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Berliner Volksbank Ventures / VR Ventures
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Berliner Volksbank Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of Berliner Volksbank, investing in early-stage technology companies that innovate the financial and real estate economy. The fund focuses on FinTech, PropTech, and B2B SaaS startups at Seed and Series A stages, taking minority shareholdings as lead or co-investor, with an initial ticket of €250k–€1m (and up to €2m via VR Ventures Fund I). The firm leverages its unique network and close ties to the Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken cooperative banking group — one of Europe's largest — to support portfolio companies beyond capital, helping them navigate growth and distribution in regulated financial and real estate ecosystems. The fund primarily targets companies in Berlin and Brandenburg but considers investments across Europe.
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“VR Ventures manages two venture capital funds with a focus on ConTech, PropTech and FinTech. A special focus of the funds is the regular exchange between portfolio companies and fund investors in order to strengthen their innovative power.”
“VR Ventures invests in early-stage startups in the European FinTech and PropTech space, as well as in innovative digital solutions for small and medium-sized companies. Many of VR Ventures' investors are part of the Volksbanken Group. VR Ventures leverages this unique network and know-how to support its portfolio companies beyond money.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClimeFi | Series A | — | 2024-09 |
| CarbonX | Seed | — | 2024-09 |
| Banxware | Series A | $10m | 2023-12 |
| Empion | Seed | $4m | 2023-10 |
| Orus | Series A | $10m | 2023-10 |
| nuwo | Seed | — | 2023-07 |
| PlanRadar | Series B | $68m | 2022-01 |
| Acatus | Series A | $2m | 2019-11 |
| TP24 | Series A | $4m | 2019-02 |
| LIQID Investments | Series B | $5m | 2017-02 |
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