Investors in Germany

Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) is one of Europe's leading early stage investors. As an entrepreneurial venture capitalist, DvH Ventures invests in emerging technology companies and builds successful investment clusters in areas such as Digital Health, Education, DeepTech or Climate Tech/ESG.

They invest in exceptional teams and scale direct-to-consumer business models that have the potential to disrupt industries. For those seeking early-stage investment from strategic business angels who can support them in scaling their business or looking for consulting on operations, they encourage getting in touch.

They seek out and develop innovative, promising, and scalable business ideas in order to advance them in the start-up phase with capital and know-how.

Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures (DBDV) is the corporate venture arm of Deutsche Bahn Group, Germany’s largest railway company and leading mobility provider. With funds of €100 million, DBDV intends to invest in startups with data-driven business models in the areas of Mobility, Logistics, Smart City, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence andBig Data. All within and beyond Deutsche Bahn’s core rail businesses. Investments will be sourced on a global basis, with emphasis on Europe, the United States and Israel. Funding is provided for startups from the Seed to Series C stage, with significant possibilities for follow-up funding. Alongside external investments, DBDV also is focused on promoting intrapreneurship inside the Deutsche Bahn Group and is working closely together with the group’s existing startup engagement platform Beyond1435 to leverage the acceleration of financed startups.

They are built on a love of gaming fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit with the explicit purpose of empowering extraordinary founders to actualize the ideas that won't leave them alone. Their perspective on the future of the industries in which they invest—gaming, Web3, and immersive technology—is anchored around a thesis of Synthetic Reality: the convergence of physical and digital worlds will continuously introduce new human experiences and create unprecedented social and economic opportunities.

As one of the few financial service providers in Germany, they have an exclusive investment approach in the realm of ESG. They have been involved in sustainable investment projects for decades, and their experts are able to identify real substance. This is how they create a genuine return: for investors, as well as for society and the environment.

Redstone is a European venture capital firm following selected investment strategies. Their focused approach with specialized investment teams for each strategy has enabled them to develop strong sector expertise and networks. This combination supercharges their portfolio companies. They’ve spent a decade building the world’s leading proprietary startup analytics and data platform, SOFIA, allowing them to make evidence-based and data-driven investment decisions.

They gather a community of purpose-led founders, investors, and scientists to drive systemic change in climate, healthcare, education, and finance. Their role is to provide founders the platform to succeed, supporting them with capital, relevant networks, and an aligned mission. They believe that in today’s world, the companies founded by extraordinary teams around a strong purpose will be the ones to succeed and thrive.

ODINE provides an accelerator programme for SMEs and startups to establish business in open data related areas. The Open Data Incubator for Europe (ODINE) is a 6-month incubator for open data entrepreneurs across Europe. The programme is funded with a €7.8m grant from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and is delivered by the seven partners featured below.

The TGFS is an equity investor for knowledge-based, technology-oriented start-ups in Saxony. It is the leading start-up financier in the Free State and supports teams with venture capital and management support in both the seed and start-up phases. A stake in the TGFS gives portfolio companies access to other international investors.

SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator ranks among the best European accelerators. The hybrid 6 month program focusses on energy, smart city & health. SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator supports entrepreneurial teams in growing and establishing innovative businesses. Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the heart of Germany and beyond by offering hands-on guidance to startups and spin-offs.

At O&P Beiersdorf Venture Capital, they aim to shape the future of skin care by creating new and better ways to make people feel good in their skin. They believe that collaboration is the way to reach that goal, so they work hand in hand with startups and corporations along the whole value chain, across industries and disciplines. By supporting entrepreneurship and sharing their assets and expertise, they enable others with innovative business models or disruptive technologies to make an impact.