Senovo

Senovo is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Munich and Berlin that partners with exceptional founders building global B2B SaaS category-leaders from Europe. As European first-mover, the fund invests since 2013 into a new generation of B2B software startups which enable the digitalization of medium and large enterprises. Their focus is primarily on supporting teams working in the areas of process optimization, industry 4.0 and data-enabled solutions. Senovo joins the journey after a company has first revenues in a late Seed or Series A round. Their team of SaaS specialists seek meaningful eye-level relationships and regularly publish their learnings and thought leadership at www.medium.com/senovovc.

Lucas Behem

Associate

Markus Grundmann

Partner

Mona Müller

Associate

Mike Siebert

Venture Partner

51 past transactions

Manta

Series B in 2022
MANTA is the core of all data flows in the organization and with its lineage capabilities, it enables digital transformation. The self-service platform demonstrates the data journey in a way that is clear and easily understandable to those at all levels of the organization. MANTA lineage delivers actionable intelligence to accelerate development, shorten time to market, speed up the modernization process, boost governance efforts, ensure data quality, and enforce data security. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, United States.

Parloa

Seed Round in 2022
Parloa is a Conversational AI platform for revolutionary AI technology in customer dialogue and is the ideal answer to increased customer expectations for service quality on more and more channels. Large companies such as ERGO, Decathlon, Swisslife and the German Red Cross automate their most important communication channels with Parloa. This allows customer concerns, primarily on the phone, to be identified within seconds and repetitive tasks to be automated. Instead of generating data silos, our customers optimize several service channels simultaneously thanks to unified training data.

HiveMQ

Series A in 2022
HiveMQ helps companies connect devices to the Internet. They make it possible to move data from device to cloud in a secure, reliable and scalable manner. Over 100 customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, rely on their product in production for mission critical use cases like connected cars, logistics, Industry 4.0 and connected IoT products.

Archlet

Series A in 2021
Archlet GmbH develops a cloud-based platform that connects current systems and harvests the data needed to support the decision making and negotiation process. It combines market insights with company procurement data allowing businesses to source most efficiently and effectively. Archlet GmbH was founded in 2018 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Anyline

Series B in 2021
Anyline GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in mobile application software that enables users to scan various types of data, including numbers, codes, and digits. Their solutions cater to a diverse range of applications, such as meter reading, license plate and ID scanning, document digitization, and serial number recognition. Anyline's technology allows for efficient processing of information from paper documents, enabling functionalities like scanning IBANs, ISBNs, and various voucher codes. The company supports customers across multiple sectors, including utilities, government, transportation, automotive, and tourism, facilitating their digitization processes. Additionally, Anyline provides a Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables the creation of real-time mobile Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applications without the need for server infrastructure.

shyftplan

Series A in 2021
shyftplan is a SaaS solution for employee management and communication. While the core product is scheduling, shyftplan brings everything together by offering solutions for absence management, time tracking, working time accounts, HR management, and payroll. HR managers are able to set up and manage shift plans and to appoint individual employees to certain shifts according to their specific competencies. shyftplan moves beyond pure workforce management functionalities by providing employee intelligence and connecting non-desk workers to their direct work environments (e.g. human-machine communication) and to their organization.

Holidu

Series D in 2021
Holidu GmbH is a rapidly growing travel technology company based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in vacation rentals. Founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, Holidu operates a platform that allows users to compare vacation homes from numerous travel websites, including Airbnb and Booking.com. Utilizing proprietary image recognition technology, the platform enables efficient price comparison and user reviews, helping users find ideal accommodations while potentially saving up to 55% on their bookings. Holidu also offers a mobile application to enhance the user experience in searching and booking vacation rentals.

HiveMQ

Seed Round in 2021
HiveMQ helps companies connect devices to the Internet. They make it possible to move data from device to cloud in a secure, reliable and scalable manner. Over 100 customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, rely on their product in production for mission critical use cases like connected cars, logistics, Industry 4.0 and connected IoT products.

Archlet

Seed Round in 2021
Archlet GmbH develops a cloud-based platform that connects current systems and harvests the data needed to support the decision making and negotiation process. It combines market insights with company procurement data allowing businesses to source most efficiently and effectively. Archlet GmbH was founded in 2018 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Manta

Series A in 2020
MANTA is the core of all data flows in the organization and with its lineage capabilities, it enables digital transformation. The self-service platform demonstrates the data journey in a way that is clear and easily understandable to those at all levels of the organization. MANTA lineage delivers actionable intelligence to accelerate development, shorten time to market, speed up the modernization process, boost governance efforts, ensure data quality, and enforce data security. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, United States.

IP Fabric

Series A in 2020
Automated Networks Assurance Platform fully maps complete network infrastructure, providing hyper-converged visibility and a single point of truth for global networks, provides advanced visualization for troubleshooting issues, and simulates network behavior to infer deviation from policy or infer risks which could cause an outage in the future.

quantilope

Series B in 2020
quantilope's platform automates high-level research methodologies including Conjoint, MaxDiff, Implicit Association Tests, and more, offering tools and customization to answer questions from ideation through development, launch, and tracking of your products, ads, and concepts. quantilope is an end-to-end platform, mapping the entire market research process from the research question to the questionnaire design, professional panel management, in-depth analysis, and data visualization.

Hello Customer

Venture Round in 2020
Draw a bold line from Customer Experience to Growth with our AI-powered CX-platform. We help you collect and convert unstructured open feedback into powerful insights across the business. Through real-time feedback, Hello Customer enables companies to truly understand what drives their customers and employees. With a 95% accuracy rate, our AI engine delivers actionable insights at all levels of the business, so you can optimise processes for better experiences at a lower cost..

Loyalty Prime

Series B in 2020
Loyalty Prime is a leading international provider of innovative customer loyalty solutions for enterprise clients. With our award-winning SaaS Loyalty Platform, we help companies around the world create the leading loyalty programs in their industry.

Anyline

Series A in 2020
Anyline GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in mobile application software that enables users to scan various types of data, including numbers, codes, and digits. Their solutions cater to a diverse range of applications, such as meter reading, license plate and ID scanning, document digitization, and serial number recognition. Anyline's technology allows for efficient processing of information from paper documents, enabling functionalities like scanning IBANs, ISBNs, and various voucher codes. The company supports customers across multiple sectors, including utilities, government, transportation, automotive, and tourism, facilitating their digitization processes. Additionally, Anyline provides a Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables the creation of real-time mobile Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applications without the need for server infrastructure.

Open as App

Series A in 2019
Open as App is a provider of an automated application development services intended to create instant application. The company's platform facilitates users to build application which are based on spread sheet formats and automatically integrates with calculations, dashboards, lists, maps, enabling businesses to create mobile applications from their spreadsheet data and without any coding or macro writing.

Holidu

Series C in 2019
Holidu GmbH is a rapidly growing travel technology company based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in vacation rentals. Founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, Holidu operates a platform that allows users to compare vacation homes from numerous travel websites, including Airbnb and Booking.com. Utilizing proprietary image recognition technology, the platform enables efficient price comparison and user reviews, helping users find ideal accommodations while potentially saving up to 55% on their bookings. Holidu also offers a mobile application to enhance the user experience in searching and booking vacation rentals.

Synfioo GmbH

Series A in 2019
Synfioo GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Potsdam, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for logistics specialists and transport planners. The company offers an innovative platform that provides real-time transportation monitoring, enabling users to receive immediate updates on setbacks affecting transport plans, such as traffic congestions, security controls, strikes, and adverse weather conditions. By utilizing a big data approach, Synfioo predicts arrival times and analyzes how external factors influence logistics operations. This functionality allows transportation planners to access crucial information seamlessly within their existing workflows, facilitating prompt reactions to ensure a smooth supply chain.

Industrial Analytics IA

Seed Round in 2019
Industrial Analytics offers a holistic all-in-one solution from sensor to analytics for industrial processes and rotating equipment such as compressor, turbines and pumps. They digitalize industrial plants within weeks.

Anyline

Seed Round in 2019
Anyline GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in mobile application software that enables users to scan various types of data, including numbers, codes, and digits. Their solutions cater to a diverse range of applications, such as meter reading, license plate and ID scanning, document digitization, and serial number recognition. Anyline's technology allows for efficient processing of information from paper documents, enabling functionalities like scanning IBANs, ISBNs, and various voucher codes. The company supports customers across multiple sectors, including utilities, government, transportation, automotive, and tourism, facilitating their digitization processes. Additionally, Anyline provides a Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables the creation of real-time mobile Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applications without the need for server infrastructure.

Loyalty Prime

Venture Round in 2018
Loyalty Prime is a leading international provider of innovative customer loyalty solutions for enterprise clients. With our award-winning SaaS Loyalty Platform, we help companies around the world create the leading loyalty programs in their industry.

quantilope

Series A in 2018
quantilope's platform automates high-level research methodologies including Conjoint, MaxDiff, Implicit Association Tests, and more, offering tools and customization to answer questions from ideation through development, launch, and tracking of your products, ads, and concepts. quantilope is an end-to-end platform, mapping the entire market research process from the research question to the questionnaire design, professional panel management, in-depth analysis, and data visualization.

Manta

Seed Round in 2018
MANTA is the core of all data flows in the organization and with its lineage capabilities, it enables digital transformation. The self-service platform demonstrates the data journey in a way that is clear and easily understandable to those at all levels of the organization. MANTA lineage delivers actionable intelligence to accelerate development, shorten time to market, speed up the modernization process, boost governance efforts, ensure data quality, and enforce data security. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, United States.

Veact

Series B in 2018
VEACT GmbH, founded in 2010 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in providing software-as-a-service solutions for after-sales marketing in the automotive sector. The company develops a platform that digitizes marketing processes, leveraging self-learning technology and extensive industry expertise. VEACT integrates various data sources, including invoices, service histories, satisfaction surveys, and campaign data, to create comprehensive customer profiles. This approach aims to facilitate predictive customer intelligence, allowing car dealerships and manufacturers to enhance their marketing and sales efficiency. By utilizing these insights, clients benefit from reduced process costs, improved customer loyalty, and increased revenues.

Holidu

Series B in 2018
Holidu GmbH is a rapidly growing travel technology company based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in vacation rentals. Founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, Holidu operates a platform that allows users to compare vacation homes from numerous travel websites, including Airbnb and Booking.com. Utilizing proprietary image recognition technology, the platform enables efficient price comparison and user reviews, helping users find ideal accommodations while potentially saving up to 55% on their bookings. Holidu also offers a mobile application to enhance the user experience in searching and booking vacation rentals.

Ryte

Seed Round in 2017
Ryte GmbH, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, specializes in business-to-business software for Website Quality Management. The company offers a cloud-based platform that enables users to monitor, analyze, and optimize their digital assets, thereby enhancing website quality, performance, and technical health. With a user base exceeding one million digital marketers and agencies globally, Ryte's advanced crawling technology and comprehensive search data help improve organic traffic and conversions while mitigating legal risks. Renowned companies such as BMW, Allianz, and Sixt rely on Ryte's expertise to maintain their competitive edge in the digital landscape. Additionally, Ryte has an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, further extending its reach in the market.

shyftplan

Series A in 2017
shyftplan is a SaaS solution for employee management and communication. While the core product is scheduling, shyftplan brings everything together by offering solutions for absence management, time tracking, working time accounts, HR management, and payroll. HR managers are able to set up and manage shift plans and to appoint individual employees to certain shifts according to their specific competencies. shyftplan moves beyond pure workforce management functionalities by providing employee intelligence and connecting non-desk workers to their direct work environments (e.g. human-machine communication) and to their organization.

IAMIP Sverige AB

Venture Round in 2017
IAMIP is revolutionizing the intellectual property market by digitizing the world's most paper-based and capital-intensive knowledge base. IAMIP fosters innovation by helping companies derive actionable insights about their markets and collaborate more easily within their organizations. "We are transforming the patent knowledge base in the same way that Google transformed the internet knowledge base and the encyclopedia." By digitizing a very disparate and paper-based set of information, IAMIP, through its SaaS platform, offers users a revolutionary opportunity to easily and insightfully analyze patent portfolios, competitive markets, and key player activities to make crucial strategic decisions.

riskmethods GmbH

Series B in 2017
The riskmethods mission is to provide full transparency about risk exposures in 1-n-tier supply chains. The cloud-based, real SaaS-solution supports geo-based modeling of complex supply chains, automated risk monitoring incl. alerting, data/risk visualization in interactive geo-heat-maps and powerful realtime analytics. They enable companies to early-identify risks, set-up risk mitigation programs and to share structured risk intelligence across the whole customer network to generate even more risk transparency

Loyalty Prime

Series A in 2017
Loyalty Prime is a leading international provider of innovative customer loyalty solutions for enterprise clients. With our award-winning SaaS Loyalty Platform, we help companies around the world create the leading loyalty programs in their industry.

Styla.com

Series A in 2017
Styla GmbH offers content marketing services using digital storytelling and content commerce software. It enables businesses to create visually stunning stories in a magazine appeal without any layout work or HTML effort that users can seamlessly shop from a deep ecommerce integration. The company is based in Germany.

quantilope

Series A in 2017
quantilope's platform automates high-level research methodologies including Conjoint, MaxDiff, Implicit Association Tests, and more, offering tools and customization to answer questions from ideation through development, launch, and tracking of your products, ads, and concepts. quantilope is an end-to-end platform, mapping the entire market research process from the research question to the questionnaire design, professional panel management, in-depth analysis, and data visualization.

Websitebutler

Series A in 2016
Websitebutler GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in website-building services tailored for small and medium-sized local businesses. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes the creation and ongoing maintenance of professional websites, utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance web design. By providing customized, cost-effective solutions, Websitebutler enables businesses to establish a robust online presence and attract more customers. Through its online consultation process, the company assists clients in developing new websites that are not only functional but also well-maintained over time.

riskmethods GmbH

Series A in 2016
The riskmethods mission is to provide full transparency about risk exposures in 1-n-tier supply chains. The cloud-based, real SaaS-solution supports geo-based modeling of complex supply chains, automated risk monitoring incl. alerting, data/risk visualization in interactive geo-heat-maps and powerful realtime analytics. They enable companies to early-identify risks, set-up risk mitigation programs and to share structured risk intelligence across the whole customer network to generate even more risk transparency

Holidu

Series A in 2016
Holidu GmbH is a rapidly growing travel technology company based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in vacation rentals. Founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, Holidu operates a platform that allows users to compare vacation homes from numerous travel websites, including Airbnb and Booking.com. Utilizing proprietary image recognition technology, the platform enables efficient price comparison and user reviews, helping users find ideal accommodations while potentially saving up to 55% on their bookings. Holidu also offers a mobile application to enhance the user experience in searching and booking vacation rentals.

Holidu

Series A in 2016
Holidu GmbH is a rapidly growing travel technology company based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in vacation rentals. Founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, Holidu operates a platform that allows users to compare vacation homes from numerous travel websites, including Airbnb and Booking.com. Utilizing proprietary image recognition technology, the platform enables efficient price comparison and user reviews, helping users find ideal accommodations while potentially saving up to 55% on their bookings. Holidu also offers a mobile application to enhance the user experience in searching and booking vacation rentals.

SlidePresenter

Seed Round in 2016
SlidePresenter GmbH provides a Web-based solution for creation and targeted distribution of training content. It offers SlidePresenter that enables users to create smart multimedia training content, and make corporate training content permanently available for colleagues and partners. The company’s solution is useful for product managers, learning departments, and online-academies. It serves pharmaceutical and healthcare, financial, production, and publishing companies. The company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It has locations in Ludwigshafen, Germany; and Palo Alto, California.

Veact

Series A in 2015
VEACT GmbH, founded in 2010 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in providing software-as-a-service solutions for after-sales marketing in the automotive sector. The company develops a platform that digitizes marketing processes, leveraging self-learning technology and extensive industry expertise. VEACT integrates various data sources, including invoices, service histories, satisfaction surveys, and campaign data, to create comprehensive customer profiles. This approach aims to facilitate predictive customer intelligence, allowing car dealerships and manufacturers to enhance their marketing and sales efficiency. By utilizing these insights, clients benefit from reduced process costs, improved customer loyalty, and increased revenues.

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.

Webdata Solutions

Series A in 2015
Webdata Solutions GmbH develops software solutions for collecting, analyzing, and structuring product information on the Internet worldwide. The company offers blackbee solutions for Internet pricing and market analysis. Its solutions enable e-commerce retailers and manufacturers in baby and kids supplies, beauty and wellness, DIY and garden, electronics and computers, fashion and accessories, home and living, pet supplies, and sports and outdoor industry sectors. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Leipzig, Germany.

Skive

Series A in 2015
Skive is a startup focused on transforming mobile learning for students. It offers a digital education platform accessible from any device, allowing users to create and share multiple-choice questions to aid in exam preparation. The platform curates targeted learning content tailored for various university courses, developed by top students, ensuring users access high-quality study materials. In addition to academic resources, Skive connects students with potential employers, facilitating mobile employer branding opportunities for companies. This dual approach aims to enhance the educational experience while bridging the gap between students and the job market.

qLearning

Venture Round in 2015
qLearning is a platform for the creation of own learning materials.

riskmethods GmbH

Venture Round in 2014
The riskmethods mission is to provide full transparency about risk exposures in 1-n-tier supply chains. The cloud-based, real SaaS-solution supports geo-based modeling of complex supply chains, automated risk monitoring incl. alerting, data/risk visualization in interactive geo-heat-maps and powerful realtime analytics. They enable companies to early-identify risks, set-up risk mitigation programs and to share structured risk intelligence across the whole customer network to generate even more risk transparency

Orpheus GmbH

Series A in 2014
Orpheus is a leading software vendor for spend controls, spend analytics, and transparent strategic procurement. Their AI algorithms and semantic data management enable procurement professionals to recognize hidden bundling and savings potential. Orpheus was founded by Dr. Joerg Dittrich and Michael Lauer in 2005. The company is based in Nuremberg, Germany, and has an office in Mainz. International clients, innovative DAX and MDAX companies as well as large midsize companies utilize their software modules. Contact us to learn more about their references.

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.

SmartLaw

Seed Round in 2013
SmartLaw is the new online destination for high-quality legal documents to be used in both business and personal settings. Our service enables its clients to generate contracts and other documents easily, quickly, and risk-free. Because of the ever increasing complexity of legal frameworks and costly as well as time consuming traditional legal services, usage of outdated templates or no documentation at all looms large. So does the risk of winding up with the short end of the stick in legal disputes. SmartLaw helps minimize risks and costs by providing easy access to custom tailored legal documents.

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.

Orpheus GmbH

Seed Round in 2012
Orpheus is a leading software vendor for spend controls, spend analytics, and transparent strategic procurement. Their AI algorithms and semantic data management enable procurement professionals to recognize hidden bundling and savings potential. Orpheus was founded by Dr. Joerg Dittrich and Michael Lauer in 2005. The company is based in Nuremberg, Germany, and has an office in Mainz. International clients, innovative DAX and MDAX companies as well as large midsize companies utilize their software modules. Contact us to learn more about their references.

Atheneum

Series A in 2011
Atheneum Partners GmbH operates a global knowledge platform designed to connect businesses with industry specialists for insights on practices and market trends. Founded in 2010 and based in Berlin, the company matches experts to client needs through targeted searches, facilitating interviews, in-person meetings, and webinars. Atheneum also offers services such as interview execution, market analysis, and survey distribution to gather critical data. The firm assists clients in the merger and acquisition process and monitors market trends over time. Its recruitment services cover positions ranging from technical auditors to executive members, providing feedback on strategic challenges like product development and market expansion. Atheneum serves various industries, including consumer goods, healthcare, technology, and public policy, with research hubs located in Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. Through its technology-driven approach, Atheneum aims to enhance business intelligence sharing, ensuring clients have access to high-quality information for informed decision-making.