Techstars

Techstars Central LLC, founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, operates as a startup accelerator and venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage technology-oriented companies. It specializes in a mentorship-driven accelerator program, selecting ten startups each summer to participate in a three-month incubation period, offering funding of $120,000 in exchange for equity. Techstars invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, and IoT, while avoiding investments in medical devices, healthcare technology, and local service-oriented businesses. In addition to its primary accelerator, Techstars has various specialized programs, including those focused on music, retail, mobility, and social impact, with global reach extending to regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The firm prefers taking minority stakes, typically between six and ten percent, without seeking board representation or investor rights. Techstars has built a robust network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and corporate partners to foster innovation and growth within its portfolio, which includes over 1,000 companies with a significant collective market capitalization.

Ethan Austin

MD of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator

Max Kelly

Managing Director of Techstars London

Lesa Mitchell

Managing Director

Vijay Tirathrai

Managing Director

Mark Tortorella

Advisor

Nathanial Zola

MD

Past deals in Central Europe

Seed

Pre Seed Round in 2023
SEED is innovative pram label combines Danish design with outstanding functionality. Founded by Danish film producer Anders Berggreen with the goal of developing a stroller that guarantees maximum mobility without sacrificing quality and design. The SEED Papilio - both stroller and sports car, can be folded very small with a few simple steps. The implementation of Berggreen s vision was originally the responsibility of Danish industrial designers, but today the project originates from a German developer team.

wryte

Seed Round in 2023
wryte - the student-centered all-in-one solution for connecting and mastering all educational activities as a go-to place in one app.

Morpheus Space

Series A in 2022
Morpheus Space GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in manufacturing electric propulsion systems for spacecraft. The company's innovative product offerings, including nanoFEEP and multiFEEP, are designed to enhance satellite operations by enabling service providers to manage entire constellations as a unified entity. By integrating advanced electric propulsion with artificial intelligence, Morpheus Space is transforming the NewSpace industry. Their solutions allow satellites to perform numerous orbital maneuvers, facilitating a new approach to mission planning that prioritizes objectives through automated decision-making. This capability provides unprecedented flexibility for satellite networks, enabling optimal adjustments to meet specific user needs, such as revisiting frequencies and monitoring dynamic points of interest.

Oper

Series A in 2022
Oper Credits is a software as a service company that provides a comprehensive solution for lenders to digitize mortgage processes from initiation to completion. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, with an additional office in Zurich, Switzerland, Oper streamlines various aspects of the mortgage journey, including loan requests, customer verification, proof validation, product advisory, signing, profiling, collateral estimation, fraud detection, and scoring. By offering out-of-the-box modules, Oper enables credit providers to quickly launch digital credit products, allowing them to configure their processes to meet specific needs. Furthermore, the company supports the integration of Fintech technologies through its partner app store, enhancing the capabilities of its clients in the competitive mortgage market.

Staxe

Seed Round in 2022
Staxe is a crowdfunding platform based in Zug, Switzerland, that focuses on transforming creative projects, including music, film, and live events, into investment opportunities. Founded in 2018, Staxe utilizes blockchain technology to structure, coordinate, and tokenize creative assets, offering them as non-fungible tokens. This innovative approach allows investors to engage with and benefit from the success of various productions, such as concerts and festivals. In response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Staxe is enhancing its operations and leveraging decentralized finance along with asset tokenization to support creatives in realizing their projects.

LifeTap

Pre Seed Round in 2022
LifeTap is an Artificial Intelligence based on Machine Learning and Opinion Dynamics theories that, through an IOS and an Android app, gives users recommendations based on their personality and on external conditions. Fast and accurate recommendations for individuals or groups about anything that people might want to do during the day: going to a restaurant, to a bar, watching a movie, doing some hobbies, watching a series, spending some quality time at a cafe, and much more. Normally, people invest a lot of time and energy in the process of decision making. "Which restaurant should we choose tonight?", "Will I like that movie?", "Is this hobby the right one for me in this moment of my life?". Despite time and energy invested, people often end up taking decisions far from being optimal. LifeTap speeds up and increases the quality of this decision making process, both for individuals and for groups. Time and energy spent in negotiating this or that activity are substituted by just one tap on the screen.

Optimo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Optimo is a B2B SaaS and EdTech company that provides blue-collar workers with peer-to-peer gamified learning. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

PatentPlus

Funding Round in 2022
PatentPlus is a digital marketplace and analytics platform for patented technologies that connects pioneering research organizations with innovative corporations and investors across industries and geographies. PatentPlus uses a unique patent-based technology scouting methodology to identify the most relevant patent licensing, buying, and co-development opportunities. Additionally, PatentPlus partners directly with research organizations to provide a structured overview of relevant R&D partnerships, collaborations with inventors, and investments in deep-tech spin-offs. For any questions regarding the PatentPlus platform or the customizable technology scouting reports, feel free to write a message to info@patentplus.io.

Optimiz

Pre Seed Round in 2022
OPTIMIZ Limited provides cargo claim management service. The company offers a cloud based AI controlled platform CROP (claim recovery platform) to connect cargo underwriters to shipping lines. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in France and Germany. The company operates as a subsidiary of Next Logistics Accelerator Gmbh.

Hive Power

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hive Power develops a SaaS for Smart Grid Analytics, to help Energy Retailers and Grid Operators to have a smarter data-driven operation. Thanks to specific applications for demand forecasting, management of energy communities, design of new billing schemes, and electric grid modelling and diagnostics, the Hive Platform is the first holistic tool to enable Smart Grids.

Volteum

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a data-driven platform designed to guide businesses through the complexities of fleet electrification, including vehicle selection, charging infrastructure setup, and cost analysis. The company's operations tool optimizes electric vehicle fleet management with advanced features for range simulation, route optimization, charging schedule optimization, and live monitoring, all aimed at enhancing efficiency, reducing operational costs, and addressing range anxiety, enabling companies to make confident decisions before, during, and after transitioning their vehicle fleets to electric.

Holodia

Seed Round in 2021
We are the future of indoor cardio fitness, bringing fully immersive biking, rowing and running to users around the world through our VR Fitness platform, HOLOFIT. HOLOFIT uses proprietary VR technology that combines unique VR training content developed by our in-house design studio. HOLOFIT reinvents fitness by using effort gamification, adaptive training programs and AI based virtual coaching. HOLOFIT offers amazing virtual worlds that turn workouts into fun, motivating fitness experiences, virtual coaching with dozens of workout programs, and vSport competitions that are location or online based-through our HOLOFIT community.

Endel

Series B in 2021
Endel Sound GmbH is a Berlin-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in creating personalized sound environments aimed at enhancing focus and relaxation. The company's application features several modes tailored to user needs, including a relax mode to promote calmness, a focus mode to boost productivity, an on-the-go mode that adapts to users' walking or running speeds, and a sleep mode that generates personalized white noise for better sleep quality. Endel operates as a cross-platform audio ecosystem and is composed of a team of artists, developers, and scientists who have previously collaborated on various digital projects, including an award-winning children's app series. The company also participated in the Techstars Music Accelerator program.

Lengoo

Series B in 2021
lengoo powers the future of translation. The AI-first translation tech company has automated the custom-training of neural machine translation systems for enterprise customers, who use the service to have professional translations made in more than 400 language combinations. Over 3,000 business clients, including some of Europe’s biggest enterprises and unicorns, already trust in lengoo’s technology. Headquartered in Berlin, the company was founded in 2014 in Karlsruhe by Philipp Koch-Büttner, Christopher Kränzler, and Alexander Gigga. In 2016, lengoo participated in the Techstars accelerator program in Berlin and in 2018 was awarded with the Deloitte Fast 50 Award as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Germany with over 600% growth. Christopher Kränzler also holds a seat on the Board of Directors at bitkom, Germany's digital association. Find more info on https://www.lengoo.com lengoo is a certified Language Service Provider according to ISO 17100 and ISO 18587. Find out more! Success stories: https://www.lengoo.com/references Join the team: https://www.lengoo.com/careers

Oper

Seed Round in 2021
Oper Credits is a software as a service company that provides a comprehensive solution for lenders to digitize mortgage processes from initiation to completion. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, with an additional office in Zurich, Switzerland, Oper streamlines various aspects of the mortgage journey, including loan requests, customer verification, proof validation, product advisory, signing, profiling, collateral estimation, fraud detection, and scoring. By offering out-of-the-box modules, Oper enables credit providers to quickly launch digital credit products, allowing them to configure their processes to meet specific needs. Furthermore, the company supports the integration of Fintech technologies through its partner app store, enhancing the capabilities of its clients in the competitive mortgage market.

yoona.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2021
YOONA is the first ever tool that uses AI & machine learning to analyze input data within a few minutes and generate multiple designs.

Creatext

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Creatext is a browser extension that helps customer-facing employees write faster and better. Having to write tons of similar messages a day leads employees to lose time, become frustrated, and make mistakes. Our AI writing assistant gives them context-aware text suggestions that they can easily include in their messages. Creatext makes customer-facing teams more productive and helps them reach their goals.

CYCLE

Seed Round in 2020
GetHenry provides electric vehicle subscriptions incl. software and service to delivery companies and couriers.

Beelinguapp

Seed Round in 2020
Beelinguapp is a language learning software that functions as a Karaoke Audiobook, it shows the text being played in two different languages side by side. It plays audio reading the text and shows a karaoke animation on both sides. Users read along in the language they are learning, while having the text in their native language as a reference.

Endel

Series A in 2020
Endel Sound GmbH is a Berlin-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in creating personalized sound environments aimed at enhancing focus and relaxation. The company's application features several modes tailored to user needs, including a relax mode to promote calmness, a focus mode to boost productivity, an on-the-go mode that adapts to users' walking or running speeds, and a sleep mode that generates personalized white noise for better sleep quality. Endel operates as a cross-platform audio ecosystem and is composed of a team of artists, developers, and scientists who have previously collaborated on various digital projects, including an award-winning children's app series. The company also participated in the Techstars Music Accelerator program.

Pixchange

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pixchange integrates mobile content creation tools, a marketplace, and a custom keyboard so that users can share unique visual content across platforms instantly. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Bern, Bern.

Morpheus Space

Seed Round in 2020
Morpheus Space GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in manufacturing electric propulsion systems for spacecraft. The company's innovative product offerings, including nanoFEEP and multiFEEP, are designed to enhance satellite operations by enabling service providers to manage entire constellations as a unified entity. By integrating advanced electric propulsion with artificial intelligence, Morpheus Space is transforming the NewSpace industry. Their solutions allow satellites to perform numerous orbital maneuvers, facilitating a new approach to mission planning that prioritizes objectives through automated decision-making. This capability provides unprecedented flexibility for satellite networks, enabling optimal adjustments to meet specific user needs, such as revisiting frequencies and monitoring dynamic points of interest.

SATIM

Pre Seed Round in 2020
SATIM provides insights based on satellite radar data acquired regardless of weather and day/night time. Using developed software and algorithms SATIM can solve the problem of optimal information extraction from complex SAR imagery.

Snapodds

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Problem: We share opinions, emotions, everything. The world is going social, but TV is left behind. We have proof that there is a strong desire to share what is on TV: A Facebook study has shown that for some sports events 82% of Instagram posts contain screenshots of TV. The behavior of sharing TV content is there, but the way of doing it is way too hard. People have to stand up in front of the screen and make photos with reflections and strange angles. But when people do go to this trouble, it creates a major problem for the media as rights holders. They lose control of their content. They lose the ability to monetize those moments. Solution: Snapscreen makes watching TV and its content socially shareable You simply open the browser (or app) on your phone, snap the TV screen (works perfectly from a long distance), that takes you to that exact moment in the broadcast/ stream, you reverse forward or backward to the moment you want to share, clip up to 30sec and share where you want all in high definition and perfect audio. The content clipped also has the ability to be top and tailed with graphics or pre/ post roll. Everything is measurable. Snapscreen is a B2C mobile web app in the US (launch Sep 2020 for the elections) and B2B component (SDK) that gets integrated into apps and websites of our customers in media.

AgiliCity

Pre Seed Round in 2020
AgiliCity is a parametric urban design software that helps users to design with confidence. The company's product, Modelur, is an easy-to-use parametric urban design software tool helping users to create conceptual urban massing. Modelur calculates key urban control parameters on the fly, delivering important information while design is still evolving. This way it fosters well-informed decision making during the earliest stages, when design decisions have the highest impact.

Kitchn.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Kitchn.io, founded in 2019, specializes in automating social media marketing operations through its innovative platform. The company provides businesses with tools to streamline their social ad management, allowing users to efficiently review performance, adjust budgets, and pause underperforming ads without manual intervention. By centralizing ad data and updates, Kitchn.io enables organizations to focus on strategic initiatives and innovation rather than the complexities of daily ad operations.

Mello

Pre Seed Round in 2020
SitEinander is a mobile application that helps parents to meet other families nearby, plan playdates and swap-free babysitting among trusted friends. The company was founded in 2019.

MedEngine

Pre Seed Round in 2020
MedEngine is helping people with Parkinson's disease lead a better life through wearable medical technology. They want to open the door to a new era of patient-centric care for those challenged by Parkinson’s Disease. Their goal is to re-balance the Parkinson's care ecosystem where patients have the tools to get more from their consultations. They want to empower patients with information to feel more confident in participating in their choice of care.

Workathlon

Seed Round in 2020
Workathlon IKE operates an online recruitment platform specifically tailored for the hospitality industry, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance the job matching process. The platform enables job seekers to upload resumes and explore various opportunities in hotels and other hospitality sectors, while also assisting employers in finding candidates that meet their job specifications. Established in 2015 and based in Marousi, Greece, Workathlon has garnered the trust of over thirty thousand hospitality professionals and serves more than 350 companies, including hotels, tour operators, and restaurants across Cyprus, Germany, Malta, the United Arab Emirates, and Switzerland. It has become a key resource for both job seekers looking to advance their careers and employers aiming to recruit top talent in the hospitality field.

CYCLE

Pre Seed Round in 2020
GetHenry provides electric vehicle subscriptions incl. software and service to delivery companies and couriers.

Oper

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Oper Credits is a software as a service company that provides a comprehensive solution for lenders to digitize mortgage processes from initiation to completion. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, with an additional office in Zurich, Switzerland, Oper streamlines various aspects of the mortgage journey, including loan requests, customer verification, proof validation, product advisory, signing, profiling, collateral estimation, fraud detection, and scoring. By offering out-of-the-box modules, Oper enables credit providers to quickly launch digital credit products, allowing them to configure their processes to meet specific needs. Furthermore, the company supports the integration of Fintech technologies through its partner app store, enhancing the capabilities of its clients in the competitive mortgage market.

Beelinguapp

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Beelinguapp is a language learning software that functions as a Karaoke Audiobook, it shows the text being played in two different languages side by side. It plays audio reading the text and shows a karaoke animation on both sides. Users read along in the language they are learning, while having the text in their native language as a reference.

Poliloop

Seed Round in 2020
Poliloop B.V., based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, specializes in converting non-biodegradable petroleum-based plastics into biodegradable products. The company has developed a microbial cocktail capable of degrading various types of single-use plastics, including PET, PP, LDPE, HDPE, PS, CPE, and EVA. This innovative process can function under suboptimal conditions and has been tested on both individual and mixed plastics, including those contaminated with food debris. Poliloop's method not only addresses the pressing issue of plastic waste but also produces valuable end-products such as bioplastics and biogas, contributing to a more sustainable and circular economy. The degradation process begins within two days, with complete breakdown of the polymers occurring over approximately two months.

TypingDNA

Series A in 2020
TypingDNA, Inc. is a company specializing in typing biometrics authentication solutions, enabling secure user identification based on individual typing patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional operations in Oradea and Bucharest, Romania, TypingDNA offers a range of services aimed at enhancing security for various sectors, including financial services and education. Its key products include an Authentication API that verifies keystroke patterns against previously recorded data, as well as Continuous Authentication, which monitors typing dynamics to ensure ongoing user verification. The company's technology facilitates both two-factor and multi-factor authentication, providing a frictionless experience for users while effectively preventing fraud. TypingDNA’s innovative approach allows organizations to secure their applications, eLearning platforms, and payment systems without compromising user experience.

GamY

Seed Round in 2019
GamY is a company focused on developing an artificial intelligence-driven battery management system aimed at enhancing the longevity of battery-operated devices. Utilizing a digital twin management platform, GamY monitors and optimizes battery performance across a variety of applications, including e-bikes, electric vehicles, home appliances, e-scooters, drones, electric boats, airplanes, and energy storage systems. By improving battery efficiency, GamY helps users maximize the lifespan and performance of their products.

MAGMENT

Seed Round in 2019
MAGMENT develops an innovative concrete material created from cement and recycled magnetic particles that enhances the transfer of energy with high robustness and excellent performance. MAGMENT focuses on the development, design and contract manufacture of magnetizable concretes used for innovative, competitive and customer-oriented electromagnetic solutions. The company is distinguished by large experience and know-how in the fields of magnetic materials and their applications with high professionalism, quality, reliability and technological thought. MAGMENT was founded on 2015.

MorphL

Pre Seed Round in 2019
MorphL helps mid-size e-commerce companies that grapple with AI adoption, by lowering the barrier to integrating AI-based solutions. MorphL consists of a suite of predictive models that are fully automated, that can be used across the enterprise, across the full customer journey and are platform agnostic. MorphL is funded via Techstars Montreal AI, Google DNI, and European Data Incubator.

Lightmass Dynamics

Seed Round in 2019
Lightmass Dynamics focuses on creating a foundation for simulation through advanced visualization software. The company integrates deep learning with ray tracing to develop methods for sampling extensive datasets, which helps simplify the complexities of physics. This innovative approach allows users to manipulate physical forces effectively, without the need for specialized hardware architectures. By combining these technologies, Lightmass Dynamics aims to enhance real-time three-dimensional graphics and simulation capabilities.

FuelSave

Pre Seed Round in 2019
FuelSave is a disruptive energy efficiency enhancement company with a strong R&D and engineering background, that combines its own patented innovations and core technologies with components from industry-leading providers to provide highly innovative and efficient turnkey energy solutions in a variety of sectors. FuelSave was founded in 2012, in order to enhance the fuel efficiencies & reduce emissions for trucks and utility vehicles in an innovative & sustainable way. The focus in R&D quickly widened up for various use cases in other markets where the technology can be adapted and deployed to bring measurable benefits to the users that make economical sense while reducing the impact in the environment.

MEDIJobs

Seed Round in 2019
MEDIjobs is the fastest growing career marketplace for healthcare professionals. Our mission is to positively impact healthcare industry as a whole by helping doctors and nurses navigate through their careers successfully. We are experts at building digital communities for healthcare professionals and we help them develop professionally through career resources, access to medical events or by matching them with relevant employers who are interested in hiring them. We work with 150+ active customers from EU and US and our offices are in Bucharest, ROMANIA & New York City, NY.

LIV

Seed Round in 2019
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

Morpheus Space

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Morpheus Space GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in manufacturing electric propulsion systems for spacecraft. The company's innovative product offerings, including nanoFEEP and multiFEEP, are designed to enhance satellite operations by enabling service providers to manage entire constellations as a unified entity. By integrating advanced electric propulsion with artificial intelligence, Morpheus Space is transforming the NewSpace industry. Their solutions allow satellites to perform numerous orbital maneuvers, facilitating a new approach to mission planning that prioritizes objectives through automated decision-making. This capability provides unprecedented flexibility for satellite networks, enabling optimal adjustments to meet specific user needs, such as revisiting frequencies and monitoring dynamic points of interest.

Sensefinity

Seed Round in 2019
Sensefinity is working as social machines,which provides Internet of Things for the Masses. Sensefinity offers a simple way for Small and Medium enterprises to benefit from the information acquired by their assets. Compatible sensors are already pre-integrated into the platform. This means that by turning the sensors on the data will start to flow to the platform. Data becomes immediately insights.

PayPeanuts

Pre Seed Round in 2019
PayPeanuts GmbH, established in 2014 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, operates an online platform that allows users to utilize their loyalty points for purchasing premium content. The company aims to enhance the value of loyalty programs by integrating these points into digital transactions, enabling customers to pay for online services and experiences without using traditional currency. This innovative approach not only provides consumers with a convenient payment option but also helps businesses attract and retain customers by offering a unique digital experience.

Chipolo

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Chipolo d.o.o., founded in 2013 and based in Trbovlje, Slovenia, develops a Bluetooth-enabled tracking device designed for both iPhone and Android platforms. The device assists users in locating lost items such as keys, wallets, bags, and phones through a dedicated application. Chipolo’s product is versatile, allowing users to attach it to various belongings, including personal items and pets, enhancing the ease of tracking. Its innovative technology provides a practical solution for individuals seeking to keep track of their possessions, thereby reducing the stress and inconvenience associated with lost items.

CAALA

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Caala GmbH develops real-time analysis optimization software to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings, and further support quantified and rational investment decisions. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

idatase GmbH

Pre Seed Round in 2019
idatase GmbH provides data analytics and machine learning consulting services for the energy sector. It offers NetLume, a solution that is used for real-time monitoring, statistical evaluation, predictive maintenance, field-crew optimization, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection of IoT domains. idatase GmbH was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Anytype

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Anytype Inc. offers operating system for new internet. It provides software solutions, which gives privacy and data ownership to users. The company as founded in 2018 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

MEDIJobs

Pre Seed Round in 2019
MEDIjobs is the fastest growing career marketplace for healthcare professionals. Our mission is to positively impact healthcare industry as a whole by helping doctors and nurses navigate through their careers successfully. We are experts at building digital communities for healthcare professionals and we help them develop professionally through career resources, access to medical events or by matching them with relevant employers who are interested in hiring them. We work with 150+ active customers from EU and US and our offices are in Bucharest, ROMANIA & New York City, NY.

Anyl

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Anyl specializes in passwordless authentication solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, utilizing blockchain technology to enhance security. The company is developing a blockchain-agnostic embedded cryptocurrency wallet designed specifically for IoT applications. This innovative approach allows users to securely manage their key data without the need for traditional passwords, simplifying the login process while ensuring robust protection against unauthorized access. By integrating these advanced security features, Anyl aims to address the vulnerabilities associated with IoT devices, making them more user-friendly and secure.

TypingDNA

Seed Round in 2019
TypingDNA, Inc. is a company specializing in typing biometrics authentication solutions, enabling secure user identification based on individual typing patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional operations in Oradea and Bucharest, Romania, TypingDNA offers a range of services aimed at enhancing security for various sectors, including financial services and education. Its key products include an Authentication API that verifies keystroke patterns against previously recorded data, as well as Continuous Authentication, which monitors typing dynamics to ensure ongoing user verification. The company's technology facilitates both two-factor and multi-factor authentication, providing a frictionless experience for users while effectively preventing fraud. TypingDNA’s innovative approach allows organizations to secure their applications, eLearning platforms, and payment systems without compromising user experience.

Umeleon

Seed Round in 2019
The Umeleon 1 Pro, an in-house developed extrusion machine, produces custom filament colors and quantities for 3D printers. Intuitive software allows users to experience an extraordinary variety of colors and materials in an instant.

Grips Intelligence

Seed Round in 2018
Peekd mission is to help clients excel by providing perfect market insights.

KITRO

Seed Round in 2018
KITRO develops IT food waste management solution for the food and beverage industry. The software solution identifies, tracks, and monitors food waste and elevates the food waste reduction possibilities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Renens, Switzerland.

Hotelhero

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Hotelhero GMBH provides an online marketplace for software as a service (SaaS) solutions for the hotel industry. The company provides tailored software recommendations for operations, distribution, marketing, customer relationship management, meeting management, finance, and staff management services; and allows users to compare and select tools and systems for the hotel business. It serves the hospitality industry. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Applica

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Applica.ai Ltd develops artificial intelligence solutions that automates business processes that require comprehension of large volumes of text. It offers Applica, an artificial intelligence based solution that helps reduce the human workforce effort, shorten document turnover, and cut down on human error. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Axiom.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Axiom is an AI browser assistant that lets you automate business processes, and share them with others on a ‘process app-store’ It does two things: -It can guide you through a business process -Or it can automate that process It does this through ‘Robotic Process Automation’. RPA is the ability to record user inputs and replay them. Many business processes involve workflow-driven work with web-apps; like setting up a Salesforce campaign, or AWS Firewall. Axiom can guide or automate those steps. If you’re an expert or consultant, you can code-ify your expertise in Axiom, to guide others on the app-store. Axiom’s AI assistant also observes user behaviour, and makes context-sensitive suggestions as they work, so they can automate things they didn’t know was possible.

Datarade

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Datarade GmbH, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, operates an online platform that facilitates connections between data-driven companies and data vendors. The platform enables users to evaluate, match, and discover data vendors, providing access to over 2,000 data providers across more than 210 categories. Datarade's services cater to corporate entities, government institutions, and educational organizations, empowering them to find, compare, and confidently select the most suitable commercial data products for their needs.

weview

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Weview helps shops and brands engage their customers by embedding video reviews on the product page. Through machine learning, weview automises its processes to source and optimize videos on display. weview is embedding brand-safe review videos from their platform on retailers’ and brands’ product pages which increases time spent on site and conversion rates while optimising the shopper experience.

Basking.io

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Basking.io is an AI & WiFi-based workplace occupancy analytics solution for enterprise companies, enabling real-time attendance monitoring, safety compliance and portfolio optimization insights. Basking takes less than 2 hours to connect to multiple offices, delivers top ROI in portfolio scale deployments, and is privacy-protective by design. It's used by Fortune 500 companies across North America, LATAM, EMEA and APAC. Basking's partners include Colliers International, Cisco, Comfy Siemens, HP and Extreme Networks.

Talk-A-Bot

Seed Round in 2018
Talk-A-Bot is an information technology company that provides a chatbot enterprise solution for corporate, company, and brand. The company specializes in messenger bot, online marketing, business development, and chat marketing. Talk-A-Bot was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.

blik

Seed Round in 2018
blik GmbH, based in Munich, Germany, specializes in connected logistics solutions designed to enhance the tracking of goods in warehouses globally. The company offers a digital twin technology that allows for real-time monitoring of items, effectively eliminating blind spots in the supply chain. This innovative approach provides reliable tracking for numerous items simultaneously while minimizing the need for extensive infrastructure and manual interventions. By optimizing live data processes, blik's technology streamlines intralogistics routes, enabling clients to cut costs significantly and improve operational efficiency. The focus on reducing manual identification processes supports greater transparency and digitalization within logistics, making it an appealing solution for large enterprises seeking to enhance their supply chain management.

RetailQuant

Seed Round in 2018
RetailQuant is a retail analytics company that makes it easy for physical retailers to collect, analyse and interpret customer information at scale.

CashDirector

Seed Round in 2018
CashDirector S.A. is a company based in Warsaw, Poland, with additional offices in London, Palo Alto, and Paris. Founded in 2012, CashDirector specializes in designing and developing accounting platforms tailored for banks and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The platform offers a range of services including online banking, automation of financial tasks, cash flow management, invoice issuance, tax filing, and lead generation. By integrating innovative technology, such as AI accounting robots, CashDirector enables real-time booking of business transactions and bank operations. The platform aims to help banks differentiate themselves in a competitive market by providing value-added services that assist SMEs in managing cash flow and payments effectively. This support not only addresses the critical issue of cash management, which contributes to a significant percentage of SME failures, but also fosters long-term relationships and loyalty between banks and their SME clients.

RetailQuant

Pre Seed Round in 2018
RetailQuant is a retail analytics company that makes it easy for physical retailers to collect, analyse and interpret customer information at scale.

CashDirector

Pre Seed Round in 2018
CashDirector S.A. is a company based in Warsaw, Poland, with additional offices in London, Palo Alto, and Paris. Founded in 2012, CashDirector specializes in designing and developing accounting platforms tailored for banks and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The platform offers a range of services including online banking, automation of financial tasks, cash flow management, invoice issuance, tax filing, and lead generation. By integrating innovative technology, such as AI accounting robots, CashDirector enables real-time booking of business transactions and bank operations. The platform aims to help banks differentiate themselves in a competitive market by providing value-added services that assist SMEs in managing cash flow and payments effectively. This support not only addresses the critical issue of cash management, which contributes to a significant percentage of SME failures, but also fosters long-term relationships and loyalty between banks and their SME clients.

EcoG

Convertible Note in 2018
EcoG GmbH is a developer of an Internet of Things (IoT) operating system and platform tailored for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Founded in 2017 and based in Fürth, Germany, with additional offices in Oslo and Detroit, EcoG connects users, vehicles, and local businesses through its cloud-based platform. This platform allows charging infrastructure operators to implement a personalized and customized fast-charging experience while enabling shared revenue streams and value-added services. EcoG provides a comprehensive starter kit that includes charging control, backend connectivity, payment solutions, and user interface components, as well as tools for the development and simulation of EV charger software. The company's offerings empower charger manufacturers and operators to differentiate their services, thus enhancing the overall EV charging ecosystem.

Endel

Seed Round in 2018
Endel Sound GmbH is a Berlin-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in creating personalized sound environments aimed at enhancing focus and relaxation. The company's application features several modes tailored to user needs, including a relax mode to promote calmness, a focus mode to boost productivity, an on-the-go mode that adapts to users' walking or running speeds, and a sleep mode that generates personalized white noise for better sleep quality. Endel operates as a cross-platform audio ecosystem and is composed of a team of artists, developers, and scientists who have previously collaborated on various digital projects, including an award-winning children's app series. The company also participated in the Techstars Music Accelerator program.

Soundcharts

Seed Round in 2018
SOUNDCHARTS S.A.S. develops an online platform that aggregates online music consumption data and enables users to track social networks, charts, playlists, and airplay data. It offers real-time notifications; and daily reports that include airplays stats, progress on all social networks, and positions in the charts and on playlists. The company’s platform monitors radios from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, and Italy. It serves the music industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Paris, France.

TypingDNA

Seed Round in 2018
TypingDNA, Inc. is a company specializing in typing biometrics authentication solutions, enabling secure user identification based on individual typing patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional operations in Oradea and Bucharest, Romania, TypingDNA offers a range of services aimed at enhancing security for various sectors, including financial services and education. Its key products include an Authentication API that verifies keystroke patterns against previously recorded data, as well as Continuous Authentication, which monitors typing dynamics to ensure ongoing user verification. The company's technology facilitates both two-factor and multi-factor authentication, providing a frictionless experience for users while effectively preventing fraud. TypingDNA’s innovative approach allows organizations to secure their applications, eLearning platforms, and payment systems without compromising user experience.

Shelf.Network

Seed Round in 2018
Arbitrage network for cross-border vehicle trades. Allowing to expand market reach and provide best matching by enabling to run synchronized trades across different marketplaces and broker systems. Shelf is building cross-border trade network for used car trades in partnership with companies like: BNP Paribas, Carfax, IAAI, Copart and etc. Broadcasting half a million inventory that are re-marketed and synchronously traded across different online marketplaces. Currently active with US to Europe and Japan to South East Asia networks. Company holds several blockchain and industry related awards like: Best real world application ’18 of Distributed technology (Frontier innovations awards), Blockshow Europe as best European DLT startup, Automechanika industry award, nominated as top five re-marketing solution (Fleet Europe 2018).

Ninox

Seed Round in 2018
Ninox Software GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, develops business applications that empower teams to automate back-office workflows without requiring developer assistance. Utilizing a no-code approach, Ninox enables over 2,800 companies across various industries to digitize their business processes efficiently. The company distinguishes itself in the rapidly growing no- and low-code application platform market by offering a user-friendly experience that combines the ease of modern productivity tools with the flexibility of application platforms. This facilitates broader adoption among organizations, as Ninox streamlines the onboarding process while reducing the time and effort needed to create custom business applications.

Inuru

Seed Round in 2018
Inuru GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in manufacturing inks for printing thin organic light-emitting diodes (OLED). The company develops innovative illuminated packaging and labels that can light up, provide warnings, and display video content. Utilizing patented electronic films that are compatible with Roll-2-Roll production, Inuru's products can be seamlessly integrated into existing manufacturing processes across various industries, including packaging, fashion, automotive, and medical technology. The company's offerings aim to enhance visibility and communication in advertising and information dissemination while promoting eco-friendly practices. Inuru has received multiple accolades, including several awards at AdStars in 2020 and the World Packaging Award in 2019, and holds numerous patents for its technologies.

AAZZUR

Seed Round in 2018
AAZZUR Ltd develops a platform that offers customers a mobile bank, including live accounts and cards; a personalized and white-labelled customer interface, and the ability to add, aggregate and create shared accounts. AAZZUR Ltd was formerly known as BEEONE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and changed its name to AAZZUR Ltd in December 2017. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

TypingDNA

Pre Seed Round in 2018
TypingDNA, Inc. is a company specializing in typing biometrics authentication solutions, enabling secure user identification based on individual typing patterns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with additional operations in Oradea and Bucharest, Romania, TypingDNA offers a range of services aimed at enhancing security for various sectors, including financial services and education. Its key products include an Authentication API that verifies keystroke patterns against previously recorded data, as well as Continuous Authentication, which monitors typing dynamics to ensure ongoing user verification. The company's technology facilitates both two-factor and multi-factor authentication, providing a frictionless experience for users while effectively preventing fraud. TypingDNA’s innovative approach allows organizations to secure their applications, eLearning platforms, and payment systems without compromising user experience.

Grips Intelligence

Seed Round in 2018
Peekd mission is to help clients excel by providing perfect market insights.

RealSynth

Convertible Note in 2017
To facilitate vision-based AI development, they provide fully custom synthetic annotated image data using the latest rendering technologies. Taking this as a first step, their ultimate goal is to minimize the need of field tests as much as possible. They envision a fully simulated and controlled environment where developers can both train and test-bench AI-based systems.

RefineAl

Seed Round in 2017
RefineAI is a market research platform for video content creators.

Ultimate

Seed Round in 2017
ultimate.ai is a virtual customer service agent builder bringing multilingual customer service automation to businesses. The company's s proprietary deep learning technology enables customer service automation in all languages. Automate first-line customer contact across chat, email, and social, increase agent productivity by over 30% for complex cases, and continuously learns to improve the quality of automated and assisted support.

KITRO

Pre Seed Round in 2017
KITRO develops IT food waste management solution for the food and beverage industry. The software solution identifies, tracks, and monitors food waste and elevates the food waste reduction possibilities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Renens, Switzerland.

BlendBow

Seed Round in 2017
BlendBow is a company based in Paris, France, specializing in the design and manufacture of innovative cocktail machines aimed at bar owners. Established in 2015, BlendBow has dedicated 24 months to research and development, resulting in the filing of three patents for its unique technology. The cocktail machines are designed to simplify the cocktail preparation process by cutting lemons, crushing ice, blending mixtures, and measuring ingredients like mint and rum. These machines also feature a range of customizable cocktail recipes that are pre-configured to enhance efficiency and quality in cocktail service. BlendBow's products are available in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, addressing key challenges in the hospitality industry related to cocktail quality and preparation time.

Concierge

Seed Round in 2017
The AI revolution forgot about hotels. Until now. Concierge lets guests chat and transact from the comfort of their own devices with their favourite hotels. This AI powered chat helps hotels respond autonomously to queries and act as a sales channel. When in doubt, the conversation is passed along to the right internal staff member to fulfill the request, and trains Concierge to better fulfil customer needs in the future.

Ordercube

Seed Round in 2017
Ordercube GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Grafing, Germany, specializes in creating an innovative illuminated cube designed to replace traditional candles on restaurant tables. This acrylic glass cube is powered by rechargeable batteries and features a touch sensor that allows guests to signal when they wish to order or pay, facilitating communication with waitstaff. The cube's design includes a dirt-resistant coating, customizable options through an application, and a brightness sensor that adjusts the light based on the time of day. By enhancing the dining experience, Ordercube aims to improve service efficiency in the restaurant industry.

RefineAl

Seed Round in 2017
RefineAI is a market research platform for video content creators.

EcoG

Pre Seed Round in 2017
EcoG GmbH is a developer of an Internet of Things (IoT) operating system and platform tailored for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Founded in 2017 and based in Fürth, Germany, with additional offices in Oslo and Detroit, EcoG connects users, vehicles, and local businesses through its cloud-based platform. This platform allows charging infrastructure operators to implement a personalized and customized fast-charging experience while enabling shared revenue streams and value-added services. EcoG provides a comprehensive starter kit that includes charging control, backend connectivity, payment solutions, and user interface components, as well as tools for the development and simulation of EV charger software. The company's offerings empower charger manufacturers and operators to differentiate their services, thus enhancing the overall EV charging ecosystem.

LIV

Convertible Note in 2017
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

LIV

Seed Round in 2017
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

RealSynth

Pre Seed Round in 2017
To facilitate vision-based AI development, they provide fully custom synthetic annotated image data using the latest rendering technologies. Taking this as a first step, their ultimate goal is to minimize the need of field tests as much as possible. They envision a fully simulated and controlled environment where developers can both train and test-bench AI-based systems.

blik

Pre Seed Round in 2017
blik GmbH, based in Munich, Germany, specializes in connected logistics solutions designed to enhance the tracking of goods in warehouses globally. The company offers a digital twin technology that allows for real-time monitoring of items, effectively eliminating blind spots in the supply chain. This innovative approach provides reliable tracking for numerous items simultaneously while minimizing the need for extensive infrastructure and manual interventions. By optimizing live data processes, blik's technology streamlines intralogistics routes, enabling clients to cut costs significantly and improve operational efficiency. The focus on reducing manual identification processes supports greater transparency and digitalization within logistics, making it an appealing solution for large enterprises seeking to enhance their supply chain management.

KptnCook

Seed Round in 2017
KptnCook GmbH designs and develops mobile application for curated recipe-based grocery shopping with step-by-step cooking pictures. The application offers three new recipes everyday which is paired with shopping lists, which contain real products and prices from different supermarkets. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

IAMBOT

Seed Round in 2017
IAMBOT specializes in delivering cognitive automation engine solution. It offers a platform that automates the interaction between a business and its clients. The platform utilizes state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and self-learning algorithms based on the latest scientific advances. The company was founded in 2017 with offices in Palo Alto, California and Wroclaw, Poland.

Sensefinity

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Sensefinity is working as social machines,which provides Internet of Things for the Masses. Sensefinity offers a simple way for Small and Medium enterprises to benefit from the information acquired by their assets. Compatible sensors are already pre-integrated into the platform. This means that by turning the sensors on the data will start to flow to the platform. Data becomes immediately insights.

Justsnap

Seed Round in 2017
When you go to shopping do not forget to check your JustSnap app. You will find many exclusive offers and rewards from many of your loved brands. All you have to do it to snap the photo of your receipt from your JustSnap app. If you qualify the conditions of the campaigns, you shall receive your electronic reward coupon directly to your app instantly. Those rewards can be free cinema tickets, free restaurant menus, direct discount coupons from your favorite stores or many others including JustSnap points which you can collect and win big prizes. Now your receipts pay you back !

Mimo

Seed Round in 2017
Mimo is an educational platform designed to teach programming and computer science through engaging and interactive methods. It offers gamified micro-courses that include interactive exercises, challenges, and projects, all developed by learning experts. This approach aims to make learning enjoyable and accessible, fitting seamlessly into users' daily lives. With a user base exceeding 1.5 million, Mimo has achieved completion rates that surpass the industry average, positioning itself as a leading resource for on-the-go education and self-improvement in the field of coding and technology.

Alyne

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Alyne is an IT driven platform for defining common rules, assessing adherence and identifying related risk. The platform supports organisations in implementing legal and regulatory requirements across industry sectors, determining maturity, aligning with industry standards and sharing subject matter expertise. Alyne provides membership to the platform, usage of centrally hosted software and related consulting services.

Atript

Seed Round in 2017
atript was founded in 2016 by an experienced team of software specialists, data analysts and marketers to make access to platforms risk-free and easy. In the heart of Berlin, in an agile environment where technology is paramount, they're working to make software better and better for our customers.

Trevor.io

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Trevor is a data browser that enables product and marketing teams to easily access, explore, and learn from their company database.