Venista Ventures · Cologne
AI systems house for mid-sized companies. Early-stage investor for founding teams.
Venista Ventures combines two businesses: the AI Studio develops and operates AI agent teams for mid-sized companies. The venture arm invests early in European technology companies.
AI Studio · for mid-sized companies
AI agents that work inside the business.
For mid-sized companies with their own business systems and recurring processes. We take on one specific process with a connected AI agent team: set up in two to four weeks as a fixed-price pilot, then run and maintained as a managed service. In use in our own operations since 2025.
Ventures · for founding teams
Seed capital for ambitious founding teams.
For founding teams in Western Europe and the Nordics, pre-seed and seed. We back founders from day one with capital, network and operational experience from more than two decades of entrepreneurship. Founders rate working with us with a Net Promoter Score of 92.
How the AI Studio works
One process. One agent team. Two to four weeks.
Not a tool vendor, not a traditional consultancy: we connect your business systems, capture your operational knowledge and turn it into agents that take on one specific process. Decisions stay with your people.
Step 01
Getting to know each other
Identify potential together and define the first process. Free of charge and without obligation.
Step 02
Fixed-price pilot
Concept and build of the first agent team, connected to your systems. Two to four weeks, demo on the running system.
Step 03
Operation and expansion
We run, monitor and maintain the team as a managed service. Further processes are added as packages.
Step 04
Your effort
One contact person and data access. We do the rest.
Ventures
Invest early, stay close.
By founders, for founders: we back outstanding teams with a clear vision at the earliest stage, with capital, network and hands-on support.
Focus
Tech-driven B2B and consumer internet start-ups
Stage
Pre-seed and seed
Ticket size
50,000 to 150,000 euros
Region
Western Europe and the Nordics
Why Venista
Lived, not promised.
From our own practice
We have converted our own group of companies to AI-supported operations, from accounting to data analysis to software operations. What we build for you is running at ours.
More than two decades of entrepreneurship
Christian Teichert (CEO and founder) and Frank Maschmeier (COO) built, scaled and sold companies before founding the AI Studio.
Cologne, reachable
Contacts who stay reachable, rather than consultancy reference slides. Based in Cologne, working on site and remotely.
Christian Teichert, CEO and founder · LinkedIn profile →
Frank Maschmeier, COO · LinkedIn profile →
Frequently asked questions
In short.
What does Venista Ventures do?
Venista Ventures from Cologne combines two businesses under one roof: the AI Studio develops, integrates and operates AI agent teams for mid-sized companies. The venture arm invests at the earliest stage in European technology start-ups and backs the founding teams with capital, network and operational experience.
What is the AI Studio?
Venista’s AI systems house. We take on one specific process with an AI agent team connected to your business systems. The first process is set up in two to four weeks as a fixed-price pilot; afterwards we run, monitor and maintain the system as a managed service.
Which start-ups does Venista invest in?
Tech-driven B2B and consumer internet start-ups from Western Europe and the Nordics, at pre-seed and seed stage, with tickets from 50,000 to 150,000 euros. What matters is an outstanding team and a clear vision.
How do I get in touch?
For the AI Studio via the contact form; we get back to you for a free first conversation. Founding teams submit their pitch deck via the form on the Ventures page. The postal address is in the legal notice.
Where is Venista Ventures based?
In Cologne, Germany, Pilgrimstrasse 6, 50674 Cologne. We work with clients and portfolio companies across Germany and Europe, on site and remotely.
Two ways to reach us.
Companies talk to the AI Studio, founding teams send their pitch deck. No detours either way.