# Cherry Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Cherry Ventures is a vc firm based in Germany. 178 investments on record, 37 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Cherry Ventures Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 178 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $17M, Feb 2022 VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Cybersecurity Energy Aerospace Follow Cherry Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fcherry-ventures) Deploying now **93%** of best year **37** **cheques in 12 months**, 178 on record Since the last cheque **38** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$13M** Cheque size, as they say **$580K – $4.6M** Rounds led **6 of 178** Sole investor **12 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 50%** Pitch Cherry Ventures ## Cherry Ventures highlights - 01 37 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $7.0M - 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Cybersecurity Energy Aerospace - **Based in:** Berlin, Germany - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **178 appearances** - **2026** 32 rounds - **Sept** **[Spiich](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiich)** Seed · SE · ArcticStartup **$3.4M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Integral](https://millionrounds.com/company/integral)** Series A · DE · Tech.eu **$21M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[The Exploration Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-exploration-company)** Series C · DE · Firms' own news pages **$450M** With 11 others - **Sept** **[Resolutiion](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolutiion)** Seed · GB **$10M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Moss](https://millionrounds.com/company/moss)** Series C · DE · Portage **$35M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Proxima Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/proxima-fusion)** Series B · DE · TechStartups **$468M** With 12 others - **Jul** **[Stenon](https://millionrounds.com/company/stenon)** Series B · DE · DTCF DeepTech & Climate Fonds **$21M** With 9 others - **Jul** **[Operations1](https://millionrounds.com/company/operations1)** Venture · DE **$13M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[telli](https://millionrounds.com/company/telli)** Seed · DE **$15M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[X10](https://millionrounds.com/company/x10)** Venture · GB **$13M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Synera](https://millionrounds.com/company/synera)** Series B · DE · DTCF DeepTech & Climate Fonds **$46M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Alta Ares](https://millionrounds.com/company/alta-ares)** Series A · FR · Ventureburn **$58M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Morpho](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpho)** Seed · FR · Ventureburn **$175M** With 18 others - **Jun** **[Zaro](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaro)** Pre-seed · GB **$5.1M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[INXM](https://millionrounds.com/company/inxm)** Pre-seed · DE **$6.6M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Cortea](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortea)** Seed · DE **$14M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Structured AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/structured-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **May** **[Bunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/bunch)** Series B · DE · Ventureburn **$35M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Synera](https://millionrounds.com/company/synera)** Series B · DE **$40M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Dash0](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash0)** Series B · Ventureburn **$110M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Flink SE](https://millionrounds.com/company/flink-se)** Venture · DE · Ventureburn **$100M** With 6 others - **Mar** **[Riplo](https://millionrounds.com/company/riplo)** Pre-seed · GB **$3.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Ben](https://millionrounds.com/company/ben)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Manifold](https://millionrounds.com/company/manifold)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Flinn.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/flinn-ai)** Series A · AT · Ventureburn **$20M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Plato](https://millionrounds.com/company/plato)** Seed · DE · Ventureburn **$15M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Entire](https://millionrounds.com/company/entire)** Seed · TechCrunch **$60M** With 8 others - **Feb** **[Bits](https://millionrounds.com/company/bits)** Series A · SE · Ventureburn **$14M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[TWAICE](https://millionrounds.com/company/twaice)** Debt · DE **$28M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Sphinx](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphinx)** Seed · US **$7.1M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Heywa Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/heywa-labs)** Seed · GB **$5.0M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[SWAP](https://millionrounds.com/company/swap)** Series C · BR **$100M** With 4 others - **2025** 33 rounds - **Dec** **[Ben](https://millionrounds.com/company/ben)** Series B · GB · TechStartups **$28M** With 5 others - **Dec** **[Spryker](https://millionrounds.com/company/spryker)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Dec** **[Mondu](https://millionrounds.com/company/mondu)** Debt · DE **$117M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Diffraqtion](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffraqtion)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Planet A Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-a-foods)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Lunos](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunos)** Pre-seed · US · AlleyWatch **$5.0M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Dash0](https://millionrounds.com/company/dash0)** Series A · US **$35M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[Forgent AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/forgent-ai)** Pre-seed · DE **$5.1M** With 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 registration **4 named** AL **Alexander Langholz-Baikousis** CFO of the Managing Limited Partner to the Issuer i Filing they signed CM **Christian Meermann** Managing Director of the Managing Limited Partner to the Issuer i Filing they signed DG **Daniel Glasner** Managing Director of the General Partner to the Issuer i Filing they signed FD **Filip Dames** Managing Director of the Managing Limited Partner to the Issuer i Filing 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 **$906M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **11+** funds on file numbered funds in its name **Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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. - [**Rancilio Cube** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rancilio-cube) Fund Vintage Committed Cherry Ventures - - 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 - [Auxxo 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auxxo-female-catalyst-fund) Most recent commitments - [Auxxo Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund II](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auxxo-female-catalyst-fund) ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Amorelie](https://millionrounds.com/company/amorelie)** Bought by [ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosiebensat-1-media-se) **Undisclosed** Mar 2015 **[Quandoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/quandoo)** Bought by [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) **$219M** Mar 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$17M** raised in Feb 2022 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.0M** Led 6 of 178 rounds **3%** - **Said size:** $580K – $4.6M - **Sole investor:** 12 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *65* - Series A said *35* - Venture *29* - Series B said *20* - Pre-seed said *11* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) 10 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 10 - [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) 8 - [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) 8 - [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) 7 - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 7 **Pitching Cherry Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Atomico** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Balderton Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)[**Seedcamp** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)[**Charlie Songhurst** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Spark Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital)[**UVC Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners)[**DN Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital)[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Northzone** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone)[**Bpifrance** Government **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) ## Recently backed The latest companies Cherry Ventures put money into. [**The Exploration Company** $450M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-exploration-company)[**Resolutiion** $10M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolutiion)[**Moss** $35M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moss)[**Proxima Fusion** $468M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/proxima-fusion)[**Stenon** $21M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/stenon)[**telli** $15M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/telli) ## On podcasts 5 episodes naming Cherry Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 24 Mar 2026 · 38 min Startups in Europe are being built to win globally: Filip Dames, Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures With [Filip Dames](https://millionrounds.com/person/filip-dames) Mentions [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 24 Apr 2025 · 43 min How to make partner in less than three years: Cherry Ventures' Dinika Mahtani With [Dinika Mahtani](https://millionrounds.com/person/dinika-mahtani) Mentions [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) Apple Podcasts - [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 20 Apr 2023 · 52 min Lessons from Filip Dames, Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures, on building one of Europe's top seed VC funds, entrepreneurship, and life With [Filip Dames](https://millionrounds.com/person/filip-dames) Mentions [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) 8 Dec 2022 · 33 min Cherry Ventures' Filip: One of Germany's Top Early-Stage VCs Mentions [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) 24 Jan 2018 · 50 min Daniel P. Glasner, Partner at Cherry Ventures, on the 'cookbook' for managing a salesforce Mentions [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures)[Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 26 Aug 2026 · 31 min From the Spotify Mafia to the Lovable Mafia: inside Stockholm's founder network Apple Podcasts - [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) 10 Aug 2026 · 20 min E 768, Unicorn Atlas #2: Moss, Berlin's Finance-AI Unicorn Betting on Control, Not Autonomy Apple PodcastsShow page - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 9 Jun 2026 · 20 min Michael Bajwa, CEO and Co-founder of Zaro: BREAKING: Zaro just raised $5.1m pre-seed Apple PodcastsShow page - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 17 Dec 2025 · 20 min Sebastian Fallert: Co-founder and CEO of Ben announcing a $27m fundraise! Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cherry-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=cherry-ventures)