Venista Ventures

Venista Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2004 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The firm specializes in supporting aspiring founders during the early stages of their ventures, concentrating primarily on companies within the consumer, mobile marketing, advertisement technology, and broader technology sectors. Venista Ventures maintains a strict geographical focus on Germany, while also considering opportunities in Western Europe and the Nordic countries. Through its investments, the firm aims to foster innovation and growth in the technology landscape.

Malte von Euen

Investment Manager

Frank Maschmeier

COO

Christian Teichert

Co-Founder and CEO

22 past transactions

Connect Earth

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Connect Earth builds the infrastructure for climate-conscious products, fueling a world where climate action becomes standard practice.

byways

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of logistics and supply chain software designed to improve the loading and unloading process between trucks at logistics hubs. The company's software offers a simplified truck scheduling system, improved visibility in the supply chain, and decreased transportation costs and provides a fully automatic planning system for logistics and supply chain management, and connects logistics centers and forwarders/transporters, enabling clients to increase goods turnaround times and improve on cost savings and increase in warehouse and vehicle efficiency with the help of AI.

Circuly

Seed Round in 2021
circuly GmbH is a B2B software company based in Bielefeld, Germany, founded in 2019. It offers a platform that enables businesses to rent out products rather than sell them, thus promoting circular business models. The platform includes subscription management software designed to assist both emerging and established companies in optimizing and scaling their rental operations. By streamlining the management of renting processes, circuly not only enhances sales potential for its clients but also contributes to sustainability in e-commerce. The company's services cater to a diverse clientele, including individuals and companies looking to implement or improve rental models.

Maniko

Seed Round in 2021
Manufacturer of nail polish strips designed for easy and stylish art. The company's platform offers a variety of features, including a wide selection of nail polish strips, a user-friendly application process that has no smudges, no drying time, is ultra-resilient, and last for longer days, enabling customers to get all colors that are safe for the nails.

charles

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Charles GmbH develops and offers conversational commerce suite. It provides intuitive UI that integrates messenger API’s with commerce backend, Integrate conversation trigger, Drive customer value via chat, Multi-Chat APIs, shop integration, Automation, and Template Studio. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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.

Circuly

Pre Seed Round in 2020
circuly GmbH is a B2B software company based in Bielefeld, Germany, founded in 2019. It offers a platform that enables businesses to rent out products rather than sell them, thus promoting circular business models. The platform includes subscription management software designed to assist both emerging and established companies in optimizing and scaling their rental operations. By streamlining the management of renting processes, circuly not only enhances sales potential for its clients but also contributes to sustainability in e-commerce. The company's services cater to a diverse clientele, including individuals and companies looking to implement or improve rental models.

Pinkbus

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pinkbus GmbH offers passenger transportation services. The company operates a fleet of transportation buses in Berlin, Munich, and Düsseldorf. Pinkbus GmbH was founded in 2019 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

Datapine

Convertible Note in 2017
Datapine is a young innovative company located in the heart of Berlin. They are developing a highly scalable SaaS tool that will revolutionize the way of performing database analysis by making even complex functionalities available to non-technical persons. With their product, they aim to become the innovation leader in the business intelligence market for small and medium-sized companies.

Qverse

Seed Round in 2017
Qverse, operating under the name TAB GmbH, is a Berlin-based company founded in 2016 that focuses on mobile advertising solutions. As a mobile performance media provider, Qverse connects global brands with mobile consumers by enhancing various media channels for brand communication and recognition. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including acquisition, tracking, reporting, optimization, strategic campaign planning, and the creation of creative assets. With a robust network of over 250 partners and its own demand-side platform, Qverse leverages real-time bidding technology to maximize media reach across multiple formats, including social, display, native, video, rich media, and search. Its commitment to delivering optimal value and return on investment makes Qverse a key player in the mobile advertising landscape.

Qverse

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Qverse, operating under the name TAB GmbH, is a Berlin-based company founded in 2016 that focuses on mobile advertising solutions. As a mobile performance media provider, Qverse connects global brands with mobile consumers by enhancing various media channels for brand communication and recognition. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including acquisition, tracking, reporting, optimization, strategic campaign planning, and the creation of creative assets. With a robust network of over 250 partners and its own demand-side platform, Qverse leverages real-time bidding technology to maximize media reach across multiple formats, including social, display, native, video, rich media, and search. Its commitment to delivering optimal value and return on investment makes Qverse a key player in the mobile advertising landscape.

Datapine

Series A in 2015
Datapine is a young innovative company located in the heart of Berlin. They are developing a highly scalable SaaS tool that will revolutionize the way of performing database analysis by making even complex functionalities available to non-technical persons. With their product, they aim to become the innovation leader in the business intelligence market for small and medium-sized companies.

Familonet

Series A in 2015
Familonet GmbH develops a smartphone application that allows users to share their location with family members and friends. Its application also connects members to send messages and photos to their groups. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Hamburg, Germany. As of August 25, 2019, Familonet GmbH operates as a subsidiary of FamiloApp GmbH.

Familonet

Seed Round in 2013
Familonet GmbH develops a smartphone application that allows users to share their location with family members and friends. Its application also connects members to send messages and photos to their groups. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Hamburg, Germany. As of August 25, 2019, Familonet GmbH operates as 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 is a young innovative company located in the heart of Berlin. They are developing a highly scalable SaaS tool that will revolutionize the way of performing database analysis by making even complex functionalities available to non-technical persons. With their product, they aim to become the innovation leader in the business intelligence market for small and medium-sized companies.

stylemarks

Seed Round in 2013
stylemarks is a mobile app that enables users to easily sell, discover and buy unique design products. Anytime. Anywhere. Our vision is to discover and explore new possibilities of peer to peer commerce through mobile technology. We want to do to e-commerce what tumblr did to blogging.

Klash

Seed Round in 2013
Klash Gmbh provides a Web and mobile application that connects friends through real-life fun engagement. Its application enables users to challenge or dare friends in fun-based real-life activities. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a hotel shopping club.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a hotel shopping club.

KissMyAds

Angel Round in 2011
KissMyAds Ltd. is a mobile performance marketing network based in Cologne, Germany, that enables app developers, advertisers, and publishers to effectively monetize their mobile traffic. Established in 2008 and a subsidiary of Ströer Digital Group GmbH since 2015, KissMyAds provides a risk-free platform for setting up marketing campaigns tailored to app store offers. The company specializes in offering customized technical solutions that allow users to initiate and optimize high-performance campaigns on the mobile web. By leveraging advanced web technology, KissMyAds facilitates a seamless experience for its partners, ensuring they can achieve their advertising goals without incurring financial losses.

GTX GmbH

Seed Round in 2006
GTX GmbH, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany, specializes in mobile messaging services, offering a range of solutions that include peer-to-peer SMS, notification and alert messages, as well as ringtone and logo delivery. The company also provides economy SMS services to enhance communication efficiency for businesses. GTX GmbH's mobile messaging application is designed for global reach and reliability, allowing secure and cost-effective message delivery that can be easily integrated into existing systems. As of September 2019, GTX GmbH operates as a subsidiary of MIND CTI GmbH, further expanding its capabilities in the messaging sector.
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