C1 Green Chemicals
Venture Round in 2025
C1 Green Chemicals is a chemical production company focused on advancing sustainable practices through innovative solutions in carbon chemistry. The company specializes in the development of homogeneous catalysis for methanol production, utilizing a novel catalyst system that operates at lower pressures and temperatures. This technology is implemented in a state-of-the-art reactor designed specifically for green feedstocks, allowing clients to utilize renewable materials to produce green methanol. C1 Green Chemicals also engages in various services related to e-fuels, circular economy practices, CO2 recycling, and catalysis, contributing to a more sustainable chemical industry.
Phase
Venture Round in 2025
Phase is a digital design tool that focuses on creating and animating micro-interactions for web designers. Its platform allows users to develop prototype applications and websites that incorporate live data and various design assets. By providing an intuitive interface, Phase enables designers to craft user interface animations and seamlessly share their work with developers in multiple formats, enhancing the collaborative process in digital design.
PartsCloud
Seed Round in 2025
PartsCloud is a developer of a secure cloud platform that serves as an operating system for spare parts logistics. The company provides essential digital tools to enable businesses to effectively support their customers by ensuring access to necessary spare parts when needed. By leveraging advanced technology and data analytics, PartsCloud enhances the efficiency, transparency, and profitability of global spare parts supply chains. Its platform allows clients to achieve greater visibility and control over their logistics processes while maintaining low and predictable warehousing costs. This results in faster and more reliable fulfillment times, helping businesses meet customer demands more effectively.
ZuriQ specializes in developing advanced quantum computing hardware, focusing on trapped ion technology. Their innovative approach enables scalable quantum systems with native support for three-dimensional ion transport, positioning them at the forefront of quantum computing infrastructure development.
Graph Therapeutics
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Graph Therapeutics is a biotechnology company specializing in precision immunology. It uses artificial intelligence and multi-omics data derived from primary patient cell samples to understand and treat immune-driven diseases. By modeling perturbations in these samples, Graph aims to deliver targeted therapies and biomarkers, addressing the unmet needs of patients with complex immune-mediated diseases.
Flinn Comply is a company that specializes in providing automation solutions for medical device manufacturers. It focuses on digitizing and streamlining quality and regulatory processes, significantly enhancing the efficiency of compliance work. By leveraging AI-based data collection, Flinn Comply simplifies repetitive form-filling workflows and transforms traditional paper compliance trails into an automated system. This approach aims to make compliance submissions more straightforward, allowing medical companies to operate with greater efficiency and effectiveness in meeting regulatory requirements.
Hero, founded in 2021 by Roland Jais-Nielsen, is a financial technology company dedicated to addressing the funding gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. The company offers a wide range of instantly available financing and payment options designed to alleviate working capital challenges faced by European SMEs. Hero's platform integrates banking, payments, and credit services into a single digital solution, aiming to enhance growth, operational efficiency, and financial flexibility for its clients.
Coboworx
Venture Round in 2024
Coboworx specializes in developing robotic solutions tailored for medium-sized businesses. The company focuses on providing access to user-friendly industrial robots and cells through an online platform, facilitating direct sales to end customers. Coboworx aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises by offering innovative rental and subscription models, which allow these businesses to incorporate robotic technology without significant upfront investment. This approach is designed to enhance productivity and efficiency while maintaining a transparent and risk-free experience for its clients.
SEMRON is a technology company founded in 2020 by Aron Kirschen and Kai-Uwe Demasius, specializing in the development of advanced artificial intelligence inference chips. The company focuses on creating AI chips that feature an exceptionally small footprint while maintaining high levels of computing power. Utilizing proprietary technology, SEMRON emphasizes energy-efficient operations and offers complementary metal oxide semiconductors as well as compatible semiconductor technology. This innovative approach enables clients to leverage AI chips that not only perform complex computations but also occupy less physical space, positioning SEMRON as a leader in the semiconductor industry.
Retorio GmbH, established in Munich, Germany in 2018, specializes in AI-driven personality assessment software for recruiters. Their platform analyzes candidates' communication behaviors and personalities through video interviews, helping identify suitable talents and enhancing diversity within teams.
Anytype Inc. is a Berlin-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing software solutions for the Web3 environment. The company's primary offering is an operating system designed to provide users with privacy and data ownership. Anytype's software allows clients to securely store their digital content locally while enabling them to manage their work online. Users can create customizable dashboards and organize various types of media, including text and images, without sacrificing their privacy. This approach empowers individuals to capture and organize ideas effectively in a secure digital space.
Hygraph is a federated content platform that specializes in content management systems tailored for digital products. The company offers a cloud-based solution that enables businesses to build and manage their content infrastructure efficiently. With its unique content federation approach, Hygraph allows for seamless integration of various services and facilitates the distribution of content across multiple platforms through a single GraphQL API. This flexibility enables clients to host content that can be easily accessed by websites, applications, and other digital platforms, thereby enhancing their content delivery capabilities.
Vue Storefront
Series A in 2023
Vue Storefront is the global market-leading frontend solution for faster, higher-quality and customer-focused online shopping experiences. The cloud-based, composable, and mobile-first technology connects e-commerce platforms with headless content management systems, payment systems, search providers and other third-party services. A pioneering Frontend as a Service (FEaaS), Vue Storefront provides businesses with tools to create immersive and intuitive digital experiences for customers. This keeps shoppers longer on websites, boosts conversion rates, and increases revenues.
Edgeless Systems
Seed Round in 2023
Edgeless Systems is a cybersecurity startup based in Germany that specializes in confidential computing technology. The company focuses on enhancing the security of applications and workflows by enabling the encrypted and verifiable processing of sensitive data at scale. Edgeless Systems offers an enterprise solution named Constellation, which isolates entire Kubernetes deployments and workloads from the underlying infrastructure, ensuring that even cloud providers cannot access any data. This transforms public cloud environments into private clouds, providing organizations with heightened data protection. Additionally, Edgeless Systems is dedicated to developing an open-source software stack for cloud-native applications, allowing developers to create confidential cloud-native apps while maintaining encryption, particularly in the Go programming language.
Glassfy
Seed Round in 2023
Glassfy is a financial technology company that specializes in app revenue management. Its platform is designed to assist engineering and growth teams in creating predictable revenue streams from their applications. By offering customizable payment infrastructure tools and monetization features, Glassfy enables clients to leverage data effectively, facilitating informed decision-making regarding revenue generation. The company's focus is on providing a comprehensive solution that streamlines the process of managing app revenue, allowing teams to optimize their strategies and enhance financial performance.
Flinn
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Flinn Comply is a company that specializes in providing automation solutions for medical device manufacturers. It focuses on digitizing and streamlining quality and regulatory processes, significantly enhancing the efficiency of compliance work. By leveraging AI-based data collection, Flinn Comply simplifies repetitive form-filling workflows and transforms traditional paper compliance trails into an automated system. This approach aims to make compliance submissions more straightforward, allowing medical companies to operate with greater efficiency and effectiveness in meeting regulatory requirements.
pyne
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pyne is a company that provides an AI-driven platform designed to assist small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)-focused B2B SaaS companies in converting free trials and onboarding customers. The platform features a revenue operations tool that captures unpolished product demonstrations via a browser extension. It allows clients to review and edit automatically generated action steps, which are organized into sections for clarity. Additionally, Pyne enables the rapid publication of user guides tailored to specific user segments and in preferred formats. This approach facilitates digital product adoption by leveraging AI-generated demos, ultimately helping businesses scale their revenue execution effectively.
Hero, founded in 2021 by Roland Jais-Nielsen, is a financial technology company dedicated to addressing the funding gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. The company offers a wide range of instantly available financing and payment options designed to alleviate working capital challenges faced by European SMEs. Hero's platform integrates banking, payments, and credit services into a single digital solution, aiming to enhance growth, operational efficiency, and financial flexibility for its clients.
Otterspace
Seed Round in 2022
Otterspace is an NFT company focused on enhancing participation within decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) by using earned NFTs instead of purchased ones. It offers a badge protocol that is non-transferable, which helps DAOs create more effective incentive systems, automate permissions, and facilitate non-financialized governance. Additionally, Otterspace provides DAO onboarding software that features a modular and composable toolset, making the process of joining and contributing to a DAO accessible and familiar to users transitioning from Web2 environments. Through these innovations, Otterspace aims to streamline the governance and engagement within DAOs, fostering a community-driven approach to decentralized participation.
With a modern user-friendly design, Keelvar’s sourcing optimization and autonomous sourcing offers easy adoption and enhanced productivity, while supporting large scale deployments for the world's largest enterprises. The products are powered by unique artificial intelligence, designed by our category experts to deliver significant savings and operational improvements for leading global enterprises. Not limited by size, scale, or complexity – Keelvar powers some of the most demanding global, sourcing teams including Siemens, Microsoft, Samsung, Coca-Cola, and Novartis.
Noscendo
Venture Round in 2022
Noscendo GmbH is a diagnostics company based in Duisburg, Germany, focused on the development of bioinformatics solutions for identifying and assessing pathogens associated with bloodstream infections. Utilizing Next Generation Sequencing technology, Noscendo's platform offers a hypothesis-free approach to detect a wide range of infection-causing microbes, including bacteria, fungi, DNA viruses, and parasites, from a single standard blood draw. This innovative method eliminates the need for prior cultivation or specific knowledge about the infection's nature, empowering intensive care clinicians to make accurate distinctions between commensals, contamination, and genuine infections. Through its proprietary algorithms, Noscendo enhances the identification process, ultimately aiming to improve patient outcomes in critical care settings.
Procuros
Seed Round in 2022
Procuros is a developer of a sales enablement platform aimed at simplifying digital connections between industrial suppliers and their customers. The company's solution transforms manual B2B transactions into automated and transparent processes, enhancing digital productivity. By integrating seamlessly with various supplier portals, Procuros facilitates fully digital processing of order documents, which streamlines both order-to-cash and procure-to-pay workflows. This innovation helps businesses improve efficiency and support their growth in a competitive market.
C1 Green Chemicals
Venture Round in 2022
C1 Green Chemicals is a chemical production company focused on advancing sustainable practices through innovative solutions in carbon chemistry. The company specializes in the development of homogeneous catalysis for methanol production, utilizing a novel catalyst system that operates at lower pressures and temperatures. This technology is implemented in a state-of-the-art reactor designed specifically for green feedstocks, allowing clients to utilize renewable materials to produce green methanol. C1 Green Chemicals also engages in various services related to e-fuels, circular economy practices, CO2 recycling, and catalysis, contributing to a more sustainable chemical industry.
Wandelbots
Series C in 2022
Wandelbots GmbH, headquartered in Dresden, Germany, specializes in robotic software that simplifies the programming of industrial robots. The company offers a no-code solution called Wandelbots Teaching, which allows users to teach robots through demonstration-based technology using sensor-attached wearables. This innovative approach enables individuals without programming expertise to train robots efficiently, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with automation processes. Wandelbots' technology supports various robot brands, including Universal Robots and Yaskawa, and is utilized by prominent companies such as VW, Bayer, and Fraunhofer. Since its establishment in 2017, Wandelbots has rapidly grown to over 170 employees, securing substantial funding and awards for its contributions to the robotics field. The company continues to expand its market presence and establish partnerships with system integrators across Germany, Europe, and the USA.
Deed is a social impact platform that facilitates charitable donations and volunteer opportunities for employees, enhancing their engagement and retention. Founded by Deevee Kashi, Steven Liu, and Aske Ertmann, the company provides a SaaS solution utilized by organizations such as Airbnb and Stripe. Deed's platform allows users to discover local volunteering opportunities across various causes, including environmental initiatives, youth development, and animal care. Additionally, it assists companies in tracking their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and effectively communicating their social impact to employees and customers. With offices in Brooklyn, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and San Francisco, Deed aims to connect people with meaningful causes and foster a culture of giving back within organizations.
Vue Storefront
Series A in 2021
Vue Storefront is the global market-leading frontend solution for faster, higher-quality and customer-focused online shopping experiences. The cloud-based, composable, and mobile-first technology connects e-commerce platforms with headless content management systems, payment systems, search providers and other third-party services. A pioneering Frontend as a Service (FEaaS), Vue Storefront provides businesses with tools to create immersive and intuitive digital experiences for customers. This keeps shoppers longer on websites, boosts conversion rates, and increases revenues.
Inai is a single integration for your global payment stack. Inai will provide connections to multiple payment service providers ( Stripe, Adyen , Braintree), Wallets, BNPL platforms, open banking providers, fraud, BI and accounting in a single integration. Our dashboard will allow merchants to build custom workflows tailored to their unique business needs without writing any code
Coboworx
Seed Round in 2021
Coboworx specializes in developing robotic solutions tailored for medium-sized businesses. The company focuses on providing access to user-friendly industrial robots and cells through an online platform, facilitating direct sales to end customers. Coboworx aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises by offering innovative rental and subscription models, which allow these businesses to incorporate robotic technology without significant upfront investment. This approach is designed to enhance productivity and efficiency while maintaining a transparent and risk-free experience for its clients.
Lhotse
Venture Round in 2021
Lhotse is a Berlin-based company founded in 2020 by Jan Berssenbruegge, Henning Hatjem, and Can Akin. The company specializes in cloud-based procurement software that aims to streamline the management of indirect spending. Lhotse's platform automates and simplifies procurement processes, guiding users through each step from initial requests to supplier identification and offer selection. By focusing on non-strategic spending, Lhotse enables clients to optimize costs and effectively manage their procurement activities, making it an intuitive and easily integrable solution for modern businesses.
Hygraph is a federated content platform that specializes in content management systems tailored for digital products. The company offers a cloud-based solution that enables businesses to build and manage their content infrastructure efficiently. With its unique content federation approach, Hygraph allows for seamless integration of various services and facilitates the distribution of content across multiple platforms through a single GraphQL API. This flexibility enables clients to host content that can be easily accessed by websites, applications, and other digital platforms, thereby enhancing their content delivery capabilities.
Xolo is a developer of advanced volumetric three-dimensional printing technology designed to facilitate the rapid production of complex multi-component objects. The company’s innovative approach allows manufacturing industries to create intricate three-dimensional objects with sophisticated structural features, mechanical properties, and optical functions. Xolo provides a comprehensive suite of tools that includes system control, object import capabilities, connectivity options, transformations, a slicer tool, print video functionality, and material selectors, as well as low-level access for enhanced customization. This technology aims to significantly improve efficiency and capabilities in the manufacturing sector by streamlining the 3D printing process.
Deed is a social impact platform that facilitates charitable donations and volunteer opportunities for employees, enhancing their engagement and retention. Founded by Deevee Kashi, Steven Liu, and Aske Ertmann, the company provides a SaaS solution utilized by organizations such as Airbnb and Stripe. Deed's platform allows users to discover local volunteering opportunities across various causes, including environmental initiatives, youth development, and animal care. Additionally, it assists companies in tracking their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and effectively communicating their social impact to employees and customers. With offices in Brooklyn, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and San Francisco, Deed aims to connect people with meaningful causes and foster a culture of giving back within organizations.
Deed is a social impact platform that facilitates charitable donations and volunteer opportunities for employees, enhancing their engagement and retention. Founded by Deevee Kashi, Steven Liu, and Aske Ertmann, the company provides a SaaS solution utilized by organizations such as Airbnb and Stripe. Deed's platform allows users to discover local volunteering opportunities across various causes, including environmental initiatives, youth development, and animal care. Additionally, it assists companies in tracking their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and effectively communicating their social impact to employees and customers. With offices in Brooklyn, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and San Francisco, Deed aims to connect people with meaningful causes and foster a culture of giving back within organizations.
Outfunnel
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Outfunnel is a technology company that provides a sales and marketing workflow platform. It synchronizes data across various tools, scores leads based on engagement, and guides users towards the next best action for each contact. The platform automates email marketing campaigns, tracks website behavior from click to conversion, and offers insights into lead activity and messaging effectiveness.
FireStart
Series A in 2020
FireStart GmbH is a company based in Linz, Austria, specializing in process planning and management software. It offers a comprehensive Business Process Management (BPM) platform that integrates process modeling, workflow automation, and process analysis into a unified solution. This platform enables business units to design, develop, and optimize their processes confidently, transforming them into automated workflows that can seamlessly interact with existing IT systems, such as CRM, ERP, and HR solutions. By providing a collaborative environment for process orchestration, FireStart enhances operational efficiency, simplifies user interactions with technology, and supports organizations in organizing their workflows more effectively. Through its innovative approach, FireStart empowers users to harness both human and technological potential in shaping the digital landscape.
Wandelbots
Series B in 2020
Wandelbots GmbH, headquartered in Dresden, Germany, specializes in robotic software that simplifies the programming of industrial robots. The company offers a no-code solution called Wandelbots Teaching, which allows users to teach robots through demonstration-based technology using sensor-attached wearables. This innovative approach enables individuals without programming expertise to train robots efficiently, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with automation processes. Wandelbots' technology supports various robot brands, including Universal Robots and Yaskawa, and is utilized by prominent companies such as VW, Bayer, and Fraunhofer. Since its establishment in 2017, Wandelbots has rapidly grown to over 170 employees, securing substantial funding and awards for its contributions to the robotics field. The company continues to expand its market presence and establish partnerships with system integrators across Germany, Europe, and the USA.
With a modern user-friendly design, Keelvar’s sourcing optimization and autonomous sourcing offers easy adoption and enhanced productivity, while supporting large scale deployments for the world's largest enterprises. The products are powered by unique artificial intelligence, designed by our category experts to deliver significant savings and operational improvements for leading global enterprises. Not limited by size, scale, or complexity – Keelvar powers some of the most demanding global, sourcing teams including Siemens, Microsoft, Samsung, Coca-Cola, and Novartis.
Hygraph
Seed Round in 2020
Hygraph is a federated content platform that specializes in content management systems tailored for digital products. The company offers a cloud-based solution that enables businesses to build and manage their content infrastructure efficiently. With its unique content federation approach, Hygraph allows for seamless integration of various services and facilitates the distribution of content across multiple platforms through a single GraphQL API. This flexibility enables clients to host content that can be easily accessed by websites, applications, and other digital platforms, thereby enhancing their content delivery capabilities.
Noscendo GmbH is a diagnostics company based in Duisburg, Germany, focused on the development of bioinformatics solutions for identifying and assessing pathogens associated with bloodstream infections. Utilizing Next Generation Sequencing technology, Noscendo's platform offers a hypothesis-free approach to detect a wide range of infection-causing microbes, including bacteria, fungi, DNA viruses, and parasites, from a single standard blood draw. This innovative method eliminates the need for prior cultivation or specific knowledge about the infection's nature, empowering intensive care clinicians to make accurate distinctions between commensals, contamination, and genuine infections. Through its proprietary algorithms, Noscendo enhances the identification process, ultimately aiming to improve patient outcomes in critical care settings.
Detectify
Series B in 2019
Detectify AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in Website security scanning. It offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that continuously tests and analyzes the security status of a company's internet-facing applications. The platform, powered by a global community of ethical hackers, simulates real-world cyber attacks to identify and report critical vulnerabilities, helping businesses manage their external attack surface and enhance their security posture.
Coboworx
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Coboworx specializes in developing robotic solutions tailored for medium-sized businesses. The company focuses on providing access to user-friendly industrial robots and cells through an online platform, facilitating direct sales to end customers. Coboworx aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises by offering innovative rental and subscription models, which allow these businesses to incorporate robotic technology without significant upfront investment. This approach is designed to enhance productivity and efficiency while maintaining a transparent and risk-free experience for its clients.
Phase is a digital design tool that focuses on creating and animating micro-interactions for web designers. Its platform allows users to develop prototype applications and websites that incorporate live data and various design assets. By providing an intuitive interface, Phase enables designers to craft user interface animations and seamlessly share their work with developers in multiple formats, enhancing the collaborative process in digital design.
Actyx
Venture Round in 2019
Actyx AG, established in Munich, Germany in 2016, specializes in developing software infrastructure for factories. The company's primary product is ActyxOS, a multi-device operating system that facilitates serverless architecture for distributed applications across multiple edge devices. Additionally, Actyx offers Actyx Pond, a TypeScript framework designed to write distributed applications tailored for industrial settings. Actyx aims to maximize production performance by providing digital industry solutions, with a focus on automating and digitizing factory processes.
Wandelbots
Series A in 2018
Wandelbots GmbH, headquartered in Dresden, Germany, specializes in robotic software that simplifies the programming of industrial robots. The company offers a no-code solution called Wandelbots Teaching, which allows users to teach robots through demonstration-based technology using sensor-attached wearables. This innovative approach enables individuals without programming expertise to train robots efficiently, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with automation processes. Wandelbots' technology supports various robot brands, including Universal Robots and Yaskawa, and is utilized by prominent companies such as VW, Bayer, and Fraunhofer. Since its establishment in 2017, Wandelbots has rapidly grown to over 170 employees, securing substantial funding and awards for its contributions to the robotics field. The company continues to expand its market presence and establish partnerships with system integrators across Germany, Europe, and the USA.
Codasip Ltd. is a processor technology company based in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 2006. The company specializes in providing intellectual property (IP) and electronic design automation (EDA) tools that facilitate the adoption of application-specific instruction set processors (ASIPs). Codasip's offerings include Codix, RISC-V, and custom processors, allowing system-on-chip developers to customize their products for competitive advantage. Through its design automation tools and an open architecture licensing model, Codasip enables clients to leverage the benefits of the RISC-V instruction set architecture. The company's technology is utilized in billions of devices worldwide, with a diverse customer base that includes notable names such as AMD, Mobileye, and Sigma Designs. Codasip has established strategic partnerships with various organizations, enhancing its capabilities and market reach.
Outfunnel
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Outfunnel is a technology company that provides a sales and marketing workflow platform. It synchronizes data across various tools, scores leads based on engagement, and guides users towards the next best action for each contact. The platform automates email marketing campaigns, tracks website behavior from click to conversion, and offers insights into lead activity and messaging effectiveness.
Mavie Work Deutschland
Seed Round in 2018
Mavie Work Deutschland, through its subsidiary wellabe GmbH, specializes in workplace healthcare by offering on-site health check-up and consulting services aimed at enhancing employee well-being. Founded in 2018 and based in Munich, the company employs a cloud-based platform that integrates modern medical sensors for effective health screenings. Participants undergo initial and follow-up assessments to evaluate the impact of lifestyle changes on their health biomarkers. wellabe provides personalized prevention programs and resources via its app, allowing employees to track their health data and receive tailored guidance. The platform also collaborates with healthcare professionals, nutritionists, and fitness experts to deliver comprehensive support, fostering a proactive approach to health management among employees.
Hygraph
Seed Round in 2018
Hygraph is a federated content platform that specializes in content management systems tailored for digital products. The company offers a cloud-based solution that enables businesses to build and manage their content infrastructure efficiently. With its unique content federation approach, Hygraph allows for seamless integration of various services and facilitates the distribution of content across multiple platforms through a single GraphQL API. This flexibility enables clients to host content that can be easily accessed by websites, applications, and other digital platforms, thereby enhancing their content delivery capabilities.
Silexica GmbH is a software development company specializing in design automation tools for multicore and manycore systems. Founded in 2014 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University, the company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, with additional offices in the United States, South Korea, Japan, and China. Silexica's SLX Tool Suite includes several innovative products: SLX Mapper, which automates software distribution to multicore platforms; SLX Generator, which creates parallel C/C++ code through source-to-source compiler technology; SLX Parallelizer, which identifies parallelism in legacy code; and SLX Explorer, facilitating hardware design space exploration. The company also offers consulting services to address specific parallel software challenges, optimize performance, and provide custom code generation. Silexica serves various industries, including wireless communication, embedded vision, and automotive, aiming to streamline the development of intelligent products and reduce their time-to-market. In 2021, Silexica was acquired by Xilinx/AMD.
Intermix.io
Seed Round in 2018
Intermix.io is a San Francisco-based company established in 2016, specializing in performance monitoring solutions for data teams. Its platform enables users to monitor critical data flows, conduct root cause analysis, and identify bottlenecks in their systems. By analyzing disk usage at various levels, such as node, database, schema, and table, Intermix.io's technology enhances query speeds and optimizes cluster resource utilization. The platform also predicts future storage needs based on data growth rates for individual tables, helping users to manage their data more effectively and minimize downtime. Through these capabilities, Intermix.io empowers data leaders to improve their data products and overall operational efficiency.
Phase is a digital design tool that focuses on creating and animating micro-interactions for web designers. Its platform allows users to develop prototype applications and websites that incorporate live data and various design assets. By providing an intuitive interface, Phase enables designers to craft user interface animations and seamlessly share their work with developers in multiple formats, enhancing the collaborative process in digital design.
Detectify
Series A in 2018
Detectify AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in Website security scanning. It offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that continuously tests and analyzes the security status of a company's internet-facing applications. The platform, powered by a global community of ethical hackers, simulates real-world cyber attacks to identify and report critical vulnerabilities, helping businesses manage their external attack surface and enhance their security posture.
AskBy.ai
Seed Round in 2018
AskBy GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in data analytics leveraging artificial intelligence technology. The company focuses on natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to develop tailored solutions that address various challenges in these fields. Its platform automates tasks that involve processing text by translating natural language into formal languages, such as SQL and API calls. This functionality empowers users to quickly and securely access data and analytics-related information. Through innovative methods, AskBy.ai enhances the efficiency of data handling and improves user interaction with complex data systems.
Relimetrics
Seed Round in 2018
Relimetrics, Inc. specializes in providing advanced imaging solutions aimed at enhancing materials reliability across various sectors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including third-party supplier analysis for aerospace, mechanical design optimization, and materials testing for the automotive industry. Additionally, it provides structural monitoring and predictive failure analysis for civil and construction applications. In the manufacturing sector, Relimetrics delivers quality assurance testing, while in the medical field, it focuses on cancer detection and surgical optimization. The life sciences sector benefits from product efficacy testing and reduced clinical trial durations. The company employs cutting-edge computer vision and machine learning technologies to automate visual inspections, enabling businesses to detect mechanical faults and improve product quality. Incorporated in 2013, Relimetrics is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional operations in Sunnyvale, California, and Berlin, Germany.
Consentio
Seed Round in 2017
Consentio is a business-to-business marketplace platform focused on optimizing the food supply chain. It facilitates efficient communication and transparency among producers, cooperatives, wholesalers, and supermarkets. By improving the ordering process, Consentio aims to reduce food waste and enhance operational efficiency across the industry. The platform provides real-time updates and streamlined negotiation processes, empowering its users to optimize procurement and commercial activities. This approach not only supports sustainable practices but also aids businesses in maintaining compliance with environmental, social, and corporate governance standards while improving their financial performance. Through its comprehensive solution, Consentio strengthens the connections among various stakeholders in the food supply chain.
DigitalGenius
Series A in 2017
DigitalGenius, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software solutions for customer service operations. Founded in 2013, the company has created an AI-powered platform designed specifically to enhance customer service for eCommerce. By utilizing advanced technologies such as conversational AI, visual recognition, and generative models, DigitalGenius automates and optimizes customer interactions across various channels. The platform effectively analyzes incoming messages, predicts metadata, routes cases, and provides agents with response suggestions, ensuring efficient resolution of customer inquiries. This integration into existing systems allows businesses to scale their customer service operations, significantly improving the quality and efficiency of conversations across text-based communication channels like email, chat, social media, and mobile messaging, ultimately enabling companies to meet and exceed customer expectations.
RiseML GmbH, established in Berlin, Germany in 2016 by Henning Peters and Elmar Haussmann, specializes in providing a software platform that simplifies running deep learning experiments on bare metal and cloud GPU clusters of varying sizes. Their unified interface supports major machine learning frameworks, enabling users to prepare, run, monitor experiments, track progress, and analyze results directly from their workstation, facilitating seamless deployment of machine learning technologies on GPU clusters.
Pipedrive
Series B in 2017
Pipedrive, established in 2010, is a global provider of sales-first Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, primarily serving small and medium-sized businesses. Its web-based platform streamlines sales processes, offering features such as pipeline management, email integration, sales reporting, forecasting, and customization tools. With headquarters in New York, Pipedrive supports over 100,000 sales teams worldwide, helping them to qualify leads, close deals efficiently, and drive revenue growth.
Actyx AG, established in Munich, Germany in 2016, specializes in developing software infrastructure for factories. The company's primary product is ActyxOS, a multi-device operating system that facilitates serverless architecture for distributed applications across multiple edge devices. Additionally, Actyx offers Actyx Pond, a TypeScript framework designed to write distributed applications tailored for industrial settings. Actyx aims to maximize production performance by providing digital industry solutions, with a focus on automating and digitizing factory processes.
Tylko is a direct-to-consumer brand specializing in high-quality, customizable shelving solutions designed to enhance home organization. The company operates a digital-first marketplace that allows customers to design perfectly fitting furniture for their specific spaces. Utilizing an augmented reality tool and an online configurator, Tylko simplifies the shopping experience, enabling users to visualize products in their homes before making a purchase. With a focus on ease of assembly and doorstep delivery, Tylko aims to provide a seamless experience for customers seeking practical and stylish storage solutions.
Silexica GmbH is a software development company specializing in design automation tools for multicore and manycore systems. Founded in 2014 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University, the company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, with additional offices in the United States, South Korea, Japan, and China. Silexica's SLX Tool Suite includes several innovative products: SLX Mapper, which automates software distribution to multicore platforms; SLX Generator, which creates parallel C/C++ code through source-to-source compiler technology; SLX Parallelizer, which identifies parallelism in legacy code; and SLX Explorer, facilitating hardware design space exploration. The company also offers consulting services to address specific parallel software challenges, optimize performance, and provide custom code generation. Silexica serves various industries, including wireless communication, embedded vision, and automotive, aiming to streamline the development of intelligent products and reduce their time-to-market. In 2021, Silexica was acquired by Xilinx/AMD.
Intermix.io
Angel Round in 2016
Intermix.io is a San Francisco-based company established in 2016, specializing in performance monitoring solutions for data teams. Its platform enables users to monitor critical data flows, conduct root cause analysis, and identify bottlenecks in their systems. By analyzing disk usage at various levels, such as node, database, schema, and table, Intermix.io's technology enhances query speeds and optimizes cluster resource utilization. The platform also predicts future storage needs based on data growth rates for individual tables, helping users to manage their data more effectively and minimize downtime. Through these capabilities, Intermix.io empowers data leaders to improve their data products and overall operational efficiency.
Homeday GmbH is a Cologne-based real estate company founded in 2014 by Steffen Wicker and Dmitri Uvarovski. The company operates an online platform that facilitates the data-driven pairing of real estate agents with private property owners looking to sell their properties. In addition to connecting property owners with brokers, Homeday also offers services such as real estate appraisal, land valuation, and leasing. By leveraging technology, the company aims to streamline the property selling process and enhance the overall experience for both agents and owners.
Shore
Venture Round in 2015
Shore is a prominent provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio that includes online booking, a professional customer relationship management system, marketing tools, and an iPad-based cash system. Shore's platform is designed to be user-friendly, requiring no technical expertise, thereby allowing service providers to effectively manage their operations and enhance customer relationships through features like newsletters, appointment reminders, and customer feedback. With a presence in ten European countries and an expansion into the U.S. market in 2015, Shore aims to empower local businesses by leveraging the advantages of digital solutions to improve their online presence and overall productivity.
Stripe is a technology company that develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. It offers a range of products, including Payments, Subscriptions, Connect, Sigma, and Atlas, catering to various industries such as e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits. Stripe also provides fraud detection tools like Radar and user interface components for custom payment forms with Stripe Elements. It supports international debit/credit cards and serves businesses in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and other regions. Additionally, Stripe Capital offers financing options based on payment history, with automatic repayment adjustments based on daily sales.
Shore is a prominent provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio that includes online booking, a professional customer relationship management system, marketing tools, and an iPad-based cash system. Shore's platform is designed to be user-friendly, requiring no technical expertise, thereby allowing service providers to effectively manage their operations and enhance customer relationships through features like newsletters, appointment reminders, and customer feedback. With a presence in ten European countries and an expansion into the U.S. market in 2015, Shore aims to empower local businesses by leveraging the advantages of digital solutions to improve their online presence and overall productivity.
Pipedrive
Series A in 2015
Pipedrive, established in 2010, is a global provider of sales-first Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, primarily serving small and medium-sized businesses. Its web-based platform streamlines sales processes, offering features such as pipeline management, email integration, sales reporting, forecasting, and customization tools. With headquarters in New York, Pipedrive supports over 100,000 sales teams worldwide, helping them to qualify leads, close deals efficiently, and drive revenue growth.
KIWI is a Berlin-based company that specializes in keyless entry systems for residential properties, specifically for apartment buildings. Established in February 2012, KIWI offers a digital access solution that allows property managers to oversee door access online in real time through the KIWI Portal. This system eliminates the need for physical keys, streamlining access management and reducing unnecessary trips for property managers. With over 110,000 residential units connected to its infrastructure and more than 600 housing companies as clients, KIWI facilitates over 500,000 door openings each month. The company is led by CEO Karsten Nölling and Hannah Nöthig.
Detectify
Seed Round in 2015
Detectify AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in Website security scanning. It offers a Software-as-a-Service platform that continuously tests and analyzes the security status of a company's internet-facing applications. The platform, powered by a global community of ethical hackers, simulates real-world cyber attacks to identify and report critical vulnerabilities, helping businesses manage their external attack surface and enhance their security posture.
Tylko is a direct-to-consumer brand specializing in high-quality, customizable shelving solutions designed to enhance home organization. The company operates a digital-first marketplace that allows customers to design perfectly fitting furniture for their specific spaces. Utilizing an augmented reality tool and an online configurator, Tylko simplifies the shopping experience, enabling users to visualize products in their homes before making a purchase. With a focus on ease of assembly and doorstep delivery, Tylko aims to provide a seamless experience for customers seeking practical and stylish storage solutions.
Lesara is a global e-commerce company, founded in 2013, that specializes in offering a wide range of fashion merchandise and consumer goods at competitive prices. Headquartered in Germany with operations in China, Lesara has expanded into 24 markets across Europe, providing products in 7 languages. The company's vertically integrated supply chain allows it to swiftly move from product idea to launch in just 2 weeks, offering over 100,000 SKUs. Lesara's platform provides customers with a secure and convenient online shopping experience, featuring a diverse selection of clothing, jewelry, electronics, home goods, and other consumer items at discounted prices. With a team of over 300 employees, Lesara was recognized as the fastest-growing tech company in Europe in 2016.
Shore is a prominent provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio that includes online booking, a professional customer relationship management system, marketing tools, and an iPad-based cash system. Shore's platform is designed to be user-friendly, requiring no technical expertise, thereby allowing service providers to effectively manage their operations and enhance customer relationships through features like newsletters, appointment reminders, and customer feedback. With a presence in ten European countries and an expansion into the U.S. market in 2015, Shore aims to empower local businesses by leveraging the advantages of digital solutions to improve their online presence and overall productivity.
Mbrace Labs GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany, offers an innovative mobile network application designed to help users discover new connections in their vicinity. The application, known as mbrace, enables individuals to find relevant people nearby for shared activities, friendships, or dating. By utilizing public data, mbrace constructs user profiles and individual graphs to recommend potential connections based on location, time, and context. This focus on enhancing social interactions through technology positions Mbrace Labs as a unique player in the mobile networking landscape.
Amorelie
Seed Round in 2014
Amorelie is an online retailer specializing in sensual lifestyle products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including sex toys such as vibrators and dildos, as well as lingerie, corsages, cosmetic products, books, and massage oils. By providing a fashionable shopping experience, Amorelie aims to enhance customers' intimate lives while maintaining affordability. Through its e-commerce platform, the company caters to various preferences and needs, promoting a positive and open approach to personal wellness and intimacy.
KIWI
Convertible Note in 2013
KIWI is a Berlin-based company that specializes in keyless entry systems for residential properties, specifically for apartment buildings. Established in February 2012, KIWI offers a digital access solution that allows property managers to oversee door access online in real time through the KIWI Portal. This system eliminates the need for physical keys, streamlining access management and reducing unnecessary trips for property managers. With over 110,000 residential units connected to its infrastructure and more than 600 housing companies as clients, KIWI facilitates over 500,000 door openings each month. The company is led by CEO Karsten Nölling and Hannah Nöthig.
Jumpstarter
Seed Round in 2013
Jumpstarter AB is a Stockholm-based company that specializes in developing software productivity tools tailored for web developers. It offers a next-generation hosting platform designed to streamline the website creation and launch process, significantly reducing the time spent on configuration. Key features include one-second project setups, the ability to clone projects and reuse templates, and enhanced team collaboration capabilities. Jumpstarter also provides automated hosting solutions that can handle unexpected traffic spikes while ensuring a mobile-friendly experience with a fully accessible dashboard. Additionally, the company offers online container-hosting services, including WordPress container hosting, with secure access protocols. Overall, Jumpstarter is focused on simplifying the developer's workflow, allowing for greater efficiency and productivity in web development.
Lesara is a global e-commerce company, founded in 2013, that specializes in offering a wide range of fashion merchandise and consumer goods at competitive prices. Headquartered in Germany with operations in China, Lesara has expanded into 24 markets across Europe, providing products in 7 languages. The company's vertically integrated supply chain allows it to swiftly move from product idea to launch in just 2 weeks, offering over 100,000 SKUs. Lesara's platform provides customers with a secure and convenient online shopping experience, featuring a diverse selection of clothing, jewelry, electronics, home goods, and other consumer items at discounted prices. With a team of over 300 employees, Lesara was recognized as the fastest-growing tech company in Europe in 2016.
Navinum
Seed Round in 2013
Navinum is an e-commerce company specializing in the online sale of wine and beverages. It offers a platform where customers can select from a diverse selection of over a thousand wines, which are sourced from various vineyards. The company enhances the shopping experience by combining product offerings from its retail partners with editorial recommendations and personalized suggestions based on users' taste profiles. This approach enables customers to find their preferred beverages tailored to specific occasions, streamlining the decision-making process in selecting wines and other drinks.
Shore is a prominent provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio that includes online booking, a professional customer relationship management system, marketing tools, and an iPad-based cash system. Shore's platform is designed to be user-friendly, requiring no technical expertise, thereby allowing service providers to effectively manage their operations and enhance customer relationships through features like newsletters, appointment reminders, and customer feedback. With a presence in ten European countries and an expansion into the U.S. market in 2015, Shore aims to empower local businesses by leveraging the advantages of digital solutions to improve their online presence and overall productivity.
JustBook
Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a mobile application that specializes in last-minute hotel bookings, providing users with information and offers on accommodations in various cities. The platform enables travelers to secure same-day bookings at discounted rates, making it easier for them to find and reserve hotels on short notice. By offering last-minute deals tailored to specific destinations, JustBook aims to enhance the travel experience, allowing users to focus on their journey without the stress of accommodation concerns.
Talentory
Venture Round in 2012
Talentory is an international recruitment platform based in Zurich, Switzerland, that connects employers with recruitment agencies and talent management suppliers. Established in 2009, it enables employers to define their hiring criteria and publish job openings within its network of specialized search agencies. The platform facilitates a streamlined recruiting process, allowing employers to select which agencies they wish to partner with for sourcing candidates. By coordinating the entire recruitment process, Talentory helps clients efficiently find suitable candidates for advertised positions, ultimately simplifying the hiring experience.
Debitos GmbH, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, operates an online marketplace that facilitates the trading of illiquid credit exposures. This innovative platform allows banks, corporations, and funds to auction both real estate-secured and unsecured non-performing loans to specialized investors. Sellers can list individual claims or bundle them into portfolios, while over 290 institutional investors participate in online auctions, enhancing transaction prices and transparency. Since its launch in January 2012, the platform has seen more than 1 billion Euros in total volume offered, and currently serves over 1,300 corporate clients trading various claims, including dunned invoices and bankruptcy claims. The company aims to provide an effective solution for the recovery of non-performing claims within the financial market.
Flaconi
Venture Round in 2012
Flaconi GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates an online platform specializing in a diverse selection of perfumes and beauty products. The company offers an extensive range of items, including skincare, makeup, organic cosmetics, hair care, and other beauty essentials. Flaconi is committed to providing customers with high-quality products, many of which are organic and herbal in nature, ensuring a broad spectrum of options while emphasizing safety and efficacy.
JustBook
Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a mobile application that specializes in last-minute hotel bookings, providing users with information and offers on accommodations in various cities. The platform enables travelers to secure same-day bookings at discounted rates, making it easier for them to find and reserve hotels on short notice. By offering last-minute deals tailored to specific destinations, JustBook aims to enhance the travel experience, allowing users to focus on their journey without the stress of accommodation concerns.
Flip4New
Seed Round in 2010
FLIP4NEW is an e-commerce service that facilitates the exchange of used and unwanted electronic devices for new gadgets, vouchers, or cash. The company aims to enhance the consumer experience by offering a fast and seamless platform for monetizing old electronics. Customers can easily calculate the trade-in value of their devices and choose from various options to redeem that value, making the process efficient and convenient. By only charging the difference between the new gadget's price and the trade-in value, FLIP4NEW enables significant savings for customers while streamlining the buying and selling process into a single transaction. Additionally, the platform promotes sustainability by extending the lifecycle of electronic devices, helping to reduce carbon emissions and conserve rare resources.
CaptchaAd
Seed Round in 2010
CaptchaAd GmbH is a provider of online video advertising solutions, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bonn, Germany, with additional offices in San Francisco and London. The company specializes in interactive video advertisements that replace traditional captcha systems used for spam protection. By integrating moving-image advertising with engaging questions about the video content, CaptchaAd ensures that advertisements are viewed and comprehended by users. This innovative approach allows advertisers to effectively connect with consumers across various platforms, including websites, blogs, and social and mobile applications, thereby expanding their reach and enhancing consumer engagement.
Producteev
Angel Round in 2010
Producteev is one of the leading free Task Management applications for Individuals and Teams connected to : Mac (Mac App Store), Windows Desktop, Web, iPhone, Android, IM (Gtalk, AIM, Yahoo Messenger...), EMail (send tasks to task@producteev.com), Gmail, GCal...