IFB Innovationsstarter
IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH is the venture-capital arm of Hamburg's public promotional bank IFB Hamburg, investing early-stage equity into innovative Hamburg-based startups. It manages the Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg (InnoStarterFonds) fund family I to III plus the growth-stage InnoVentureFonds, having backed more than 100 direct investments with 11 exits, alongside its InnoFounder, InnoRampUp, InnoImpact and InnoFinTech grant programmes.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 14 portfolio companies (10 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund IFB Innovationsstarter has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
InnoVentureFondsGrowth2024 · 2yr€60M1 active
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg IIIVC2021 · 5yr€15M1 active
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traceless Materials | Industrials | Germany | 2023 |
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg IIVC2017 · 9yr€12M6 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluu Seafood | Biotech | Germany | 2020 |
| KSK Diagnostics | MedTech | Germany | 2017 |
| LignoPure | Industrials | Germany | 2019 |
| MindPeak | Software | Germany | 2019 |
| Resourcify | Software | Germany | 2018 |
| Sympatient | HealthTech | Germany | 2020 |
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg IVC2012 · 14yr€12M2 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3 Membrane | MedTech | Germany | 2014 |
| Protembis | MedTech | Germany | 2015 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bentekk | Industrials | Germany | 2016 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |
| CustomCells | Energy | Germany | 2013 | 2025 | – | – | – |
| GQ Bio Therapeutics | Biotech | Germany | 2012 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
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