Venista Ventures

Venista Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 and based in Cologne, Germany. The company specializes in pre-seed investments, primarily targeting tech-driven startups in the enterprise and consumer sectors. Venista Ventures focuses on identifying and backing exceptional teams situated in Western Europe and the Nordic countries, with an emphasis on industries such as mobile marketing, advertisement technology, and other technology-related fields. Through its strategic investments, Venista Ventures aims to support innovative companies at the early stages of their development.

Malte von Euen

Investment Manager

Christian Teichert

Founder and CEO

33 past transactions

Tilta

Seed Round in 2024
Tilta is a company that specializes in providing white-labeled infrastructure for credit-backed payment flows specifically designed for business-to-business transactions on marketplaces and platforms. By enabling these platforms to offer financial services, Tilta helps drive gross merchandise revenue while creating additional revenue streams for its clients. The company's solutions focus on ensuring frictionless payment experiences, allowing platforms to enhance their service offerings without the complexities associated with managing financial services directly.

Fundably

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Instant tailored business funding. Backed by Google and Barclays.

ContractHero

Seed Round in 2023
ContractHero is a digital contract management solution that caters to business customers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises and startups. The platform enables users to organize and manage corporate contracts efficiently by automatically analyzing and digitizing uploaded documents. It structures essential contract information and provides reminders for expiring contracts and approaching notice periods. By offering a comprehensive overview of all current contracts, ContractHero helps businesses identify unnecessary costs and mitigate risks associated with missed deadlines. This streamlined approach allows companies to maintain full control over their contracts, thereby enhancing their operational efficiency and supporting the digitization and automation of financial and legal processes.

Tilta

Seed Round in 2023
Tilta is a company that specializes in providing white-labeled infrastructure for credit-backed payment flows specifically designed for business-to-business transactions on marketplaces and platforms. By enabling these platforms to offer financial services, Tilta helps drive gross merchandise revenue while creating additional revenue streams for its clients. The company's solutions focus on ensuring frictionless payment experiences, allowing platforms to enhance their service offerings without the complexities associated with managing financial services directly.

Connect Earth

Seed Round in 2023
Connect Earth, founded in 2021 and based in London, is an environmental data company focused on providing accessible sustainability information. The company specializes in carbon tracking API technology, which allows users to understand the environmental impact of their daily spending. By standardizing carbon emissions data and calculating carbon footprints, Connect Earth empowers individuals and businesses to make informed, sustainable choices. Its API toolkit integrates sustainability insights into financial products, enabling financial institutions to offer customers transparent views of their climate impact. Through this approach, Connect Earth aims to bridge the gap between intent, knowledge, and action, fostering a culture of sustainable finance.

AnyMove

Series A in 2023
AnyMove is a car rental Super App dedicated to reducing car ownership and promoting the transition to e-mobility. The company has developed a platform that provides users with convenient access to a wide range of electric vehicles for both short-term and long-term rentals. Through its mobile app, AnyMove allows customers to reserve, book, and manage vehicles digitally, ensuring a seamless experience without the complexities of car ownership. The platform connects car owners with renters, facilitating secure transactions and providing insurance coverage during the rental period. By prioritizing flexibility and affordability, AnyMove aims to make electric vehicle access more accessible to drivers around the world.

Tropee

Seed Round in 2022
Tropee is a company that focuses on enhancing the relationship between creators and their fans through innovative engagement strategies. It operates a post-mint platform that redefines the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), allowing communities to derive greater value from their ownership. Tropee's platform facilitates the discovery, collection, and creation of NFT utilities, thereby unlocking their full potential. By providing a simple link for creators, Tropee enables them to reward their fans effectively, fostering a stronger connection and encouraging growth within their communities.

Tyles

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tyles is a software startup that helps users harness information more efficiently and effectively. The startup allows high-performing professionals to build up critical knowledge at the highest speed possible. It currently functions as a modular note-taking tool, making it extremely simple to save information from any app, such as browsers, PDF files, or presentations, and keep yourself organized without friction.

Superjoi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Superjoi is a social commerce platform that facilitates collaboration among creators, brands, and fans. The company enables creators to invite their supporters to fund content production while providing a mechanism for rewarding these superfans. This model allows creators to showcase their latest work, products, and services, promoting partnerships and collaboration. Superjoi enhances influencer marketing and direct-to-consumer sales through short-form content, streamlining the payment process for users. By fostering a creative workforce, Superjoi aims to boost brand awareness and facilitate scalable monetization for all involved parties, ultimately helping creators raise funds and share a portion of their revenue with supporters.

Connect Earth

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Connect Earth, founded in 2021 and based in London, is an environmental data company focused on providing accessible sustainability information. The company specializes in carbon tracking API technology, which allows users to understand the environmental impact of their daily spending. By standardizing carbon emissions data and calculating carbon footprints, Connect Earth empowers individuals and businesses to make informed, sustainable choices. Its API toolkit integrates sustainability insights into financial products, enabling financial institutions to offer customers transparent views of their climate impact. Through this approach, Connect Earth aims to bridge the gap between intent, knowledge, and action, fostering a culture of sustainable finance.

Goodloans

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Goodloans is a financial technology company dedicated to enhancing access to credit for underestimated businesses, particularly micro-entrepreneurs and small enterprises. The company develops a lending platform that leverages AI-powered financial data APIs and machine learning to assess the trustworthiness of potential borrowers. By focusing on improving financial inclusion, Goodloans aims to de-risk lending and enable quicker access to finance for its customers. Backed by notable partners such as Google and Barclays, Goodloans is positioned to make a significant impact in the lending landscape.

byways

Seed Round in 2021
Byways is a developer of logistics and supply chain software that focuses on optimizing the loading and unloading processes at logistics hubs. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including a supplier platform, smart dashboard, digital planning tool, and a communication platform featuring smart notifications. Byways' software enhances truck scheduling, improves visibility within the supply chain, and reduces transportation costs. Additionally, it provides an automated planning system that connects logistics centers with forwarders and transporters. Through its innovative solutions, Byways enables clients to increase the efficiency of goods turnaround, enhance warehouse and vehicle utilization, and achieve significant cost savings, all supported by advanced artificial intelligence technology.

Circuly

Seed Round in 2021
Circuly GmbH, founded in 2019 and based in Bielefeld, Germany, develops a platform that allows companies to rent out their products rather than solely relying on sales. This approach not only creates additional revenue streams for customers but also promotes sustainability in e-commerce. The company's offerings include circuly and subscription management software, which help manage rental operations efficiently. Circuly serves both individuals and businesses, providing tools to optimize and scale existing rental models while assisting established companies in building new ones.

eyva.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Eyva is a company specializing in augmented analytics and unified market intelligence solutions. Founded in 2016 and based in Köln, Germany, Eyva focuses on transforming unstructured web data into actionable insights. By leveraging artificial intelligence and data analytics, the company connects various data sources, including social media and internal data, to reveal hidden information about market trends and customer sentiments. This comprehensive approach enables clients to monitor competitors' strategies, identify emerging brands, and compare their products against millions of others, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning. Eyva's services aim to accelerate digital business transformation by providing accessible and actionable intelligence in a rapidly evolving market landscape.

Maniko Nails

Seed Round in 2021
Maniko Nails is a distributor specializing in cosmetic items, notably reimagining traditional nail polish with its innovative, high-gloss nail polish strips. These products offer consumers an easy and long-lasting alternative to conventional nail polish, providing a chip-free finish for both manicures and pedicures. The company's product range includes starter kits, manicure and pedicure sets, accessories, and gift items.

Charles

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Charles is a prominent WhatsApp marketing platform based in Berlin, specializing in conversational commerce. The company provides an intuitive interface that allows brands to effectively manage and enhance their communication with consumers through messaging applications. Its core offerings include Campaigns, which enable brands to send targeted marketing messages and monitor customer responses, and Journeys, designed for creating automated conversational flows. This functionality includes tools such as product finders and promotional competitions, all while ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations. Additionally, Charles supports brands with analytics and proactive assistance, enhancing customer engagement and driving sales growth.

Kitchn.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Kitchn.io, founded in 2019, is a technology company that specializes in automating social media marketing operations. It offers an automation platform designed to assist businesses in managing their social advertising campaigns efficiently. The platform streamlines daily ad management by enabling users to review performance metrics, adjust budgets, and pause underperforming ads without the need for manual intervention. This functionality allows businesses to centralize their advertising data and updates, thereby allowing them to focus more on strategic initiatives and innovation rather than on routine operational tasks.

Circuly

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Circuly GmbH, founded in 2019 and based in Bielefeld, Germany, develops a platform that allows companies to rent out their products rather than solely relying on sales. This approach not only creates additional revenue streams for customers but also promotes sustainability in e-commerce. The company's offerings include circuly and subscription management software, which help manage rental operations efficiently. Circuly serves both individuals and businesses, providing tools to optimize and scale existing rental models while assisting established companies in building new ones.

Pinkbus

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pinkbus GmbH, founded in 2019 and based in Cologne, Germany, specializes in passenger transportation services, offering long-distance coach services across major cities such as Berlin, Munich, and Düsseldorf. The company operates a fleet of buses that facilitate online bookings for long-distance trips. Pinkbus enhances the travel experience by integrating various safety and comfort features, including a rack monitoring system, attention monitoring, and tire pressure monitoring, ensuring a secure journey for passengers. Additionally, the company provides amenities such as free Wi-Fi, making it a convenient choice for travelers seeking reliable and comfortable long-distance transportation.

Datapine

Convertible Note in 2017
Datapine GmbH is a Berlin-based company specializing in data visualization and business intelligence (BI) solutions. Founded in 2012, it offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify the complex process of data analytics for users of all technical backgrounds. The platform provides a range of tools, including self-service BI, decision support, visual analytics, and reporting capabilities that enable businesses to explore, monitor, and share data effectively. Datapine's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including energy, financial services, healthcare, and retail, helping teams in finance, marketing, and operations to make informed decisions by uncovering insights and trends in their data. The company also offers consulting services and ETL-as-a-Service to further support its clients' analytic needs. As a subsidiary of RIB Software SE, Datapine aims to lead innovation in the BI market, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Qverse

Seed Round in 2017
Qverse is a mobile performance media company that serves as a vital link between global brands and mobile consumers. It specializes in data-centric mobile advertising services, providing comprehensive performance marketing solutions designed to support the growth of mobile brands and market leaders. Qverse offers a range of services, including user acquisition campaigns and brand-safe mobile branding, all developed in-house to ensure effectiveness. The company utilizes its real-time bidding technology and demand-side platform to enhance media reach across various channels such as social, display, native, video, and search. By focusing on strategic campaign planning, tracking, reporting, and optimization, Qverse aims to deliver superior value and return on investment for its clients, helping them to effectively increase revenue and monetization.

Qverse

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Qverse is a mobile performance media company that serves as a vital link between global brands and mobile consumers. It specializes in data-centric mobile advertising services, providing comprehensive performance marketing solutions designed to support the growth of mobile brands and market leaders. Qverse offers a range of services, including user acquisition campaigns and brand-safe mobile branding, all developed in-house to ensure effectiveness. The company utilizes its real-time bidding technology and demand-side platform to enhance media reach across various channels such as social, display, native, video, and search. By focusing on strategic campaign planning, tracking, reporting, and optimization, Qverse aims to deliver superior value and return on investment for its clients, helping them to effectively increase revenue and monetization.

Datapine

Series A in 2015
Datapine GmbH is a Berlin-based company specializing in data visualization and business intelligence (BI) solutions. Founded in 2012, it offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify the complex process of data analytics for users of all technical backgrounds. The platform provides a range of tools, including self-service BI, decision support, visual analytics, and reporting capabilities that enable businesses to explore, monitor, and share data effectively. Datapine's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including energy, financial services, healthcare, and retail, helping teams in finance, marketing, and operations to make informed decisions by uncovering insights and trends in their data. The company also offers consulting services and ETL-as-a-Service to further support its clients' analytic needs. As a subsidiary of RIB Software SE, Datapine aims to lead innovation in the BI market, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Familonet

Series A in 2015
Familonet GmbH is a Hamburg-based company founded in 2012 that specializes in the development of the smartphone application FAMILO. This application enables users to share their location with family members and friends, facilitating improved communication for families, groups of friends, and colleagues. FAMILO incorporates intelligent geolocation features and offers additional tools such as emergency alerts, real-time location tracking, and the ability to send messages and photos within groups. Privacy is prioritized, as location sharing is voluntary, ensuring user control over their information. The app is designed to be user-friendly across all age groups and is recognized for its quality and low battery consumption, being branded as "Made in Germany." Familonet has received accolades, including the MobileTech Award and the Webfuture Award, and has been associated with the European Space Agency's Business Incubator Centre since 2015. With over 900,000 users worldwide, the app has core markets in Brazil, India, Germany, Turkey, and the USA. In 2019, Familonet became a subsidiary of FamiloApp GmbH.

Familonet

Seed Round in 2013
Familonet GmbH is a Hamburg-based company founded in 2012 that specializes in the development of the smartphone application FAMILO. This application enables users to share their location with family members and friends, facilitating improved communication for families, groups of friends, and colleagues. FAMILO incorporates intelligent geolocation features and offers additional tools such as emergency alerts, real-time location tracking, and the ability to send messages and photos within groups. Privacy is prioritized, as location sharing is voluntary, ensuring user control over their information. The app is designed to be user-friendly across all age groups and is recognized for its quality and low battery consumption, being branded as "Made in Germany." Familonet has received accolades, including the MobileTech Award and the Webfuture Award, and has been associated with the European Space Agency's Business Incubator Centre since 2015. With over 900,000 users worldwide, the app has core markets in Brazil, India, Germany, Turkey, and the USA. In 2019, Familonet became a subsidiary of FamiloApp GmbH.

Imprint

Angel Round in 2013
Imprint is a curated retailer and lifestyle publication for men. Each week, Imprint curates, sources, and sells a limited collection of products — including clothing, literature, furniture, artwork, coffee, and so forth — for the modern, discerning gentleman. Collections are coupled with independent journalism, editorial photography, illustrations, and film, sourced exclusively from creators around the world.

Datapine

Seed Round in 2013
Datapine GmbH is a Berlin-based company specializing in data visualization and business intelligence (BI) solutions. Founded in 2012, it offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify the complex process of data analytics for users of all technical backgrounds. The platform provides a range of tools, including self-service BI, decision support, visual analytics, and reporting capabilities that enable businesses to explore, monitor, and share data effectively. Datapine's solutions are utilized across various sectors, including energy, financial services, healthcare, and retail, helping teams in finance, marketing, and operations to make informed decisions by uncovering insights and trends in their data. The company also offers consulting services and ETL-as-a-Service to further support its clients' analytic needs. As a subsidiary of RIB Software SE, Datapine aims to lead innovation in the BI market, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.

stylemarks

Seed Round in 2013
Stylemarks is a mobile application that facilitates the buying, selling, and discovery of unique design products. The platform focuses on peer-to-peer commerce, allowing users to engage with a diverse range of young, contemporary, and non-mainstream fashion and design items from European designers. By leveraging mobile technology, Stylemarks aims to transform the landscape of e-commerce, providing an easy and accessible way for users to explore new labels and products. The app fosters a community of design enthusiasts who seek distinctive offerings that reflect their personal style.

Klash

Seed Round in 2013
Klash GmbH is a Berlin-based company that offers a mobile and web application designed to connect friends through engaging real-life activities. The platform allows users to challenge or dare their friends to participate in fun-based competitions, enhancing social interactions and creating memorable experiences. Available on iOS and as a web application, Klash facilitates easy engagement among users, enabling them to share moments and foster connections in a playful manner.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a mobile application that specializes in last-minute hotel bookings, providing users with information and offers on accommodations in various cities. The platform enables travelers to secure same-day bookings at discounted rates, making it easier for them to find and reserve hotels on short notice. By offering last-minute deals tailored to specific destinations, JustBook aims to enhance the travel experience, allowing users to focus on their journey without the stress of accommodation concerns.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a mobile application that specializes in last-minute hotel bookings, providing users with information and offers on accommodations in various cities. The platform enables travelers to secure same-day bookings at discounted rates, making it easier for them to find and reserve hotels on short notice. By offering last-minute deals tailored to specific destinations, JustBook aims to enhance the travel experience, allowing users to focus on their journey without the stress of accommodation concerns.

KissMyAds

Angel Round in 2011
KissMyAds Ltd. is a mobile marketing platform based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing app developers, advertisers, and publishers with the tools and technology to effectively monetize mobile traffic. Established in 2008, the company operates as a subsidiary of Ströer Digital Group GmbH. KissMyAds offers a risk-free environment for setting up advertising campaigns, allowing clients to promote their app store offers without financial loss. Utilizing advanced web technology, the platform delivers customized solutions to optimize high-performance mobile campaigns, ensuring that users can navigate the complexities of mobile advertising efficiently.

GTX Messaging

Seed Round in 2006
GTX Messaging is a developer of mobile messaging solutions that provides global SMS services with a focus on reliability and cost-effectiveness. The company offers a mobile application that combines extensive global reach with secure technology, allowing businesses to integrate messaging capabilities into their existing infrastructure. By emphasizing tailored solutions, GTX Messaging aims to deliver essential competitive advantages to its clients, ensuring that their messaging needs are met efficiently and effectively.
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