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Venture capitalBerlin · Seed–Growth · 1 people tracked
Not to be confused with W ventures (Venture capital · Berlin, DE)
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Investment thesis
W Ventures backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology, with a strong emphasis on respecting founders and the company-building process. The firm positions itself as understanding the founder's perspective and leverages an extensive network of technical and executive talent, media and marketing resources, industry experts, and technology decision-makers to help portfolio companies grow. It focuses on accelerating digital business ideas for leading global B2B and B2C companies and emphasizes staying informed about emerging technologies, trends, and market shifts to drive innovation.
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Experienced business leader with over 30 years in tech, industry, and investments. He began his career in retail, served as a general manager during Bertelsmann's digital transition, and later led international firms in the building industry. He chairs Luqom Group, invests in digital tech and industry companies through W Ventures, and supports music and art projects as a producer.
What they invest in
from 35 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×10Healthtech ×8Hardware ×6Digital Health ×5Fintech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4E-commerce ×4
HQs:United States×17Germany×9Switzerland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×9
Where their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with education data
Stanford University ×6Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5UCLA ×3Harvard University ×2HEC Paris ×2Lycée Sainte-Geneviève ×2Technion ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×14Computer Science ×6Physics ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3Business & Management ×2Design & Architecture ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Israeli Military Intelligence ×4Stanford University ×4Adentro ×2Founders Fund ×2Google ×2SpaceX ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 37 with degree data)
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12021 · 12019 · 13 dated
Klaviyo is an AI-powered CRM platform for B2C brands that integrates customer data, marketing automation, customer service, and analytics in a unified solution.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Andrew Bialecki(Founder)inEd Hallen(Founder)inBenjamin Cook(Executive Officer)inLandon Edmond(Executive Officer)inChano Fernandez(Co-CEO)in
BoardMichael Medici(Director)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAccelAvenir Growth CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsGlynn Capital ManagementHarmony Partners+10 more
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Peter Thiel(Founder)inStephen Cohen(Founder)Nathan Gettings(Founder)Joe Lonsdale(Founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Founder)Alex Karp(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*AiSprouts VCAkkadian VenturesAllied Venture Partners+73 more
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Founder)inBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)
BoardScott Sandell(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+66 more
AboutYou is an online fashion retailer offering clothing, footwear, and accessories from brands such as Asics and various designer collaborations, along with live shopping and curated seasonal styles.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
AM GmbH develops, operates, and supports digital products and IT systems, offering agile web development, application management, hosting on its own data centers or in cloud/hybrid/on-premises setups, and 24/7 support.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsW ventures
Art 19 raises funds for human rights organizations by selling limited-edition prints from contemporary artists.
Impact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentBerlin, DE
Mike Karstens(Managing Director)Burkhard Richter(Managing Director)
BoardJochen M. Wilms(Managing Director)in
Co-investorsW ventures
Bloom Farms reviews and ranks licensed cryptocurrency casinos for U.S. players, providing detailed testing-based assessments of platform reliability, fairness, and security.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsW ventures
Cantourage imports and distributes medical cannabis sourced from cultivators worldwide to patients, pharmacies, and healthcare providers in Germany and across Europe.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBerlin, DE
Patrick Hoffmann(Co-founder)inFlorian Holzapfel(Co-founder)Constanze Pelzer(Co-founder, VP Quality & Regulatory Affairs)in
Co-investorsW ventures
Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics offering urgent care, primary care, and chronic condition management, combining technology with in-person care to provide broader access to health services.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment
Eren Bali(Founder)inGreg Burrell(Founder)inTom Berry(Founder)Caesar Djavaherian(Founder)Greg Burell(Founder)
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 Global515 VenturesAkkadian VenturesAnnex InvestmentsBuilders VC+31 more
Co-investorsW ventures
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that provides modular business insurance coverage designed for technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nico Laqua(Founder)inEmily Yuan(COO)inNicolas Laqua(Executive Officer, Director)Jamie Cuffe(Founder)Nico Laqua Emily Yuan(Founder)Samuel Piecz(Engineer)
Co-investorsAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlumni VenturesAUDEO VENTURESFellowsKindred VenturesMaiora Rebel Ventures+29 more
Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Bouaziz(CEO)inShuo Wang(CRO)inAlexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ofer Simon(Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDan Westgarth(Founder)
Co-investors515 VenturesAdventure FundAlpha Square GroupAltaclub VCAltaIR CapitalAmplo Ventures+73 more
Dornbracht designs and manufactures high-end fittings and fixtures for bathrooms and kitchens, including showers, faucets, and finishes for interior design.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHardware
Co-investorsW ventures
Enter offers heat pumps and photovoltaic systems for homeowners, including online building analysis, expert consultation, system sizing, and installation through certified regional SHK (heating and plumbing) master contractors.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFoundamentalFounders FundGerman Media PoolLoric Venturesnoa+8 more
Exodigo maps utilities, foundations, and geotechnical conditions beneath infrastructure projects without excavation, using multi-sensor fusion and AI to produce subsurface maps, insights, and visualizations.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep Tech
Jeremy Suard(Founder)inOmer HameiriinOriel HalvaniinIliya KatzIdo Gonen(Founder)inIdo Gonen(Founder)
Co-investors10DAlpha PartnersGreenfield PartnersJibe VenturesNext Legacy PartnersSquare Peg Capital+5 more
FormLogic is a no-code/low-code platform for building forms, apps, portals and dashboards backed by server-side logic, automations and per-form SQLite databases.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAiSprouts VCAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesStreamlined VenturesW ventures10x Founders
Freeform develops additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology aimed at bringing this production method to industrial applications across multiple sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsHawthorne, US
Thomas J. Ronacher(Executive Officer, Director)inErik Palitsch(Founder)inTasso Lappas(Chief Scientific Officer)inTJ Ronacher(Founder)
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inMohammad Islam(Director)in
Co-investorsDeviation CapitalLinse CapitalMVP VenturesThreshold VenturesValor Equity PartnersW ventures+4 more
givve provides prepaid benefit cards for employers, managed through an online platform ("givve Hub") where administrators order cards and set up one-time or recurring top-ups.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsW ventures
Gordian Biotechnology develops therapies aimed at treating age-related diseases to extend healthy lifespan.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLongevity
Co-investorsage1Fifty YearsMetaplanetPrime Movers LabStartXStreamlined Ventures+2 more
Halo Industries produces silicon carbide (SiC) wafers using a laser-cutting process that reduces bow, warp, and subsurface damage, offering multiple quality grades for MOSFET production, diode production, R&D, and mechanical use.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Andrei Iancu(Founder)inPhil Van Stockum(CTO & Founder)inCharlie Rudy(Founder)inAndrew Bollman(Founder)inLuke Asperger(Founder)inMichael White(President & COO)in
Co-investorsPrime Movers LabAbstract VenturesAtento CapitalFontinalis PartnersHarmonix FundSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLC+1 more
Harmattan AI develops autonomous systems for military and defense forces, focused on coordinating groups of autonomous platforms across operations and delivering payloads such as electronic warfare systems.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Edouard Rosset(Founder)inMarc Grelet(Founder)Martin de Gourcuff(Founder)Mouad M'Ghari(Founder)Mouad M'Ghari Edouard Rosset(Founder)
Co-investorsACME CapitalAtlanticBetter AngleBlindspot Ventures Management CoBlueYard CapitalFirstMark Capital+6 more
HEAVN sells the HEAVN One, a lighting fixture that customers can configure, buy, and test for 30 days with a money-back guarantee.
Advanced ManufacturingDirect to ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessMunich, DE
David große Austing(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsW ventures
KitchenAdvisor is an online platform in Germany that matches consumers with kitchen retailers, providing up to three fixed-price kitchen plans from partner studios and earning a commission on successful referrals.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsW ventures
Life Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies focused on aging and age-related diseases, working across gene therapy and neuroscience programs.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityBoston, US
David Sinclair(Director)inSharon Rosenzweig-Lipson(Chief Scientific Officer)inMichael Ringel(Chief Operating Officer)inAmit Shashank(Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel)inAlexander Tristan Edwards(Executive Officer)Mehmood Khan(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalGaingelsPHD VenturesThe Venture CollectiveW venturesLife Biosciences
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Lockerverse is a platform for creators, athletes, and organizations to build monetized fan communities through membership tiers, fundraising campaigns, exclusive content and live streams, and branded merchandise stores.
Creator EconomyE-commerceSaaS
Co-investorsDisney AcceleratorW ventures
Medmo manages medical imaging referrals for physicians and health plans, handling patient scheduling, prior authorizations, insurance coordination, and report collection across imaging centers and hospitals nationwide.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesNew York, US
Lucas Takahashi(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChristopher Kelly(Director)Gadi Porat(Director)in
Co-investorsC2 VenturesGaingelsOrigin VenturesTGVPW venturesJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)+1 more
ClinLife operates an online portal that matches patients with clinical trials suited to their health profile, guiding them through questionnaires and a medical team to find suitable studies.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsW ventures
Noibu provides analytics and prioritization tools for ecommerce product teams to understand customer behavior and technical issues affecting conversions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Kailin Noivo(Founder)in
Co-investorsRadian CapitalTIMIA CapitalW venturesGTMfund
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Numeral provides a platform for sales tax and VAT compliance, helping e-commerce brands and SaaS companies register for and manage tax obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt DuVall(CTO)inSam Ross(Founder)inCamille Tyan(Founder)Edouard Mandon(Founder)Hichem Mâalmi(Founder)Jake Moffatt
Co-investorsFundersClubMantis CapitalMayfield FundSalesforce VenturesUncork CapitalW ventures+12 more
OSARO designs AI-powered robotic systems for warehouse automation and fulfillment.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Derik Pridmore(Founder)inMichael Kahane(Founder)inItamar Arel(Founder)
BoardScott Banister(Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Acorn Pacific VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalComcast VenturesCompoundDarco Capital+10 more
Quilt makes a ductless heat pump system for residential heating and cooling, including indoor and outdoor units, a control dial, and an app with room-by-room temperature control and occupancy sensing.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareNew York, US
Paul Lambert(Founder)inMatthew Knoll(Founder)inBill Kee(Founder)inAndrew Stern(Executive Officer)John Marquis(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Sokolic(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGarage CapitalGradient VenturesLowercarbon CapitalSpacecadet Ventures+3 more
RADEMACHER (DELTA DORE RADEMACHER GmbH) makes smart home products for residential users, including automated roller shutters and belt winders, awning sensors, lighting and heating controls, motion/door sensors, garage door drives, and a SmartHome Box controlled via app or voice.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Co-investorsW ventures
European online customer-to-customer marketplace for luxury second-hand fashion.
Co-investorsFriheden InvestW ventures
Roadsurfer appears to offer road trip or travel-related services, but the provided page content does not contain sufficient detail to confirm the specific business model or customer segments served.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Stephie Niemann(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalW ventures10x FoundersAvellinia CapitalBBVAEuropean Investment Fund
SmithRx operates a pharmacy benefits management platform that aims to reduce complexity and costs in pharmacy benefits through transparency and technology.
HealthtechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jake Frenz(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalBoxGroupFour CitiesGaingelsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMetaplanet+4 more
STAAGES is a music production and artist services company offering recording mastering, publishing, artist management, album launches, and video production to musicians and artists.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsW ventures
TONYTONY is a one-person web design and development studio run by Anthony Salamin, offering branding, strategy, SEO/AEO/CRO, and Webflow-based website design and development for businesses and teams.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechValais, CH
Anthony Salamin(Founder / Web Designer & Creative Developer)in
Co-investorsW ventures
Vera Health is a healthcare AI company advised by emergency medicine and clinical physicians from institutions such as Harvard, Columbia, and Mayo Clinic.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Maxime Allouch(Founder)inTaieb Bennani(Founder)inTaieb Bennani Maxime Allouch(Founder)
BoardChristopher W. Baugh, MD, MBA(Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital)Bernard P. Chang, MD, PhD(Associate Dean of Faculty Health, Columbia University)Bruce M. Lo, MD, MBA, RDMS, FACEP(Chief of Emergency Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesKima VenturesMantis CapitalNexus BayPioneerW ventures+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EvsimpleFounderslaneIFASEC GmbHYdeon
Exits · 3
3 IPOsKlaviyo, Inc.NYSE: KVYOPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOOD
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Numeral · cfodive.com · Oct 16, 2026
Corgi Insurance · nubiapage.com · Aug 20, 2026
Robinhood · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 8, 2026
Vera Health · verahealth.ai · Jun 26, 2026
Harmattan AI · harmattan.ai · May 21, 2026
Life Biosciences · finsmes.com · Apr 8, 2026
Deel · sourcery.vc · Mar 17, 2026
Freeform · finsmes.com · Feb 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has W Ventures made?
- W Ventures has 43 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does W Ventures invest at?
- W Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does W Ventures focus on?
- W Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Tech, Consumer, Defense Tech, Digital Health, E-commerce, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is W Ventures located?
- W Ventures is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Who does W Ventures co-invest with?
- W Ventures most often shares deals with W ventures, Gaingels, Y Combinator, among 176 tracked co-investors.
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