
Berliner Volksbank Ventures
Wittestraße 30, Berlin, 13509, Germany
Overview
Berliner Volksbank Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of Berliner Volksbank. They support young, innovative companies in implementing their growth strategy. They stand for stability, reliability, community and partnership at eye level. These values accompany us throughout the investment process and shape the cooperation with their portfolio companies.
- Total investments
- 6
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- PlanRadar
Participated · Series B · Jan 2022
PlanRadar is a platform- and device-independent cloud-based SaaS solution for documentation and communication across construction and real estate projects. Its product supports fault and task management, maintenance, building inspections, construction documentation, handovers and more via a web application and mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows. Teams can share digital floor plans or BIM models, communicate, and track project information. The company serves more than 14,500 customers in 60+ countries and has a diverse team of 200+ employees across offices in Vienna, London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Zagreb, Warsaw and Bucharest. PlanRadar raised $69M in a Series B and plans to use the funds to accelerate international expansion with new offices planned in the United States, Australia, the GCC, Southeast Asia and Latin America. It will also boost R&D, create a new tech hub and a dedicated product innovation team, and hire over 200 new staff to nearly double global headcount within 12 months. PlanRadar is a cloud-based SaaS platform for construction documentation and defect management that lets users upload blueprints, pin defects or tasks via smartphone or tablet, and share them with project stakeholders. The platform documents communication and workflows for reporting and revision. Customers report moving from offline data collection and achieving cost and time savings of 60–70%, equalling a collective €500 million across Europe and more than 7 hours saved in admin time per week. The company says the new capital will be used to scale its model worldwide and fuel further global savings. PlanRadar was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna.
- Acatus
Participated · Series A · Nov 2019
Acatus provides a digital debt capital markets (DCM) platform that converts loans and other illiquid assets into fungible securities eligible for custody as individual securitizations and places them directly on the capital market as bonds. The platform enables new business for banks and offers transparent investment options tailored to the risk-return profiles of institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and banks. Société Générale Germany and Luxembourg are integrated into the platform structure as partners for securities settlement, while JFD Bank provides the liability umbrella. Led by CEO Dr. Marie Louise Seelig and COO Dr. Daniel Wigbers, the digital DCM platform has been live since October 2018. Acatus completed a €5.5m Series A and intends to use the funds to continue expanding its operations and business reach. The company’s product and partnerships position it to channel illiquid assets into capital markets infrastructure for institutional investors.
- Remind.me
Participated · Series A · Jul 2019
remind.me provides users a reminder and optimization service for contracts and insurance policies, covering electricity, gas, mobile phone and car insurance. The platform helps users monitor and optimize recurring contracts and renewals. The company has operated since 2017 and was co-founded by Daniel Engelbarts and Christian Lang, who previously founded Sparwelt.de and sold it to RTL in 2014. remind.me has signed partnerships with Burda, RTL, Viessmann and Fidorbank. The startup generates six-digit monthly revenues and its team consists of 25 people. It plans to use the new funds to expand its team and further develop its technological platform. remind.me is a Berlin-based fintech/insurtech startup that provides users with a reminder and optimization service for contracts and insurance policies. It covers electricity, gas, mobile phone contracts and car insurance. For electricity and gas the company offers a fully automatic switching service that enables users to capture annual savings without manual effort. The optimisation service is free of charge for all users at all times. The startup commenced operations in early 2017 and its revenues are already in six-figure territory. remind.me plans to use the €1M seed financing to expand its team and further develop its technological platform.
- TP24
Led · Series A · Feb 2019
TP24 offers flexible revolving business credit to SMEs that is secured against outstanding invoices while leaving the debtor base with the client. The company provides loans from £250,000 to £5,000,000 to eligible UK SMEs that have been operational for at least three years and maintain a debtor base above £350,000. TP24 was launched in Switzerland in 2018 and has since opened branches in Australia (2019), the UK (2021) and the Netherlands (2022); it is London-based and privately owned. Its main shareholders include Credit Suisse, SIX Group and Berliner Volksbank Ventures. The firm intends to use new funding to expand operations and increase lending to SMEs in the UK and the Netherlands, and to support its Australian lending capacity. The product differentiates from factoring by not taking over outstanding invoices. TP24 is a Zurich, Switzerland-based, data-driven business lender that provides receivables-backed working capital facilities to mid-sized companies. Its financing solution offers over-collateralized security and an insurance wrapper to increase protection for debt investors relative to alternative lenders. The company aims to reduce SMEs' dependence on banks by supplying needed liquidity. TP24 received a mezzanine funding facility from Channel Capital Advisors; the amount was not disclosed. It intends to use the funds to free up equity capital to accelerate business growth and pursue global expansion plans. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article. Tradeplus24 offers a tech-enabled line of credit solution aimed at addressing SME working capital needs, especially loans between $500k and $10 million. The product leverages data to manage risk more effectively and to create bespoke solutions for priority segments. The company has been investing in technology and growing its teams, with its Australian team doubling in four months and the global team also doubling this year. Tradeplus24 reported strong customer growth, trebling customer numbers in Q2 2021. The firm is using new capital to expand Australian and European operations and to launch into the UK and the Netherlands later in the year. It has secured more than $200 million in total debt facilities across the group and plans to increase that to $400 million by the end of 2021. Tradeplus24 offers worldwide receivables-backed lending solutions that make raising working capital simpler and more cost effective for SMEs and mid-market companies. Launched in late 2016 and based in Zurich, the company is exclusively partnered with Credit Suisse and insurance advisor Kessler & Co AG (Marsh Network). Its solution is integrated into Credit Suisse’s product portfolio for SME clients and client feedback has been reported as very positive. Tradeplus24 announced plans to double down on the Swiss market and begin global expansion. Financially, the company reported that its Series A plus credit facilities sum to CHF120m in total, though it did not disclose the split between equity and debt. The firm previously secured a credit facility of more than CHF100m in 2017; industry estimates place the Series A equity tranche between CHF4–8m. Tradeplus24 offers an automated lending product that enables SMEs and mid-market firms to increase working capital by lending against global accounts receivable. The company positions its product to address lengthening payment terms and the growing share of turnover in emerging markets. Tradeplus24 plans to use recent proceeds to scale up support and delivery of its automated lending solution and further product development. The firm is Zurich-based and targets SME and mid-market segments across Europe and beyond. Credit Suisse, via its SVC-Ltd vehicle, will also offer Tradeplus24’s product to Credit Suisse customers in Switzerland, expanding distribution reach. The company emphasized the solution’s simplicity and automation as core differentiators for stressed working capital environments.
- LIQID Investments
Participated · Equity · Mar 2017
Founded in 2016 by CEO Christian Schneider-Sickert, Liqid delivers a digital alternative to traditional private banking for high-net-worth clients. The platform provides discretionary wealth management services and, through a partnership with HQ Trust, offers access to alternative investment opportunities typically reserved for family offices. Liqid’s technology streamlines portfolio management while keeping fees competitive relative to private banks. In under two years, the firm has accumulated nearly €300 million in client assets, highlighting strong early market traction. The newly secured capital will be directed toward expanding operations and enhancing its product suite. Headquartered in Berlin, the company positions itself as a modern solution for affluent investors seeking both convenience and sophisticated investment options.