Köln · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
DvH Ventures positions itself as a partner rather than a passive investor, focusing on dynamic, execution-oriented entrepreneurs. It offers hands-on operational support, expertise and networks to help portfolio companies grow step by step. A distinguishing feature is its media-for-equity program, which gives startups access to wide audience reach through established German media brands including Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, DIE ZEIT and Der Tagesspiegel. The firm emphasizes close, trusting relationships with founders, teams and partners.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 45 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Digital Health ×6Fintech ×6SaaS ×5EdTech ×4Healthtech ×4Consumer ×3Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:Germany×6Austria×1
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCo-investorsCapnamicLA ROCA Capital
Buynomics builds a Virtual Shoppers AI that integrates multiple data sources to predict shopper behavior and support commercial and pricing decisions for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSSales Tech
Ingo(Founder/Managing Director)Sebastian(Founder/Managing Director)Sebastian Baier(Founder)inAnton Von Lampe(COO)Mario Koenigsfeld(VP of Revenue)Piotr Malinski(VP Engineering)
Co-investorsAnais VenturesForestay CapitalInsight PartnersLa FamigliaTomahawk.VCVI Partners
cashpresso is a buy-now-pay-later and consumer financing service provided by Raiffeisen Bank International, letting users pay in installments online with flexible amounts and terms.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsHevella CapitalReimann InvestorsSpeedinvest
Dermanostic is an online dermatology service where patients upload photos and information about a skin condition and receive a medical assessment from a dermatologist, typically within a few hours.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsBeiersdorf Innovation FundEnjoyventure Management
HealthCaters offers a corporate health screening product called HealthCheck that lets employees measure 30+ health markers, view results in its app, and receive a personalized prevention guide with doctor referrals when needed.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsVENPACE
Hypatos provides AI-based document processing automation, using intelligent document processing to extract data and enable straight-through processing for finance and back-office workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPotsdam, DE
Ulrich Exleben(Founder)
Co-investorsDN CapitalGrazia Equity GmbHUVC PartnersBlackFin Capital PartnersAspenwoodBerliner Volksbank Ventures+6 more
LiveEO uses satellite imagery, LiDAR, and AI/ML to turn Earth observation data into risk analytics for enterprises with complex infrastructure or global supply chains, including utilities, oil & gas pipeline operators, and commodity procurement teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSpace Tech
Sven Przywarra(Founder)in
Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsGreencode VenturesMatterwave VenturesMMC VenturesNordicNinja+2 more
Masterplan is a corporate e-learning platform offering cinema-quality "Originals" and curated video courses from international experts in 15 languages, plus tools to upload custom content, build learning paths, and assign mandatory trainings.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsRiverside Acceleration Capital
Nect provides a digital identity wallet and verification platform serving European users, offering secure digital identification, electronic signatures, and certified postal services through a single app compliant with European standards (eIDAS/EUDI).
Digital HealthFintechGovTech
Co-investorsAlstin CapitalKickstart InnovationRound2 Capital Partners
OKKO Health develops smartphone and tablet apps that measure vision through games built on vision science, for use in clinical practice, scientific research, and drug and device R&D.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAnglia Capital GroupSie Ventures
OptioPay offers plug-and-play solutions that let companies reward their existing customers for sharing data and engaging with data-driven, personalized deals.
FintechMarketing TechSaaS
Marcus Börner(Founder & Executive Chairman)
Co-investorsLeadX Capital PartnersRheingau Founders
Polyteia offers a software suite for public administrations that connects data with workflows and AI to support the daily work of federal, state, and local government bodies.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsHV Capital
Qunomedical helps patients find and access fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization, matching them with reproductive medicine doctors and assigning a personal Patient Manager to guide them from planning through post-treatment.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMarketplaces
Sophie Chung(CEO & Founder)Dr. Sophie Chung(Founder)inGero Graf
Co-investors500 GlobalKima VenturesCalm/Storm VCKnockout CapitalMS&AD VenturesVU Venture Partners+2 more
Savedo is a German savings platform, part of the fintech company Raisin, that gives retail and business customers access to fixed-term deposit products with partner banks across the EU.
FintechHamburg, DE
Co-investorsPoint Nine
Studydrive is a study platform and community offering over one million student-generated resources such as notes, summaries, and past exams, along with AI tools that generate flashcards and document summaries.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSocial
Co-investorsAlstin CapitalHoltzbrinck Ventures
StudySmarter is a learning platform and mobile/web app that lets students create flashcards, notes, and mock exams, and uses AI to generate personalised explanations and study materials from their own content.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesXPRENEURS
TukToro makes a connected dice cup paired with a free ad-free app that turns early math learning—counting through multiplication and division—into interactive games with real-time feedback.
ConsumerEdTechHardware
Co-investorsAngel InvestSimon Capital
Virtonomy builds v-Patients, a digital twin and simulation platform that lets medical device developers test devices in virtual patient cohorts based on real clinical data, covering products such as heart valves, stents, catheters, and occluders.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsCompanistoHoneystone VenturesPace VenturesAccenture VenturesBayern Kapital
wikifolio is an online platform where users follow trading strategies published by traders and, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, can buy wikifolio index certificates that track a trader's portfolio performance.
FintechMarketplacesSocial
Co-investorsSpeedinvest
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVirtonomy · munich-startup.de · Dec 15, 2025
Buynomics · finsmes.com · Mar 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has DvH Ventures made?
- DvH Ventures has 45 tracked investments.
- What stage does DvH Ventures invest at?
- DvH Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is DvH Ventures's typical check size?
- DvH Ventures typically writes checks of $550K – $2.2M.
- What sectors does DvH Ventures focus on?
- DvH Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, InsurTech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is DvH Ventures located?
- DvH Ventures is headquartered in Köln, DE.
- Does DvH Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, DvH Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does DvH Ventures co-invest with?
- DvH Ventures most often shares deals with Alstin Capital, Berliner Volksbank Ventures, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, among 49 tracked co-investors.
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