adesso ventures
adesso ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of listed German IT services group adesso SE, investing balance-sheet capital from the parent into early-stage (pre-seed and seed) B2B technology startups across the DACH region. It backs founders building verticalized enterprise software, software-development tooling and digital health, offering portfolio companies access to adesso SE's enterprise client network and engineering resources alongside capital. Typical initial tickets run up to around one million euros with follow-on capacity. Led by Managing Partner Malte Unger, the vehicle was launched in 2022 out of the adesso Group incubator (formerly inQventures) and operates as an evergreen, single-LP structure funded by adesso SE.
adesso ventures is a Berlin venture capital firm with 15 active companies and 1 exit.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesGeography breakdown
2 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
adesso ventures sold Increase Your Skills to MetaCompliance in 2023 after 1 year.
Partners
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 16 portfolio companies (15 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund adesso ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
adesso ventures EvergreenActiveEvergreen202215 assets1 exitsEvergreen2022 · 4yr–151
Unrealized
15 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| acto SaaS · Germany | 2024 |
| Cloud Ex Machina Software · US | 2025 |
| ComplyDo Software · Germany | 2026 |
| CyberDesk Cybersecurity · Germany | 2026 |
| eCovery HealthTech · Germany | 2021 |
| Flowstep Software · Germany | 2025 |
| Hanko Cybersecurity · Germany | 2023 |
| Honic HealthTech · Germany | 2022 |
| Hyground Software · Germany | 2026 |
| Nia Health HealthTech · Germany | 2023 |
| Noah Labs HealthTech · Germany | 2024 |
| Optimeleon AdTech · Germany | 2025 |
| TamedAI AI/ML · Germany | 2023 |
| Wingfield TMT · Germany | 2022 |
| Youth Health Tech HealthTech · Germany | 2026 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase Your Skills Cybersecurity · Germany | 2022 | 2023 | Trade Sale | MetaCompliance | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does adesso ventures focus on?
- adesso ventures focuses on VC strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does adesso ventures have?
- adesso ventures has 15 active portfolio companies and 1 completed exit and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is adesso ventures headquartered?
- adesso ventures is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
- When was adesso ventures founded?
- adesso ventures was founded in 2022.
- What sectors does adesso ventures invest in?
- adesso ventures invests across Software, Healthcare, TMT.
- What are adesso ventures's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by adesso ventures include: Increase Your Skills (2023) to MetaCompliance.
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