Allianz X
Allianz X invests in established digital leaders operating in sectors aligned with insurance and asset management, leveraging their expertise to drive innovation and growth in fintech, cybersecurity, and digital banking.
Capital 49
Capital 49 invests in bold, disruptive startups that redefine industries. Backed by Airwallex founders, it leverages hypergrowth expertise to support founders navigating rapid scaling across global markets, with a focus on AI infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise platforms.
Companisto
Companisto is an investment network focused on connecting startups and growth companies with business angels and investors. They facilitate venture capital investments in innovative companies and ideas, operating as a fintech company emphasizing lean processes, specialized knowledge, and efficient solutions in online corporate finance. They aim to promote a founding culture in Germany and Europe by partnering with pioneers who demonstrate the urge and determination to explore new paths to success, recognizing that these pioneers often take risks to create great things. Companisto provides a platform where everyday individuals can participate in funding rounds with smaller investment amounts, alongside more significant angel investments.
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) is an early-stage investor in Europe, focusing on partnering with passionate founders who are disrupting industries. Since 2014, they have positioned themselves as active investors, managing multiple venture capital funds from their Cologne office. Initially, DvH Ventures focused on publishing-related digital business models, leveraging the media reach of Handelsblatt, Tagesspiegel, and DIE ZEIT publishing groups to support their portfolio companies. They then expanded into fintech and insurtech investments, building a successful portfolio in those sectors. Today, DvH Ventures operates two independent early-stage investment funds. Their Digital Tech Fund (DvH Ventures Fund III) invests primarily in deep tech and education startups. In 2020, they launched a Digital Health Fund (DvH Ventures Fund IV) with a first closing of €70 million, targeting technologies that solve future healthcare challenges across Europe. DvH Ventures acts as a partner with strong entrepreneurial passion, providing expertise and networks to their portfolio companies and founders. They emphasize close and trusting interactions. Their investment approach involves taking lead positions in early-stage rounds, providing not only financial resources but also management expertise and an international investor network. Additionally, DvH Ventures offers a media-for-equity program, granting access to brands like Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, DIE ZEIT, and Apotheken Umschau to provide portfolio companies with significant reach into target markets. They are always seeking innovative ideas, even outside their defined focus areas, from compelling entrepreneurs. DvH Ventures focuses on building successful investment clusters, including digital health, education, and financial services, while remaining open to digital innovation in areas like artificial intelligence, enterprise software, the Internet of Things, big data, mobility, energy, and the future of work. The firm culture emphasizes working at eye level with founders, celebrating successes, overcoming challenges together, and operating in a fast, unbureaucratic, and highly professional manner. They commit to providing hands-on support for the growth of their portfolio companies with full entrepreneurial commitment.
Earlybird Vision Lab
Earlybird is a venture capital firm that invests in European early-stage entrepreneurs building impactful and lasting companies. Founded in 1997, they focus on groundbreaking technologies, providing financial resources, strategic support, and access to a vast international network. They aim to be a "Day 1 Partner" for founders, supporting them from Pre-Seed to Series A stages. Earlybird seeks to power progress by investing in Europe’s tech innovators and backing founders before the breakthrough.
Endeit Capital
Endeit partners with European growth-stage companies to scale globally, combining capital with deep go-to-market (GTM) expertise across AI-driven sectors like fintech, energy tech, future of work, and security. Focuses on helping founders expand market leadership and operationalize growth strategies.
Nascent Invest
Investment in early-stage startups led by operators with direct experience in fintech, proptech, and ecommerce, backed by expertise from founders who have built successful businesses in Latin America.
Plug & Play EMEA Ventures GmbH
Investing in seed-stage European startups, especially in Spain, across AI, fintech, sustainability, and mobility, by combining capital with Plug and Play's global acceleration and corporate networks.
Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet operates as an incubator and investor in internet and technology companies globally. Their strategy revolves around identifying promising business models, building companies from scratch using proprietary processes (incubation), and providing operational support to help them scale internationally. They also invest in existing companies through their investment arm, Global Founders Capital. They aim to create market-leading companies and provide a unique blend of operational support and capital, backing entrepreneurs across all stages from seed to IPO.
Blockchain Founders Capital
Blockchain Founders Capital invests in founders building the future of the internet. The firm focuses on early-stage companies within the blockchain and web3 space. They highlight a belief in backing teams that aim to leave a lasting legacy. They provide investments into companies which they believe will revolutionize various sectors, from fintech to creator economies, gaming, and developer tools. They also emphasize staying in the loop with updates on investments, portfolio firms, and events, encouraging subscription to their newsletter, suggesting a proactive engagement with the broader blockchain ecosystem.
DB1 Ventures
DB1 Ventures invests in fintech startups that innovate along the capital markets infrastructure value chain, aiming to drive technological and strategic advancements aligned with Deutsche Börse Group’s core business. The firm provides operational support, industry connections, and minority stakes (5-20%) to help portfolio companies scale through technical and business connectivity.
Expedite Ventures
Expedite Ventures is a business angel group of CTOs and CPOs focused on investing in and mentoring tech founders, with a particular emphasis on creating sustainable businesses. They provide both capital and in-depth, hands-on mentorship derived from decades of collective experience in building and scaling technology companies, which they believe is at least as valuable as funding. They prioritize supporting underrepresented groups in tech, including female and immigrant entrepreneurs. They are particularly interested in DevTools that promote cross-functionality, bridging gaps between developers and other creative colleagues. The firm looks for founders who identify and address real problems with innovative solutions. They value teams with industry expertise, unique access to data or resources, and a combination of smart technological implementations. They also invest in companies that combine AI, document management, and payments to tackle inefficiencies in the fintech and legaltech spaces. Their investment strategy involves partnering with founders and teams who demonstrate a clear vision, an innovative use of state-of-the-art technology, and the potential to disrupt their respective industries. They emphasize hands-on support to the companies they invest in and provide mentorship to ensure success.
Philipp Angermann
PA Ventures GmbH, led by Philipp Angermann, focuses on early-stage fintech and B2B SaaS startups. As an angel investor and startup advisor, Philipp leverages his experience in product management, B2B marketing, B2B sales, and operations to support portfolio companies. His investment strategy centers around providing not only capital but also hands-on guidance to help startups navigate the challenges of early growth. He aims to connect them with a strong network of fellow angel investors, VCs, and family offices for subsequent fundraising rounds. Philipp also runs the PA Foundation to support non-profits and is committed to sustainability by offsetting his carbon footprint through Leaders for Climate Action.
Earlybird UNI-X
Earlybird UNI-X is a venture capital firm that focuses on backing early-stage entrepreneurs in Europe, specifically from Pre-Seed to Series A. They seek to build impactful and lasting companies with groundbreaking technologies. Their investment strategy involves providing financial resources, strategic support, and access to an international network to help portfolio companies scale and achieve success. They aim to be a partner from 'Day 1', providing support as board members and confidants. The firm invests in emerging tech sectors, including fintech and nuclear fusion. They focus on companies with potential for significant impact and are willing to take risks on early-stage ventures. They also seem to focus on deep tech, insurtech, and consumer tech companies. They offer initial ticket sizes up to €12m, and focus on Pre-Seed (20%), Seed (60%), and Series A (20%). They have a dedicated Earlybird Health branch as well. They claim to be specialists in innovation and look for independent thinkers and offer the support and resources to create lasting impact.
Earlybird Venture Capital
Earlybird invests in pan-European tech companies that are poised to disrupt industries through innovation. The firm supports founders from idea to IPO, providing financial backing, strategic guidance, and access to a global network. Earlybird emphasizes companies with transformative potential, including fintech, healthtech, and emerging technologies like nuclear fusion.
Coparion
Coparion invests in German technology startups with scalable, innovative solutions and measurable growth traction (e.g., revenue, key customers, product adoption). They prioritize hands-on support, long-term value creation, and co-investment with private investors. Focused on operational excellence, independence, and sector-agnostic (excluding EIB-excluded activities) investments up to €15M per company across multiple rounds.