28.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Contentful closes $175M Series F; Valued At Over $3Billion

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: USD 175M €

USD 3B

Valuation

Investors: Base10’s Advancement Initiative (https://base10.vc/advancement-initiative/) Tidemark (https://www.tidemarkfcu.org/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/)

26.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 224M €

USD 1.65B

Valuation

Investors: BBVA (https://www.bbva.es/personas.html) Decisive Capital Management (https://www.decisive.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (https://ivc.fund/) Pathway Capital Management (https://pathwaycapital.com/) Vulcan Capital (https://vc4a.com/vulcan-capital/) Yabeo Capital (http://yabeo.de/de/home/)

22.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin-based GraphCMS raises €8.4 million to help global companies deliver digital experiences at scale

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 8.4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: OpenOcean (https://openocean.vc/) Paua Ventures (https://www.pauaventures.com/) Peak (https://peakbridge.vc/)

21.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin’s her1 raises €5.5M to grow its line of ingestible products that help women through different life stages by focusing on gut health

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 5.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Five Seasons Ventures (https://www.fiveseasons.vc/) IBB Ventures (https://www.ibbventures.de/de) Rheingau Founders (https://rheingau-founders.com/)

20.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin’s food supply chain platform Choco closes $100 million funding round

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners (https://www.bvp.com/) Coatue (http://coatue.com/) Insight Partners (https://www.insightpartners.com/) Left Lane Capital (https://www.leftlanecap.com/)

19.07.2021

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2021

Berlin-based Wunderflats secured €17.8 million in growth funding to make it easier for people to access furnished housing

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 17.8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Verdane (https://verdane.com/de/) PropTech1 Ventures (https://proptech1.ventures/) IBB Ventures (https://www.ibbventures.de/de) Creathor Ventures (https://www.creathor.com/) Axel Springer Digital Ventures (https://www.axelspringer.com/de/)

19.07.2021

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 30 |

2021

Solarisbank raises $224M at a $1.65B valuation to acquire Contis, expand API-based embedded banking tech in Europe

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 224M €

USD 1.65B

Valuation

Investors: BBVA (https://www.bbva.es/personas.html) Decisive Capital Management (https://www.decisive.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (https://ivc.fund/) Pathway Capital Management (https://pathwaycapital.com/) Vulcan Capital (https://vc4a.com/vulcan-capital/) Yabeo Capital (http://yabeo.de/de/home/)

15.07.2021

Deal |

2021

Industrial materials marketplace Vanilla Steel raises $4 million

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: June Fund (https://june.fund/) Seedcamp (http://www.seedcamp.com/) Mustard Seed Maze (https://mustardseed.vc/)

30.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Mymoria raises 15 million euros

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: btov Partners (https://btov.vc/) DvH Ventures (https://dvhventures.de/) Egora Holding (https://egoraventures.com/) HOWZAT Partners (https://www.howzatpartners.com/) IBB Ventures (https://www.ibbventures.de/) Kalodion GmbH (https://www.kalodion.com/)

29.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin-based Urban Sports Club lands €80 million to grow its online sports membership

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: EUR 80M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Claret Capital Partners (https://www.claret-capital.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) INKEF Capital Partech (https://partechpartners.com/) Rheingau Founders (https://rheingau-founders.com/) Rocket Internet (https://www.rocket-internet.com/) RTP Global (https://rtp.vc/) SevenGrowth (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sevengrowth)

22.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Airbank centralizes all your business bank accounts and financial data

Founded: 2021

Investment Raised: EUR 2.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Sequoia (https://www.sequoiacap.com/)

21.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Forto receives $240 million, now shipping at $1.2 billion

Founded: 2016

Investment Raised: USD 240M €

USD 1.2B

Valuation

Investors: SoftBank (https://www.softbank.jp/en/) Citi Ventures (https://www.citi.com/ventures/) G Squared (https://gsquared.com/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) Unbound (https://unbound.com/)

21.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Millions investment for Wellster Healthtech Group

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Dermapharm (https://www.dermapharm.de/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) ProSiebenSat.1 Group (https://www.prosiebensat1.com/) Sevenventures (https://www.sevenventures.de/)

17.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Finleap Connect scores $22 million to expand across Europe

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 22M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: finleap (https://finleap.com/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (https://ivc.fund/) SBI Investment (https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/)

17.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin’s “bring your suitcase, we’ll handle everything else” coliving platform Habyt closes €20 million Series B round, acquires Frankfurt-based homefully

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 20M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Vorwerk Ventures (https://vorwerkventures.com/) P101 (https://www.p101.it/) Picus Capital (https://www.picuscap.com/)

15.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Uberall raises $115M, acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 115M €

USD 500M

Valuation

Investors: Bregal Milestone (https://www.bregalmilestone.com/) Level Equity (https://www.levelequity.com/) United Internet Uberall management

15.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Sanity Group raises 35 million euros

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: VC Redalpine (https://redalpine.com/) Navy Capital SOJE Capital (https://sojefundlp.com/about-us/) GMPVC (https://www.germanmediapool.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) TQ Ventures (https://www.tqventures.com/) Atlantic Food Labs (https://foodlabs.de/) Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) Calyx (http://www.calyxbio.com/) Bitburger Ventures (https://www.bitburger-ventures.de/) SevenVentures (https://www.sevenventures.de/)

15.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Series A: Foodora founder gets 7.5 million for his new startup Aitme

Founded: 2019

Investment Raised: EUR 7.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) the Rocket fund Global Founders Capital (https://www.globalfounderscapital.com/) Oliver Ringleben

11.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin-based human-machine interfaces maker Incari raises €15 million in Lukasz Gadwoski led Series A round

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: EUR 15M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Gunnar Graef Lukasz Gadowski Pius Equity (http://pius-equity.com/) Wunderkind Invest (https://wunderkindinvest.com/)

08.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin-based Lumenaza raises €6.5 million to expand its green energy-as-a-service platform across Europe

Founded: 2013

Investment Raised: EUR 6,5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: First Imagine! Ventures (http://www.firstimagine.com/) Future Energy Ventures (https://fev.vc/) IBB Ventures (https://www.ibbventures.de/) NEW KRAFTWERK Technology AG

07.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Hamburg-based modular ‘product management’ tool airfocus raises $5 million in Series A round

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: USD 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Nauta Capital (http://www.nautacapital.com/) XAnge (http://www.xange.fr/)

07.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Scalable Capital fundraise gives Germany its sixth fintech unicorn

Founded: 2014

Investment Raised: EUR 150M €

USD 1.4B

Valuation

Investors: BlackRock (http://www.blackrock.com/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/en-us/)

07.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Munich’s digital healthcare startup Avi Medical raises €28.5 million in Series A financing

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: EUR 28,5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 3VC (https://www.three.vc/) Addition (https://addition.com/) Claret Capital Partners (https://www.claret-capital.com/) Daniel Dines Heal Capital (http://www.healcapital.com/) Idinvest Partners (http://www.idinvest.com/) Picus Capital (http://www.picuscap.com/) Vorwerk Ventures (http://www.vorwerk-ventures.com/)

07.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Scalable Capital sammelt 180 Millionen ein (und wird zum Unicorn) – 100 Millionen-Investmentrunde bei OneFootball

Founded: 2017

Investment Raised: EUR 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Alma Mundi Ventures (http://mundiventures.com/) finleap (https://www.finleap.com/) Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital (http://ivc.fund/) signals Venture Capital (http://www.signals.vc/) Witan Investment (http://www.witan.com/)

07.06.2021

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 24 |

2021

Uberall raises $115M and acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services

Founded: 2012

Investment Raised: USD 115M €

USD 500 Million

Valuation

Investors: Bregal Milestone (https://www.bregalmilestone.com/) Level Equity (https://www.levelequity.com/) United Internet (https://www.united-internet.de/) Uberall Management

03.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Berlin’s groceries-in-under-10-minutes firm Flink bags $240 million in Series A round, signs long term REWE Group support agreement

Founded: 2020

Investment Raised: USD 240M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bond (https://www.bondcap.com/) Mubadala Capital Ventures (https://www.mubadala.com/en/what-we-do/capital/ventures) Prosus & Naspers (https://www.prosus.com/) Rewe Group (https://rewe-group.at/de)

02.06.2021

Deal |

2021

Celonis Raises $1 Billion Series D Funding; Valued at More Than $11 Billion

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: USD 1B €

USD 11B

Valuation

Investors: Arena Holdings (http://www.arenaholdings.com/) Durable Capital Partners (https://www.durablecap.com/) Franklin Templeton Investments (http://www.franklintempleton.com/) Splunk Ventures T. Rowe Price (http://www.troweprice.com/)

02.06.2021

Deal |

2021

FlixMobility Raises $650M in Series G Equity and Debt Financing

Founded: 2011

Investment Raised: USD 650M €

USD 2.35B

Valuation

Investors: Baillie Gifford (https://www.bailliegifford.com/) BlackRock (https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/global-directory) Canyon Partners (https://www.canyonpartners.com/) General Atlantic (https://www.generalatlantic.com/) HV Capital (https://www.hvcapital.com/) Permira (https://www.permira.com/) Silver Lake (https://www.silverlake.com/) TCV (https://www.tcv.com/)

01.06.2021

Deal |

2021

wefox Closes $650M in Series C Funding

Founded: 2015

Investment Raised: USD 650M €

USD 3B

Valuation

Investors: ACE & Company (http://aceandcompany.com/) Alma Mundi Ventures (http://mundiventures.com/) Cascade Ventures (http://www.cascadevc.com/) CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/creditease-fintech-investment-fund) Decisive Capital Management (https://www.decisive.com/) EDBI (https://www.edbi.com/) Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en/) FinTLV Ventures (http://www.fintlv.com/) G Squared (http://gsquared.com/) GR Capital Horizons Ventures (http://horizonsventures.com/) Jupiter Fund Management (https://www.jupiteram.com/) LGT group Lightrock Merian Global Investors (https://www.lightrock.com/) Mountain Partners (https://mountain.partners/) Mubadala Capital

01.06.2021

Deal |

2021

OroraTech’s space-based early wildfire warnings spark $7M investment

Founded: 2018

Investment Raised: EUR 5,8M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ananda Impact Ventures (https://ananda.vc/) APEX Ventures (http://www.apex.ventures/) Bayern Kapital (http://www.bayernkapital.de/) Clemens Kaiser Findus Venture Ingo Baumann SpaceTec Capital (http://www.spacetec.capital/)