We partner with the bold & ambitious
Enhancing lives. Day by day.
REHAU New Ventures, the independent venture builder of the REHAU Group, aims to improve the way people live and build through innovation in products, services and business models. The team of over 100 employees in 5 locations worldwide between Washington DC and Shanghai, works in an agile and iterative way along the entire process – from problem identification until the growth phase of the ventures emerging from our innovations.
The power of AI in the retail industry
Founded in 2018 in Düsseldorf, Germany, by Thomas Jesewski and David Krings, aifora is a standout predictive pricing retail automation platform. It leverages AI to empower brands and retailers in achieving consistent growth and enhanced profitability through data-centric approaches to pricing, inventory management, and allocation practices. In 2023, with the advising of Trustventure,, aifora was acquired by Centric Software, the leading authority in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
Google Maps for all the world’s manual work.
How.fm is digitizing the deployment and management of logistics workers. Founded in 2019, how.fm aims to enhance the onboarding of manual labor by disseminating knowledge and optimizing processes across enterprises. The How.fm software covers pre-onboarding, orientation, health and safety, job-related skills, and work instructions. How.fm has raised over €8 million, with investors including Capnamic, JOIN Capital, and Kindred Capital.
Express delivery throughout the city centre.
Kavall is a Swedish quick-commerce company that delivers fresh food to your door in 10 minutes. The company focuses on offering food and non-food products of the highest quality, from it’s own local store to their customers. It quickly became the leading player in the Nordics, having already expanded to Sweden, Norway and Finland. Before the exit to Mathem in 2023, the team around John C.F. Tengberg raised €20 million.
Health and freedom for digital nomads.
Genki is an Insurtech focused providing accessible insurance products to digital nomads and frequent travelers. Since its incorporation in 2021, the team, led by digital nomad Marc Knaup, has served more than 10,000 digital nomads. In addition to offering insurance products tailored to the needs of digital nomads, Genki also provides a range of other community services that are useful for frequent travelers. Genki has raised a pre-seed round of €1 million.
Better housing, for everyone.
In April 2016, Buena was founded to enhance the housing experiences of tenants and landlords. To the detriment of tenants and landlords, the traditional housing market has not changed for decades: Buena simultaneously assumes the roles of tenants and landlords, offering significant benefits to both. Home has raised over €14 million, with investors including EQT Ventures, Redalpine, Capnamic, FJ Labs, VitoOne and Tim Schumacher.
Our latest insights
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – January 2026
With 299 investments and $4.2 billion raised across Europe, January saw a 7% decrease in volume and 1% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $414 million Venture Round by the Montabaur-based company Klöckner Pentaplast, which is a manufacturer of plastic films and packaging for food, pharmaceutical, health, and durable products.
February 5, 2026
VC Landscape
2025 Recap: European Venture Capital & Private Equity Landscape
2025 presented an 9% increase in invested Venture Capital volume and the Crypto Startup Binance raised the largest round of the year. Learn all about it in our in-depth analysis.
January 21, 2026
VC Landscape
Germany Venture Capital Landscape – Q4 2025
Between an decrease of 66% in invested VC volume and a €343mn funding round in the Health Care space, Germany is closing its venture capital landscape Q4 2025. Learn all about it in our latest analysis.
January 12, 2026
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – December 2025
December 2025 presented a 0% year-over-year development in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to Software, private equity investors are also targeting FinTech and Marketing. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Create Music Group’s acquisition of Cr2 Records.
January 9, 2026
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – December 2025
With 302 investments and $4.5 billion raised across Europe, December saw a 13% increase in volume and 7% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.0 billion Venture Round by the London-based company Kraken, which is a global customer and culture platform for energy, water, and broadband.
January 7, 2026
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – November 2025
November 2025 presented a 29% year-over-year decrease in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to Software, private equity investors are also targeting FinTech and Marketing. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Octopus Energy’s acquisition of Kuppa.
December 9, 2025
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – November 2025
November 2025 saw a decline in VC activity, with 324 investments and $4.0 billion raised across Europe, representing a 25% decrease in volume and 18% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $495 million Venture Round by Amsterdam-based tech company Picnic, which develops a mass-market home delivery system for fast moving consumer goods.
December 5, 2025
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – October 2025
October 2025 presented a 55% year-over-year decrease in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to software, private equity investors are also targeting FinTech and Manufacturing. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Lightcast’s acquisition of Simply Get Results.
November 19, 2025
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – October 2025
October 2025 saw a decline in VC activity, with 397 investments and $5.3 billion raised across Europe, representing a 28% decrease in volume and 3% reduction in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $433 million Series C Round by London-based AI platform Nscale, which provides a full-stack AI cloud platform designed for enterprise-scale workloads.
November 14, 2025
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – September 2025
September 2025 presented a 4% year-over-year decrease in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to software, private equity investors are also targeting consulting and health care. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Bionexo’s acquisition of Overmind.
October 30, 2025
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Trustventure collaborates with fast-growing, scaling companies in the technology sector, as well as investors in high-growth industries. The prerequisite is that a market entry and proof-of-concept already exist. Demographically, Trustventure works with companies from Europe and the US.
As consultants, we provide support to various finance teams and CFOs within a project framework. Projects primarily include M&A activities, due diligence support, and valuation.
An individual offer is prepared for each project, considering its complexity and expected duration.