# Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in Germany in May 2026

## Atlantic Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Atlantic Labs supports and invests in mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures.&nbsp;<br><br>We partner with founders early, providing the capital, tools and network necessary to growing their companies and accompanying them on their entrepreneurial journey. We are currently active in areas including Digital Health, Future of Work, Machine Learning, Decentralized Networks, Mobility and Industrial Applications.

## Speedinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey.

## Point Nine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages.

## Earlybird Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.

## Global Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

## Cherry Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of theirbusinesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 50 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London, Paris, and Stockholm.

## High-Tech Grunderfonds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven startups. With EUR 895.5 million in total investment volume across three funds and an international network of partners, HTGF has already helped forge more than 500 startups since 2005. Driven by their expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion, its teamof experienced investment managers and startup experts help guide the development of young companies. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech startups in a range of sectors, including software, media, internet, hardware, automation, health care, chemistry, and life sciences.To date, external investors have injected over EUR 2 billion into the HTGF portfolio via about 1,400 follow-on financing rounds. HTGF has also successfully sold interests in more than 100 companies. Investors in this public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs and Energy, the KfW Banking Group, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., as well as the companies ALTANA, BASF, BAYER, B.Braun, Boehringer Ingelheim, Robert Bosch, BÜFA, CEWE, Deutsche Post DHL, Dräger, Drillisch AG, EVONIK, EWE AG, FOND OF Haniel, Hettich, Knauf, Körber, LANXESS, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT, Postbank, QIAGEN, RWE Generation SE, SAP, Schufa, Schwarz Gruppe, STIHL, Thüga, Vector Informatik, WACKER and Wilh. Werhahn KG.

## Verena Pausder
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Learning, Food Delivery

Verena Pausder

## another.vc
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

We're just another venture capital firm. We invest as soon as you made up your mind to start a company. Sometimes even before that.

## coparion
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

Coparion provides venture capital to accelerate momentum and growth. With a currently active fund of EUR 275 million, Coparion has the means to do so.Coparion supports entrepreneurial vision with know-how, but without intervening in daily business operations. Thanks to in-depth experience in venture capital and in building companies, the Coparionteam discerns potential and opens up new perspectives. Coparion has the substance, tenacity, and creativity required to mutually manage difficult situations successfully.Coparion only invests with co-investors. The fund invests up to EUR 15M per company, usually in several financing rounds of EUR 0.5-8M each. The investment focus is on German companies in the start-up and early growth phases. Coparion is based in Cologne and Berlin.

## HV Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies.

## New Wave
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Finance, Payments

New Wave is a seed only fund, whose purpose is to back the next generation of successful European founders. New Wave was co-founded by two early-stage investors Pia d'Iribarne (ex-Accel, Stride) and Jean de La Rochebrochard (Kima), and is backed by a group of iconic founders (Free, Zenly, Voodoo, Sorare) and GPs from the best later-stage funds(Coatue, Benchmark, DST, Insight Partners).

## Picus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.

## seed + speed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Empowering visionary founders with pre-seed and seed funding for B2B software innovation. Partner with us to turn your aspirations into thriving businesses. Our expert support ensures your journey to success.

## Diana zur Löwen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, EdTech

Diana zur Löwen

## Calm/Storm Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Medical

Calm/Storm is an exclusive founder network and venture capital firm. We invest in purpose driven founders changing our life & health for the better. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria we invest in early-stage companies all over Europe and the US. We focus on the pre-seed and seed stages but also invest up to Series A.

## Andreessen Horowitz
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, investing in bold founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

## eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing

eCAPITAL is a venture capital investor that provides early to growth stage funding to technology and deep tech companies.

## SquareOne
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

We invest in B2B tech entrepreneurs who are obsessed with solving complex problems in huge markets at pre-seed and seed stage

## Motive Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Bitcoin

embedded/capital - builders turned investors fuelling Europe's next generation of fintechs.

## Caixa Capital Risc
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, E-Commerce

Caixa Capital Risc (CCR) is the VC arm of CriteriaCaixa which invests in innovative companies in their start-up and growth stages. The company has three specialised teams in the areas of Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Industrial technologies.
Caixa Capital Risc currently manages more than €300m through 11 specialised vehicles.

## Michael Hock
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Payments, Banking

Michael oversees all finance, tax, legal and regulatory topics as well as all people & organization activities at finleap. He is also responsible for the investment management.Michael has many years of experience in the corporate M&A and venture capital investment business. Previously, he held the roles of Managing Director and SeniorInvestment Manager at Holtzbrinck Digital and Digital Science for almost six years, where he was most recently responsible for global strategic investments in the Digital Science & Education segments. During this time he took over numerous board and advisory board positions at leading digital companies and was also interim CEO at myphotobook. At the beginning of his career, he gained experience in various positions at Siemens in corporate finance and investment in Munich and Boston, before assuming responsibility for the CFO division at VC boutique smac partners.Michael holds an Executive MBA from the Technical University of Munich as well as a Diploma in Business Administration from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Stuttgart.

## Valar Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking

Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities.

## Tiny VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

Backing great companies when they're tiny

## Dominik Richter
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Cloud Data Services, Health Care

Dominik Richter is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at HelloFresh. In 2011, Richter, alongside co-founders Thomas Griesel and Jessica Nilsson, moved to Berlin to start a company together. After looking at different business models and industries, Richter said they quickly set their eyes on the grocery space. Dominik has passion forEntreprenuership, building great companies and the Internet.Sports guy (Soccer mostly)Great interest in trading, nutrition, fitness, health, politics and economics.

## Addition
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence

We invest in early & growth stage technology companies. We were founded with a mission to support visionaries in building impactful & enduring businesses.

## KAYA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce

We are committed to supporting founders at every stage of their journey, from studio projects and pre-seed through to Series A and follow-ons.

## Runa Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services

Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm built by serial entrepreneurs that invests in early-stage software startups around the world...

## Feliks Eyser
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Learning, Internet

Feliks Eyser is the founding partner of JETPACK.

## Daniel Krauss
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Rental, Payments

Daniel Krauss was born in 1983 in Neheim-Hüsten.He studied Economic Sciences at the FernUniversität Hagen. Daniel has generally worked in the IT area for Marquardt GmbH, IFS AB and Siemens AG. Before co-founding Flixbus in 2011, he was a Technical Account Manager at Microsoft for three years. Now Daniel is CIO of Flixbus, which was able toestablish Europe’s largest intercity bus network.

## Thomassin Emmanuel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Catering, Internet

Emmanuel Thomassin joined Delivery Hero in January 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Emmanuel is responsible for the financial activities of Delivery Hero, as well as the management of several internal departments.Before joining, he was the CFO at the Berlin-based incubator and Delivery Hero investor, Team Europe. Until late 2012 Emmanuel spent6 years as the CFO and executive board member of MetaDesign, the international corporate branding agency based in Berlin. In this role he was responsible for the HR, Legal, IT and Finance departments and managed the relationship to customers like FIFA, AstraZeneca or Voith.Emmanuel holds masters degrees from the French University and from the German Fachhochschule in Economics.

## Fosun International
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Fosun International Limited is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company engaged in financial, property, steel, and healthcare businesses. The Company has nine segments. Insurance operates and invests in insurance businesses. Investment is engaged in strategic investment, private equity investment, venture capital investment, and secondarymarket investment.Fosun International Limited was founded in 1992.

## EWE
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Solar, Energy

EWE is a telecommunication company that offers high-speed internet, mobile, landline telephone, and corporate customer solutions.

## kopa ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Energy Management, Solar, Energy

kopa is a venture capital investment firm. kopa ventures, formerly Wi Venture, is a leading early-stage impact investment firm focusing on Europe's most innovative climate tech startups in the areas of Energy, Mobility, and Nature & Carbon Tech. Since its inception in 2017, Wi Venture has successfully invested in over 25 incubations andstartups, resulting in numerous exits, an IPO, and more achievements on the horizon.As an early-stage investor, we prioritize the impact potential of startups during our investment decision-making process. Our mission is to support and empower these groundbreaking startups as they develop cutting-edge solutions to foster a climate-positive economy.

## NRW.BANK
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care

NRW.BANK is the development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It supports its owner – the state of North Rhine-Westphalia – in fulfilling its tasks, notably in the fields of structural, economic, social and housing policy. NRW.BANK pools the promotion and development programmes of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the FederalRepublic of Germany and the European Union and combines them with its own equity and debt products and advisory services. It offers the full range of financial products in three areas “Economy”, “Housing”, and “Infrastructure/Municipalities”. NRW.BANK operates in a competitively neutral manner as a partner of banks and savings banks.

## Molten Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to five-year cycles. We back brilliant teams with global ambition. You in?

## Giesecke+Devrient Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech

G+D Ventures is active since 2018 and founded by experienced Venture Capitalists. We invest in growth-oriented companies, whose innovations promote trust in our society. Read more

## Cavalry Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Cavalry is an early-stage venture capital investor focused on European technology companies.

## Andre Schwammlein
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Rental, Construction

Andre Schwammlein is the CEO of FlixBus DACH. Andre Schwammlein attended FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.

## Übermorgen Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Energy, Software, Renewable Energy

We are an early stage VC for climate tech startups.

## Jochen Engert
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Rental, Travel

Jochen Engert - Founder & CEO @ FlixBus

## Future Energy Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Future Energy Ventures is a unique venture capital fund that brings together corporate partners and world-class start-ups to shape the future energy landscape. Future Energy Ventures invests in digital and digitally enabled technologies and business models that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape.From its operational hubsin Germany, Israel and Silicon Valley, Future Energy Ventures looks for both investments and scaling opportunities for its portfolio globally and new investment opportunities.Future Energy Ventures is the venture capital investment and collaboration platform of E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy-related infrastructure.

## LIQUiDITY Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Education

Liquidity provides growth funding from $3m to $100m - 24 hours to Term Sheet - No Covenants. A global fintech and fund management company, that provides rapid, scaled debt facilities to finance growth across all stages and verticals of the global tech market.

## Marc McCabe
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Big Data, FinTech

Marc McCabe is a Scout at Sequoia Capital and General Partner at Nomad Capital. Prior to this role, Marc was a Business Development Lead and before that, a Team Member of Business and Corporate Development.
Previously, Marc was a Partner at SV Angel and an Online Media Associate at Google.

## Cristóbal Conde
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Cristobal is an active investor in early-stage companies, and a senior member of the Partnership for NYC’s FinTech incubator for software companies. His current investments include True Office, where he serves as executive chairman, Calastone, where he serves as chairman, Centripetal Networks, where he is a board member, and Digital Reasoning,where he is a board member.

## Sekip Can Gokalp
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Banking

Şekip Can Gökalp is the founding partner of Mobilike, a mobile advertisement network.
Gokalp's previous experience includes his time as a regional business development manager of Netlog and a part-time interactive marketing lecturer. He also contributes regularly to publications related to his field.

## Saarbruecker 21
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

They are a group of friends and internet/tech entrepreneurs who first met ten years ago in Saarbruecker Strasse 21 in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. All of them started successful businesses, they are founders and share a passion for building great companies.  As active business angels, they also invest in young startups, either individually orcollectively as a group. They provide seed funding for killer-founders and great ideas. But way more important: they help to avoid mistakes that they have already made . They introduce to the right people. They provide with all the experience that they have. Not just talking about it but helping hands-on.

## Markus Ament
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Serial FinTech entrepreneur, Markus Ament, or Maex as he is known, has led many companies from early-stage startups to global leaders, loved by thousands worldwide.
He is currently CEO and co-founder at Centrifuge with the mission to create an operating system for global commerce, in order to fundamentally change how businesses transact andcollaborate.
Maex is co-founder and member of the board of Taulia and has transformed the company from an idea in 2009 to the market leading Financial Supply Chain company, connecting businesses to create a more efficient and profitable supply chain. With an enviable list of the of Fortune 500 clients and over 300 employees, Taulia has quickly become the recognized leader in the financial supply chain.

## Anthemis Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

digitally native finance

## Jonathan Weiner
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments

Jonathan Weiner - Venture Partner @ Oak HC/FT

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