etalytics
Series A in 2024
etalytics provides AI-powered energy intelligence through its cloud-based etaONE platform, helping data centers, pharmaceutical facilities, automotive manufacturers, and other industrial sites model, visualize, analyze, and optimize their energy assets in real time. It ingests real-time data from industrial systems across data centers, manufacturing plants, cities, building complexes, and utilities and applies optimization algorithms to identify operational strategies that reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and energy costs.
NORBr
Venture Round in 2024
NORBr facilitates seamless global payments by offering a no-code routing engine. This platform connects digital merchants with optimal payment service providers, enabling efficient transaction management across multiple parties and geographies.
Retraced is a Düsseldorf, Germany-based company that operates a blockchain-powered transparency platform for the fashion supply chain. The platform gives end consumers reliable information to verify sustainability and fairness, helping fashion brands earn trust and attract customers. Using artificial intelligence, the software collects data from suppliers on working conditions, materials, certifications, and environmental impacts and makes this information accessible to brands and their customers. By increasing visibility across the supply chain, Retraced enables informed purchasing decisions and helps brands demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout sourcing.
Flowit provides an end-to-end approach that makes modern, digital HR a breeze allowing organizations to streamline their processes.
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.
Deskbird is a workplace management application focused on enhancing the employee experience by simplifying office occupancy management. The platform allows users to effortlessly check office availability and book desks, meeting rooms, or hot desks through various devices, including mobile, desktop, Slack, and MS Teams, with just two clicks. This ease of use has led to its adoption in over 5,000 offices worldwide, with notable clients such as AON, Unicef, Vitra, Heineken, and ThyssenKrupp. Deskbird's innovative approach not only facilitates the return of employees to the office but also optimizes workspace utilization and helps organizations reduce costs related to leasing and energy consumption. By fostering collaboration and engagement, deskbird supports companies in maximizing their operational efficiency while prioritizing employee needs.
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.
retraced
Seed Round in 2022
Retraced is a Düsseldorf, Germany-based company that operates a blockchain-powered transparency platform for the fashion supply chain. The platform gives end consumers reliable information to verify sustainability and fairness, helping fashion brands earn trust and attract customers. Using artificial intelligence, the software collects data from suppliers on working conditions, materials, certifications, and environmental impacts and makes this information accessible to brands and their customers. By increasing visibility across the supply chain, Retraced enables informed purchasing decisions and helps brands demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout sourcing.
Ancla Logistik
Venture Round in 2022
Ancla Logistik specializes in contract logistics, fulfillment, freight forwarding, and customs services. They tailor each shipping component to clients' needs and scale solutions accordingly. Customers can reach out via phone, email, or online applications.
Ancla Logistik
Series A in 2022
Ancla Logistik specializes in contract logistics, fulfillment, freight forwarding, and customs services. They tailor each shipping component to clients' needs and scale solutions accordingly. Customers can reach out via phone, email, or online applications.
Founded in Berlin in 2017, Circula designs and develops expense management software tailored for European tax standards. Its mobile and web app streamlines real-time expense invoicing, benefiting road warriors, accountants, and managers alike by reducing administrative costs and workload.
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.
Pliant is a European fintech that specializes in B2B payment solutions through an API-first platform designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and embed payments into financial workflows. It serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, by enabling greater efficiency, control, and profitability. The company targets two primary segments: businesses seeking operational automation and extended credit lines, and financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks seeking to offer embedded finance and white-label credit card solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners, and operates as a licensed e-money institution issuing Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries. The platform provides customizable credit card management, automated transaction tracking, and real-time spending control to enhance financial oversight, reduce administrative workload, and optimize cash flow while maintaining security compliance.
The Stryze Group
Private Equity Round in 2021
The Stryze Group is a holding company specializing in Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brands. It develops, acquires, and scales D2C brands for both 'pull' e-commerce platforms like Amazon and 'push' e-commerce through social media. The company builds its own brands and acquires promising ones from external entrepreneurs to enhance their growth using its expertise, resources, and capital.
Manuco
Venture Round in 2021
Manuco is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in energetic nitrocellulose, primarily serving the defense, law enforcement, outdoor, pyrotechnics, and civil explosives sectors. The company produces a range of products, including gun cotton, pyro cellulose, and high-viscosity CA2, which are utilized in applications such as gunpowder, fireworks, and dynamite. Manuco is committed to delivering high-quality materials tailored to the specific needs of its diverse clientele in both military and civilian markets.
Usercentrics
Series B in 2020
Usercentrics GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in developing a consent management platform that assists enterprises, publishers, and agencies in obtaining, managing, and documenting user consent across various platforms. As a leading SaaS solution for consent management, Usercentrics provides essential tools for privacy-led marketing, including consent storage, APIs, and preference management systems. The platform is designed to enhance data privacy by enabling website and app consent management, along with features like smart data protection and dynamic policy management. This comprehensive approach empowers advertisers to effectively manage user consent while ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations.
Neodigital
Series B in 2020
Neodigital is a property and casualty insurance and insurtech company focused on digitizing insurance processes. It operates a platform that offers liability, home contents, accident, property, motor vehicle, and building insurance through independent brokers, enabling customers to purchase and manage digitized insurance products online. The company provides a range of personal and property-related coverage, including personal liability, household and homeowners insurance, and specialty lines such as dog and horse owner liability, bicycle insurance, and mobile phone insurance. By emphasizing digital workflows and online policy management, Neodigital aims to streamline underwriting and distribution for brokers and policyholders in the P&C market.
reINVENT innovation GmbH is a Munich-based company that develops software solutions tailored for the construction industry. Its platform aims to enhance communication and planning processes by connecting all key participants throughout the construction and warranty phases. By digitizing communication, data transfer, and documentation, reINVENT seeks to streamline operations for architects, developers, contractors, and project developers. This centralized platform integrates various aspects of project management, customer management, finance, and construction site management, ultimately enabling stakeholders to achieve significant cost and time savings. Through its innovative approach, reINVENT addresses the challenges of a traditionally under-digitized sector, facilitating more efficient collaboration among all parties involved in construction projects.
Nect GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in software solutions for identity verification. The company offers products such as SELFIE IDENT, which facilitates digital remote identity verification to comply with legal standards, ensuring the legitimacy and liveliness of users. Additionally, Nect provides CARD IDENT, an application that verifies document holders and extracts document data, serving as a technological aid for bank consultants and insurance brokers. By leveraging advanced biometric algorithms and artificial intelligence, Nect aims to simplify the onboarding process for users in regulated industries, addressing a significant market demand for secure, automated identity verification solutions.
Neodigital
Series A in 2020
Neodigital is a property and casualty insurance and insurtech company focused on digitizing insurance processes. It operates a platform that offers liability, home contents, accident, property, motor vehicle, and building insurance through independent brokers, enabling customers to purchase and manage digitized insurance products online. The company provides a range of personal and property-related coverage, including personal liability, household and homeowners insurance, and specialty lines such as dog and horse owner liability, bicycle insurance, and mobile phone insurance. By emphasizing digital workflows and online policy management, Neodigital aims to streamline underwriting and distribution for brokers and policyholders in the P&C market.
Usercentrics
Series A in 2019
Usercentrics GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in developing a consent management platform that assists enterprises, publishers, and agencies in obtaining, managing, and documenting user consent across various platforms. As a leading SaaS solution for consent management, Usercentrics provides essential tools for privacy-led marketing, including consent storage, APIs, and preference management systems. The platform is designed to enhance data privacy by enabling website and app consent management, along with features like smart data protection and dynamic policy management. This comprehensive approach empowers advertisers to effectively manage user consent while ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations.
Fliit is a developer of a food logistics platform that aims to simplify the delivery of fresh food and other sensitive products. The company creates a digital platform that connects food companies with a network of specialized carriers, enhancing efficiency and transparency in food logistics. By offering central technological applications for management and control, Fliit helps its partners save time and reduce stress during the planning process. The platform enables food companies to efficiently transport goods as needed and provides carriers with the resources to maximize their potential while collaborating within a network. With a focus on logistics and technology, Fliit is dedicated to transforming the food industry by making it more reliable and profitable for all stakeholders involved.
Alyne GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in developing security, governance, and risk management solutions. The company offers a comprehensive IT-driven platform that allows organizations across various industries to define common rules, assess adherence, and identify associated risks. Alyne's solutions include a content library, real-time dashboards, pre-defined control sets, templates, and questionnaires for engaging internal stakeholders and external partners. The platform also features risk analytics and reporting capabilities, enabling organizations to measure their cybersecurity maturity and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. By providing centralized software and consulting services, Alyne supports organizations in achieving risk transparency, aligning with industry standards, and sharing subject matter expertise.
ExB Group
Venture Round in 2018
ExB Group develops self-learning software for analyzing unstructured and semi-structured text and image data. Its platform transforms unstructured documents into structured data, automates workflows, and integrates with transportation management and enterprise resource planning systems.
Stocard GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing rewards applications for mobile devices, including iPhone and Android. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with additional offices in several European cities and Australia, Stocard offers the StocardApp, which allows users to store and manage their loyalty cards, access coupons, and browse catalogs from various retailers. The app functions as a mobile wallet, streamlining the shopping experience for over 50 million users worldwide by facilitating several billion transactions at the point of sale. Stocard aims to enhance user engagement and simplify rewards collection while also providing access to financial services on its platform.
Alyne GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in developing security, governance, and risk management solutions. The company offers a comprehensive IT-driven platform that allows organizations across various industries to define common rules, assess adherence, and identify associated risks. Alyne's solutions include a content library, real-time dashboards, pre-defined control sets, templates, and questionnaires for engaging internal stakeholders and external partners. The platform also features risk analytics and reporting capabilities, enabling organizations to measure their cybersecurity maturity and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. By providing centralized software and consulting services, Alyne supports organizations in achieving risk transparency, aligning with industry standards, and sharing subject matter expertise.
Stocard GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing rewards applications for mobile devices, including iPhone and Android. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with additional offices in several European cities and Australia, Stocard offers the StocardApp, which allows users to store and manage their loyalty cards, access coupons, and browse catalogs from various retailers. The app functions as a mobile wallet, streamlining the shopping experience for over 50 million users worldwide by facilitating several billion transactions at the point of sale. Stocard aims to enhance user engagement and simplify rewards collection while also providing access to financial services on its platform.
Quobyte GmbH is a Berlin-based company that specializes in software storage infrastructure services, founded in 2013 by former Google employees Felix Hupfeld and Björn Kolbeck. The company developed Quobyte, a data center file system that transforms commodity servers into a unified, high-performance, and scalable storage system. Quobyte's software eliminates data silos by providing multi-interface access with common authentication and access controls, allowing for the efficient management of persistent storage for various applications, including container environments and financial modeling. With the ability to scale seamlessly to thousands of clients and storage nodes, Quobyte's infrastructure supports live additions of resources without downtime, ensuring continuous operation. The company draws on extensive research in distributed systems, including the development of the parallel file system XtreemFS, to deliver a reliable and flexible storage solution for diverse industries such as life sciences and bio IT.
Stocard
Venture Round in 2016
Stocard GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing rewards applications for mobile devices, including iPhone and Android. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with additional offices in several European cities and Australia, Stocard offers the StocardApp, which allows users to store and manage their loyalty cards, access coupons, and browse catalogs from various retailers. The app functions as a mobile wallet, streamlining the shopping experience for over 50 million users worldwide by facilitating several billion transactions at the point of sale. Stocard aims to enhance user engagement and simplify rewards collection while also providing access to financial services on its platform.
Studydrive
Seed Round in 2015
Studydrive is an integrated platform designed for students to share and discuss study materials. It facilitates the digital exchange of academic resources, allowing users to access a vast collection of documents, including summaries, lecture notes, and exam questions across various subjects. By providing a community-driven environment, Studydrive enables students to share their own study materials and receive feedback, enhancing their learning experience. The platform promotes collaboration and accessibility, making it a valuable tool for students seeking to improve their academic performance.
Barzahlen
Venture Round in 2014
Barzahlen is a bank-independent cash infrastructure that allows cash withdrawals and deposits at checkout via barcode. The company offers digital payment options with cash and revolutionizes traditional banking. They offer their customers the possibility of cash deposits and expanding their withdrawal network.
orderbird
Series B in 2014
orderbird provides an intuitive iPad-based point of sale (POS) system for the hospitality industry. Its software enables service staff to send orders wirelessly to the kitchen or bar, optimizing business operations and offering a flexible alternative to traditional systems.
Crealytics
Series B in 2014
Crealytics is a performance marketing agency focused exclusively on the retail sector. With over 150 employees and offices in London, New York, and Berlin, they offer global paid search campaigns across 150 markets and 20 languages. Crealytics challenges conventional digital advertising practices by integrating marketing with merchandising and pricing policies to maximize profitability and customer lifetime value.
Pflege.de
Series A in 2014
Pflege.de is a comprehensive provider of living and care solutions for the elderly, offering a range of options that include outpatient care, assisted living, senior flat shares, and inpatient care. The company operates a medical advisory platform that delivers guidance to individuals and families seeking elderly care services. In addition to its core offerings, Pflege.de provides valuable information and organizational support for caregivers, encompassing counseling, home modifications, lift system installations, maintenance services, and financial and legal advice. This multifaceted approach enables the company to address the diverse needs of elderly individuals, ensuring they receive quality care tailored to their physical, mental, and spiritual challenges.
Blacklane
Series B in 2013
Blacklane provides professional ground transportation services with a focus on corporate and individual travel. It offers chauffeured options including business class, first class, economy, and business van/SUV, plus airport transfers and limousine services. Customers can book through a website or mobile app, with real-time flight tracking and meet-and-greet support for a smooth airport experience. The company serves clients worldwide across major cities and supports tailored solutions for business travel and events. It emphasizes safety, reliability, and sustainability by offering carbon-neutral vehicles, including hybrid and electric options. Blacklane coordinates licensed and insured drivers and aims for transparent pricing with fixed, all-inclusive rates. Founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, it maintains international operations including offices in key markets.
Crossvertise
Funding Round in 2013
Crossvertise GmbH is a Munich-based company that operates a cross-media booking platform designed for agencies and advertisers. Founded in 2011, the platform provides comprehensive information about the advertising industry, allowing users to compare and book a wide range of advertising media directly online. Crossvertise offers services in various advertising formats, including direct marketing, billboards, outdoor, radio, print, online, movie theater, mobile, and television. Additionally, the company provides consultancy services to support advertising campaigns, enabling clients to manage their advertising operations conveniently and transparently.
Blacklane
Seed Round in 2012
Blacklane provides professional ground transportation services with a focus on corporate and individual travel. It offers chauffeured options including business class, first class, economy, and business van/SUV, plus airport transfers and limousine services. Customers can book through a website or mobile app, with real-time flight tracking and meet-and-greet support for a smooth airport experience. The company serves clients worldwide across major cities and supports tailored solutions for business travel and events. It emphasizes safety, reliability, and sustainability by offering carbon-neutral vehicles, including hybrid and electric options. Blacklane coordinates licensed and insured drivers and aims for transparent pricing with fixed, all-inclusive rates. Founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, it maintains international operations including offices in key markets.
88tc88
Venture Round in 2012
88 is a web-based service that enables music, games and apps to access the explosive Chinese marketplace. China is the biggest mobile phone market globally with more than 1 billion subscribers. Only 2% of revenues are generated by Western media given lack of content made available to the Chinese Market. 88 is uniquely situated to arrange official approval by Chinese authorities for the content to be released and monetized in the marketplace.88 established platform contracts with the biggest mobile operators (China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile). 88 offers access to the biggest Chinese Internet portals for promotion of the content as a value-added service. Intelligent automated IT solutions makes the 88 business model highly scalable. 88’s existing university translator network in China is scalable through social network approach. The 88 Management team assembles significant experience in the Music, Games and IT business.
orderbird
Series A in 2012
orderbird provides an intuitive iPad-based point of sale (POS) system for the hospitality industry. Its software enables service staff to send orders wirelessly to the kitchen or bar, optimizing business operations and offering a flexible alternative to traditional systems.
Founded in Berlin in 2017, Circula designs and develops expense management software tailored for European tax standards. Its mobile and web app streamlines real-time expense invoicing, benefiting road warriors, accountants, and managers alike by reducing administrative costs and workload.