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neosfer

neosfer

Frankfurt am Main, Germany·Founded 2013··neosfer.de

neosfer (formerly main incubator) was the early-stage corporate venture capital and innovation unit of Commerzbank Group, a wholly-owned GmbH subsidiary founded in 2013 in Frankfurt am Main as one of the first fintech CVCs at a major continental European bank. Investing directly off the Commerzbank balance sheet, it backed seed to Series A startups in fintech, B2B SaaS and sustainability with tickets of roughly EUR 250K to 2M across Europe, running invest, build and connect teams. Rebranded from main incubator to neosfer in April 2022, it built a portfolio of around 26 active holdings and 11 exits before Commerzbank wound down the unit on 30 June 2026. Its managing director was Matthias Lais, the founder of the original main incubator.

AUM
Funds
1
vintages 2013
Portfolio
27
Exits
10
SectorsSoftwareFinancialsBusiness ServicesEnergy

Key facts

HQFrankfurt am Main, Germany
Founded2013
Websiteneosfer.de

Recent exits

Gini
Software · 2026 · 12yr hold
Conpend
Fintech · 2025 · 7yr hold
Clink
Fintech · 2024 · 9yr hold
Open as App
Software · 2024 · 7yr hold

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 37 portfolio companies (27 active · 10 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund neosfer has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund
neosfer CVC (balance sheet)Evergreen
2013 · 13yr27 active · 10 realized

Unrealized

27 held
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2020
AuthadaActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2018
BeatvestActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2022
BilendoActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2016
BlingActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2024
CandisActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2017
CayaActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2021
CirculaActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2019
DaatoActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2024
DabbelActive
EnergyGermany· Entry 2021
FairownActive
FintechEstonia· Entry 2020
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2021
GroverActive
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2015
LissiActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
PliantActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2021
ScomplerActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2020
SecfixActive
CybersecurityGermany· Entry 2022
SpacivActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2021
SquakeActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2021
FintechSweden· Entry 2021
Terra OneActive
EnergyGermany· Entry 2024
TransFICCActive
FintechUnited Kingdom· Entry 2017
TraxpayActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2014
TripleActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2023
UserlaneActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2016
ValsightActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2020
vamoActive
EnergyGermany· Entry 2023

Realized

10 exits
ClinkExited 2024
FintechGermany· Entry 2015
ConpendExited 2025
FintechNetherlands· Entry 2018
Secondaryto
e-bot7Exited 2021
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2017
Trade Saleto
etvasExited 2023
FintechGermany· Entry 2021
Trade Saleto
GiniExited 2026
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2014
Trade Saleto
LANA LabsExited 2021
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2017
Trade Saleto
Open as AppExited 2024
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2017
Trade Saleto
retrescoExited 2018
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2016
Trade Saleto
TillhubExited 2022
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2018
Trade Saleto
Vermietet.deExited 2021
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2017
Trade Saleto
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Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Matthias Lais
Managing Director
Last updated July 2026 · Sourced from public filings