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Charles Conversational Commerce Suite

FOUNDED
2019
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Addy Weissbeck, Andreas Tussing
WEBSITE
hello-charles.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Charles is the conversational commerce solutions for consumer brands: all you need as a business to offer shopping via WhatsApp and alike. Being backed by Venista and renowned angels, Addy and Andreas are set to create a modern software solution, which combines chat, shop, contact management, campaigns, chatbots, and many more.

circulyEnabling Product Subscriptions

FOUNDED
2020
HEADQUARTERS
Bielefeld
VERTICAL
SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Nick Huijs, Scott Galvao
WEBSITE
circuly.io

SHORT DESCRIPTION

The circuly software enables companies to launch and scale their renting business for physical goods. Thereby they support the shift from a linear towards a circular economy.

MANIKO NAILS Nail Polish Strips

FOUNDED
2019
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
DTC
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Late Seed
FOUNDERS
Max Laarmann, Georg Blümer
WEBSITE
maniko-nails.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

MANIKO has set out to revolutionize the nail industry. With their innovative Nail Strips they guarantee a perfect manicure for 10 days, while aiming to have industry leading product quality and innovation.

byways Ramp Scheduling for Warehouses

FOUNDED
2020
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Alexander Palffy, Dr. Simon Jordan
WEBSITE
byways.io

SHORT DESCRIPTION

byways is the digital logistics partner when it comes to improving the un/loading process between trucks and logistics hubs. Its digital dock and yard management system enables warehousing companies to dynamically manage time slots at ramps and thereby helps to improve planning, reliability, transparency and communication.

Connect Earth
API-based Carbon Analytics

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
London
VERTICAL
ClimateTech
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Alex Lempka, Nick Carmont
WEBSITE
connect.earth/

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Connect Earth is developing the API-toolkit to calculate the carbon footprint of any purchase. Building out the merchant-level data infrastructure, they empower consumers and companies to reduce their emissions based on more accurate data.

SuperjoiCreator Economy Platform

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
London
VERTICAL
Creator Economy
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Sören Creutzburg, Piotr Wolański
WEBSITE
superjoi.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Superjoi is an all-in-one creator economy platform where superfans can fund and co-create content of their favorite creators and get exclusive rewards.

TylesKnowledge Management

FOUNDED
2022
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
Productivity
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Felix Schaper, Cain Rothe
WEBSITE
tyles.io

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Tyles is a productivity tool to provide knowledge workers with a platform to collect, sort and share knowledge.

NMKRWeb3 & NFT infrastructure

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
Würenlingen
VERTICAL
Web3
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed

FOUNDERS

Patrick Tobler, Kristian Portz, Sascha Tobler, Ann-Kristin Mackensen
WEBSITE
nmkr.io

SHORT DESCRIPTION

NMKR is an NFT Creation, Minting & Trading Infrastructure provider on various blockchains, offering a suite of tools that help brands, companies and enterprises to launch Whitelabel custom NFT projects.

ContractHeroContract Management Software

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
B2B SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Seed
FOUNDERS
Sebastian Wengryn, Gerry-Constantin Koch
WEBSITE
contracthero.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

ContractHero is an innovative tool developed for contract management. ContractHero automatically digitizes and analyzes contracts and their components (terms, deadlines, etc.) and visualizes them digitally in the dashboard. This gives customers control over their contracts, transparently manages their business relationships with customers and service providers, and also avoids missed contract deadlines and additional costs.

FinviseAI-powered property valuations

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
London
VERTICAL
AI, FinTech, PropTech
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Seed
FOUNDERS
Onur Demirci, Max Boehnke, Shuwei Liu, Hayley Lemm
WEBSITE
finvise.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Finvise utilises DeepTech AI algorithms to deliver regulated digital property valuations with complete Professional Indemnity Insurance, a labour-intensive process that formerly required weeks, reducing it to a matter of seconds, changing the entire landscape in the lending sector.

PinkbuSSeamless Mobility Platform

FOUNDED
2019
HEADQUARTERS
Cologne
VERTICAL
Mobility / Travel
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Seed
FOUNDERS
Christian Höber, Tino Engelmann
WEBSITE
pinkbus.de

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Pinkbus offers the fastest long distance bus service in Europe. With the most eco-friendly bus fleet in the market, they bring their guests directly from A to B, quicker and more sustainable than any competitor out there.

Kitchn.io Marketing Workflow Automation

FOUNDED
2019
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Martin Kreienbaum, Simon Kreienbaum, Stefan Maier
WEBSITE
kitchn.io

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Kitchn.io is the operating system for large-scale performance marketing. Customers use Kitchn.io to set up everything from monitoring systems, bulk creating ads to creative testing machines. The drag-and-drop interface allows users to create automations and internal tools using their own business logic and integrations into common business tools like Slack and Google Sheets.

eyvaProduct Lifecycle OS

FOUNDED
2016
HEADQUARTERS
Cologne
VERTICAL
SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Djef Rifamole, Wilhelm Raider, Rituraj Mitra
WEBSITE
eyva.ai

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Eyva is the pioneering Operating System uniting stakeholders across the product lifecycle, seamlessly linking millions of consumer, market, and product data points in real time. By revolutionizing product optimization with our clients, our AI-driven platform boosts efficiency in R&D, product management, and marketing. We streamline product lines, reduce failure rates, and tackle rising costs, positioning Eyva as your ultimate Single Source of Truth for product innovation.

TropeeNFT Utility-as-a-Service Platform

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
Paris
VERTICAL
NFT / Web3
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
François Mahl, Guillaume Lestrade, Pierre Josseaux, Patrick McCurley
WEBSITE
tropee.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Tropee is the no-code platform to help NFT collections to create, launch, and manage powerful utilities that delight their NFT holders. The mission is to create the first utility-as-a-service platform.

AnyMoveElectric Car Rental Service

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
Mobility
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
David Shakory, Alexej Habinski, Heidi Strunz, Tobias Kramer
WEBSITE
anymove.app

SHORT DESCRIPTION

AnyMove is an innovative electric car rental premium service that guarantees vehicles for rent within your walking distance whenever and wherever you need them with a 100% digital process that allows you to book, open and close the vehicles with your phone.

FundablyCredit Brokerage Platform

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
London
VERTICAL
SaaS
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Zak Nason-Giwa
WEBSITE
fundably.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Fundably is a cutting-edge financial service platform in the UK, designed to connect businesses with the ideal loans ranging from £1k to £20m. Leveraging advanced machine learning technology, Fundably matches companies with the most suitable lenders, ensuring a seamless application process that safeguards the company’s credit score. This efficient, cost-free platform aims to equip businesses with the financial support they need swiftly and effectively. Powered by goodloans.

BirdsyWildlife Monitoring Powered by AI

FOUNDED
2018
HEADQUARTERS
Vienna & Delaware
VERTICAL
Media & AI
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Zet Dragulev, Ramin Tahbaz, Kate MacRae
WEBSITE
birdsy.com

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Birdsy is an AI-media startup on the mission to bring nature and wildlife back to people’s lives. Providing AI services and camera live streams to record precious wildlife moments 24/7 and sharing the content with thousands of like-minded people on their platform.

HonestDogPet Platform

FOUNDED
2022
HEADQUARTER
Berlin
VERTICAL
PetTech
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Sufyan Osamah, Nikolaus Ridder
WEBSITE
honestdog.de

SHORT DESCRIPTION

HonestDog is on a mission to give pets a home for life by making the pet purchasing process transparent and convenient.

tiltaEmbedded Lending Infrastructure

FOUNDED
2022
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
FinTech
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Seed
FOUNDERS
Jan Enno Einfeld, Ingmar Stupp, Christoph Nicola
WEBSITE
tilta.io

SHORT DESCRIPTION

tilta is building a modular plug & pay lending infrastructure to help merchants enabling lending services for B2B e-commerce transactions to their customers and drive their GMV and add new revenue streams without the hassle of being a financial service provider.

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TAB Acquired by PIA Group

FOUNDED
2016
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
SECTOR
Mobile Marketing
STAGE
Pre-Seed
MANAGEMENT
Matthias Lesch
EXIT
Acquired by PIA Group in 2018

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Founded by former Crobo c-level Matthias Lesch, TAB started with the misson to build a leading player in the global mobile marketing space. The agency driven by mobile performance is there to support its clients, network them, and help them classify consumer types with the aim of identifying individually targeted mobile media channels and acquiring high-value, active app users.

GTX MESSAGINGAcquired by MIND CTI

FOUNDED
2006
HEADQUARTERS
Cologne
SECTOR
SMS Services
STAGE
Incubation
MANAGEMENT
Oliver Zabel
EXIT
Acquired by MIND CTI in 2019

SHORT DESCRIPTION

GTX offers global SMS services for B-2-B customers, providing business partners a robust and easy-to-use system to send SMS to end-users at the best possible quality and attractive pricing. GTX does not see itself as a SMS-only messaging provider, rather as a one-stop-platform for clients aiming to extend their cross-channel messaging activities.

NEED
Acquired by G Fivty One

FOUNDED
2013
HEADQUARTERS
Dallas (USA)
SECTOR
e-Commerce (B2C)
STAGE
Pre-Seed
MANAGEMENT
Matt Alexander
EXIT
Acquired by G Fifty One in 2016

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Edition Collective is a group devoted to the development of unique, sustainable, and innovative concepts in e-commerce and media. The company operates three clothing brands such as Imprint (formerly Need), and Foremost.

KISSMYADS
Acquired by Ströer

FOUNDED
2012
HEADQUARTERS
Cologne
SECTOR
Mobile Marketing
STAGE
Incubation
MANAGEMENT
Oliver Wimmeroth, Markus Braun
EXIT
Acquired by Ströer in 2015

SHORT DESCRIPTION

KissMyAds is a mobile performance marketing network, that connects advertisers and publishers on a global scale. They offer their clients tailored solutions, so that publishers may generate the best return possible with their mobile traffic. On top, KissMyAds supports in developing mobile applications and optimizing mobile activities.

MOBILELIFE
Management Buyout

FOUNDED
2014
HEADQUARTERS
Suwanee (USA)
SECTOR
Telecommunications
STAGE
Seed
MANAGEMENT
Warren Platt
EXIT
Management Buyout in 2019

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Mobile Life offers Premium Billing in the most dynamic markets in Latin America delivering their partners the fastest and most reliable connections with aggressive payouts and rapid payment clearance. Mobile Life delivers the local market knowledge their customers need and facilitates market entry to to the ever expanding Latin American regional subscriber base.

FAMILO Acquired by moovel Group

FOUNDED
2012
HEADQUARTERS
Hamburg
SECTOR
Consumer Apps
STAGE
Seed
MANAGEMENT
Hauke Windmüller, David Nellessen, Michael Asshauer
EXIT
Acquired by moovel in 2017

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Familo is an app, which uses intelligent geolocation features to help families and groups of friends, colleagues, or roommates all over the world to improve communication in their daily lives. The company’s mission is to offer easy-to-use precise location technology and allow members to share their locations with their families or group whenever necessary.

JUSTBOOKAcquired by Secret Escapes

FOUNDED
2011
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
SECTOR
Travel
STAGE
Seed
MANAGEMENT
Stefan Menden, Sebastian Fallert, Florian Waldmann, Ognjen Zeric
EXIT
Acquired by Secret Escapes in 2015

SHORT DESCRIPTION

JustBook’s concept is easily explained: offering exklusive last minute best-price deals for mobile last minute bookings with a very smooth and fast booking process. Hotels get access to a safe and closed channel, through which they can sell vacant rooms to an attractive, high-value userbase without cannibalizing existing demand.

datapineAcquired by RIB Software

FOUNDED
2012
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
SECTOR
SaaS, BI
STAGE
Seed
MANAGEMENT
Jakob Rehermann, Martin Blumenau
EXIT
Acquired by RIB Software in 2019

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Datapine is a young innovative company located in the heart of Berlin. They are developing a highly scalable SaaS tool that will revolutionize the way of performing database analysis by making even complex functionalities available to non-technical persons. With their product, they aim to become the innovation leader in the business intelligence market for small and medium-sized companies.

STYLEMARKSAcquired by Juniqe

FOUNDED
2012
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
SECTOR
e-Commerce (B2C)
STAGE
Seed
MANAGEMENT
Oliver Bronner, Marc Linneweber, Stefan Decker, Andrei Bezyazychniy
EXIT
Acquired by JUNIQE in 2014

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Stylemarks is a mobile app that enables users to easily sell, discover and buy unique design products. Anytime. Anywhere. Their vision was to discover and explore new possibilities of peer to peer commerce through mobile technology.

deltaAcquired by Apideck

FOUNDED
2022
HEADQUARTER
Berlin
VERTICAL
B2B Software / DevTool
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Tobias Neveling, Dennis Zelada Piedrasanta
EXIT
Acquired by Apideck in 2023

SHORT DESCRIPTION

delta is building an unified API schema for the fragmented SME tool landscape to help companies build their critical data infrastructure in a highly reliable and GDPR-compliant way while speeding up their time-to-market.

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KLASHFolded

FOUNDED
2012
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
SECTOR
Consumer Apps
STAGE
Seed
MANAGEMENT
Baris Tamer, Alex Napetsching, Emiliano Saurin
EXIT 

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Klash is the platform to challenge and dare your friends on anything that’s fun! Built on top of Facebook, Klash makes every competition among friends more social and easy to engage with.

SOÏL Skincare Folded

FOUNDED
2020
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
DTC
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Romina Bungert, Laura Jassoy

EXIT

SHORT DESCRIPTION

SOIL Skincare develops evidence-based holistic skincare, that is personalized to their customers’ needs. Romina’s and Laura’s mission is to enable anyone to have beautiful and clear skin by applying SOIL’s products that consist of 100% natural and sustainable ingredients.

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FOUNDED
2016
HEADQUARTERS
Cologne
SECTOR
SaaS, AdTech
STAGE
Incubation
MANAGEMENT
Tobias Neveling
EXIT 

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Performinc was a SaaS-solution for data visualization and fraud detection in mobile marketing. It was built on top of one of the leading affiliate tracking systems, aiming to facilitate campaign management and reduce fraudulent impact on marketing operations.

VitaminFolded

FOUNDED
2021
HEADQUARTERS
Berlin
VERTICAL
B2C FinTech
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Pre-Seed
FOUNDERS
Andrea Fernandez, Artyom Chelbayev
EXIT

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Vitamin is a FinTech that aims to build the super app to help women achieve financial independence and educate them with learning and investing content and features.