that automates and simplifies employee benefits management. The company also provides benefits for employees and flexible compensation that makes companies and employees fall in love. It facilitates the management of your benefits plan and allows you to focus on what really matters.Cobee provides a subsidy toyour employees to complement the cost of the benefits you want. They eliminate intermediaries and external suppliers of each of the benefits, thus achieving such as reduce costs and improve service quality for companies and employees, create a single source of information, which facilitates the management, resolution of incidents and the visibility of what happens in each moment, and offer your employees a benefits package centralized on the same VISA card, with real-time visibility of the savings generated and controlled from their Cobee App.Cobee was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
- Nanoflex Robotics — Nanoflex Robotics develops a soft robotic system that precisely inserts specially made guidewires and catheters deep into the brain. The company provides patented magnetic navigation technology but also the necessary surgical devices. Nanoflex Robotics was established in May, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- PreComb Therapeutics — functional precision medicine, oncology, cancer, discovery, organoid, predictive, ai, 3DTwin, data mining, therapy guidance, automated, immune oncology, 2curex, xilis, usz, dkfz, nct, switzerland
Tarek Müller (29) is one of the co-founders and managing directors of ABOUT YOU,which is among the fastest-expanding e-commerce start-ups in Europe and Hamburg’s first unicorn with a value of more than USD 1 billion. Müller has been developing digital business models for online retail for over ten years and is responsible for marketing and brandsat ABOUT YOU. The entrepreneur founded his first online shop at the age of 13. He subsequently built up countless e-commerce models in various industries as a managing partner. Starting in 2007, he also established service companies to support clients with the development and execution of new business models. One of the digital agencies founded by him was acquired by the Otto Group and formed the core team of the Collins e-commerce project, which gave rise to ABOUT YOU. With its consistent focus on personalisation, inspiration and mobile shopping, ABOUT YOU generated a revenue of €283 million in 2017/18. It is now one of the largest fashion e-tailers in Germany. Born in Hamburg, Tarek Müller is also founder and partner in eTribes Framework GmbH, which was established in 2011. He is active as an investor and a business angel as well. All in all, he holds stakes in more than 15 companies.In 2010, he established the code.talks developers’ conference in Hamburg together with Sebastian Betz. This attracted approximately 1,800 attendees and 120 national and international speakers in 2016. It is considered the largest conference for developers in Europe. Müller won the ‘e-Star Personality Award’ in 2014; the business magazine Capital ranked him among their ‘Junge Elite – Top 40 unter 40’ (‘Young Elite – Top 40 Under 40’) in both 2015 and 2016; and the US magazine Forbes featured him as one of the brightest European entrepreneurs in the 2018 edition of ‘30 under 30’.
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- Industry: Beauty, Software, Wellness
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany
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- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Twain — You now have world-class selling skills at your fingertips. Use Twain for free to see what your sales pitch is missing.
- Swan Beauty — SWAN | Beauty wird smart. Bist du ready to glow? Dann entdecke jetzt unseren SWAN Beauty Booster, bestehend aus Smart Mirror und App. Sign up now!
- charles — Charles develops software that helps companies integrate their existing e-commerce and chatbot tools into one interface.
Dirk Freise - Managing Director @ non olet
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- Industry: Education, Software, TV
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Germany, Finland
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- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- heyData — heyData is a legal tech company. HeyData offers a digitized data protection officer for companies.
- Mindsurance — At Mindsurance, we believe that a thriving workforce starts with prioritizing mental health. Our range of evidence-based solutions empowers businesses to create a supportive environment that nurtures employee well-being. From targeted training programs to confidential counseling services, we offer a holistic approach that addresses the unique needs of your organization. Join us in fostering a healthier, happier, and more engaged workforce.
- Pandatron — With clients like SAP, Universal Pictures & Skanska, Pandatron is a startup that supports change management. We do it by scaling AI-driven coaching 1-on-1s to every employee, which also allows us to measure change.
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Browse database — It's Free!Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, India, Israel
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- Total investments: 1193
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Suno — Suno is a music start-up that enables anyone to make the songs they want. The company aims to help people rediscover the joy of play and exploration.
- Landed — LANDED makes hiring top-notch candidates onto your team effortless.
- Periodic Labs — Periodic Labs develops artificial intelligence systems that simulate and predict the properties of materials using machine learning. The company applies computational models to support the discovery and design of materials used in sectors such as energy, electronics, and infrastructure. It builds tools that aim to reduce the time and costassociated with traditional research and development processes. Periodic Labs uses AI to analyze large-scale scientific data and collaborates with academic and industry partners to support material science research.
JOCHEN KRISCH is an independent web analyst and strategy consultant with the retail and media industry. He founded Exciting Commerce in 2001 to explore new business models in the online retail industry. Among his clients are some of the largest and most successfull online retailers and some of the most innovative startups. Until 2001 Jochen wasVice President Planning & Analysis at Germany's first shopping channel HSE24. Jochen is one of the leading experts of new shopping models and was named one of Germany's 52 leading internet industry experts in 2007. He has co-authored reports like "Social Commerce - Selling in the Community Age" and "An Analysis of Change in E-Commerce" (both in German language) and is a regular speaker at industry events like Web 2.0 Expo Berlin, Web 2.0 Kongress, Internet World Kongress. He has been quoted in national (Focus, Spiegel, Zeit, Wirtschaftswoche) and international publications (Financial Times). Jochen holds a degree in Computer Science and resides in Munich, Germany.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- wyrld — Wyrld is an innovative social commerce platform designed to seamlessly connect creators and consumers through engaging, creator-driven content. By blending social interaction with e-commerce, Wyrld enhances the shopping experience, making it more interactive and community-driven. The platform empowers creators to showcase and monetize their contentwhile offering consumers a more immersive and personalized way to discover and shop for products..
- Ink& — Ink& promotes tattoo artists and styles with the finest art prints, clothing and stickers.
- Miss Pompadour — Miss Pompadour focuses on wall paints and varnishes.
Media Ventures is an private venture capital company headquartered in Cologne, Germany. In their search for teams and ideas, they provide help at all stages, from start-up to growth, all the way until a company reaches maturity. they concentrate on Europe, with an emphasis on Germany, and have a broad market focus that is not industry-dependent.The package of services they offer is unique.
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- Industry: SEO, Energy, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- ZAPITANO — Zapitano was a social TV startup from Berlin. The company went bankrupt in eary 2014.ZAPITANO offered a completely new interactive TV experience. While watching TV, viewers could login to ZAPITANO via a second screen device, such as a Laptop, Smartphone or Tablet-PC. They could then check into TV-Shows, talk about it with their friends, commenton TV-Stars, vote for their favourite TV-show and more.
- 123Fahrschule — 123fahrschule.de - consolidating and digitizing the German driving school market
- Turbina Energy — TURBINA Energy develops innovative small wind turbines for sustainable and economic use.The company focuses on designing, manufacturing, marketing, and installing wind turbines and hybrid power systems for power production. After intensive research and development of the latest generation in the range 1kW and 4kW Since 2013 Turbina'savailable. Explore further and also make a contribution to a cleaner environment.TURBINA Energy was founded on 2006 and is based in Unterhaching, Bayern, Germany.
Janosch Sadowski - Founder @ Kolibri Games
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- Industry: Sports, Medical, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kamedi — Kamedi is going to provide users a device for the hyperthermic treatment of irritated skin after insect bites, the heat_it.
- Gardoré — Gardoré is the first curated marketplace for professional women. Our mission is to tackle the gender gap in the professional world through style. With our curated assortment and personalized recommendations, we help contemporary and ambitious women find their right and empowering outfits for work – with more fun in less time!
- The Football Company — Create your digital fan identity and compete against others worldwide. Collect & win rare NFT items, that you truly own and trade them to earn real profit.
David Alpert is president of Skybound Entertainment, the multiplatform entertainment company founded alongside longtime collaborator and creator of The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman. As president David oversees operations and development of cross-platform properties at Skybound including the company’s partnership with Samsung to develop virtualreality content for Milk VR.David Alpert is also a prolific television and film producer. Some of David’s credits include in television: “The Walking Dead” and its companion series, “Fear The Walking Dead,” the Robert Kirkman–created “Outcast”, and features including “AIR,” starring Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou, the Jessie Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart film “American Ultra,” and the George Lopez film “Spare Parts.”David is an honors graduate of Harvard University and New York University Law School.
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- Industry: Gaming, Publishing, Video Games
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- LOST iN — LOST iN travel guides. Experience a new city from within. Curated travel guides - dive into what makes each city its own. In print and on mobile.
- Telltale Games — Telltale is the first and only digital publisher to release interactive episodic content on a monthly schedule. Their award-winning internal development studio is responsible for creating landmark episodic content, including Tales of Monkey Island, the Sam & Max series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and Wallace &Gromit's Grand Adventure. Telltale currently develops and publishes episodic series on PC, Wiiâ„¢, and Xbox 360â„¢, with plans to expand to additional platforms and channels this year.
Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 248
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- cargo.one — The cargo.one booking platform gives you access to real-time prices and available capacities of multiple airlines. Directly book online within seconds, 24/7.
- Omnea — The all-in-one procurement platform. Request purchases, automate approvals, and streamline your procurement process in one centralised solution.
- Delivery Hero — Delivery Hero is the world's leading local delivery company. We are on a mission to deliver an amazing experience - fast, easy, and to your door.
Amadeo Brenninkmeijer - Senior Partner @ inPositiv
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- Industry: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- ProcessOut — Route transactions, analyze and report on your entire payment ecosystem and switch on providers in one click. Trusted by leading brands.
- SkyWatch — SkyWatch makes it easy, fast, and affordable to buy commercial satellite imagery for your geospatial needs.
- Little Black Door — Little Black Door, LBD - The Social Wardrobe A free wardrobe sharing application that enables its users to upload their wardrobe, interact with their fashion items & share them on social networks We’re out to disrupt the way in which we engage with our fashion assets.
Berlin Metropolitan Ventures is an investment firm that offers seed- and pre-seed ventures to its clients. It was founded in 2012 by Felix Schaal and is based in Berlin.
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- Industry: Social, Organic Food, Social Media
- Stage:Equity Crowdfunding
- Geography: Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- ZAPITANO — Zapitano was a social TV startup from Berlin. The company went bankrupt in eary 2014.ZAPITANO offered a completely new interactive TV experience. While watching TV, viewers could login to ZAPITANO via a second screen device, such as a Laptop, Smartphone or Tablet-PC. They could then check into TV-Shows, talk about it with their friends, commenton TV-Stars, vote for their favourite TV-show and more.
- Berry White — BerryWhite manufactures, markets and sells non-carbonated organic fruit drinks. BerryWhite organic drinks, already sold in 27 countries, has just confirmed that they are now due to be sold in 50 Waitrose stores around the UK to complement their presence on Ocado.
Stefan is an entrepreneur and investor from Germany who enjoys living in London. He is the co-founder of companions.de, companionsTV, ricardo.de and myblog.de. He is the founding investor and executive Chairman of Mendeley.com and RjDj.me and has been and in the same role at Last.fm. Stefan is a firm believer in European entrepreneurship andan active angel. He holds a PhD in foreign exchange risk management and was a professional DJ for 15 years.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Social Media
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Auro — Auro is a mobile fitness-tech solution providing you with a personal trainer in your ear. We believe that fitness is at its effective best, when it is personalized, engaging, and accessible anytime. We break down the barriers to exercise by providing millions of people all over the world access to a personal trainer along with the best of contentthat boutique studio fitness has to offer.We’re creating a truly motivating, connected fitness experience that keeps people coming back for more by combining world class instructors, killer playlists and data science led personalisation.Our mission is to transform lives by making fitness experiences awesome, accessible and affordable.
- LIFT99 — LIFT99 is a coworking hub and network of startup founders in Tallinn, Estonia, and Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2018, we launched our Skillsharing Platform for founders around the world.
- ClickClickDrive — ClickClickDrive is a developer of a search engine designed for users to find driving schools.The company's platform helps users to find information on different driving schools, find evaluations/recommendations published by driving students and also offers an easy-to-use theory application to help them prepare for the exam, enabling usersto choose the best driving school for them.
We typically invest in Seed and Series A start-ups that add strategic value to the Razer ecosystem.
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- Industry: Gaming, Health Care, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Singapore, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Triple-A — TripleA helps businesses increase their revenue by enabling crypto payments and payouts, leveraging on the fast-growing 300m+ people using cryptocurrencies.With its white-label, easy setup, instant confirmation, locked-in exchange rate, real-time fiat conversion, and no chargeback crypto payment solution, TripleA meets the needs of e-commercemerchants, retailers, game providers, PSPs, fintech, and marketplaces.TripleA was founded in Singapore in 2017 by Eric Barbier, a repeat entrepreneur in FinTech. The company is licensed by MAS, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Singapore's Central Bank), allowing partners to operate in a fully compliant and regulated environment.
- XProtocol — XProtocol is a modular entertainment chain that uses base's superchain technology to help developers create games with player-driven economies.
- Ross Digital — Home to the World's First Robotic Taochew, 5th Wave Coffee Robotic and Barista + Bartender. Robots and humans join forces at Ratio to create perfectly brewed coffee, exciting cocktails and delicious fusion dishes that will fulfill your every desire.
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APX is Europe’s leading very-early-stage VC. Based in Berlin and backed by Axel Springer and Porsche, we support and partner with the most ambitious founding teams from Europe and beyond - often as their first investor.We invest up to EUR 500K in startups until a series A starting with a quick EUR 50K investment, and within a few months,depending on traction and speed, we can invest further. Each month we invest in new teams who become part of the APX community, counting hundreds of other founders. Since 2018, we have invested in 100+ startups across 20+ industries with founders from 20+ countries together with 100+ co-investors.
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