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Cherry Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 178 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $17M, Feb 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACybersecurityEnergyAerospace

Deploying now
93%of best year37cheques in 12 months, 178 on record
Since the last cheque38days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MCheque size, as they say$580K – $4.6MRounds led6 of 178Sole investor12 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 50%
Pitch Cherry Ventures

Cherry Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    37 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $7.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Cherry is a venture capital firm based in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, founded in 2012.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$580K – $4.6M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
CybersecurityEnergyAerospace
Based in
Berlin, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first178 appearances

  1. 2026

    32 rounds

  2. Sept
    SpiichSeed · SE · ArcticStartup$3.4MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    IntegralSeries A · DE · Tech.eu$21MWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    The Exploration CompanySeries C · DE · Firms' own news pages$450MWith 11 others
  5. Sept
    ResolutiionSeed · GB$10MWith 3 others
  6. Aug
    MossSeries C · DE · Portage$35MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    Proxima FusionSeries B · DE · TechStartups$468MWith 12 others
  8. Jul
    StenonSeries B · DE · DTCF DeepTech & Climate Fonds$21MWith 9 others
  9. Jul
    Operations1Venture · DE$13MWith 2 others
  10. Jul
    telliSeed · DE$15MWith 2 others
  11. Jul
    X10Venture · GB$13MWith 1 other
  12. Jul
    SyneraSeries B · DE · DTCF DeepTech & Climate Fonds$46MWith 5 others
  13. Jun
    Alta AresSeries A · FR · Ventureburn$58MWith 5 others
  14. Jun
    MorphoSeed · FR · Ventureburn$175MWith 18 others
  15. Jun
    ZaroPre-seed · GB$5.1MWith 3 others
  16. Jun
    INXMPre-seed · DE$6.6MWith 1 other
  17. Jun
    CorteaSeed · DE$14MWith 3 others
  18. Jun
    Structured AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. May
    BunchSeries B · DE · Ventureburn$35MWith 5 others
  20. Apr
    SyneraSeries B · DE$40MWith 2 others
  21. Mar
    Dash0Series B · Ventureburn$110MWith 3 others
  22. Mar
    Flink SEVenture · DE · Ventureburn$100MWith 6 others
  23. Mar
    RiploPre-seed · GB$3.0MSole investor
  24. Mar
    BenVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Mar
    ManifoldSeed · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  26. Feb
    Flinn.aiSeries A · AT · Ventureburn$20MWith 4 others
  27. Feb
    PlatoSeed · DE · Ventureburn$15MWith 5 others
  28. Feb
    EntireSeed · TechCrunch$60MWith 8 others
  29. Feb
    BitsSeries A · SE · Ventureburn$14MWith 5 others
  30. Feb
    TWAICEDebt · DE$28MWith 4 others
  31. Feb
    SphinxSeed · US$7.1MWith 3 others
  32. Feb
    Heywa LabsSeed · GB$5.0MWith 4 others
  33. Jan
    SWAPSeries C · BR$100MWith 4 others
  34. 2025

    33 rounds

  35. Dec
    BenSeries B · GB · TechStartups$28MWith 5 others
  36. Dec
    SprykerVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. Dec
    MonduDebt · DE$117MWith 3 others
  38. Nov
    DiffraqtionSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  39. Nov
    Planet A FoodsVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 5 others
  40. Oct
    LunosPre-seed · US · AlleyWatch$5.0MWith 1 other
  41. Oct
    Dash0Series A · US$35MWith 2 others
  42. Sept
    Forgent AIPre-seed · DE$5.1MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

ALAlexander Langholz-BaikousisCFO of the Managing Limited Partner to the IssueriFiling they signed
CMChristian MeermannManaging Director of the Managing Limited Partner to the IssueriFiling they signed
DGDaniel GlasnerManaging Director of the General Partner to the IssueriFiling they signed
FDFilip DamesManaging Director of the Managing Limited Partner to the IssueriFiling they signed

We also hold 35 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$906Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
11+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Cherry Ventures Management GMBH (aifm)
SEC number
CRD 301494

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Cherry Ventures's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

AmorelieBought by ProSiebenSat.1 Media SEUndisclosedMar 2015
QuandooBought by Recruit Holdings$219MMar 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cherry Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Cherry Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

5 episodes naming Cherry Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Cherry Ventures

What does Cherry Ventures invest in?

Cherry Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cybersecurity, Energy and Aerospace.

How active is Cherry Ventures?

178 investments on record, 37 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Cherry Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Spiich (Seed, Sept 2026), Integral (Series A, Sept 2026) and The Exploration Company (Series C, Sept 2026).

How big are Cherry Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $580K to $4.6M.

Does Cherry Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 178 investments on record (3%).

Where does Cherry Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (50%), the United Kingdom (18%) and the United States (16%).

Is Cherry Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 37 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Cherry Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Atomico (10 rounds together), Y Combinator (10 rounds together) and Balderton Capital (8 rounds together).

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