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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 – May 2026
With 293 investments and $6.3 billion raised across Europe, May saw a 31% increase in volume and 10% decrease in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $2.1 billion Series B by the London-based company Isomorphic Labs an AI-first drug design and develoment company that transforms drug discovery to design and evaluate new medicines.
June 8, 2026
VC Landscape
Germany Venture Capital Landscape – Q1 2026
Between an increase of 6.5% in invested VC volume and a €350mn funding round in the AI space, Germany is closing its venture capital landscape Q1 2026. Learn all about it in our latest analysis.
May 20, 2026
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – April 2026
With 327 investments and $4.8 billion raised across Europe, April saw a 42% decrease in volume and 9% fall in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.1 billion Seed Round by the London-based company Ineffable Intelligence, which develops machine learning systems that learn through interaction and experience.
May 13, 2026
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – April 2026
April 2026 presented a 0% year-over-year increase in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to Consulting, private equity investors are also targeting Software, FinTech and Transportation. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including NOD’s acquisition of Paintworks.
May 11, 2026
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – March 2026
March 2026 presented a 19% year-over-year increase in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to FinTech, private equity investors are also targeting Consulting, Software and Marketing. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Syndigo’s acquisition of Taggstar.
April 16, 2026
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – March 2026
With 360 investments and $8.2 billion raised across Europe, March saw a 86% increase in volume and 6% rise in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $2.0 billion Series C by the London-based company Nscale, which builds AI data centers and provides GPU cloud infrastructure that companies use to train, run, and scale large AI models.
April 9, 2026
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – February 2026
February 2026 presented a 44% year-over-year increase in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to Software, private equity investors are also targeting Consulting, Manufacturing and Health Care. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including Ryan’s acquisition of WYM Real Estate.
March 12, 2026
VC Landscape
European Venture Capital Landscape – February 2026
With 339 investments and $4.4 billion raised across Europe, February saw a 6% increase in volume and 13% rise in deal count month over month. The largest round of the month was a $1.2 billion Series D by the London-based company Wayve, which develops autonomous driving technology using end-to-end deep learning models that enable vehicles to navigate urban environments.
March 5, 2026
M&A
European Roll-Up Market Report – January 2026
January 2026 presented a 8% year-over-year increase in the number of PE-backed acquisitions. In addition to Food and Beverage, private equity investors are also targeting InsurTech and Consulting. Learn all about it in our report and case study, including ClearScore’s acquisition of Acre.
February 17, 2026
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
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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.