Cherry Ventures
Cherry Ventures is a Berlin-headquartered early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 by former Zalando operators Filip Dames and Christian Meermann, typically backing European founders as their first institutional investor at pre-seed and seed. With offices in Berlin, London and Stockholm, the firm has raised a succession of funds (Cherry I through V) totalling well over EUR 1 billion, plus a dedicated crypto vehicle, and has seeded companies such as Auto1, FlixBus, Forto, Infarm, Flink and Proxima Fusion.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
5 funds tracked, 16 portfolio companies (13 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Cherry Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Cherry Ventures Fund VGrowth2025 · 1yr€480M4 active
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS |  US | 2025 | |
| Energy |  Germany | 2025 | |
| MedTech |  France | 2025 | |
| SaaS | Germany | 2025 |
US· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2025Cherry Ventures Fund IVVC2022 · 4yr€300M2 active
Cherry Ventures Fund IIIVC2019 · 7yr€175M5 active
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Germany | 2021 | |
| Fintech |  Sweden | 2020 | |
| Fintech | Germany | 2021 | |
| E-commerce | Germany | 2020 | |
| Deep Tech | Germany | 2021 |
Germany· Entry 2021Sweden· Entry 2020Germany· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2020Germany· Entry 2021Cherry Ventures Fund IIVC2016 · 10yr€150M1 active · 2 realized
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Germany | 2016 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2017 | 2023 | – | – |
Cherry Ventures Fund IEvergreenActive2013 · 13yr€10M1 active · 1 realized
Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Germany | 2012 | 2021 | IPO | – | – |
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