SquareOne

SquareOne is a venture capital fund managed by Paua Ventures, a Berlin-based firm established in 2010. The fund focuses on early-stage investments, targeting seed and Series A rounds primarily in European technology companies. SquareOne's investment strategy encompasses sectors such as Software-as-a-Service, B2B marketplaces, B2C mobile applications, mobile enterprise solutions, and e-commerce. The fund aims to invest in approximately 20 startups over a three-year period, with individual investments ranging from $0.25 million to $2.5 million. Paua Ventures acts as both lead and co-investor, leveraging its expertise to support entrepreneurs and bridge the gap between innovative startups and the corporate sector.

Charlotte Baumhauer

Investment Associate

Christian Buchenau

Partner

Christophe Defforey

Founder

Felix Plapperer

Venture Capital Investor

Moritz Poewe

Partner

Christian Thaler-Wolski

Partner

Federico Wengi

Partner

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Hygraph

Series B in 2023
Hygraph, formerly known as GraphCMS, is a company based in Gießen, Germany, that provides tools for developers and content creators to build and manage content APIs. Founded in 2017, Hygraph enables developers to create powerful content APIs quickly, facilitating seamless integration with websites, applications, and other platforms. The platform offers a comprehensive set of tools that empower content creators to efficiently manage their content, streamlining the content infrastructure necessary for digital products. By focusing on both development and content management needs, Hygraph serves agencies and enterprises looking to enhance their digital presence.

Heropay.eu

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021 by Roland Jais-Nielsen, HERO is on a mission to bridge this SME funding gap and disrupt the financial landscape for SMEs across Europe. By providing a large range of instantly available financing and payment options, its primary focus is to resolve the working capital crunch for European SMEs.

Otterspace

Seed Round in 2022
Otterspace is an NFT company that aims to use earned NFTs rather than purchased NFTs to reward and recognize participation in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Its non-transferable badge protocol assists DAOs in developing more effective incentive systems, automating permissions, and enabling non-financialized governance.

Noscendo

Venture Round in 2022
Noscendo GmbH is a diagnostics company based in Duisburg, Germany, specializing in bioinformatics solutions for identifying and assessing pathogens associated with bloodstream infections. Their diagnostic procedures utilize Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, enabling intensive care clinicians to detect bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites present in patients' blood. Noscendo employs proprietary algorithms to evaluate the significance of each identified pathogen, thereby enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of infection management in clinical settings.

Keelvar

Series B in 2022
Keelvar Systems Ltd. offers innovative strategic sourcing software tailored for local and central governments, as well as energy utilities in Ireland and internationally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bishopstown, Ireland, with additional offices in Dublin, Dallas, Pittsburgh, London, and Berlin, Keelvar's suite of products includes the Sourcing Optimizer for customized price collection, Sourcing Automation for intelligent sourcing processes, and Fulfillment Optimizer, which utilizes live digital rate cards to streamline sourcing events. The company's auction technology aids public sector purchasers in balancing budget constraints while optimizing service levels and fostering competition among suppliers. Additionally, Keelvar provides solutions for network operations and equipment and vehicle fleet management, enabling purchasers to effectively capture supplier information and negotiate multi-category volume discounts. With a focus on enhancing procurement efficiency, Keelvar serves large enterprises seeking advanced sourcing capabilities in procurement and supply chain management.

Wandelbots

Series C in 2022
Wandelbots is a german startup that enables non-programmers to teach industrial robots faster and cheaper using smart clothing. Based on sensors attached to clothes, the Wandelbots software backend tracks human motion to live-control industrial robots. Operators can teach automation tasks by demonstration. The software backend builds a machine learning model based on several demonstrations and generates automation worklfows. They can be refined and optimized with the software tool. The generated processes are self-adaptive, so learned processes can automatically be used in dynamic environments. This adaptation includes automatic anomaly detection, process adaptation and MES-integration.

Deed

Series A in 2021
Deed Inc. operates a community engagement platform that connects users with opportunities to make a positive impact locally through volunteerism and philanthropy. Founded in 2015 by Deevee Kashi, Steven Liu, and Aske Ertmann, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional locations in Berlin and San Francisco. The platform fosters a community of socially conscious individuals dedicated to enhancing social impact, enabling them to engage in meaningful activities that contribute to their communities.

Vue Storefront

Series A in 2021
Vue Storefront is a Progressive Web App Storefront possible to integrate with any eCommerce platform. You can develop a native-like web app that is downloadable on iOS and Android. It makes your eCommerce extremely fast and helps you to support a mobile-first experience.

inai

Seed Round in 2021
Inai is a single integration for your global payment stack. Inai will provide connections to multiple payment service providers ( Stripe, Adyen , Braintree), Wallets, BNPL platforms, open banking providers, fraud, BI and accounting in a single integration. Our dashboard will allow merchants to build custom workflows tailored to their unique business needs without writing any code

Hygraph

Series A in 2021
Hygraph, formerly known as GraphCMS, is a company based in Gießen, Germany, that provides tools for developers and content creators to build and manage content APIs. Founded in 2017, Hygraph enables developers to create powerful content APIs quickly, facilitating seamless integration with websites, applications, and other platforms. The platform offers a comprehensive set of tools that empower content creators to efficiently manage their content, streamlining the content infrastructure necessary for digital products. By focusing on both development and content management needs, Hygraph serves agencies and enterprises looking to enhance their digital presence.

xolo

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a novel volumetric three-dimensional printing technology intended to enable the manufacturing of complex multi-component objects at high speed. The company's technology offers system control, object import, connectivity, transformations, slicer tools, print videos, material selectors, and low-level access, enabling manufacturing industries to generate three-dimensional objects with complex structural features as well as mechanical and optical functions.

Deed

Seed Round in 2020
Deed Inc. operates a community engagement platform that connects users with opportunities to make a positive impact locally through volunteerism and philanthropy. Founded in 2015 by Deevee Kashi, Steven Liu, and Aske Ertmann, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional locations in Berlin and San Francisco. The platform fosters a community of socially conscious individuals dedicated to enhancing social impact, enabling them to engage in meaningful activities that contribute to their communities.

Deed

Seed Round in 2020
Deed Inc. operates a community engagement platform that connects users with opportunities to make a positive impact locally through volunteerism and philanthropy. Founded in 2015 by Deevee Kashi, Steven Liu, and Aske Ertmann, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional locations in Berlin and San Francisco. The platform fosters a community of socially conscious individuals dedicated to enhancing social impact, enabling them to engage in meaningful activities that contribute to their communities.

Outfunnel

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Outfunnel OÜ is a marketing automation and insights platform based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2018. The company specializes in sales-centric tools that help businesses automate their email marketing campaigns and track user interactions on both email and websites. Outfunnel's platform provides valuable insights into customer behavior, allowing clients to monitor leads and understand which messages and content effectively drive conversions. By streamlining marketing efforts and enhancing branding strategies, Outfunnel enables businesses to optimize their revenue generation processes.

FireStart

Series A in 2020
FireStart GmbH, based in Linz, Austria, specializes in process planning and management software. The company offers a comprehensive Business Process Management (BPM) platform that integrates process modeling, workflow automation, and process analysis. This platform allows business units to design, develop, and optimize their processes while transforming them into automated workflows. FireStart's solution enhances efficiency by simplifying interactions with existing IT systems, including CRM, ERP, and HR applications. By providing a collaborative process automation tool, FireStart aims to improve productivity and streamline daily operations for its clients, enabling them to organize their workflows in a more structured manner.

Wandelbots

Series B in 2020
Wandelbots is a german startup that enables non-programmers to teach industrial robots faster and cheaper using smart clothing. Based on sensors attached to clothes, the Wandelbots software backend tracks human motion to live-control industrial robots. Operators can teach automation tasks by demonstration. The software backend builds a machine learning model based on several demonstrations and generates automation worklfows. They can be refined and optimized with the software tool. The generated processes are self-adaptive, so learned processes can automatically be used in dynamic environments. This adaptation includes automatic anomaly detection, process adaptation and MES-integration.

Keelvar

Series A in 2020
Keelvar Systems Ltd. offers innovative strategic sourcing software tailored for local and central governments, as well as energy utilities in Ireland and internationally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bishopstown, Ireland, with additional offices in Dublin, Dallas, Pittsburgh, London, and Berlin, Keelvar's suite of products includes the Sourcing Optimizer for customized price collection, Sourcing Automation for intelligent sourcing processes, and Fulfillment Optimizer, which utilizes live digital rate cards to streamline sourcing events. The company's auction technology aids public sector purchasers in balancing budget constraints while optimizing service levels and fostering competition among suppliers. Additionally, Keelvar provides solutions for network operations and equipment and vehicle fleet management, enabling purchasers to effectively capture supplier information and negotiate multi-category volume discounts. With a focus on enhancing procurement efficiency, Keelvar serves large enterprises seeking advanced sourcing capabilities in procurement and supply chain management.

Hygraph

Seed Round in 2020
Hygraph, formerly known as GraphCMS, is a company based in Gießen, Germany, that provides tools for developers and content creators to build and manage content APIs. Founded in 2017, Hygraph enables developers to create powerful content APIs quickly, facilitating seamless integration with websites, applications, and other platforms. The platform offers a comprehensive set of tools that empower content creators to efficiently manage their content, streamlining the content infrastructure necessary for digital products. By focusing on both development and content management needs, Hygraph serves agencies and enterprises looking to enhance their digital presence.

Noscendo

Series A in 2020
Noscendo GmbH is a diagnostics company based in Duisburg, Germany, specializing in bioinformatics solutions for identifying and assessing pathogens associated with bloodstream infections. Their diagnostic procedures utilize Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, enabling intensive care clinicians to detect bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites present in patients' blood. Noscendo employs proprietary algorithms to evaluate the significance of each identified pathogen, thereby enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of infection management in clinical settings.

Detectify

Series B in 2019
Detectify offers a SaaS-based tool for security analysis of web applications. Detectify is a service where website owners and developers can enter the domain name of a website and let Detectify analyze its security level by applying a broad range of emulated hacker attacks. Detectify then provides the owner with an easy to understand report that describes the identified vulnerabilities and their potential risk in the hands of malicious hackers.

Actyx

Venture Round in 2019
Actyx AG is a German software company based in Munich, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing software infrastructure for factories, focusing on a new manufacturing paradigm that integrates the Internet of Things, big-data analytics, and intelligent machines. The company's primary product is ActyxOS, a multi-device operating system designed for a serverless architecture that enables distributed applications to run seamlessly on various edge devices. Additionally, Actyx offers Actyx Pond, a TypeScript framework that facilitates the creation of distributed applications. The firm collaborates closely with manufacturers to address complex technical challenges and aims to foster smart, adaptive, sustainable, and efficient manufacturing processes.

Phase

Seed Round in 2019
Phase is a developer of a web design platform that focuses on creating and animating micro-interactions. The platform provides a visual and intuitive digital design tool that allows designers to prototype applications and websites using live data. It facilitates the importation of various design assets, enabling the creation of user interface animations. Additionally, Phase's platform supports multiple formats for sharing designs with developers, streamlining the collaboration process in digital design projects.

Wandelbots

Series A in 2018
Wandelbots is a german startup that enables non-programmers to teach industrial robots faster and cheaper using smart clothing. Based on sensors attached to clothes, the Wandelbots software backend tracks human motion to live-control industrial robots. Operators can teach automation tasks by demonstration. The software backend builds a machine learning model based on several demonstrations and generates automation worklfows. They can be refined and optimized with the software tool. The generated processes are self-adaptive, so learned processes can automatically be used in dynamic environments. This adaptation includes automatic anomaly detection, process adaptation and MES-integration.

Codasip

Series A in 2018
Codasip Ltd. is a technology company based in Brno, Czech Republic, specializing in application-specific instruction set processors (ASIPs) and electronic design automation (EDA) tools. Founded in 2006 as a spinout from the Brno University of Technology, Codasip has established itself as a pioneer in RISC-V processor IP, being the first vendor to offer tools for automatically tailored RISC-V processors. Its silicon-proven Studio™ tool suite allows Internet of Things (IoT) developers to create optimized RISC-V processors tailored to specific software applications. The company serves a diverse clientele, including notable firms such as AMD, Mobileye, and AVG, and has formed strategic partnerships with various technology organizations. Codasip's innovative solutions enhance processor automation and production efficiency, supporting the development of advanced devices for the IoT ecosystem.

Outfunnel

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Outfunnel OÜ is a marketing automation and insights platform based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2018. The company specializes in sales-centric tools that help businesses automate their email marketing campaigns and track user interactions on both email and websites. Outfunnel's platform provides valuable insights into customer behavior, allowing clients to monitor leads and understand which messages and content effectively drive conversions. By streamlining marketing efforts and enhancing branding strategies, Outfunnel enables businesses to optimize their revenue generation processes.

wellabe

Seed Round in 2018
Wellabe is a cloud-based and patient-centered prevention platform. Wellabe enables agile integration of state of-the-art medical sensors in a lab setting for on-site screenings. Participants run through the screening before and after a preventive lifestyle intervention. The re-screenings measure the impact individuals have on their own biomarkers with lifestyle changes. All assessed datasets are stored and interpreted in a cloud platform and can be assessed and enriched by patients with their smartphones. The data is presented to give the participants a comprehensive understanding about their health and keep them motivated. wellabe partners with caregivers, nutrition and sports providers that can help participants to change their markers within a defined timespan. wellabe aims to match the patients’ profiles with the most effective intervention.

Hygraph

Seed Round in 2018
Hygraph, formerly known as GraphCMS, is a company based in Gießen, Germany, that provides tools for developers and content creators to build and manage content APIs. Founded in 2017, Hygraph enables developers to create powerful content APIs quickly, facilitating seamless integration with websites, applications, and other platforms. The platform offers a comprehensive set of tools that empower content creators to efficiently manage their content, streamlining the content infrastructure necessary for digital products. By focusing on both development and content management needs, Hygraph serves agencies and enterprises looking to enhance their digital presence.

Silexica

Series B in 2018
Silexica provides software development tools reducing time-to-market of innovative software IP and intelligent products. Enabled by deep software analysis, heterogeneous hardware awareness and quick design space exploration, the SLX programming tools accelerate the journey from software to application-specific hardware systems, democratizing accelerated computing. Founded in 2014, Silexica is headquartered in Germany with offices in the US, Japan, and Pakistan. It serves innovative companies in the automotive, robotics, wireless communications, aerospace, and financial industries and has received $28M in funding from international investors.

Intermix.io

Seed Round in 2018
Intermix Software, Inc. designs and develops performance-monitoring products that help data teams to monitor mission-critical data flows. It offers an analytics platform to find and fix the issues impacting data health, spot bottlenecks in data pipelines, detect troublesome queries, and optimize resources. Intermix Software, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Phase

Seed Round in 2018
Phase is a developer of a web design platform that focuses on creating and animating micro-interactions. The platform provides a visual and intuitive digital design tool that allows designers to prototype applications and websites using live data. It facilitates the importation of various design assets, enabling the creation of user interface animations. Additionally, Phase's platform supports multiple formats for sharing designs with developers, streamlining the collaboration process in digital design projects.

Detectify

Series A in 2018
Detectify offers a SaaS-based tool for security analysis of web applications. Detectify is a service where website owners and developers can enter the domain name of a website and let Detectify analyze its security level by applying a broad range of emulated hacker attacks. Detectify then provides the owner with an easy to understand report that describes the identified vulnerabilities and their potential risk in the hands of malicious hackers.

AskBy.ai

Seed Round in 2018
AskBy GmbH provides data analytics with the help of Artificial driven technology. They provide sequence to sequence training, and translation from natural language to formal language such as SQL, API calls or other query languages. It is based in Berlin, Germany.

Relimetrics

Seed Round in 2018
Relimetrics, Inc. specializes in imaging solutions aimed at enhancing materials reliability across various sectors. The company provides third-party supplier analysis for aerospace, mechanical design optimization, and parts testing for the automotive industry, as well as structural monitoring and failure prediction for the civil and construction sectors. In the medical surgical field, Relimetrics offers solutions for cancer detection and monitoring wound healing, while in life sciences, it focuses on product efficacy testing and reducing clinical trial durations. Additionally, the company delivers technical consulting services, including analysis and software development across engineering and consumer care sectors. Relimetrics utilizes advanced computer vision and machine learning to automate visual inspections and process controls, enabling businesses to identify mechanical faults and improve product reliability. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional operations in Berlin, Germany.

Consentio

Seed Round in 2017
Consentio SL operates an online platform tailored to the fruit and vegetable industries, enhancing trading processes by facilitating communication among various stakeholders, including producers, cooperatives, wholesalers, and supermarkets. Founded in 2002 and based in Madrid, Spain, the company provides a marketplace that improves ordering efficiency, transparency, and real-time price updates, ultimately reducing food waste. Its B2B platform streamlines operations and supports seamless interactions, allowing food retailers and suppliers to optimize procurement and commercial activities. By fostering better connections within the supply chain, Consentio aims to enhance overall operational effectiveness while promoting environmental and social governance compliance.

DigitalGenius

Series A in 2017
DIGITALGENIUS, INC. develops artificial intelligence software solutions for customer service operations. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

RiseML

Seed Round in 2017
RiseML GmbH, founded in September 2016 and based in Berlin, Germany, offers a machine learning platform designed to streamline the execution of deep learning experiments on both bare metal and cloud GPU clusters. The company's software provides a unified interface that simplifies the management of deep learning infrastructure, allowing teams to efficiently scale their operations. Its command-line interface enables users to prepare, run, and monitor experiments directly from their workstations, supporting all major machine and deep learning frameworks. This capability allows users to track progress, analyze results, and deploy machine learning technologies seamlessly across various devices.

Pipedrive

Series B in 2017
Pipedrive Inc. develops a web-based sales management tool to help small sales teams manage sales processes. Its tool is used for pipeline management; email integration; activity remainder emails, mobile notifications, and alerts; sales reporting; sales forecasting; Google apps integration; product catalog creation; and API, integrations, customization, web forms, and reliability and safety. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York. Pipedrive Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pipedrive OÜ.

Actyx

Seed Round in 2017
Actyx AG is a German software company based in Munich, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing software infrastructure for factories, focusing on a new manufacturing paradigm that integrates the Internet of Things, big-data analytics, and intelligent machines. The company's primary product is ActyxOS, a multi-device operating system designed for a serverless architecture that enables distributed applications to run seamlessly on various edge devices. Additionally, Actyx offers Actyx Pond, a TypeScript framework that facilitates the creation of distributed applications. The firm collaborates closely with manufacturers to address complex technical challenges and aims to foster smart, adaptive, sustainable, and efficient manufacturing processes.

Tylko

Series A in 2016
Tylko offers uncompromising quality at a fair price, while perfectly fitted to your space & easily ordered online.

Silexica

Series A in 2016
Silexica provides software development tools reducing time-to-market of innovative software IP and intelligent products. Enabled by deep software analysis, heterogeneous hardware awareness and quick design space exploration, the SLX programming tools accelerate the journey from software to application-specific hardware systems, democratizing accelerated computing. Founded in 2014, Silexica is headquartered in Germany with offices in the US, Japan, and Pakistan. It serves innovative companies in the automotive, robotics, wireless communications, aerospace, and financial industries and has received $28M in funding from international investors.

Intermix.io

Angel Round in 2016
Intermix Software, Inc. designs and develops performance-monitoring products that help data teams to monitor mission-critical data flows. It offers an analytics platform to find and fix the issues impacting data health, spot bottlenecks in data pipelines, detect troublesome queries, and optimize resources. Intermix Software, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Homeday

Series A in 2016
Homeday is a real estate company. It provides a platform for data-driven pairing in the real estate industry. Its platform helps real estate agents to pair with private property owners to sell their property. The Company offers a platform for property owners to find brokers, as well as provides real estate appraisal, land valuation, and leasing services. Homeday was founded by Steffen Wicker and Dmitri Uvarovski in 2014.

Shore

Venture Round in 2015
Shore is a leading provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive suite of digital communication and productivity tools, including online booking systems, a professional customer relationship management (CRM) platform, and marketing tools designed to enhance customer engagement. Shore also provides an iPad-based cash management system, all of which require no technical expertise to operate. By offering these accessible and cost-effective solutions, Shore empowers local service providers to improve their operations and elevate their online presence. The company serves clients across ten European countries and expanded its reach to the United States with the opening of its Los Angeles office in 2015.

Stripe

Series C in 2015
Stripe, Inc. is a technology company that develops application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. Its offerings include a comprehensive suite of products such as Payments for payment processing, Subscriptions for managing recurring billing, and Stripe Connect for routing and payouts to third parties. Additionally, Stripe provides tools like Stripe Radar for fraud detection, Stripe Elements for customizable payment forms, and Stripe Checkout for seamless payment acceptance across devices. The company supports various international credit and debit cards and serves a diverse clientele, including e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits across several countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Stripe aims to enhance the economic infrastructure of the internet, facilitating growth for businesses of all sizes. The company also addresses financing challenges for online businesses through Stripe Capital, which offers fast and flexible funding solutions.

Shore

Series B in 2015
Shore is a leading provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive suite of digital communication and productivity tools, including online booking systems, a professional customer relationship management (CRM) platform, and marketing tools designed to enhance customer engagement. Shore also provides an iPad-based cash management system, all of which require no technical expertise to operate. By offering these accessible and cost-effective solutions, Shore empowers local service providers to improve their operations and elevate their online presence. The company serves clients across ten European countries and expanded its reach to the United States with the opening of its Los Angeles office in 2015.

Pipedrive

Series A in 2015
Pipedrive Inc. develops a web-based sales management tool to help small sales teams manage sales processes. Its tool is used for pipeline management; email integration; activity remainder emails, mobile notifications, and alerts; sales reporting; sales forecasting; Google apps integration; product catalog creation; and API, integrations, customization, web forms, and reliability and safety. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York. Pipedrive Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pipedrive OÜ.

KIWI

Series A in 2015
KIWI is the keyless entry system for house and apartment doors of apartment buildings. Access can be centrally managed online in real time via the KIWI Portal. Property managers are spared unnecessary trips. There is also no need to worry about having the right key in the right place at the right time. Over 110,000 residential units are connected to the KIWI infrastructure and more than 600 housing companies are KIWI customers. KIWI doors are already opened over 500,000 times a month with KIWI. KIWI is a service of KIWI.KI GmbH. The Berlin-based company was founded in February 2012. It is managed by Karsten Nölling, CEO, and Hannah Nöthig. More information on www.kiwi.ki.

Detectify

Seed Round in 2015
Detectify offers a SaaS-based tool for security analysis of web applications. Detectify is a service where website owners and developers can enter the domain name of a website and let Detectify analyze its security level by applying a broad range of emulated hacker attacks. Detectify then provides the owner with an easy to understand report that describes the identified vulnerabilities and their potential risk in the hands of malicious hackers.

Tylko

Seed Round in 2015
Tylko offers uncompromising quality at a fair price, while perfectly fitted to your space & easily ordered online.

Lesara

Series A in 2014
Lesara is an e-commerce platform specializing in non-branded consumer products, particularly fashion merchandise, offering competitive prices. Established in 2013, the company has expanded its operations to 24 markets across Europe, supporting seven languages and boasting a product assortment of over 100,000 SKUs. With offices in China and Germany, Lesara operates a vertically integrated supply chain that enables it to bring collections from concept to market in just two weeks. The company has experienced significant growth, recognized as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe in 2016, and employs a team of over 300 individuals dedicated to its agile retail model.

Shore

Series A in 2014
Shore is a leading provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive suite of digital communication and productivity tools, including online booking systems, a professional customer relationship management (CRM) platform, and marketing tools designed to enhance customer engagement. Shore also provides an iPad-based cash management system, all of which require no technical expertise to operate. By offering these accessible and cost-effective solutions, Shore empowers local service providers to improve their operations and elevate their online presence. The company serves clients across ten European countries and expanded its reach to the United States with the opening of its Los Angeles office in 2015.

Mbrace

Seed Round in 2014
Mbrace Labs GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany, offers an innovative mobile network application designed to help users discover new connections in their vicinity. The application, known as mbrace, enables individuals to find relevant people nearby for shared activities, friendships, or dating. By utilizing public data, mbrace constructs user profiles and individual graphs to recommend potential connections based on location, time, and context. This focus on enhancing social interactions through technology positions Mbrace Labs as a unique player in the mobile networking landscape.

Amorelie

Seed Round in 2014
Amorelie is an e-commerce retailer specializing in sensual lifestyle products. The company offers a diverse selection of items, including sex toys such as vibrators and dildos, as well as lingerie, corsages, cosmetic products, books, and massage oils. By providing a wide range of intimate products, Amorelie aims to enhance customers' love lives while maintaining affordability. The platform is designed to cater to various preferences and needs, creating an accessible shopping experience for individuals seeking to explore and improve their intimate relationships.

Lesara

Seed Round in 2013
Lesara is an e-commerce platform specializing in non-branded consumer products, particularly fashion merchandise, offering competitive prices. Established in 2013, the company has expanded its operations to 24 markets across Europe, supporting seven languages and boasting a product assortment of over 100,000 SKUs. With offices in China and Germany, Lesara operates a vertically integrated supply chain that enables it to bring collections from concept to market in just two weeks. The company has experienced significant growth, recognized as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe in 2016, and employs a team of over 300 individuals dedicated to its agile retail model.

KIWI

Convertible Note in 2013
KIWI is the keyless entry system for house and apartment doors of apartment buildings. Access can be centrally managed online in real time via the KIWI Portal. Property managers are spared unnecessary trips. There is also no need to worry about having the right key in the right place at the right time. Over 110,000 residential units are connected to the KIWI infrastructure and more than 600 housing companies are KIWI customers. KIWI doors are already opened over 500,000 times a month with KIWI. KIWI is a service of KIWI.KI GmbH. The Berlin-based company was founded in February 2012. It is managed by Karsten Nölling, CEO, and Hannah Nöthig. More information on www.kiwi.ki.

Jumpstarter

Seed Round in 2013
Jumpstarter AB develops software productivity tools for development environments, framework installs, deployment, and hosting. The company is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

NAVINUM

Seed Round in 2013
NAVINUM provides e-commerce services of sell wine and beverages. They lead to the best wines by combining the offers of their shop partners with editorial recommendations and soon the personal taste profile of their users.

Shore

Seed Round in 2012
Shore is a leading provider of web-based business solutions tailored for local service providers. Established in 2012, the company offers a comprehensive suite of digital communication and productivity tools, including online booking systems, a professional customer relationship management (CRM) platform, and marketing tools designed to enhance customer engagement. Shore also provides an iPad-based cash management system, all of which require no technical expertise to operate. By offering these accessible and cost-effective solutions, Shore empowers local service providers to improve their operations and elevate their online presence. The company serves clients across ten European countries and expanded its reach to the United States with the opening of its Los Angeles office in 2015.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a hotel shopping club.

Talentory

Venture Round in 2012
Talentory is an international recruitment platform that connects employers with recruitment agencies and talent management suppliers. The platform allows employers to define their conditions and publish positions in its network of specialized search agencies. Employers are able to decide which agencies they wish to collaborate with and source candidates by approved agencies. Launched in 2009, Talentory is operated from Zurich, Switzerland.

Debitos

Series A in 2012
Debitos GmbH, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, operates an online marketplace that facilitates the trading of illiquid credit exposures, including both real estate-secured and unsecured non-performing loans. The platform allows banks and corporations to sell claims individually or as part of a portfolio through an auction-based system, promoting competition among over 290 institutional investors who place bids. This process enhances transaction prices and transparency for sellers. Since its launch in January 2012, Debitos has enabled more than 1.3 million corporates to trade various financial claims, resulting in a total transaction volume exceeding 1 billion Euros. The platform is accessible at www.debitos.de, and the company is managed by partners Hajo Engelke and Timur Peters.

Flaconi

Venture Round in 2012
Flaconi GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in perfumes, cosmetics, and beauty products. Founded in 2011, the company provides a diverse selection of items through its e-commerce platform, catering to the needs of beauty enthusiasts. With a focus on convenience and variety, Flaconi aims to enhance the shopping experience for customers seeking quality beauty products.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a hotel shopping club.

Flip4New

Seed Round in 2010
FLIP4NEW is an e-commerce service where customers can exchange their used and unwanted electronic gadgets into new gadgets, vouchers and cash. FLIP4NEW strives to improve the way consumers buy and sell gadgets and offers an entirely new shopping experience. It is focussed on the fast and seamless monetization of customers' gadgets. With a few clicks customers can calculate the trade-in value of their used gadgets and then have multiple possibilities to trade their value for new gadgets, vouchers or cash. Customers save a lot of money as only the differential amount between the price of the new gadget and the trade-in value of the used gadget is charged. On top they save a lot of time, as buying/selling is handled in one seamless transaction.

CaptchaAd

Seed Round in 2010
CaptchaAd GmbH specializes in interactive video advertising solutions that aim to replace traditional captchas, typically used for spam protection. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bonn, Germany, the company also has offices in San Francisco and London. CaptchaAd's services connect advertisers and publishers with consumers through various online platforms, including websites, blogs, and mobile applications. By integrating video content with interactive questions about the clip, CaptchaAd ensures that viewers engage with the advertisements, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and allowing clients to reach a wider audience.

Producteev

Angel Round in 2010
Producteev is one of the leading free Task Management applications for Individuals and Teams connected to : Mac (Mac App Store), Windows Desktop, Web, iPhone, Android, IM (Gtalk, AIM, Yahoo Messenger...), EMail (send tasks to task@producteev.com), Gmail, GCal...