Germany · Investor

Daimler

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries BSeries CCRMDigital SignageFinTech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque2540days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$90MRounds led4 of 17Sole investor5 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 50%
Pitch Daimler

Daimler highlights

  1. 01

    17 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 40% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $50M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
CRMDigital SignageFinTech
Based in
Singapore, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Nov
    BlaizeUS · VentureBeat$87MWith 7 others
  3. Aug
    CarwowGB · FinSMEs$30MLed
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. Sept
    ProterraUS · FinSMEs$155MWith 1 other
  6. 2017

    4 rounds

  7. Nov
    ViaGrowth · US · RiverPark Ventures$250MLed
  8. Sept
    TuroSeries D · US · FinSMEs$92MWith 8 others
  9. Sept
    ViaUS · TechCrunch$250MLed
  10. Aug
    VelocopterDE · FinSMEs$30MWith 1 other
  11. 2016

    1 round

  12. Aug
    BlacklaneSeries C · DE · Fortune$20MLed
  13. 2015

    1 round

  14. Jul
    Zonar SystemsVenture · US$50MSole investor
  15. 2014

    1 round

  16. Jul
    ParkTAGSeed · DE$680KWith 7 others
  17. 2013

    2 rounds

  18. Dec
    BlacklaneSeries B · DE$14MWith 5 others
  19. Sept
    FlixBusSeed · DEUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. 2012

    2 rounds

  21. Jul
    carpooling.comSeries C · DE · techcrunch.com$10MSole investor
  22. Jan
    Intelligent Apps (mytaxi)Series B · DE · techcrunch.com$13MWith 4 others
  23. 2009

    2 rounds

  24. Sept
    Tesla MotorsGrowth · US · cleantechbrief.com$83MWith 2 others
  25. May
    Tesla MotorsSeries F · US · techcrunch.com$50MWith 1 other
  26. 2000

    1 round

  27. Aug
    Prescient MarketsVenture$15MWith 3 others

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

We hold 15 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

carpooling.comBought by BlaBlaCarUndisclosedApr 2015
Intelligent Apps (mytaxi)Bought by moovel GmbHUndisclosedSept 2014
Tesla MotorsListed$1.0BJul 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Daimler put money into.

Blaize$87M · Nov 2019Carwow$30M · Aug 2019Proterra$155M · Sept 2018Via$250M · Nov 2017Blacklane$20M · Aug 2016

Quick answers about Daimler

What does Daimler invest in?

Daimler invests most often at Seed and Series B (40% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as CRM, Digital Signage and FinTech.

How active is Daimler?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Daimler invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Blaize (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019), Carwow (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019) and Proterra (Undisclosed round, Sept 2018).

How big are Daimler's cheques?

The median round it joins is $90M.

Does Daimler lead rounds?

Yes: it led 4 of its 17 investments on record (24%).

Where does Daimler invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), Germany (44%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

Is Daimler investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

What kind of investor is Daimler?

Daimler is a VC firm based in Singapore, Germany.

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