Fundraising FoxDeutsche Bank
Institutional investorOperating companyFrankfurt am Main · 1 people tracked
Also known as DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. · DWS INVESTMENT S.A.
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Investment thesis
Deutsche Bank AG is a global banking and financial services group headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, operating a corporate bank, investment bank, private bank, and asset management arm (DWS). It positions itself as a 'Global Hausbank' aiming to become a European champion.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
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Founder mafia
The Deutsche Bank mafia →242 people who came through Deutsche Bank went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 26 of 31 portfolio companiesFintech ×15Enterprise Software ×13AI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Consumer ×4Cybersecurity ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3
HQs:United States×10Germany×6Australia×1United Kingdom×1Italy×1New Zealand×1
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 12023 · 32022 · 32021 · 12020 · 12018 · 22017 · 12013 · 12011 · 120 dated
Carrier develops heating, cooling, and refrigeration technologies, including connected systems for buildings and cold-chain transport used to move temperature-sensitive goods such as vaccines.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Willis Carrier
Co-investorsViessmann Generations GroupBlackRockState Street
Abound is a consumer lending company that uses cashflow-based AI underwriting models built on transaction data to make credit decisions, and licenses this technology as a platform to partner lenders.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSaaS
Gerald Chappell Michelle He(Founder)
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcSalica InvestmentsWest Coast Capital
Aiera provides AI-enabled infrastructure that gives institutional research teams permissioned, entitlement-aware access to proprietary financial content such as broker research, expert insights, transcripts, filings, live earnings calls, and news through a single searchable environment.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Ken Sena(Founder)inBryan Healey(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLogan Allin(Director)inCharles M. Hazard, Jr.(Director)inDiane Schumaker-Krieg(Director)
Co-investorsBank of AmericaEvercoreHSBCJefferiesUBSFin Capital+3 more
A community development financial institution that provides capital and lending services to small businesses and underserved communities in Appalachia and energy communities.
FintechImpact & Social GoodAppalachian Region, US
Donna Gambrellin
Co-investorsBank of AmericaCeniarth
Kosli provides a platform that automates change management, audits, and compliance for DevOps teams working under regulatory and standards requirements.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsHeavybitTranspose Platform Management
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Addepar is a portfolio management platform that enables investment teams and CIOs to aggregate, analyze, and report on diverse asset classes—including liquid equities and private markets—within a single consolidated system.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US
Joe Lonsdale(Founder)inEric Poirier(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)inStephen Snyder(Executive Officer)inMitchell Bompey(Chief Financial Officer)inJason Mirra(Founder)
BoardLaurence Tosi(Director)in
Co-investors8VCBlumberg CapitalCollective LiquidityCota CapitalCraft VenturesCresset Capital+18 more
Axoni provides a distributed ledger platform for post-trade processing and settlement in financial markets, serving institutional clients in capital markets operations.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Greg Schvey(CEO)Jeffrey Schvey(CTO)inGreg (CEO)(Chief Executive Officer)Jeff (CTO)(Chief Technology Officer)Lindsay Drabczyk(People Operations Manager)Kristina Karcic(People)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementCommunitas Capital PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Digital Currency GroupY Combinator+16 more
Navan is a corporate travel management platform that offers negotiated rates with travel suppliers and enables employees to book travel with customizable company policies.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Janick Wagner(Founder)Jannick Wässa(Founder)Marko Schilde(Founder)Michael Riegel(Founder)Slobodan Utvic(Founder)
Co-investorsDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGProject A VenturesCreandumEndeit CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Davines Group is an Italian beauty company that develops hair and skincare products, with a stated focus on sustainability and environmental impact.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Pentera is a platform that automatically discovers real security exposures by safely emulating attacker behavior across internal networks, cloud, and external assets.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Doron N.(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlilot Capital Partners
A non-commercial website documenting the history of the transatlantic and undersea communications cables from the 1850s onward, featuring articles, timelines, biographies, and archival material.
Media & Entertainment
Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon
James Smith(Founder)inAdam Joyce(Founder)inTom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin
BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)inWalter Kortschak(Director)in
Co-investors1k(x)AlbionVCDigital Currency GroupEvolution Equity PartnersMiddlegame VenturesMouro Capital+13 more
Finanzguru is a personal finance app that connects a user's bank accounts, automatically categorizes transactions, and gives an overview of contracts and fixed monthly costs.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturescoparionRedstoneSeed+SpeedTane FundVenture Stars+4 more
The Deutsche Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum) is a museum presenting German history from an international perspective through collections, object research, and exhibitions.
Media & EntertainmentBerlin, DE
Munich commerce-content group founded in 2012 as CupoNation with Rocket Internet; it aggregates coupons, cashback, and deal communities for shoppers and publishers.
Munich, DE
Adrian Renner(Co-Founder)inAndreas Fruth(Co-Founder)inGerhard Trautmann(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rocket Internet SERTP GlobalDTCPGeneral Global CapitalHoltzbrinck Ventures+1 more
Kodex provides a compliance management platform for handling law enforcement data requests and subpoenas.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechLegalTechBoston, US
Matt Donahue(Founder)inDanny Mendoza(Founder)inJose Mendoza(Chief Technology Officer)Tim Waite(Engineering)Lynne Lu(Recruiter)Steve Matuszek(Director of Engineering)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzNarya CapitalPeak XV PartnersY CombinatorA*Govtech Fund+8 more
Marqeta provides just-in-time funding technology that enables card issuers and fintech platforms to control transaction authorization and fraud management in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Jason Gardner(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthA*Acrew CapitalAlanda Capital Holding LimitedBVP InvestorsCoatue Management+18 more
Octaura provides electronic trading platforms and data analytics solutions for syndicated loan and structured credit markets.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US
Brian Bejile(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inLuis Carballo(Chief Technology Officer)inVitaliy Kozak(Chief Product Officer & Head of Insights; founding member)in
Co-investorsMassMutual VenturesMotive PartnersOMERS VenturesApolloBank of AmericaBNP Paribas+2 more
Partior operates a unified ledger platform for wholesale cross-border settlement of tokenized instruments, enabling atomic finality and eliminating intermediaries and reconciliation needs for global financial institutions.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSingapore, SG
Humphrey Valenbreder(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesValor Capital GroupDBS BankJP Morgan ChasePeak XV PartnersTemasek
Prodigy Finance provides low-interest loans to international students pursuing master's degrees at institutions worldwide.
EdTechFintechCape Town, ZA
Cameron Stevens(Founder)inMiha Zerko(Founder)Ryan Steele(Founder)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalIndex VenturesCPP InvestmentsDFCGoldman SachsM&G Investments+1 more
Squadron Energy is a renewable energy organization committed to powering communities in Australia and embedding reconciliation principles with First Nations communities across its operations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyAustralia, AU
Rob(Chief Executive Officer)Barb(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsTattarang
Synthesized creates governed, production-realistic test data from sensitive enterprise systems for software validation, migrations, and AI-agent testing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsExpeditionsFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYIA Seed VenturesIQ CapitalMundi Ventures+3 more
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The Collective is a New Zealand dairy brand founded in 2009 that makes gourmet yoghurt and other dairy products for consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Angus(Co-founder)Ofer(Co-founder)
Co-investorsPencarrow Private Equity
Verimi provides digital identity solutions for businesses and organizations, covering online onboarding, digital signing, and secure log-in through identification, authentication, and signature methods for both regulated and non-regulated applications.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Co-investorsSamsung Catalyst Fund
Versana provides a digital data platform serving the broadly syndicated loan and private credit markets, delivering real-time loan data and enterprise solutions to replace manual processes across the loan ecosystem.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Scott McMunn(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBank of AmericaMassMutual VenturesMotive PartnersApolloBNP ParibasMorgan Stanley
wefox is a pan-European, underwriting-led insurance distribution platform that combines Managing General Agent (MGA) capabilities with digitally enabled distribution, using proprietary AI-supported technology to sell insurance to retail customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechBerlin, DE
Fabian Wesemann(Founder)inJulian Teicke(Founder)inDario Fazlic(Founder)
Co-investorsARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)AZURO CAPITAL VENTURESConny & Co.D4 VenturesG SquaredGR Capital+27 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Fleet Device ManagementModoPaymentsSchveyTalentsconnect
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1Carrier GlobalNYSE: CARR
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesElliptic · fintech.global · May 13, 2026
Versana · versana.io · Apr 30, 2026
Synthesized · finsmes.com · Sep 24, 2025
Aiera · aiera.com · Aug 21, 2025
Octaura · news.octaura.com · Jun 10, 2025
Addepar · fintech.global · May 13, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures
as of Jun 2024| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB Real Estate Global Opps I-A/I-B, L.P.LPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems | 2003 | — | 18.4% | 1.32x | 1.32x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Deutsche Bank made?
- Deutsche Bank has 31 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Deutsche Bank focus on?
- Deutsche Bank focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Deutsche Bank located?
- Deutsche Bank is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, DE.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamKilian Thalhammer, Deutsche Bank, on the key to successful collaboration between banks and fintechs.
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