Corporate venture arms in Germany
23 corporate venture arms headquartered in Germany are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to growth. The sectors named most often are AI, Cybersecurity and Healthcare. The cities with most of them are Munich (6), Berlin (5) and Stuttgart (3). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adesso ventures vertical software · software development · digital health · enterprise tech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed – Seed | Germany |
| Allianz X fintech · insurtech · digital health · mobility |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Growth | Munich, Germany |
| BASF Venture Capital GmbH CO2 reduction · circular economy · new materials · biotechnology |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Seed – Series B | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Beiersdorf Venture Capital Life Science & BioTech · Sustainability · Artificial Intelligence · Digital Solutions & Digital Health |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Series A – Growth | Hamburg, Germany |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund Cancer · Regenerative medicine · Auto-immunity · Digital solutions |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Ingelheim, Germany |
| Bosch Ventures AI / Deep Learning · Automation & Digitalization · Semiconductor & Next Generation Computer · Advanced Manufacturing |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Burda Principal Investments AI & Data · Fintech · Brand led commerce (DTC) · Marketplace |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Series A – Growth | Munich, Germany |
| EnBW New Ventures renewables · batteries · electrification of transport · power grid and critical infrastructure |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Series A | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Future Energy Ventures energy · electrification · digital infrastructure · AI |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Series A – Growth | Berlin, Germany |
| GHARAGE Ventures travel technology · retail technology |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Berlin, Germany |
| Giesecke+Devrient Ventures Management GmbH TrustTech · cybersecurity · digital infrastructure · identity |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Munich, Germany |
| Haufe Group Ventures Worktech · B2B · HR Tech · RegTech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed | Freiburg, Germany |
| Hitachi Ventures GmbH Digital · Environment · Industrial · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series C+ | Munich, Germany |
| LBBW Venture Capital GmbH Enterprise IT · IoT · Industry 4.0 · AI/ML |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Leaps by Bayer health · agriculture |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Berlin, Germany |
| MAHLE New Ventures GmbH charging infrastructure · spare parts e-commerce · solar power heat |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Not stated | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Peppermint Venture Partners | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Berlin, Germany |
| Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures GmbH deep tech · B2B · electrification · networking |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Blomberg, Germany |
| Porsche Ventures industrial technology · energy transition · mobility · sustainability |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Berlin, Germany |
| Siemens Financial Services energy · infrastructure · healthcare · rail |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Growth | Munich, Germany |
| Statkraft Ventures energy · climate tech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| W&W brandpool GmbH Wohnen · Finanzen · Gesundheit · Familie |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Germany |
| Wayra Germany telecommunications · innovation · technology |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Munich, Germany |