About CommerzVentures
CommerzVentures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. As of May 2025, CommerzVentures is an active investor, having invested in 40 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and High Tech. Most recently it led the $30M Series A round of Unique AI along with DN Capital. This round also saw participation from VI Partners and other investors.
Overall, CommerzVentures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like eToro, Mambu and Marqeta. A lot of funds co-invest with CommerzVentures, with names like Acton Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
CommerzVentures has team of 12 people including 4 partners.
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CommerzVentures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
CommerzVentures has invested in 40 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 7 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Unique AI and most recent follow-on round was in MoneyFellows.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2022 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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CommerzVentures' Investment Trends by Stage
CommerzVentures has made 18 investments in Series A stage, 15 investments in Series B stage, 3 investments in Series C stage, 2 investments in Seed stage and 2 investments in Series D stage.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 18 |
Series B | 15 |
Series C | 3 |
Seed | 2 |
Series D | 2 |
CommerzVentures' Investment Trends by Sector
CommerzVentures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and InsurTech. Notably, it has invested in 40 Tech companies, 31 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 12 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 34 |
Enterprise Applications | 25 |
High Tech | 10 |
Consumer | 7 |
InsurTech | 7 |
Others | 46 |
CommerzVentures' Investment Trends by Geography
CommerzVentures has made most investments in United Kingdom (13), followed by Germany where it has made 9 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 13 |
Germany | 9 |
United States | 6 |
Sweden | 3 |
Israel | 2 |
Others | 8 |
CommerzVentures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by CommerzVentures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 05, 2025 | Egypt | Series B | $13M | [+2] | |
Mar 14, 2025 | United States | Series A | $30M | DN Capital [+2] | |
Feb 27, 2025 | Switzerland | Series A | $30M | DN Capital [+2] | |
Dec 03, 2024 | Germany | Series A | $21M | ||
Jul 11, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | $13M | Heliad [+4] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in CommerzVentures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Provider of cloud-based platform for pet insurance | 2012 | London | Series D | fdmwmza | ||
68 | Provider of API-enabled platform offering open banking solutions for financial institutions | 2011 | Amsterdam | Series E | qzjfyby | ||
82 | Online social trading platform for cryptocurrency, stocks, ETFs, and CFDs | 2007 | Tel Aviv | Series F | fapfdtq |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in CommerzVentures' Portfolio
Here are CommerzVentures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 09, 2021 | Oct 27, 2015 | Series C | $25M |
Acquired companies in CommerzVentures' Portfolio
Here are CommerzVentures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 25, 2025 | Apr 29, 2019 | Series B | $9M | |
Apr 25, 2023 | May 20, 2020 | Series B | $18.6M | |
Mar 08, 2021 | Jul 01, 2020 | Series A | $23M | |
Jul 17, 2019 | Feb 14, 2018 | Series B | $14.5M |
Team profile of CommerzVentures
CommerzVentures has a team of 12 membersÌýincluding 4 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 4 PrincipalsÌýlocated in Germany, United Kingdom and . CommerzVentures' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in CommerzVentures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Frankfurt Am Main | - | ||
Partner | Munich | - | ||
Partner | Frankfurt Am Main | |||
Partner | Frankfurt Am Main | |||
Venture Partner | Munich | - | - | |
Principal | Frankfurt Am Main | - | ||
Principal | Zurich | - | ||
Principal | South Africa | - | - | |
Principal | United Kingdom | - | ||
Associate | Frankfurt | - | ||
Associate | Munich | - | - |
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Over the past 10 years, 465 investors have co-invested in CommerzVentures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before CommerzVentures:ÌýAnthemis Group, Plug and Play Tech Center and 232 others have invested in rounds before CommerzVentures. There are 3 companies where Anthemis Group has invested before CommerzVentures and 2 companies where Plug and Play Tech Center has invested before CommerzVentures.
- Top Co-investors of CommerzVentures:Ìý111 investors entered a company along with CommerzVentures. These include investors like Acton Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after CommerzVentures:ÌýA total of 120 investors have invested in CommerzVentures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SBI Investment (2 companies), Symbiotics (2 companies) and Vitruvian Partners (2 companies).
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