German Startups Group
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
German Startups Group has backed 22 European tech companies across 32 funding rounds between 2012 and 2019, joining rounds totalling €56M. Most active in Fintech and Consumer. Data as of Nov 2026.
Deals
32
distinct rounds
Companies
22
backed
Active span
2012–2019
8 yrs
Total round €
€56M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearGerman Startups Group — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| German Startups Group — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsGerman Startups Group — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| German Startups Group — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | 8 |
| Consumer | 7 |
| E-commerce | 5 |
| Fashion | 5 |
| Software | 4 |
| Marketing | 4 |
| Edtech | 3 |
| Media | 2 |
| Transportation | 2 |
| Wellness & Beauty | 1 |
Stages
by dealsGerman Startups Group — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| German Startups Group — stages | |
|---|---|
| Seed | 13 |
| Series A | 7 |
| Growth/Late | 4 |
| Series B | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| Early VC | 1 |
| Series C | 1 |
Countries
by dealsGerman Startups Group — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| German Startups Group — countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | 31 |
| Austria | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Point Nine Capital7
- Rheingau Founders4
- Avala Capital3
- Blumberg Capital3
- Mountain Partners3
- Ventech3
- Venture Stars3
- Cherry Ventures2
- Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures2
- DN Capital2
- e.ventures2
- FinLeap2
- Fly Ventures2
- Global Founders Capital2
- Heiko Hubertz2
- HV Holtzbrinck Ventures2
- IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft2
- K5 Ventures2
- La Famiglia2
- Logan Capital AG2
- Michael Brehm2
- Monk's Hill Ventures2
- Raffael Johnen2
- Redalpine2
- TA Ventures2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable Capital | Germany | 2 | €11M |
| TV SMILES | Germany | 2 | €10M |
| Bezahlt.de - Blackbill Internet | Germany | 2 | €9.0M |
| Simplesurance | Germany | 1 | €7.3M |
| Lingoda | Germany | 3 | €6.2M |
| Savedo | Germany | 2 | €4.9M |
| Remerge | Germany | 1 | €2.7M |
| datapine | Germany | 2 | €2.7M |
| JUNIQUE / stylemarks | Germany | 2 | €1.8M |
| Medlanes | Germany | 1 | €250k |
| ePetworld | Germany | 3 | €0 |
| Realbest | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Amorelie | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Auctionata | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Wunder | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Service Partner ONE | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Meinkauf | Austria | 1 | €0 |
| BOOK A TIGER | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Mister Spex | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Chrono24 | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Loadbee | Germany | 1 | €0 |
| Schutzklick | Germany | 1 | €0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplesurance | Other | €7.3M | 2015-03 |
| Scalable Capital | Series A | €7.0M | 2016-04 |
| Bezahlt.de - Blackbill Internet | Seed | €5.5M | 2017-01 |
| TV SMILES | Series A | €5.1M | 2014-03 |
| TV SMILES | Series B | €5.0M | 2015-09 |
| Savedo | Early VC | €4.9M | 2016-05 |
| Scalable Capital | Series A | €4.0M | 2015-04 |
| Lingoda | Series B | €3.7M | 2016-04 |
| Bezahlt.de - Blackbill Internet | Seed | €3.5M | 2016-10 |
| Remerge | Series A | €2.7M | 2015-08 |