Picus Capital

Founded in Munich, Germany in 2015, Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. It works closely with daring founders to build successful global companies across various sectors including financial services, HR, energy & climate, healthcare, logistics & mobility, real estate & construction, crypto & web3, deeptech, and e-commerce. Picus invests in pre-seed, seed, and series A ventures, aiming to become the closest partner of its portfolio companies by supporting strategic decisions and operative challenges throughout their lifecycle.

Joséphine Allolio

Investor

Christoph Baumeister

Scout

Santiago Beck

Venture Partner

Pierre Bourdon

Investor

Li Chen

Investor

Grace Cole

Investor

Gerry Giacomán Colyer

Venture Partner

Philipp Emig

Investor

Max Ewerth

Investor

Robin Godenrath

Managing Director

Jagesh Golwala

Venture Partner

Robert Hammond

Investor

Carina Harding

Investor

Bastian Hasslinger

Investor

Kolja Heck

Investor

Oliver Heinrich

Partner

Jeremias Heinrich

Investor

Patrick Hermann

Investor

Philipp Herzog

Investor

Lorenz Kammer

Investor

Roberto Kern

Investor

Moritz Kittler

Investor

Leonard Klüpfel

Investor

Fernandina Ko

Investor

Cristina Koehn

Partner

Alessandro Kopp

Vice President

Alexander Kremer

Partner

Tony Liu

Investor

Jose Tomas Lizana

Venture Partner

Marc Maurer

Investor

Finn Meier

Venture Partner

David Mirzazadeh

Investor

Grace Missakian

Investor, Americas

Alice Morath

Investor

Raphael Mukomilow

Partner

Lukas Möller

Venture Partner

Nina Neumann

Investor

Daniel Niklas

Senior Vice President, Americas

Dominik Nowak

Investor

August von Oppenheim

Investor

Mikko Preuss

Investor

Wendy Qian

Investor

Florian Reichert

Managing Partner

Julian Roeoes

Partner

Alex Rohregger

Investor

Susana Rojas

Investor

Emil Schaefer

Investor

Daniel Schläger

Investor

Niclas Schmidt

Investor

Maximilian Albert Schmidt

Investor

Melanie Schwendimann

Investor

Sebastian Schäfer

Partner

Patrick Sonnleitner

Investor

Manuel Stollwitzer

Investor

Abhijay Thacker

Investor

Kilian Thalhammer

Partner

Shantel Tse

Venture Partner

Hannes Verschueren

Investor

Francis Wang

Investor

Christian K. Wanzek

Venture Partner

Philipp Wieschalka

Investor

Alexander Worbs

Investor

Luis Zarate

Vice President

Philipp Zinnenlauf

Investor

Sebastian Schaefer

Vice President

Past deals in E-commerce

Cayena

Series B in 2024
Cayena is a B2B marketplace facilitating the $200b+ wholesale food industry in Latin America. It connects restaurants, grocery stores, and other food outlets with multiple suppliers for next-day delivery and additional services. Suppliers benefit from increased high-quality demand without credit risk.

Hive

Series A in 2024
Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between five fulfillment centers to save money and time. Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany.

Coboworx

Venture Round in 2024
Coboworx develops user-friendly industrial robots and cells, primarily targeting small and medium-sized enterprises. Its innovative business model offers these businesses access to robotic solutions through transparent rental and subscription options, aiming to enhance productivity without significant upfront investment or risk.

Flawless

Seed Round in 2023
Eversync operates a monitoring and alerting platform designed to enhance business operations for ecommerce and marketplace companies. By leveraging AI technology, the platform provides operations observability and incident management, allowing businesses to streamline their processes and improve profitability. Eversync's solution features data-triggered notifications and automation through user-friendly, no-code interfaces. This enables businesses to proactively detect events and gain real-time oversight of their operations, ultimately saving time and increasing efficiency.

Farmu

Series A in 2023
Farmu is a platform that supports the growth of independent pharmacies by forming partnerships with suppliers and brands and by offering exclusive discounts.

Cayena

Series A in 2023
Cayena is a B2B marketplace facilitating the $200b+ wholesale food industry in Latin America. It connects restaurants, grocery stores, and other food outlets with multiple suppliers for next-day delivery and additional services. Suppliers benefit from increased high-quality demand without credit risk.

Miscusi

Venture Round in 2023
Miscusi operates a chain of Italian pasta restaurants centered on a Mediterranean lifestyle concept. The venues offer a variety of pasta dishes and related Italian fare, delivering a casual yet contemporary dining experience. The company emphasizes accessible Italian cuisine with fresh ingredients and diverse flavors and provides online ordering for takeout and delivery.

Flawless

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eversync operates a monitoring and alerting platform designed to enhance business operations for ecommerce and marketplace companies. By leveraging AI technology, the platform provides operations observability and incident management, allowing businesses to streamline their processes and improve profitability. Eversync's solution features data-triggered notifications and automation through user-friendly, no-code interfaces. This enables businesses to proactively detect events and gain real-time oversight of their operations, ultimately saving time and increasing efficiency.

Limehome

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2018, Limehome operates a platform offering digital apartment rentals for short and long stays. It combines hotel quality standards with apartment comfort, providing guests with stylish suites at affordable prices. The company automates conventional processes such as pricing, booking, check-in, cleaning, customer service, and invoicing.

Pandas

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pandas is a B2B e-commerce platform that facilitates connections between Asian manufacturers and small merchants in Latin America. By leveraging foreign relationships and technology services, the company provides access to quality inventory from Asia, catering specifically to the needs of local small and micro-enterprises. This approach allows Latin American merchants to source unique products that are otherwise difficult to obtain, thereby enhancing their competitiveness in the market. Through its innovative platform, Pandas aims to streamline the supply chain and support the growth of small businesses in the region.

Kamino

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kamino is a comprehensive financial management platform tailored for medium-sized businesses in Brazil. It offers embedded B2B payments, real-time data access, and a rigorous approval system for secure payment processing. By automating accounts payable and reconciliation, Kamino has significantly saved businesses time and improved operational efficiency.

Cayena

Series A in 2022
Cayena is a B2B marketplace facilitating the $200b+ wholesale food industry in Latin America. It connects restaurants, grocery stores, and other food outlets with multiple suppliers for next-day delivery and additional services. Suppliers benefit from increased high-quality demand without credit risk.

Alma

Series C in 2022
Alma SAS is a French company that operates a payment platform designed for online businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the company offers a range of services that facilitate payment management, accounting exports, and data analysis for its clients. Alma’s platform provides a customer conversion solution that allows retailers to offer flexible payment options, including installment plans, cash payments, and loans. This approach aims to enhance the payment experience for consumers while supporting businesses in optimizing their sales processes.

Peppermint

Seed Round in 2022
Peppermint offers stylish innerwear for men online. They also provide a vast collection of innerwear and top brands of boy shorts for men. Peppermint's products have soft material that provides comfort, even in uncomfortable situations.

Legiti

Venture Round in 2022
Legiti is an antifraud startup specializing in transactional fraud prevention, particularly for e-commerce businesses. The company offers a sophisticated anti-fraud platform designed to secure credit card payments by employing a data-centric approach. This includes a scalable, highly available infrastructure and adaptive machine learning models that help identify and mitigate fraud effectively. Legiti's primary objective is to maximize retained revenue for its clients by balancing the reduction of chargebacks with increased conversion rates, tailored to various business models. Through its automated processes and advanced technology, Legiti enables e-commerce businesses to operate efficiently within a secure network, thereby enhancing data privacy and overall transaction integrity.

Mirta

Seed Round in 2021
Mirta, founded in 2019 by Ciro Di Lanno and Martina Capriotti, is a digital showroom that connects contemporary brands with independent curators, including retail shops, online stores, and influencers. The platform aims to transform the wholesale buying and selling process for high-end brands and retailers. Mirta's marketplace allows curators to discover new brands, select products, and purchase them online, offering unique benefits such as no minimum order requirements, net 60-day payment terms, and free returns. Additionally, Mirta provides brands with an order management system, Mirta Officina, which streamlines processes like shipping, invoicing, and payment management, while also granting access to valuable data and analytics. The platform bridges the gap between B2C e-commerce and B2B wholesale, facilitating connections between high-quality local fashion artisans and international boutiques.

Umamicart

Seed Round in 2021
Umamicart is an online grocery delivery service based in New York, founded by Andrea Xu. The company specializes in providing a curated selection of Asian products and ingredients, including fresh vegetables, fruits, meats, tofu, seafood, noodles, rice, and a variety of pantry staples. In addition to staple items, Umamicart offers recipe inspirations and occasion-specific kits designed for cooking activities such as holiday meals, DIY sushi nights, hotpot gatherings, and dumpling-making. By focusing on Asian groceries, Umamicart enables consumers to conveniently access a diverse range of ingredients essential for preparing authentic Asian dishes, all delivered directly to their homes.

Hive

Series A in 2021
Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between five fulfillment centers to save money and time. Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany.

Mercê do Bairro

Series A in 2021
Mercê do Bairro is a Virtual Retail Chain. We provide a reliable brand and digital solutions to improve revenues and reduce costs of small groceries stores, making life easier for shopkeepers and their customers.

Zé Delivery

Series A in 2021
Zé Delivery is a beverage delivery company that has grown, evolved, and expanded its operations in the beverage market, adding different business units from the Direct to Consumer ecosystem, such as Empório da Cerveja and Chopp Brahma Express, thus becoming Ambev's consumer platform. The company was established in 2016 and is headquartered in So Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Varejo Integrado

Series A in 2021
Varejo Integrado operates integrated retail market intended to deliver various products. Its technology finds the different prices for the products in the market, enabling clients to consolidate orders from various establishments to guarantee the best price and get next day delivery.

Neta

Seed Round in 2021
Neta is a social commerce platform that brings e-commerce to the offline world. It makes use of local stores and residents to better serve high demand and deliver. Customers order groceries online through the Neta app and pick them up at their local store. The Neta app provides a catalog of items, ranging from fresh produce to pantry staples, that is linked to the personal catalogs of local retailers.

Cayena

Series A in 2021
Cayena is a B2B marketplace facilitating the $200b+ wholesale food industry in Latin America. It connects restaurants, grocery stores, and other food outlets with multiple suppliers for next-day delivery and additional services. Suppliers benefit from increased high-quality demand without credit risk.

Coboworx

Seed Round in 2021
Coboworx develops user-friendly industrial robots and cells, primarily targeting small and medium-sized enterprises. Its innovative business model offers these businesses access to robotic solutions through transparent rental and subscription options, aiming to enhance productivity without significant upfront investment or risk.

Telos Brands

Seed Round in 2021
Telos Brands operates as a technology-driven e-commerce company that acquires and runs Amazon FBA brands and other direct-to-consumer brands at scale. It employs predictive analytics, automation tools, and proprietary processes to grow and optimize its portfolio, leveraging in-house marketing, operations, and data capabilities to unlock value and improve performance across acquired businesses.

Pectus Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Pectus Finance is a provider of financial planning and analysis software, aimed at enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of finance teams across various sectors, including SaaS, manufactured goods, fintech, and e-commerce. The company's platform integrates with existing systems to deliver data analytics, real-time reporting, and collaborative planning services. This software facilitates an online guided planning experience, allowing users to update budgets and forecasts seamlessly. By empowering finance teams with these tools, Pectus Finance enables organizations to drive business performance and make informed decisions.

Hive

Seed Round in 2021
Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between five fulfillment centers to save money and time. Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany.

Hive

Seed Round in 2021
Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between five fulfillment centers to save money and time. Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany.

Alma

Series B in 2021
Alma SAS is a French company that operates a payment platform designed for online businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the company offers a range of services that facilitate payment management, accounting exports, and data analysis for its clients. Alma’s platform provides a customer conversion solution that allows retailers to offer flexible payment options, including installment plans, cash payments, and loans. This approach aims to enhance the payment experience for consumers while supporting businesses in optimizing their sales processes.

Limehome

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2018, Limehome operates a platform offering digital apartment rentals for short and long stays. It combines hotel quality standards with apartment comfort, providing guests with stylish suites at affordable prices. The company automates conventional processes such as pricing, booking, check-in, cleaning, customer service, and invoicing.

Hive

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between five fulfillment centers to save money and time. Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany.

Alma

Venture Round in 2020
Alma SAS is a French company that operates a payment platform designed for online businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the company offers a range of services that facilitate payment management, accounting exports, and data analysis for its clients. Alma’s platform provides a customer conversion solution that allows retailers to offer flexible payment options, including installment plans, cash payments, and loans. This approach aims to enhance the payment experience for consumers while supporting businesses in optimizing their sales processes.

Crea

Seed Round in 2019
Crea Co., Ltd is a digital commerce service provider established in 2019 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. The company offers a unified selling platform, CUSP, which allows brands to manage content, catalogs, orders, and inventory across various platforms. This platform is designed to enhance operational efficiency and provide valuable data insights regarding customer engagement. In addition to its core services, Crea supports brands with online marketing strategies, including digital media planning, artwork production, and expenditure optimization. By integrating creative content with marketplace activities and logistics, Crea aims to maximize online sales and improve return on investment for its clients. The company focuses on connecting with Asia's millennial and Gen Z demographics through innovative digital commerce solutions.

Genus AI

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2016, Genus AI operates an artificial intelligence platform that empowers businesses to engage customers emotionally through innovative marketing solutions. The platform generates product catalog images, seed audiences, copy, and video, enabling brands to grow efficiently across various social channels.

Limehome

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018, Limehome operates a platform offering digital apartment rentals for short and long stays. It combines hotel quality standards with apartment comfort, providing guests with stylish suites at affordable prices. The company automates conventional processes such as pricing, booking, check-in, cleaning, customer service, and invoicing.

Easyship

Series A in 2018
Easyship is a technology company offering eCommerce sellers a unified solution for global order shipment. It integrates with over 100 carriers like DHL, FedEx, USPS, and UPS, providing discounted rates up to 70%. Easyship compares shipping options, guarantees taxes & duties, and offers transparent delivery times. Additionally, it provides e-fulfillment services for sellers willing to store products in its warehouses.

Miscusi

Series B in 2018
Miscusi operates a chain of Italian pasta restaurants centered on a Mediterranean lifestyle concept. The venues offer a variety of pasta dishes and related Italian fare, delivering a casual yet contemporary dining experience. The company emphasizes accessible Italian cuisine with fresh ingredients and diverse flavors and provides online ordering for takeout and delivery.

Limehome

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2018, Limehome operates a platform offering digital apartment rentals for short and long stays. It combines hotel quality standards with apartment comfort, providing guests with stylish suites at affordable prices. The company automates conventional processes such as pricing, booking, check-in, cleaning, customer service, and invoicing.

Miscusi

Series A in 2017
Miscusi operates a chain of Italian pasta restaurants centered on a Mediterranean lifestyle concept. The venues offer a variety of pasta dishes and related Italian fare, delivering a casual yet contemporary dining experience. The company emphasizes accessible Italian cuisine with fresh ingredients and diverse flavors and provides online ordering for takeout and delivery.

DigitalGenius

Series A in 2017
DigitalGenius, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software solutions for customer service operations. Founded in 2013, the company has created an AI-powered platform designed specifically to enhance customer service for eCommerce. By utilizing advanced technologies such as conversational AI, visual recognition, and generative models, DigitalGenius automates and optimizes customer interactions across various channels. The platform effectively analyzes incoming messages, predicts metadata, routes cases, and provides agents with response suggestions, ensuring efficient resolution of customer inquiries. This integration into existing systems allows businesses to scale their customer service operations, significantly improving the quality and efficiency of conversations across text-based communication channels like email, chat, social media, and mobile messaging, ultimately enabling companies to meet and exceed customer expectations.

Genus AI

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, Genus AI operates an artificial intelligence platform that empowers businesses to engage customers emotionally through innovative marketing solutions. The platform generates product catalog images, seed audiences, copy, and video, enabling brands to grow efficiently across various social channels.

Door.com

Series A in 2017
Door is a technology-driven real estate brokerage that simplifies home ownership transactions. It combines residential real estate services, mortgage, and title under one platform, focusing on client service and reducing costs. Door's team consists of full-time specialists who dedicate 100% of their time to clients, unlike traditional commission-based models. The company uses technology to enhance transparency and access throughout the process, with a Zillow rating of 4.9/5.0 reflecting its success. Door's agents specialize in areas like project management and negotiation, leading to better client outcomes. By closing more transactions monthly and charging lower fees, Door enables clients to retain more of their home equity.

Miscusi

Seed Round in 2017
Miscusi operates a chain of Italian pasta restaurants centered on a Mediterranean lifestyle concept. The venues offer a variety of pasta dishes and related Italian fare, delivering a casual yet contemporary dining experience. The company emphasizes accessible Italian cuisine with fresh ingredients and diverse flavors and provides online ordering for takeout and delivery.

Miscusi

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Miscusi operates a chain of Italian pasta restaurants centered on a Mediterranean lifestyle concept. The venues offer a variety of pasta dishes and related Italian fare, delivering a casual yet contemporary dining experience. The company emphasizes accessible Italian cuisine with fresh ingredients and diverse flavors and provides online ordering for takeout and delivery.

Homeday

Series A in 2016
Homeday GmbH is a Cologne-based real estate company founded in 2014 by Steffen Wicker and Dmitri Uvarovski. The company operates an online platform that facilitates the data-driven pairing of real estate agents with private property owners looking to sell their properties. In addition to connecting property owners with brokers, Homeday also offers services such as real estate appraisal, land valuation, and leasing. By leveraging technology, the company aims to streamline the property selling process and enhance the overall experience for both agents and owners.

Easyship

Seed Round in 2015
Easyship is a technology company offering eCommerce sellers a unified solution for global order shipment. It integrates with over 100 carriers like DHL, FedEx, USPS, and UPS, providing discounted rates up to 70%. Easyship compares shipping options, guarantees taxes & duties, and offers transparent delivery times. Additionally, it provides e-fulfillment services for sellers willing to store products in its warehouses.

Homeday

Seed Round in 2015
Homeday GmbH is a Cologne-based real estate company founded in 2014 by Steffen Wicker and Dmitri Uvarovski. The company operates an online platform that facilitates the data-driven pairing of real estate agents with private property owners looking to sell their properties. In addition to connecting property owners with brokers, Homeday also offers services such as real estate appraisal, land valuation, and leasing. By leveraging technology, the company aims to streamline the property selling process and enhance the overall experience for both agents and owners.
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