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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Interview with Matthias Lesch, TAB: “Building a leader in the global mobile marketing space”
A conversation with Matthias Lesch, founder of TAB, which was just acquired by PIA Group Venista Ventures is delighted to announce the successful exit of one of its portfolio companies: Berlin-based adtech company TAB has been acquired by PIA Perfomance Interactive Alliance. We talked to Matthias Lesch, founder of TAB, about his journey and his…
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PIA Group buys TAB – the Berlin and San Francisco-based mobile performance marketing specialist
User acquisition is a core element of the mobile performance marketing strategies operated by today’s global brands; in the last five years, worldwide mobile ad spends have gone up by over 600%, underlining the increasing importance of this marketing channel. With its takeover of TAB, PIA is expanding its mobile marketing competencies in order to…
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Spyke Media celebrates five years with a message from CEO Frank Maschmeier
Spyke Media, the mobile marketing agency, which connects advertisers and app developers with the right audiences, has just turned five. The company has recently launched an innovative chatbot marketing model. Frank Maschmeier, CEO of Spyke Media, has shared the story of Spyke Media, and his vision and future focus for the company with us. „When I…