Venture capital firms in Berlin

One of Europe's most active early-stage VCs, founded 2012 in Berlin, managing ~€1.2bn AUM. Fund V (€325m) backs pre-seed and seed startups in AI, fintech, defence and supply-chain software with €1m–€8m first cheques, plus 100+ in-house o...

Founder-first seed VC founded 2012 by ex-Zalando operators Filip Dames, Christian Meermann and Daniel Glasner; raised a €300m fund and later a $500m platform. Invests early across climate, fintech, e-commerce and software with heavy foll...

Seed specialist founded 2008, laser-focused on B2B SaaS and B2B marketplaces with €0.5m–€5m tickets; raised a €180m seed fund. Over 65% of its seed bets reach Series A and 13+ have hit unicorn status. Portfolio includes Zendesk, Contentf...

B2B-focused early-stage VC founded 2019 by Robert Lacher (La Famiglia co-founder) and Sebastian Pollok, running paired seed and growth funds (€400m+ raised). Backed by a network of European family-office and unicorn-founder LPs. GP Judit...

Deep-tech VC founded 2020 by ex-Rocket Internet / HelloFresh / Mesosphere operators Ludwig Ensthaler, Florian Leibert and Alexander Kudlich; started with a €170m fund, now $1.3bn+ raised. Invests in AI & automation, infrastructure/enterp...

Multi-stage German VC founded 1997, ~€2.5bn AUM across seed–Series B (€0.5m–€15m cheques) in fintech, SaaS, digital health, deep tech and climate. Split across Berlin and Munich offices. Long track record includes N26, UiPath, Peak Games...

MUNICH-HQ (ex-Holtzbrinck Ventures), founded 2000, independent since 2010, with a Berlin office and €2.8bn AUM across nine fund generations. All-stage investor from €0.5m seed to €100m follow-ons in fintech, SaaS, consumer marketplaces, ...

Berlin-based global early-stage VC founded 2013 by Rocket Internet's Oliver Samwer; since April 2024 invests exclusively off Rocket Internet's balance sheet. Sector-agnostic seed and follow-on investor with a globe-spanning office networ...

Pan-European multi-stage firm headquartered in Berlin, founded 2012, with €3bn+ AUM and offices in London, Tel Aviv and Barcelona. Invests seed to pre-IPO across fintech, consumer, enterprise, AI and marketplaces. 15 unicorns backed incl...

Elite B2B early-stage fund founded 2015, known for enterprise, logistics, fintech, sustainability and defence bets; merged with US giant General Catalyst in 2024, giving GC its first major continental-Europe footprint while keeping the B...

Berlin VC founded 2014 running multiple thesis-specific funds (fintech via VR Ventures, proptech via Tane, industrial via Future Industry Ventures, plus a venture-debt fund). Primarily seed and Series A across fintech, medtech, deep-tech...

Berlin pre-seed/seed specialist led by serial founder-investor Christophe Maire (two-time TechCrunch 'European Seed Investor of the Year'), writing €25k–€5m+ cheques across AI & compute, energy & climate, industrial & robotics and space ...

Berlin pre-seed/seed firm with €260m+ AUM, leading rounds of €0.5m–€4m in B2B SaaS and infrastructure (HR, sales, legal tech) often pre-product. Sources via a 250+ person operator network. Portfolio includes Aleph Alpha, Forto, PlanRadar...

Berlin enterprise-software VC founded 2017 with a €100m fund, investing €1m–€5m at seed and Series A into B2B software across all enterprise segments in Europe. ~26 investments to date. Portfolio includes Mercanis, Kodex AI, Automation H...

Leading European pre-seed/seed VC (HQ Vienna) with a Berlin office at Schwedter Str., running specialist teams across fintech, deep tech, industrial tech, marketplaces, health and climate. 400+ investments. Notable bets include Bitpanda,...

Gaming, esports and interactive-media investment platform founded 2015 by ESL founder Jens Hilgers, now $1bn+ AUM across six specialist funds spanning gaming, web3 and AI. Deep operator DNA from pro esports; 130+ portfolio companies. Ber...

MUNICH-HQ privately-financed VC founded 2015, with Berlin, New York, London and Bangalore offices — the India office giving it an eChai-relevant cross-border edge. Invests pre-seed through growth in energy/climate, fintech, enterprise in...

BONN-HQ deep-tech seed investor founded 2009 by Frank Thelen and partners, doing only a few high-conviction seed deals a year with 360-degree hands-on support across aerospace, AI, robotics, biotech and clean energy. Best known as an ear...

MUNICH-HQ founder-collective VC established 2021 by six serial entrepreneurs (incl. Felix Haas, Jan Becker), backing pre-seed to Series A with €0.5m–€2.5m cheques plus a 200+ entrepreneur / 50 super-angel network. Enterprise applications...