IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft

About IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft

IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB Ventures) is the venture capital arm of Investitionsbank Berlin with approximately €120 million across active funds as of December 2024 (€90 million in two tech and creative VC funds plus a €30 million impact VC fund, approximately €300-309 million deployed cumulatively), headquartered in Berlin. The firm was founded in 1997 as the VC arm of the Berlin state development bank and operates as a state-backed affiliate part of the IBB Group, owned by the State of Berlin, with a 30-year track record financing 270-310 plus Berlin startups.

Investment thesis

IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft deploys capital through approximately five funds (VC Fonds Technologie Berlin II, VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft, Impact VC fund and others), targeting early-stage equity (pre-seed to Series A) always co-investing alongside private VCs, with a dedicated B# pre-seed programme for deep-tech founders. Sector focus spans software and IT, healthcare and health tech, industrial tech, consumer tech and D2C, creative industries and impact (social and environmental). Geographic deployment is Berlin, Germany, with companies built in Berlin and scaled globally. The co-investment leverage model has mobilised roughly €2 billion in total capital.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include EdTech (2025) and e-commerce and consumer (2024), with approximately 56 portfolio exits cumulatively (80 plus successful exits cited by the firm). Recent acquisitions include approximately 39 startups backed in 2025 (€14.4 million invested) plus a new seed investment in a health-tech company (early 2026), with a portfolio of approximately 99 active companies at year-end 2025. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.