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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 transforming 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 Trustventure’s advising, 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 way logistics workers are being deployed and managed. Founded in 2019, how.fm aims to boost the onboarding of manual labour by disseminating knowledge and optimising processes across enterprises. 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 their 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. As well as providing insurance products tailored to the needs of digital nomads, Genki also offers 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 tenants’ and landlords’ housing experiences. 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.
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Trustventure advised in the acquisition of aifora by CentricSoftware
Centric Software®, the foremost leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), just announced the acquisition of aifora™. Trustventure advised aifora's Management Team on the preparation and execution of the Exit process with active support in Due Diligence, Q&A and SPA-Negotiation within the transaction.
September 19, 2023
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European VC Landscape – July 2023
With the largest round amounting to $1.8bn, July still shows a decrease in the number of founding rounds compared to June. Explore our comprehensive assessment of this month's trends to uncover the nuances.
July 2, 2023
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European VC Landscape – June 2023
June persists in following the downward trend in the number of financial rounds since its peak in March. Notably, Artificial Intelligence and healthcare now jointly occupy the third position as the most invested industries. You can explore these and other insights in this month's evaluation.
June 2, 2023
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European VC Landscape – May 2023
With a Series D round of $250mn, May brought some significant investments and influential figures. Read everything about this month's VC Landscape in our examination.
May 2, 2023
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European VC Landscape – April 2023
In contrast to March's upward trajectory, April witnessed a notable decrease in VC investment rounds, with a difference of over $1bn in the total amount invested compared to the previous month. Gain a comprehensive grasp of this month's dynamics through our in-depth analysis.
April 2, 2023
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European VC Landscape – March 2023
Following a prolonged period of decline, could the recent upswing in VC investments during March mark a turning point for the industry? Delve into our blog post to uncover a comprehensive analysis of this month's landscape.
March 2, 2023
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European VC Landscape – February 2023
With 410 investments, February continues following the decline of European VC investments. In our exploration of this month's landscape, we illuminate the current trends, noteworthy investments, and key personalities shaping the dynamic entrepreneurial environment.
February 2, 2023
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European VC Landscape – January 2023
Could the prevalence of seed rounds, accounting for 40% of all the conducted rounds in January, indicate a strategic shift in investment preferences? Discover more insights in our latest analysis.
January 2, 2023
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Trustventure works with fast-growing, scaling companies from the technology sector, as well as investors in high-growth industries. The prerequisite is that a market entry & proof-of-concept already exists. Demographically, Trustventure works with companies from Europe, as well as the US.
As consultants, we provide support to various finance teams and CFOs within a projects framework. Projects primarily include M&A activities, due diligence support and valuation.
An individual offer is prepared for each project, based on the complexity and expected duration.