# Top 50 Travel Startup Investors in Germany in May 2026

## Monkfish Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace

Monkfish Equity is the investment vehicle of the trivago founders. As Co-investors, with a focus on later stage phases, they invest in companies which can benefit from their entrepreneurial experience. Running the world´s biggest travel meta portal with over 500 M$ revenue (2015), the people behind Monkfish Equity understand entrepreneurs needs andfocus on value adding activities. As “low maintenance” investors, they offer the leeway that entrepreneurs need to build their businesses.

## Russmedia Equity Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Schan, Schaan, Liechtenstein
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Travel, Rental, iOS

This is really our website. We invest time into building companies, not websites.

## MairDumont Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, Internet, SaaS

MairDumont Ventures invests in companies in travel sector.

## Venture Stars
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Pet, Software

Venture Stars is a Munich based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in innovative, digital B2C and B2B business models.

## b2venture (formerly btov Partners)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Btov Partners is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies. With investment teams in Digital and Industrial Tech, Btov invests EUR 50m per year in high-growth companies with ticket sizes from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m.

## NFQ Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Travel, Tourism

NFQ accelerates the success of entrepreneurs with a current team of 250 specialists delivering company-building services.

## HOWZAT Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

## 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.

## Axel Springer Digital Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, Internet, Digital Media

Axel Springer Digital Ventures is the Venture Capital unit of Axel Springer SE, investing in digital companies globally.

## Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn-lengsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Information Technology

Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments and its portfolio is managed by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, the investment management group of Deutsche Telekom: www.telekom-capital.com


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

bmp Ventures is an innovative Venture Capital Company from Berlin.
Since 1997 we’ve been investing Smart Money in Early Stage and Growth Startups. We finance ingenious business models with outstanding teams, who build fast-growing and sustainably profitable enterprises.

## Lakestar
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Capnamic Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Capnamic is a Venture Capital firm supporting ambitious founders in the German-speaking regions. Our focus is on the early stages, from (Pre-)Seed to Series A.

## HR Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dreieich, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, Information Technology, Software

HR Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm, which is part of the HahnAir Group. HR Ventures is based near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. HR Ventures is also an EVCA member, the European private equity & venture capital association.HR Ventures was founded to support exceptional entrepreneurs in achieving their goals together aspartners. We define ourselves as an equal partner for all entrepreneurial challenges with in-depth expertise and a large network. The company builds a strong relationship with each founder to create outstanding companies. We are here to

## Neosfer
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech

Invest. Build. Connect. neosfer is shaping the digital and sustainable future in financial services. neosfer (formerly main incubator) is the early stage VC of Commerzbank Group. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. Through strategic investments in the fields of Fintech, Crypto, B2B SaaS & Sustainability neosfer participates ininnovations and makes them available for Commerzbank and its customers.

## 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.

## 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.

## Vorwerk Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage

Vorwerk Ventures is an independent €150m Venture Capital Fund grown out of the Vorwerk Group in late 2019 and defines itself through a strong commitment towards consumer-facing digital businesses. Our unique direct selling experience in addition to an outstanding track record in Venture Capital provides added value for forward-thinkingentrepreneurs. Headquartered in Berlin Germany, we currently have more than €250m in assets under management and are constantly on the look-out for promising opportunities starting with Seed/Series A investments of €1m to €10m and ensuring continuous support reserving up to €15m for upcoming financing rounds. An outstanding founding team, an existing market presence and a well-defined exit strategy framed by a consumer-centric business model are key requirements to us when it comes to making an investment decision.

## aws Gründerfonds (aws Founders Fund)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

aws Gründerfonds is Austria's 70m venture capital fund. We invest as co-investor in Austrian high-growth start-ups in their later seed and (pre-)series-A stages.

## Motu Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence

Motu Ventures is a Berlin based seed fund focused on building lean startups and boosting talented entrepreneurs. They specialize in first round financing of seed stage companies . Leveraging their network and experience, they support their portfolio companies from their early stage and they accelerate them as active investor.

## 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.

## EQT Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totalling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totalling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totalling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris and San Francisco, taking a locals with locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments.

## Speedinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Venista Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Bayern Kapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Landshut, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Bayern Kapital (founded at the end of 1995) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the LfA Foerderbank Bayern (Bavaria‘s development bank). Bayern Kapital’s objective is to finance research and development as well as the market launch of new products, product diversifications, and expansion of the market share.The requesting company has to be located inBavaria. Industries are e. g. IT/software, life sciences, new materials, micro-systems and environmental technologies.Bayern Kapital and its funds have invested in more than 250 companies and currently manages funds to the value of EUR 340 m. The five investing funds currently managed by Bayern Kapital are Seedfonds Bayern, Clusterfonds Start-Up!, Innovationsfonds, Innovationsfonds EFRE and Wachstumsfonds Bayern.

## Chris Hitchen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Chris is an Australian entrepreneur and investor based in Munich, Germany. He co-founded Australia's largest comparison shopping site Getprice.com.au in 2005 and sold it to News Corp in 2010. He became News Corp's Executive Director of Commerce before leading a management buyout of Getprice in 2012, then repositioned the business asNext Commerce, including acquiring south east Asian price comparison Pricepanda and securing investment from Rocket Internet, Tengelmann Ventures, PLDT and Kinnevik, before selling the group to UK-listed Future plc in 2016.Chris also co-founded programmatic video business Audience TV, native ecommerce advertising company Hynt.com and the autonomous vehicle software company Unleash Aerial.Chris is also the founding investor and chairman of Munich-based vacation rentals business Holidu and an industrial advisor to Swedish private equity group EQT.

## Project A Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies. In addition to $600 M in assets under management, Project A provides its portfolio companies with a wide range of operational support services. This includes more than 100 experts from key areas such as software engineering,business intelligence, marketing, and recruiting. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi.

## Samuel Shank
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketplace, Mobile, E-Commerce

Samuel Shank is a Board Member at Operto Guest Technologies. He attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and the University of Virginia.

## Groupe Arnault
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series C, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Health Care

Groupe Arnault SAS is a principal investment firm. The firm seeks to hold stake in companies and is owned and controlled by Mr. Bernard Arnault. Groupe Arnault SAS was founded in 1978 and is based in Paris, France.

## Senovo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: München, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Senovo is an early-stage VC funding global B2B SaaS category-leaders from Europe in Seed or Series A fundraising rounds. The fund invests into enterprise software startups in the areas of process optimization, industry 4.0 and data-enabled solution. The investor supports tech entrepreneurs in scaling marketing, sales, organisation, finance and KPIs.

## Loric Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Real Estate, Financial Services, FinTech

Technology is transforming the way we live, work and play.
Loric Ventures invests in innovative and disruptive solutions globally, with a focus on fin- and urbantech and impact.

## CHECK24 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Travel, EdTech, Legal Tech

CHECK24 Ventures is the venture capital division of the CHECK24 group that provides young internet companies with seed and growth financing. It works independently from CHECK24 and makes the financially driven investment decision in growth companies in the areas of financial technology, insurance technology, online marketplaces and software sectorsin Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Eckhard Juls and Heinrich Blase founded it on November 1, 2016, with its headquarters in Frankfurt in Germany.

## TGFS - Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

TGFS - Technologiegruenderfonds Sachsen is an early stage VC fund targeting high tech startups with strong growth potential. The fund invests into ventures located in Saxony/Germany, Europe's leading semiconductor cluster. The team has invested into more than 120 companies so far, including more than 40 investments from the currentfund.

## TA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

From its active funds TAC currently invests in Europe and the USA. They invest in all stages (seed, early and growth) of start-ups with capable teams and scalable business models. Their investment sizes go from as low as $200,000 to as much as $15 milion per transaction. They like opportunities in e-commerce, Internet, digital life and softwaredomains. They like to create and shape new markets. They are unconventional, caring and driven, and very fast. They are honest and fair in their daily dealings and in their transactions. They honor their commitments and deliver on their promises, on time. They see it their mission to provide entrepreneurs with the resources required to grow their companies and they exclusively partner with teams who share their values.

## Nathan Blecharczyk
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Tourism, Leisure

Nathan Blecharczyk is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Airbnb, a trusted community marketplace that connects people with unique accommodations in more than 34,000 cities and 191 countries. Blecharczyk oversaw the creation of Airbnbs engineering, data science, and performance marketing teams and currently plays a leading role in thecompanys business and product strategy. He became an entrepreneur early on, running a business while he was in high school that sold to clients in more than 20 countries. He earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University and held several engineering positions before co-founding Airbnb. As a guest, Blecharczyk has stayed in hundreds of homes using Airbnb and he is also a host in San Francisco, where he lives with his family.

## Rolf Christof Dienst
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

At Wellington some of his investments include healthcare specialists PST, MediMedia and Medigene, a biotech company focussed on cancer and autoimmune diseases,which he co-invested in in 1998, before it was taken public at the top of the market in 2000.Rolf now focuses on Wellington's Technology and Life Science fundraising and investor relation activities and sits on the board of some portfolio companies.Prior to founding Wellington, Rolf was president of the Munich-based Matuschka Group, one of the first German investment banks, for 22 years. During the 1980s, he built long-lasting relationships with leading U.S. VC groups and investors, gaining an invaluable insight at how the American VC model could be adapted to Europe. In 1984 he co-founded TVM (Munich/Boston), one of Germany's first privately held VC firms.His entrepreneurial initiatives include the foundation of the LMU Entrepreneurship Centre at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, the largest university in Germany. The main objective of this organisation is to familiarise students and scientists with the concepts of self-employment and entrepreneurship.From April 2007 to April 2009 Rolf was Chairman of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK). He holds a law degree from the LMU Munich and has been a member of the Munich Bar since 1974. Rolf is married since 1976 and has five children.

## UVC Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

UVC Partners is a Munich- and Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-based startups in the areas of enterprise software, industrial technologies, and mobility. The fund typically invests between € 0.5 - 10m initially and up to € 20m in total per company.

## Franz Koch
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Travel

Franz Koch

## U-Start
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Travel, Internet

U-Start is a professional advisory firm structuring deals with private investors, investing in tech companies across Europe, Israel and US.

## MairDumont
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ostfildern, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Travel, Hotel

MAIRDUMONT operates as a travel publisher. The company provides travel, leisure, and mobility media in Europe. Its media portfolio includes printed and online media, as well as mobile navigation equipment. The company offers communication options, such as advertisements, and online advertising, including advertising forms, booklets and cross-mediaservices, cross-selling opportunities, POS and event-promotion campaigns, and the networking of services. MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG provides the falk navigator and Internet services, such as falk.de for travelers; the falk branch finder and the falk route planner for business customers; and markets and sells content. It also develops products and services that include mobile navigation systems, such as the Falk activepilot and Java-based offboard navigation system for mobile telephones; and tailor-made solutions for business customers. The company operates falk.de, gofalk.com, marcopolo.de, and European mobility portals. It involves in navigation systems and services, geographical information systems, and content segments. MAIRDUMONT was formerly known as Institut Kurt Mair and changed its name to Mairs Geographischer Verlag Kurt Mair GmbH & Co. KG in 1952. The name was further changed to MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG. in January 2005. The company was founded in 1948 and is based in Ostfildern, Germany.

## SquareOne
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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

## 360 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

360 Capital is a Venture Capital firm investing in early stage, innovative deeptech & digital enterprises across Europe. The firm has a 20-year track record of supporting talented tech entrepreneurs in developing ambitious & disruptive companies in a variety of sectors. Led by a diverse and experienced team of professionals located in Parisand Milan, 360 Capital has €400M of assets under management and an active portfolio of over 50 companies.A few examples from our current portfolio include Alsid, Earthcube, Exotec, Arbe Robotics, Sophia Genetics, Le Slip Français and Tediber.
Find out more on our website!

## RI Digital Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Travel, Online Portals

Raffay is an investment group with early stage venture capital and real estate as its primary focus.

## Hessen Kapital I GmbH
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Hotel, Travel

Hessen Kapital I GmbH is an investment management company for growth and innovation in Hessen.

## Hasso Plattner Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our informationtechnology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley.

## Battery Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that focuses on technology. Battery invests in potentially, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure technologies, consumer-internet and mobile services, and industrial technologies.

## NBank Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Travel, Tourism, Artificial Intelligence

NBank Capital invests in young, innovative companies in the seed and startup phase, N investments in SMEs with capital requirements for growth.

## Headline
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

## Heartcore Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

Heartcore Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm devoted to backing founders building category-defining consumer internet brands.Founded as Sunstone Capital in 2007, Heartcore has raised over $500 million in committed capital across four fund generations. The firm has offices in Copenhagen, Berlin, and Paris but invests across Europe andoccasionally in the United States. Heartcore has backed more than 70 exceptional founding teams.

## Connect Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech

Connect Ventures invests in the best product-led companies in Europe at seed stage. Categories: Consumer, Health, Fintech, SaaS

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