# Top 50 Social Media Startup Investors in Germany in June 2026 ## APX - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology 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. ## WestTech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology 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. ## Christian Vollmann - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS Christian Vollmann is the Chairman Of The Board at nebenan.de. ## Steffen Zoller - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Beauty Steffen Zoller - Founder & CEO @ Care With Care ## Hasso Plattner Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet 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. ## Advent Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## Scala Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Social Media, Digital Media Venture Capital and Start Up support, www.scala-ventures.com, Scala Ventures ## Mangrove Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Mangrove Capital Partners is a contrarian investment firm helping innovative entrepreneurs start and grow. ## Concentric - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Software, Bitcoin We partner with sector-defining founders across Europe to create new technologies that disrupt the status quo and solve the problems that matter. ## Partech - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS 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. ## 1745 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Advertising, Internet 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. ## bmp Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing 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. ## Rouven Dresselhaus - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet 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. ## redalpine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## Ananda Impact Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology We are the home for entrepreneurs with a big vision who want to create something less ordinary. Something that matters. For all of us. ## BlueYard Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Internet BlueYard backs founders building the interconnected elements that can become the fabric of our future. ## Wellington Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical 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. ## b2venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology 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. ## TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen - Type: VC Fund - Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing 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. ## Media Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: SEO, Energy, Mobile 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. ## Janosch Kühn - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Sports, Medical, Internet Janosch Sadowski - Founder @ Kolibri Games ## David Alpert - Type: Angel - Location: Culver City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Gaming, Publishing, Video Games 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. ## Point Nine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet 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. ## Amadeo Brenninkmeijer - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Internet Amadeo Brenninkmeijer - Senior Partner @ inPositiv ## Berlin Metropolitan Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Social, Organic Food, Social Media 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. ## Stefan Glänzer - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Social Media 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. ## zVentures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Health Care, Financial Services We typically invest in Seed and Series A start-ups that add strategic value to the Razer ecosystem. ## Tom Hulme - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: Financial Services, Software, Artificial Intelligence Tom Hulme is a General Partner and Head of Europe at GV and was a CEO and Founder at Magnom Corporation. Tom attended Harvard Business School and Bristol University. ## George Strompolos - Type: Angel - Location: Culver City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Finance George Strompolos - CEO, Founder @ Fullscreen ## FTX Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software For builders, by builders. We back great teams building great products. ## OMR - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Beauty, Stock Exchanges OMR is the platform for marketing makers. We inspire, inform and create chances to network: with our events, seminars, blog, podcast and reports. ## IBB Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet IBB Ventures is a venture capital and mezzanine arm of Investitionsbank Berlin specializing in seed/startup, early venture, and mid venture investments. The firm invests in technology-oriented companies and companies from the creative industries. It typically invests in information and communication sector with a focus on hardware andsoftware, network technology, new media, and internet and mobile technologies; life science sector with a focus on biotechnology and media technology; and industrial technologies sector with a focus on software, PPS, supply chain management, micro and nanotechnology, environmental and power technology, automation, manufacturing technology, transport technology and logistics, and new materials. The firm also invests in movies, broadcast, television, publisher, music, entertainment, advertising, fashion, design, architecture, multimedia, games, software, and art and culture. It invests in companies based in Berlin. It typically invests between €0.25 million ($0.32 million) and €3 million ($3.83 million) per transaction. The firm prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. IBB Ventures was founded in 1997 and is based in Berlin, Germany. ## Pitbull Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Pitbull Ventures is a pre-seed VC firm in Los Angeles that backs US vertical SAAS startups ## MaC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors. ## HV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies. ## Matthew Rutler - Type: Angel - Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Music, Internet Matthew Rutler is the Investor, Executive Vice President, Talent & Business Development at MasterClass, Inc. He attended Roger Williams University. ## TheVentureCity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Our ticket size ranges from $100-500k for Pre-seed/Seed and $1-4M for Series A companies. We're in search of promising-founders with product-driven mindsets who have a passion for building. Those who've fallen in love with data. For we believe in fit---both product and with the team here. Got a great idea? Come to TheVentureCity and give it the expertise to help it grow. ## Kevin Tewe - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Social Media Kewin Tewe is the Founder and Managing Partner at ALL IN. ## Companisto - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Health Care Companisto is an equity platform for startups. It enables investors to participate in the funding of companies with an investment of their choice, and in return share profits and increases in value of the startup or property. Companisto is the investment platform for startups and growth companies. Business angels and investors participate ingroundbreaking innovations, promising companies, and ideas that write history through venture capital. As a fintech company, they stand for lean processes, specialized knowledge, and efficient solutions. They are the driver of innovation in the field of professional online corporate finance. In a diverse society, they assume responsibility for the founding culture in Germany and Europe. ## Advancit Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Norwood, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, Software Advancit Capital is a venture firm investing in media, technology and web3 startups. We partner with best-in-class entrepreneurs building the next generation of leading companies. ## Rolf Christof Dienst - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS At Wellington some of his investments include healthcare specialists PST, MediMedia and Medigene, a biotech company focussed on cancer and autoimmune diseases,which he co-invested in in 1998, before it was taken public at the top of the market in 2000.Rolf now focuses on Wellington's Technology and Life Science fundraising and investor relation activities and sits on the board of some portfolio companies.Prior to founding Wellington, Rolf was president of the Munich-based Matuschka Group, one of the first German investment banks, for 22 years. During the 1980s, he built long-lasting relationships with leading U.S. VC groups and investors, gaining an invaluable insight at how the American VC model could be adapted to Europe. In 1984 he co-founded TVM (Munich/Boston), one of Germany's first privately held VC firms.His entrepreneurial initiatives include the foundation of the LMU Entrepreneurship Centre at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, the largest university in Germany. The main objective of this organisation is to familiarise students and scientists with the concepts of self-employment and entrepreneurship.From April 2007 to April 2009 Rolf was Chairman of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK). He holds a law degree from the LMU Munich and has been a member of the Munich Bar since 1974. Rolf is married since 1976 and has five children. ## Simon Bungers - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: News, Life Science, Social Media Simon Bungers ## Michel Lurquin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: News, Life Science, Social Media Michel Lurquin ## Doughty Hanson & Co - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Computer, Enterprise Software Doughty Hanson & Co is one of Europe's largest independent private equity fund managers.Operating Private Equity Funds for Europe and North America, a European Real Estate Fund and a European Technology Ventures Fund, Doughty Hanson & Co has unrivalled breadth of expertise. With offices across Europe and in the US, Doughty Hanson& Co has over 50 investment professionals managing €5bn of fund commitments. ## Stefan Wiskemann - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Banking, FinTech Stefan Wiskemann ## Axel Springer - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Real Estate, Internet Axel Springer is a media company engaged in publishing newspapers, magazines, and digital sales channels.Axel Springer founded the publishing house in Hamburg in 1946; the editors spent the first year working above a warehouse for tea and spices, often without electricity, and using borrowed typewriters. As a result of consistentinternationalization and digitization, Axel Springer SE today is not only market leader in the German print business, but is also active in more than 40 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and licenses. Now it is a question of pressing ahead with digitization even faster and more vigorously. For Axel Springer SE, informative and entertaining journalism is a viable business model also in future on the Internet, along with marketing and classifieds, the other two business segments in which the company is traditionally strong.In the tradition of its founder, who fostered journalistic and technological innovations in his time, Axel Springer SE is breaking new ground. The company is consistently pursuing the objective of building up a fast-growing and profitable digital portfolio and for this reason is networking today more than ever before with the current generation of founders: digital start-ups. Along with the transformation of their established strong media brands, their own new developments online and strategically-oriented acquisitions of web companies, this network is one of the building blocks of the company's international digitization strategy: Axel Springer SE wants to become the leading digital publisher. ## Marc Andreessen - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Marc Andreessen was the Co-founder of LoudCloud Systems. ## Tao Tao - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel, Convertible Note - Focus: Hospitality, Information Technology, Apps Tao Tao is Co-Founder & COO at GetYourGuide. ## Ben Kubota - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Music Geek, Founder, Builder, Angel Investor ## TruVenturo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Hospitality, Biotechnology, Travel TruVenturo is an entrepreneurial investor and company builder in Europe and the United States