Earlybird Venture Capital

Earlybird Venture Capital GmbH & Co. KG is a Berlin-based venture capital firm established in 1997, focusing on early-stage and growth investments in technology and healthcare sectors. The firm typically invests in disruptive consumer and enterprise internet businesses, mobility, logistics, and various technology-driven fields such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and fintech. Earlybird emphasizes companies located in Europe, particularly in German-speaking countries and Central Eastern Europe, while also considering opportunities in the United States and other regions. With over €1 billion under management, Earlybird aims to provide not only financial backing but also strategic support and access to a robust international network. The firm usually invests between €200,000 and €5 million in initial funding, with the potential for follow-on investments up to €15 million per portfolio company. Known for being one of the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird has a strong track record, including seven IPOs and 23 trade sales.

Ertunc Alioglu

Director, Finance

Mehmet Atici

Partner

Mehmed Selcuk Atici

Partner

Moritz Belling

Investor

Frederic du Bois-Reymond

Partner

Hendrik Brandis Ph.D

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Nele Brockmann

Visiting Analyst

Marie-Thérèse von Buttlar

Investor

Lionel Carnot

Partner

Rainer Christine

Partner

Laurin Class

Investor

Marieke Gehres

Investor

Michael Hoeck

Partner

Baturay Kaya

Senior Associate

Paul Klemm

Partner

Dan Lupu

Partner

Paulina Lutz

Investor

Roland Manger

Co-Founder and Partner

Christoph Massner

Associate

Rolf Mathies

Partner

Dr. Gregor Matthies

Venture Partner

John Miller

Investment team

Alexander Müller

Partner

Christian G. Nagel

Co-Founder and Partner

Rabab Nasrallah

Investor

Oguzhan Ozer

Associate

Thom Rasche

Partner

Stephan Rauscher

Partner

Tim Rehder

Partner

Andre Retterath

Principal

Nina Rinke

Investor

Julius RüßMann

Associate

Michael Schmitt

Partner

Cem Sertoglu

Partner

Heiko Thiel

Chief Financial Officer

Johannes Triebs

Partner

John Yianni

Partner

Victoria Sanchez Zini

Associate

Evren Üçok

Partner

Past deals in Southeastern Europe

Payhawk

Series B in 2022
Payhawk Limited offers a comprehensive spending software designed to streamline expense management, payments, and corporate card usage for businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Sofia, Bulgaria, the company focuses on simplifying the entire spending lifecycle for financial officers and business owners. Its platform automates the collection and analysis of receipts, invoices, and card transactions, allowing businesses to maintain budget control without the need for paperwork. Payhawk's innovative solution includes a paperless corporate card that integrates seamlessly with existing banking services, offering real-time expense tracking, automated data extraction, and reporting features to enhance financial oversight.

Payhawk

Series B in 2021
Payhawk Limited offers a comprehensive spending software designed to streamline expense management, payments, and corporate card usage for businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Sofia, Bulgaria, the company focuses on simplifying the entire spending lifecycle for financial officers and business owners. Its platform automates the collection and analysis of receipts, invoices, and card transactions, allowing businesses to maintain budget control without the need for paperwork. Payhawk's innovative solution includes a paperless corporate card that integrates seamlessly with existing banking services, offering real-time expense tracking, automated data extraction, and reporting features to enhance financial oversight.

Trickest

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a crowd-sourced platform designed to reduce online threats for automated offensive cybersecurity. The company's platform creates flexible and scalable automation for penetration testing, information gathering, social engineering, password decryption, and more, enabling enterprise users, bug bounty hunters, and individual researchers to enhance digital security.

Payhawk

Series A in 2021
Payhawk Limited offers a comprehensive spending software designed to streamline expense management, payments, and corporate card usage for businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Sofia, Bulgaria, the company focuses on simplifying the entire spending lifecycle for financial officers and business owners. Its platform automates the collection and analysis of receipts, invoices, and card transactions, allowing businesses to maintain budget control without the need for paperwork. Payhawk's innovative solution includes a paperless corporate card that integrates seamlessly with existing banking services, offering real-time expense tracking, automated data extraction, and reporting features to enhance financial oversight.

FintechOS

Series B in 2021
FintechOS SRL, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-driven platform for financial institutions. The company offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to facilitate digital transformation, including tools for customer engagement, product development, identity management, and document handling. Its platform is characterized by an open-cloud architecture that supports seamless integration and multi-channel interaction. Additionally, FintechOS provides educational resources through FintechOS Academy, focusing on e-learning and inquiry-based teaching methods. By leveraging advanced technologies, FintechOS aims to enhance the customer experience for banking and insurance sectors globally, offering a competitive edge in operational efficiency.

FintechOS

Series A in 2019
FintechOS SRL, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-driven platform for financial institutions. The company offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to facilitate digital transformation, including tools for customer engagement, product development, identity management, and document handling. Its platform is characterized by an open-cloud architecture that supports seamless integration and multi-channel interaction. Additionally, FintechOS provides educational resources through FintechOS Academy, focusing on e-learning and inquiry-based teaching methods. By leveraging advanced technologies, FintechOS aims to enhance the customer experience for banking and insurance sectors globally, offering a competitive edge in operational efficiency.

dcs plus

Venture Round in 2017
Complete Travel Technology

dcs plus

Venture Round in 2015
Complete Travel Technology

Amaxa Biosystems

Venture Round in 1998
Amaxa Biosystems GmbH develops and commercializes gene transfer technologies and products. The company offers Nucleofector Technology, a transfection solution which enables the transfer of various substrates, such as DNA, RNA, or peptides into cells. It also offers transfection services; HiFect transfection reagent, the transfection reagent for standard cell lines; antibiotics for the treatment and prevention of mycoplasma and other microbial contaminants; Expression Vectors for the expression of bright fluorescent proteins and individual customer constructs in mammalian cells; and peptide Nucleofection and transfection control solutions. Amaxa Biosystems offers its solutions in Canada, China, Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Cologne, Germany. As of July 2, 2008, Amaxa Biosystems GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Lonza Group AG.