Investments
16Portfolio Exits
3Funds
1
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Latest Venture Stars News
Sep 9, 2022
Elise , a Bremen, Germany-based provider of a connected engineering platform, raised $14.8M in Series A funding. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from BMW i Ventures, Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners, and Venture Stars. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Co-founded in 2018 by Daniel Siegel, Moritz Maier and Sebastian Möller, Elise provides an open low-code development platform, which, based on algorithms, enables engineers to model product development steps digitally in one universal work environment, run them, and systematically reuse their work for new variants or projects. This leads to more efficient use of product knowledge and accelerates development significantly. Application areas include the automotive industry and aerospace. Today, customers include BMW Group, Hyundai Motor Group, MAN Truck & Bus and Toyota Gazoo Racing. FinSMEs
Venture Stars Investments
16 Investments
Venture Stars has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was in ELISE as part of their Series A on September 9, 2022.

Venture Stars Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/7/2022 | Series A | ELISE | $14.8M | No | 3 | |
1/11/2022 | Series A - II | Finanzguru | $9M | Yes | 1 | |
4/29/2021 | Series A | Finoa | $22M | No | Balderton Capital, Coparion, Signature Ventures, Undisclosed Investors, and Venture Stars | 16 |
1/7/2020 | Seed VC | |||||
11/9/2019 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/7/2022 | 1/11/2022 | 4/29/2021 | 1/7/2020 | 11/9/2019 |
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Round | Series A | Series A - II | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | ELISE | Finanzguru | Finoa | ||
Amount | $14.8M | $9M | $22M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Balderton Capital, Coparion, Signature Ventures, Undisclosed Investors, and Venture Stars | ||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Venture Stars Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Venture Stars has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Solvemate on March 10, 2022.
Venture Stars Fund History
1 Fund History
Venture Stars has 1 fund, including Venture Stars I.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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5/27/2015 | Venture Stars I | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $16.35M | 1 |
Closing Date | 5/27/2015 |
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Fund | Venture Stars I |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Closed |
Amount | $16.35M |
Sources | 1 |
Venture Stars Team
4 Team Members
Venture Stars has 4 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Stefan Pfannmoeller.
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