Munich · Pre-Seed–Growth · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Venture Stars focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in innovative digital B2C and B2B business models, writing initial tickets of roughly €500k to €1.5m. The firm follows a founders-first philosophy, believing entrepreneurs create the future. Drawing on its own serial entrepreneurial background and prior experience as a company builder that co-founded market-leading startups, it offers not only capital but hands-on strategic guidance and operational support. Venture Stars takes a boutique approach, backing a selective, high-quality portfolio and working closely with founders who share its drive and values.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 27 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×8Consumer ×6Enterprise Software ×6Cleantech ×4E-commerce ×4Fintech ×4FoodTech ×4
HQs:Germany×19Switzerland×1Denmark×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Technical University of Munich ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Computer Science ×6Economics ×2Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research ×3DR - Danmarks Radio ×2Institute of Marine Ressources GmbH ×2
1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 36 tracked
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2NA FISH develops a spatial RNA detection platform using nanostructure-enhanced probes for oncology research and pathology workflows.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud ComputingCybersecurityMedical DevicesEssen, DE
Dr. Tobias LieberumPrabhakar MishraChristina Port(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsGF BRYCK VenturesFuture Energy Ventures
AlphaPet Ventures operates a multi-brand platform for premium pet food, managing a portfolio of twelve brands (including Wolfsblut, Arden Grange, and Wildes Land) with a D2C infrastructure, logistics, and B2B distribution network.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Marco Hierling(Founder)in
biddz is a platform and app that connects music fans with artists, letting fans buy revenue shares in individual tracks and purchase tickets to live music events ("Moments") through digital collectible cards.
ConsumerFintechMedia & EntertainmentBerlin, DE
Dr. Alexander Franck(Founder)in
blue activity provides biocide-free cooling water treatment for open evaporative cooling systems using functional microorganisms, biopolymer-based additives, and real-time digital monitoring, offered as an ongoing service.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechIoT
Co-investorskineo finance
CyberDesk provides identity discovery and management across human and non-human identities across cloud providers, vaults, and repositories to help organizations understand their identity attack surface and maintain compliance.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesTechFounders
DaphOS is an AI software platform that provides predictive analytics and decision support for leaders in the healthcare, social services, and public sectors, helping identify risks and opportunities in areas like staffing, capacity utilization, and resource planning.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechHealthtech
Andreas Diensthuber(Founder)in
Co-investorsD11ZPUSH VenturesYZR Capital
Dixa builds agentic AI and AI-powered tools for customer service, serving ecommerce brands and enterprises across multiple channels to resolve inquiries faster and scale operations.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Mads Blicher Fosselius(Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inJakob Nederby(Co-Founder & CPTO)inJacob Petersen(Co-Founder & Sr. Director of Engineering)inKrisztian Tabori(Co-Founder & Head of Design)inChristian Lohmann(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsDamgaard CompanyNotion CapitalProject A VenturesSEED Capital DenmarkGeneral AtlanticSeed Capital Limited
enabl operates a materials-handling-as-a-service platform combining semi-autonomous forklifts with remote human operators to carry out warehouse transport tasks such as truck loading, pallet moves, and high-rack storage.
Co-investorsLEA PartnersRethink Ventures
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 VenturesRedstoneSeed+SpeedTane FundcoparionDeutsche Bank+4 more
Finoa provides custody and financial services for digital assets and cryptocurrencies aimed at institutional clients, addressing their regulatory and security needs.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBlockrocketMaven 11Signature Ventures
Freshflow provides an AI replenishment and demand-forecasting layer for fresh produce departments in grocery retail, using 120+ signals (weather, holidays, promotions, seasonality) to generate order proposals that account for actual saleable inventory.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechBerlin, DE
Avik Mukhija(Co-Founder & CEO)inCarmine Paolino(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesCapnamicEntrepreneur FirstWorld Fund
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GoAudio builds AI-based systems for producing audio content at scale, combining machine models with human oversight to refine output.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Michael Höweler(Co-Founder & CEO)Marcel Perez San Blas(Founding CPTO)inDr. Alexander Franck(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlockchain Founders Capital
Munich, DE
Johannes Siebers(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthBootstrap EuropeClaret Capital PartnersKey1 CapitalNewtown PartnersNorthzone+2 more
Infravoltaic installs residential solar systems paired with heat pumps, battery storage, energy managers and wallboxes as a 5-in-1 package, controlled by its Infravoltaic.One energy management platform that optimizes power use and sells surplus electricity.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
MARCLEY provides solar power solutions for the housing sector based on Germany's "gemeinschaftliche Gebäudeversorgung" (GGV) model, letting residents sign a separate low-cost solar power contract alongside their existing electricity contract.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTech
Florian Schulte(Founder)inFriedrich Grimm(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnjoyventure Management
MOD is an open platform providing prefabrication decision intelligence for real-estate developers, analyzing design plans to identify and source prefabricated components (such as bathroom pods, facade panels, and floor slabs) from a global manufacturer database.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechZurich, CH
Co-investorsGGFGreen Generation Fund
Momentum Transfer provides mail-in access to synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction and scattering measurements, offering higher signal-to-noise and resolution than lab XRD with results in 2-4 weeks.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSaaS
Bernd Hinrichsen(Founder)in
Netzathleten is a German-language online sports and fitness magazine publishing articles on topics such as running, training, recovery, nutrition supplements, and sports events.
Media & EntertainmentSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsEstag Capital
Otark operates a digital platform for procuring and selling certified green electricity in Germany, connecting industrial and mid-sized buyers directly with producers through a PPA marketplace, standardized 1-Click PPAs, and a planned Green SPOT day-ahead exchange.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechEnergy
Jan Quecke(Co-Founder & CEO)inOrtwin Kartmann(Co-Founder & COO)inRainer(CFO)
Co-investorsD11Z
Roam builds a unified data layer that represents the built world in a form AI systems can reason over, aimed at real estate.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructurePropTech
AI-based conversational software for customer service automation and insights (acquired by Dixa in 2022).
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticNotion CapitalProject A VenturesSeed Capital Limited
SUMM AI develops AI-based software for the public sector, including a process management tool and a real-time translation tool that converts texts into Leichte Sprache (Easy Language) according to DIN standards.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Fabian Langer(Geschäftsleitung Vertrieb und Markt)
Synera provides an agentic AI automation platform for engineers, aimed at helping engineering organizations automate time-consuming processes and product development workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Dr. Moritz Maier(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inDaniel Siegel(Chief Product Officer & Co-founder)inSebastian Möller(Chief Finance Officer & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCherry VenturesSpark CapitalBMW i VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsIsaiISAI Gestion+2 more
Bremen-based Synera builds an agentic AI platform that automates engineering workflows across 80+ CAx, PLM and ERP tools.
Dr. Moritz Maier(Founder)in
Co-investorsCherry VenturesRevaiaSpark CapitalUVC Partners
Tilta provides embedded, white-labeled B2B payment infrastructure with built-in financing, offering buy-now-pay-later, invoice payment, split payments, seller verification, and buyer onboarding through an API.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBerlin, DE
Ingmar Stupp(Co-founder)inChristoph Nicolain
Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalFlyer One Ventures10x FoundersDreamcraft
Untamed makes cat food using human-grade, real hand-shredded meats, sold direct to consumers via a subscription trial box and delivery.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsFive Seasons VenturesRedrice VenturesCoefficient Capital
Vitafy Brands is a family of functional food and nutrition brands (including WYLD, Bodylab, and GymQueen) offering products for people pursuing a fit and healthy lifestyle, sold through its online platforms.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMunich, DE
Georg BaderChristian BöhmJürgen EnglischStefan Pfannmöller
VoiceLine builds a voice- and AI-powered tool that captures field information and reduces manual admin work, aimed at replacing clunky systems and manual data entry for sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechFrankfurt, DE
Nicolas Höflinger(Co-founder & CEO)inSebastian Pinkas(Co-founder & CTO)inNicolas Kübler(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsCavalry VenturesNAPPeakSCALEHOUSE Capital ManagementAlstin Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AlphaPetAphapetenablSmart HostSmarthost
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsNetzathletenacq. by RTLSolvemateacq. by Dixa
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Alpha · seekingalpha.com · Aug 20, 2026
Synera · marketanalysis.com · Apr 15, 2026
VoiceLine · slator.com · Mar 2, 2026
Dixa · dixa.com · Feb 23, 2026
DaphOS · leadsontrees.com · Jul 17, 2025
Untamed · petbusinessworld.co.uk · Apr 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Venture Stars made?
- Venture Stars has 36 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Venture Stars invest at?
- Venture Stars invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What is Venture Stars's typical check size?
- Venture Stars typically writes checks of $550K – $1.6M.
- What sectors does Venture Stars focus on?
- Venture Stars focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Venture Stars located?
- Venture Stars is headquartered in Munich, DE.
- Does Venture Stars lead rounds?
- Yes, Venture Stars leads investment rounds.
- Who does Venture Stars co-invest with?
- Venture Stars most often shares deals with Caesar Ventures, D11Z, 83North, among 51 tracked co-investors.
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