#VentureCapital
The capital pots of many German investors are filling up again! In the past few weeks, both young and established VCs have launched new funds – including DTCP (500 million), seed+speed Ventures (90 million) and Ananda Impact Ventures (73 million).
No trace of crisis! Is the fundraising winter over again? The Berlin early-stage investor seed + speed ventures recently launched its third fund (90 million euros). The good news: “The original plan and target size for this third fund was 30 million.” The team around Carsten Maschmeyer and Alexander Kölpin would like to use the new fund to specifically invest in the “safe introduction and use of AI in everyday company life”. The Hamburg venture capital provider DTCP Meanwhile, “Project Liberty”, a fund around the booming topic of DefenseTech, was launched. The target volume of DTCP’s eighth fund is 500 million euros. The Swiss early-stage investor b2venturewhich is extremely active in Germany, recently announced the final closing of its fifth fund (150 million euros). The busy financier thus launched “the largest fund in its 25-year history”.
Here is a quick overview of all new and established donors as well as incubators and incubators that have recently announced new funding pots or their launch.
New and old VCs with big pots of money
DTCP
The Hamburg venture capital provider DTCP recently launched “Project Liberty”, a fund around the booming topic of DefenseTech. The target volume of DTCP’s eighth fund is 500 million euros. DTCP, founded in 2015, now manages 3 billion euros. With the Project Liberty fund, the DTCP team now wants to invest in up to 30 companies from the DefenseTech and dual-use segments (Series A to C). Investments of an average of 20 million euros are planned. More about DTCP
b2venture
The Swiss early-stage investor b2venture recently announced the final closing of its fifth fund (150 million euros). The busy financier is “launching the largest fund in its 25-year history”. With the fifth fund, the b2venture team would like to invest in around 35 startups. The focus is “on scalable and long-term viable technologies”. The first investments include Nautica Technologies, Hive Robotics and Augmented Industries. More about b2venture
FoodLabs
The Berlin food investor FoodLabs, backed by Christophe Maire, recently announced the final closing of its third fund (105 million euros). In recent years, FoodLabs, founded in 2016, has invested in emerging companies such as Formo, Holy, Infinite Roots, Klim MicroHarvest and Project Eaden. There was 100 million in the second FoodLabs fund. More about FoodLabs
seed + speed ventures
The Berlin early-stage investor seed + speed Ventures recently launched its third fund (90 million euros). The good news: “The original plan and target size for this third fund was 30 million.” The team around Carsten Maschmeyer and Alexander Kölpin would like to use the new fund to specifically invest in the “safe introduction and use of AI in everyday company life”. More about seed+speed Ventures
Rosberg Ventures
Rosberg Ventures, the young investor of Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg, recently launched its third fund. There is an impressive $100 million in the pot. Rosberg Ventures invests as a fund of funds in other venture capital funds. In the long term, direct investments in startups are expected to account for around 20% of Rosberg Ventures’ assets under management. More about Nico Rosberg
Ananda Impact Ventures
The Munich-based early-stage investor Ananda Impact Ventures recently announced the first closing of its fifth fund (73 million euros). 50 million were planned. Ananda, founded in 2009 by Johannes Weber and Florian Erber, invests in “visionary founders who develop scalable solutions in areas such as climate, health, biodiversity and social inclusion”. In recent years, Ananda has invested in around 50 emerging companies. More about Ananada Impact Ventures
Future Capital
The Frankfurt investor Futury Capital recently announced the final closing of the third Futury fund (47 million euros). 40 million were planned. Futury Capital “invests across Europe in technology-oriented start-ups with scalable business models”. The investor has a particular focus on startups from Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Around 25 investments are planned. More about Future Capital
Vanagon Ventures
The Munich-based early-stage investor Vanagon Ventures, backed by Axel Roitzsch, Susanne Fromm and Sandro Stark, recently announced the final closing of its first fund (20 million euros). Vanagon Ventures, founded in 2022, invests in “B2B startups that address fundamental systemic challenges and create new business models and markets through artificial intelligence and deep tech.” More about Vanagon Ventures
ZOHO.VC
The new Nuremberg investor ZOHO.VC, the investment arm of the ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator (Startup Factory: ZOHO Factory), recently announced the first closing of its first fund (10 million euros). ZOHO.VC invests in “DeepTech companies and university spin-offs, in both the software and hardware sectors”. The young financier has already invested in five startups – including Merge Labs by Alex Blania and Sam Altman. More about ZOHO.VC
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