# Vanilla Steel: Mining & metals, Berlin, Germany

> Vanilla Steel: Vanilla Steel is an independent digital B2B marketplace based in Berlin, specializing in the trading of excess and prime steel and metals...

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

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# Vanilla Steel

Vanilla Steel is an independent digital B2B marketplace based in Berlin, specializing in the trading of excess and prime steel and metals across Europe.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Mining & metals Berlin, Germany

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 17 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 4M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Seed Jul 2021

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Vanilla Steel has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Vanilla Steel

Vanilla Steel is an independent digital B2B marketplace based in Berlin, specializing in the trading of excess and prime steel and metals across Europe.

Founded in 2020 by four co-founders with extensive digital experience, the company aims to simplify steel trade by making it easier to source and sell excess materials online. It operates as the only independent digital platform dedicated solely to steel in Europe. The company offers a range of services, including an electronic auction platform for sellers and buyers, tailored material offers, and AI-powered matchmaking to connect excess steel with suitable buyers. Vanilla Steel also provides logistics coordination, financing options, and market data to enhance transparency in transactions. With a network of over 500 suppliers and more than 3,000 buyers across 50 countries, Vanilla Steel plays a vital role in the metal trading industry, addressing challenges like overproduction and slow-moving inventory.

## What company datasets say Vanilla Steel raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **4M** in the source's currency

Rounds **2**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **4M**

Last round date **Jul 2021**

Investors listed **4**

## 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

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [MSM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/msm-fund-mustard-seed-maze)
- [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)
- [Polipo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polipo-ventures)

Each firm lists Vanilla Steel on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

consumers data protection inventory management distribution manufacturing automated supply chain management full-service logistics and financing ai-based transaction automation secure transaction processing personalized recommendations information technology & services online sales logistics & supply chain financial services steel coils finance

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- **Sector:** Mining & metals
- **Industry code:** NAICS 423510, SIC 5093, 5051
- **Region:** Berlin
- **Revenue:** 3.5M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/vanilla-steel)

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