• 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • moovel Group Acquires Hamburg-Based Provider of Location Messenger App Familonet

    Hamburg / Stuttgart – moovel Group, a subsidiary of Daimler AG, today announced the full takeover of Familonet GmbH, based in Hamburg. The familonet staff will be integrated to strengthen moovel’s development team at the company’s Hamburg site. Familonet’s app, which has gathered more than 2 million registered users, will continue to be offered in…

  • Familonet wins Google’s „Best Apps 2016“ award

    Hamburg / Stuttgart – The Hamburg-based startup Familonet receives the renowned award “Best of 2016” of Google in the category “The Best German Apps” in the Google Play Store. After the start of monetization this summer, this marks another milestone for Venista’s venture. The coveted award is given by Google in eight categories. Google rates the…

  • Vintage design marketplace stylemarks announces funding

    Berlin – The mobile marketplace for vintage fashion and design products, stylemarks, closes its first mid-level 6-digit financial round and wins Venista Ventures together with Familiy’s Venture Capital as investors. Further on hub:raum, the incubator of Deutsche Telekom, invests in the team around Oliver Bronner, Mark Linneweber, Stefan Decker and Andrey Bezyazychniy and offers them a…

  • Klash announces initial investment round and major update

    Berlin – The Berlin-based startup Klash today announced the release of a major update of its iOS application as well as its first round of funding in company history. Klash, the platform that lets people challenge and dare their friends for fun, honor and actual rewards, announced this news as it drives distribution of its product…