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
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
VC Landscape
Germany Venture Capital Landscape – Q3 2025
Between an decrease of 44% in invested VC volume and a €134mn funding round in the SaaS space, Germany is closing its venture capital landscape Q3 2025. Learn all about it in our latest analysis.
October 29, 2025
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – September 2025
September 2025 saw a rebound in VC activity, with 409 investments and $7.4 billion raised across Europe, representing a 409% increase in volume and 118% growth in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.99 billion Series C Round by Paris-based AI platform Mistral AI, which offers large language models and AI services tailored to diverse enterprise applications.
October 28, 2025
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – August 2025
August 2025 presented a 17% year-over-year decrease in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to software, private equity investors are also targeting marketing and retail. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Pursuit Aerospace’s acquisition of Aeromet International.
September 9, 2025
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – August 2025
August 2025 saw a sharper pullback in VC activity, with 188 investments and $1.5 billion raised across Europe, representing a 56% decline in volume and 49% decline in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $175 million Venture Round by Stockholm-based clean energy-tech company Aira, which provides heat pumps and home energy-saving solutions. Explore our full analysis for more.
September 8, 2025
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – July 2025
July 2025 presented a 17 % year-over-year decrease in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to software and FinTech, private equity investors are also targeting health care. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Xeinadin’s acquisition of FCC Chartered Accountants.
August 6, 2025
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – July 2025
July 2025 saw a pullback in VC activity, with 366 investments and $3.3 billion raised across Europe, a decline from June’s levels (volume fell 24% and deal count fell 9% month over month). The largest round of the month was a $200 million Series A by Stockholm-based AI startup Lovable, which became a unicorn with this investment; the company’s platform lets users build applications without extensive coding. Explore our full analysis for more.
August 4, 2025
VC Landscape
Germany Venture Capital Landscape – Q2 2025
Between an increase of 59% in invested VC volume and a €150mn funding round in the clean energy space, Germany is closing its venture capital landscape Q2 2025. Learn all about it in our latest analysis.
July 21, 2025
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – June 2025
June 2025 presented a 50 % year-over-year increase in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to software and FinTech, private equity investors are also targeting consulting services. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including ClearCourse’s acquisition of Rezcontrol.
July 16, 2025
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – June 2025
June 2025 saw a rebound in VC activity, with 401 investments and $4.4bn raised across Europe, marking an increase from May's lows. The largest round of the month came from Helsing, which raised $694 million (€590 million) in a Series D to advance AI-powered defense systems. Explore our full analysis for more.
July 14, 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.