About World Fund
World Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Berlin, Germany. As of Dec 2024, World Fund is an active investor, having invested in 18 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it led the $14.7M Series A round of Vaeridion along with Project A. This round also saw participation from VSquared Ventures and other investors.
A lot of funds co-invest with World Fund, with names like VSquared Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
World Fund has team of 53 people including 17 partners.
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World Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
World Fund has invested in 18 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2024, it made 7 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Vaeridion and most recent follow-on round was in Planet A Foods.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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World Fund's Investments by Stage
World Fund has made 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $34.7M, 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.05M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $43.5M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 10 |
Seed | 6 |
Series B | 1 |
World Fund's Investments by Sector
World Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 17 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 12 |
Sustainability Tech | 11 |
Energy Tech | 6 |
Environment Tech | 6 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 5 |
Others | 26 |
World Fund's Investments by Geography
World Fund has made most investments in Germany (8), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 5 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 8 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Finland | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Sweden | 1 |
Others | 1 |
World Fund's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by World Fund:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 19, 2024 | Germany | Series A | $14.7M | Project A [+4] | |
Dec 05, 2024 | Germany | Series B | $30M | ||
Sep 27, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | $13.7M | Maniv Mobility [+4] | |
May 28, 2024 | Germany | Series A | $3.26M | Accel [+7] | |
May 15, 2024 | Germany | Series A | $59.4M | [+6] |
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World Fund has a team of 53 membersÌý¾±²Ô³¦±ô³Ü»å¾±²Ô²µ 17 Partners, 7 Venture Partners and 9 PrincipalsÌýlocated in Germany, Netherlands and . World Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in World Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Cologne | - | - | |
Partner | Cologne | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | Barcelona | - | - | |
Partner | Munich | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | Frankfurt | - | - | |
Partner | Munich | - | ||
Partner | Munich | - | - | |
Partner | Madrid | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | - |
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Over the past 4 years, 251 investors have co-invested in World Fund's portfolio companies.
- Invested before World Fund:Ìý, and 166 others have invested in rounds before World Fund. There are 4 companies where European Union has invested before World Fund and 2 companies where Bristol Private Equity Club has invested before World Fund.
- Top Co-investors of World Fund:Ìý67 investors entered a company along with World Fund. These include investors like VSquared Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after World Fund:ÌýA total of 16 investors have invested in World Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NIF (1 company), Climate Venture Capital Fund (1 company) and Omnes Capital (1 company).
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