# Venista Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Venista Ventures is a vc firm based in Germany. 11 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/venista-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Venista Ventures Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Consumer B2b2c B-to-c Follow Venista Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fvenista-ventures) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record Since the last cheque **4059** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$401K** Cheque size, as they say **$50K – $175K** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 90%** Pitch Venista Ventures ## Venista Ventures highlights - 01 11 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > einen Micro-VC, der herausragende Gründerteams von der ersten Stunde an begleitet. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $50K – $175K as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Consumer B2b2c B-to-c - **Based in:** Cologne, Germany - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances** - **2015** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[datapine](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapine)** Series A **$3.0M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[FAMILO](https://millionrounds.com/company/familo)** Series A · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2013** 5 rounds - **Sept** **[FAMILO](https://millionrounds.com/company/familo)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Need](https://millionrounds.com/company/need)** Seed · US · venista-ventures.com **$115K** With 4 others - **Mar** **[datapine](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapine)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Feb** **[stylemarks](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylemarks)** Seed · DE · thenextweb.com **$401K** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Klash](https://millionrounds.com/company/klash)** Seed · DE · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2012** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[JustBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/justbook)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Jan** **[JustBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/justbook)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2011** 1 round - **Feb** **[KissMyAds](https://millionrounds.com/company/kissmyads)** Seed · DE · prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2006** 1 round - **Jan** **[GTX Messaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/gtx-messaging)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** Sole investor 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 **3** 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 they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **6** of 16 we have independently watched raise [Mehr über Connect](https://millionrounds.com/company/connect)[Mehr über ContractHero](https://millionrounds.com/company/contracthero)[Mehr über Grouphug](https://millionrounds.com/company/grouphug)[Mehr über circuly](https://millionrounds.com/company/circuly)[Mehr über tilta](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilta)[Schicke uns dein](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable) Kitchn Mehr über Blitzhype Mehr über Charles Mehr über Dropee Mehr über Finvise Mehr über Fundably Mehr über MANIKO Mehr über NMKR Mehr über Pinkbus Mehr über eyva Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[JustBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/justbook)** Bought by [Secret Escapes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/secret-escapes) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$401K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $50K – $175K - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2015 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *9* - Series A said *2* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2006 2015 Often in the room with - [German Startups Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/german-startups-group) 2 - [Paua Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paua-ventures) 2 - [Raffay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raffay-and-cie-gmbh) 2 - [Venture Stars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-stars) 2 - [WestTech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westtech-ventures) 2 **Pitching Venista 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 Venista Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**German Startups Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/german-startups-group)[**Paua Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paua-ventures)[**Raffay Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raffay-and-cie-gmbh)[**Venture Stars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-stars)[**WestTech Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westtech-ventures) ## Quick answers about Venista Ventures ### What does Venista Ventures invest in? Venista Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, B2b2c and B-to-c. ### How active is Venista Ventures? 11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015. ### How big are Venista Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $401K. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $175K. ### Does Venista Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Venista Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (90%) and the United States (10%). ### Is Venista Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015. ### Who does Venista Ventures invest alongside? Most often German Startups Group (2 rounds together), Paua Ventures (2 rounds together) and Raffay Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Venista Ventures? 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