CommerzVentures

Investor- Venture Capital

Overview

CommerzVentures invests in the most ambitious young companies whose founders are all driven by a shared vision: to redefine the financial services industry. We invest in entrepreneurs who display excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm with a view to helping them expand worldwide.

Country: Germany

Founded: 2014

Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany

Investment Strategy

Geography

  • North America
  • Europe

Sector Focus

  • Marketplace Lending
  • Payments and Remittances
  • Infrastructure and Enterprise Software

Investment Stage

  • Early Stage Venture
  • Later Stage Venture
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C

Summary

CommerzVentures invests in the most ambitious young companies whose founders are all driven by a shared vision: to redefine the financial services industry. We invest in entrepreneurs who display excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm with a view to helping them expand worldwide.

Founded in October 2014, CommerzVentures operates as the corporate venture capital fund of Commerzbank Group. We back early- and growth-stage companies in the financial services and insurance sectors, starting at Series A. We aspire to invest in the very best players in a given market segment, always pursuing our main objective of generating financial return. Our initial investment size ranges from €2 million to €10 million. Europe, Israel, and the USA are our primary areas of investment, although we do work with companies across the globe.

As an independent venture capitalist, we work closely with our portfolio companies, focussing on value creation and sustained growth. Our approach and working style are defined by agility and commitment, complemented by extensive experience in our target markets. We act swiftly and decisively. Collectively, we have accumulated more than 50 years of international experience in venture capital and financial services.

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Investments

Date

Name

Size

Round

Co-Investors

Sector

Country

January 2016

Mambu

$8.82m

Series B

Banking Infrastructure

Germany

October 2015

Marqeta

$25m

Series C

Payments

United States

October 2015

GetSafe

Undisclosed

Series A

InsureTech

Germany

July 2015

iwoca

$16.4m

Series B

Lending

United Kingdom

April 2015

eToro

$12m

Venture

Stefan Tirtey

Trading

Cyprus

Key Employees

Patrick Meisberger
Managing Director

Stefan Tirtey
Managing Director

Paul Morgenthaler
Senior Investment Manager

Heiko Schwender
Senior Investment Manager