# Top 10 Social VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Germany in May 2026

## Burda Principal Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail

Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is a division of Hubert Burda Media which provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies.

## Nordwest-Zeitung
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Westerstede, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Social, Content

Nordwest-Zeitung is a information and communication provider in Germany.

## pd ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Augsburg, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Internet, Online Portals, SaaS

pd ventures is a venture capital firm based in Augsburg, Germany.

## Venista Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Software

Venista Ventures backs aspiring founders in pre-seed and seed rounds with a strict geographical focus on Germany.

## Saarbruecker 21
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

## Korea Investment Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.

## Lakestar
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook, and Airbnb. Since raising the first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over EUR 1bn across three early-stage funds, and more recently a growth fund.
The company has expandedand broadened its portfolio and holds investments in the likes of Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, Sender, Eigen, Five, Revolut, and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has a presence in Berlin, Zurich, and London.Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing. The investments range from early-stage companies to those in their growth stage.

## Deutsche Telemedien
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Social, E-Commerce

Deutsche Telemedien assists small and medium-sized companies in digitizing their local marketing and a driver of digital transformation. Deutsche Telemedien publishes the telecommunications directories Das Telefonbuch, yellow pages, yellow pages regional, and Das Örliche. This has grown into a digital platform - with numerous innovative servicesand features.

## Companisto
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Health Care

Companisto is an equity platform for startups. It enables investors to participate in the funding of companies with an investment of their choice, and in return share profits and increases in value of the startup or property. Companisto is the investment platform for startups and growth companies. Business angels and investors participate ingroundbreaking innovations, promising companies, and ideas that write history through venture capital. As a fintech company, they stand for lean processes, specialized knowledge, and efficient solutions. They are the driver of innovation in the field of professional online corporate finance. In a diverse society, they assume responsibility for the founding culture in Germany and Europe.

## Fosun International
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- 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.

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