# Vanilla Steel funding: rounds and investors

> Vanilla Steel has raised $4.0M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Google for Startups and Seedcamp. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/vanilla-steel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Vanilla Steel*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$4.0M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $4.0M Jul 2021
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2021** Seed **$4.0M** [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Vanilla Steel's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Marc Oehler** Bilstein, CEO
- **Christian Kraemer** ArcelorMittal SSC Deutschland, Branch and Sales Manager
- **Juan Silvestre Latorre** Gonvarri Industries, Sales Director
- **Without Vanilla Steel** Long lead times

## Everyone who backed them

[Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) Accelerator **1** round

[Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Vanilla Steel as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[MSM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msm-fund-mustard-seed-maze) VC firm Per its own site

[Polipo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polipo-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Vanilla Steel

### Who invested in Vanilla Steel?

Vanilla Steel's investors include Google for Startups and Seedcamp.

### How much has Vanilla Steel raised?

Vanilla Steel has raised $4.0M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Vanilla Steel last raise?

Vanilla Steel's most recent round was a Seed of $4.0M in Jul 2021.

### What was Vanilla Steel's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.0M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Vanilla Steel first?

Vanilla Steel's first round on record, in Jul 2021, was backed by Google for Startups and Seedcamp.

### What stage is Vanilla Steel at?

Vanilla Steel's latest named round is a Seed, in Jul 2021.

### Where is Vanilla Steel based?

Vanilla Steel is based in Germany.

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