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Motu Ventures

Berliner Straße 31, Potsdam, 14467, Germany

Overview

Seed fund focused on building and accelerating lean startups.

Founded

2013

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Germany

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
LiveEO
Jun 2024Participated
$27 MSeries B
LiveEO
Aug 2022Participated
$19 MOther Equity
ecoworks
Jun 2022Participated
$8 MOther Equity
LiveEO
May 2021Participated
$6 MSeries A
Mindpeak
Sep 2019Participated
$3 MSeed
Inflight VR Software GmbH
Aug 2019Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Opinary
Jan 2018Participated
$4 MSeries A
parlamind
Jul 2016Participated
$2 MSeed
Opinary
Apr 2016Participated
$1 MOther Equity
LiveEO
Jun 2024Participated
$27 MSeries B
LiveEO
Aug 2022Participated
$19 MOther Equity
ecoworks
Jun 2022Participated
$8 MOther Equity
LiveEO
May 2021Participated
$6 MSeries A
Mindpeak
Sep 2019Participated
$3 MSeed
Inflight VR Software GmbH
Aug 2019Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Opinary
Jan 2018Participated
$4 MSeries A
parlamind
Jul 2016Participated
$2 MSeed
Opinary
Apr 2016Participated
$1 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Motu Ventures: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Motu Ventures: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Series A02
Series B01
Other Equity04

Monthly Deal Activity

Motu Ventures: 9 deals are recorded across 127 months.All available history.
Motu Ventures: 9 deals are recorded across 127 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Motu Ventures: Data, Analytics & IT is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Motu Ventures: Data, Analytics & IT is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Data, Analytics & IT6
AI & Machine Learning5
Enterprise Software4
Fintech3
Marketing & Advertising2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Travel & Hospitality1
Health & Life Sciences1
AR/VR1
Professional Services1
Real Estate & Construction1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

Motu Ventures: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Motu Ventures: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M5
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Motu Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Motu Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe9
Motu Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Motu Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures3
Helen Ventures3
Global Founders Capital2
Hannover Digital Investments2
Matterwave Ventures2
MMC Ventures2
Segenia Capital2
angelfund.vc1
APEX Ventures1
Asgard1
Blackhorn Ventures1
btov Partners1
C-Bridge Capital1
DeepTech & Climate Fonds1
European Commission1
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg1
Investitionsbank Berlin1
JLL Spark1
Nina Capital1
NordicNinja1

Investment Strategy

Motu Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Motu Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating9100%
Motu Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Motu Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

Karsten Stein

Managing Partner

Michael Schmitt

Partner

Philip Jonitz

Investment Analyst

Philipp Semmer

Partner

Wolf von Trotha

Venture Partner