Cusp Capital Partners
Cusp Capital Partners is an Essen-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021 by the former Tengelmann Ventures team led by Christian Winter, which previously backed Zalando, Delivery Hero, Klarna and Scalable Capital. The firm invests in European software and technology companies at the seed and Series A stage, focusing on industry-specific SME software, the intersection of digitisation and sustainability, digital products for lower-income consumers, and next-generation European digital infrastructure. Cusp launched with a 300 million euro Fund I and operates offices in Essen and Berlin.
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Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 24 portfolio companies (22 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
24 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Cusp Capital Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Cusp Capital Fund IVC2021 · 5yr€300M22 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
22 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software |  France | 2025 | |
| SaaS |  Germany | 2024 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2025 | |
| Software |  Sweden | 2023 | |
| MedTech | Germany | 2026 | |
| Software |  Switzerland | 2026 | |
| SaaS |  Finland | 2023 | |
| SaaS | Germany | 2022 | |
| SaaS | Germany | 2022 | |
| Fintech |  Spain | 2026 | |
| Software | Germany | 2025 | |
| Fintech | Spain | 2021 | |
| HealthTech | Spain | 2023 | |
| SaaS | Germany | 2023 | |
| Logistics |  Portugal | 2024 | |
| Deep Tech | Germany | 2025 | |
| Fintech | Spain | 2025 | |
| Software | Germany | 2024 | |
| Software | Germany | 2021 | |
| SaaS | Spain | 2023 | |
| Software | Germany | 2024 | |
| Software | Germany | 2023 |
France· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2025Sweden· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2026Switzerland· Entry 2026Finland· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2022Spain· Entry 2026Germany· Entry 2025Spain· Entry 2021Spain· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2023Portugal· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2025Spain· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2021Spain· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2023
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