Germany
Companies
Funding rounds
$80M
Seaya NovaLead, SpeedinvestLead, Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial, Molten Ventures, Motive Partners
Added · · Pliant raises $80M as Citi Ventures joins the cap table
€6.4M
Piton CapitalLead, 2100 Ventures, Anamcara Capital, Booom Ventures, F-LOG Ventures, Haufe Group Ventures, Puzzle Ventures, System.One, WaVe-X
Added · · Conlio raises €6.4M led by Piton Capital to automate freight document checks with AI
€17M
Big Pi VenturesLead, Main SetLead, Earlybird
Added · · Finmid raises a €17M Series A extension and signs a vehicle-financing deal with Bolt
€6M
Added · · fintech.global
€30M
Portage VenturesLead, Cherry Ventures
Added · · Weekly update #144
$116M
Added · · Weekly update #142
€12M
HeadlineLead, Foreword, futurepresent, MS&AD Ventures, QED Investors, Repeat Ventures
Added · · Weekly update #141
€3.5M
VentechLead, BM H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen, main incubator, Ninepointfive Ventures
Added · · Weekly update #140
€411M
Added · · Weekly update #140
$2M
14Peaks CapitalLead, Redstone
Added · · Weekly update #139
News
Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and the German Savings Banks Association form a joint venture to fight fraud
Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and the German Savings Banks Association (DSGV) have set up a joint venture that lets financial institutions share information on…
Deutsche Bank goes live with digital asset custody for institutional and corporate clients
What is new: Deutsche Bank's digital asset custody service, announced in September pending approval, is now live for institutional and corporate clients.
Nexi agrees to sell payment provider Ratepay to Affirm
Nexi has agreed to sell Ratepay, its payment provider business, to buy now pay later company Affirm.
Pliant raises $80M as Citi Ventures joins the cap table
Berlin-based Pliant has raised $80M (about €71M), double the $40M it raised last year.
Conlio raises €6.4M led by Piton Capital to automate freight document checks with AI
Berlin-based Conlio has raised €6.4M in a round led by Piton Capital, the London venture firm.
Robin Capital closes its second €15M fund, taking commitments to €30M
Berlin-based Robin Capital has closed Robin Capital Fund II at €15M, the same size as its first fund, which closed in December 2024.
Deutsche Bank plans to launch crypto custody in Germany within weeks and take it to Asia in 2027
Deutsche Bank will launch its crypto custody service in Germany in the coming weeks and extend it to Asia in 2027, corporate bank co-head Bernd Podobnik told…
Pliant secures FCA authorisation as an Electronic Money Institution for its UK subsidiary
Pliant's UK subsidiary, Pliant Payments Limited, has received full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority as an Electronic Money Institution.
Causa Prima raises a $20M seed led by Base10, three months after a $10M pre-seed
Causa Prima has raised a $20 million seed round led by Base10 Partners, with QED Investors and FJ Labs joining existing investors Creandum, Kfund and Borusan…
Gaius Capital closes its debut fund at its €50M hard cap, plus €6M in co-investment
Gaius Capital closes its debut fund at its €50M hard cap, plus €6M in co-investment, to back succession in DACH insurance and financial services