• Announcing our investment in circuly

    We all have never been more aware of our economic and ecologic responsibility than in the past months. Sustainable business models are key to fight climate change and reduce several million tons of waste every year. The global amount of electronic waste alone is projected with 51m tons in 2020, a testimony for our throw…

  • Welcoming Pinkbus to the Venista Ventures Family

    We are happy to officially announce our successful investment in Cologne-based mobility startup Pinkbus. Being convinced they can conquer the European bus market, we wanted to let everyone know, why we invested in Christian, Tino and their idea. Team When we met the Pinkbus founders for the first time, we could feel their energy, their…

  • How a machine will humanize commerce

    Chats with Charles Vol. 0: interviewing my creators Artjem & Andreas Hey, I am Charles and I am a machine. To be precise I am an AI (artificial intelligence) that specializes in conversations and tech cracks would associate me with Natural Language Processing (NLP). My first mission is to supply the foundation of customers‘ wardrobes via WhatsApp.…

  • Venista Ventures and WeWork Labs to strengthen Cologne startup ecosystem

    Venista Ventures and WeWork Labs recently announced its partnership, with the aim to support the local startup ecosystem in Cologne. The global co-working provider WeWork, who opened its first space in Cologne in autumn 2019, closes ties with seed investor Venista Ventures. „Our shared ambition is to support the local startup ecosystem“, said both companies.…

  • Pivoting for Success – A Conversation with Max Messing (evopark)

    Max, in 2016 you and your three co-founders pitched evopark in „Die Höhle der Löwen“, the German version of Shark Tank. What was your idea back than? Our idea back then was to build a large network of parking garages, which you can access without pulling a ticket. We sent out a small RFID card…

  • RIB Software SE Acquires 75.05% Stake in datapine

    Venista Ventures is delighted to announce another exit in its portfolio. RIB Software SE, global leading provider of iTWO 4.0 cloud enterprise platform technology for the building and infrastructure industries, acquired 75.05% of datapine Berlin shares. Founded in 2012, datapine is one of the most successful and profitable start-ups in Europe. Serving over 200 clients…

  • MIND CTI to Acquire GTX Messaging

    MIND C.T.I. LTD., a leading provider of convergent end-to-end prepaid/postpaid billing and customer care product based solutions for service providers, unified communications analytics and call accounting solutions for enterprises as well as enterprise messaging solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GTX GmbH, (https://www.gtx-messaging.com), a provider of enterprise messaging communication, based…

  • “Our program is really international, both in terms of the participants and in terms of future markets.“

    Tanja Kufner, Co-Managing Director of Startupbootcamp, talks about her new job and the upcoming Demo Days of Startupbootcamp 2014 in Berlin. Tanja, you’re the new managing director for Startupbootcamp Berlin. Please tell us how this came about. „I’ve known the SBC team and the program for quite some time because I have attended their demo…

  • moovel Group Acquires Hamburg-Based Provider of Location

    Hamburg / Stuttgart – Venista Ventures is an incubator, company builder and seed investor with a strong focus on mobile. Based in Cologne, Germany

  • Q Fifty One to Acquire Edition Collective

    Dallas – Today, Q Fifty One, owner and operator of nationwide retail concepts Q Clothier and Rye 51, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Edition Collective, the company behind acclaimed e-commerce properties, Imprint (formerly Need) and Foremost, in a cash plus equity deal. Matt Alexander, founder and CEO of Edition Collective, will join…