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SquareOne

SquareOne

Berlin, Germany·Founded 2010·
Venture Capital
·squareone.vc

SquareOne (formerly Paua Ventures, founded 2010 in Berlin) is an early-stage German venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and seed in B2B enterprise software, SaaS and deeptech founders across Europe. It has invested in more than 40 startups including Stripe, Pipedrive, Wandelbots and Detectify, and launched its EUR 100M third fund (SquareOne III) in December 2022.

AUM
–
Funds
2
vintages 2015–2022
Portfolio
14
Exits
3
SectorsSoftwareTMTBusiness Services

Key facts

HQBerlin, Germany
Founded2010
Websitesquareone.vc

Recent exits

Detectify
Cybersecurity · 2024 · 9yr hold
Silexica
Deep Tech · 2021 · 4yr hold
Pipedrive
SaaS · 2020 · 5yr hold

Coverage notes

2 funds tracked, 17 portfolio companies (14 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

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

2 funds
SquareOne IIIVC
2022 · 4yr€100M7 active

Unrealized

7 held
AnytypeActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
C1 Green ChemicalsActive
EnergyGermany· Entry 2025
Edgeless SystemsActive
CybersecurityGermany· Entry 2021
ProcurosActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2022
SemronActive
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2024
UltralyticsActive
SoftwareUnited States· Entry 2025
XoloActive
IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2021
Paua Ventures Fund IVC
2015 · 11yr€55M7 active · 3 realized

Unrealized

7 held
CodasipActive
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2018
ConsentioActive
SoftwareSpain· Entry 2017
HygraphActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2020
RetorioActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2020
StripeActive
FintechUnited States· Entry 2015
TylkoActive
ConsumerPoland· Entry 2017
WandelbotsActive
IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2018

Realized

3 exits
DetectifyExited 2024
CybersecuritySweden· Entry 2015
Secondaryto
PipedriveExited 2020
SaaSEstonia· Entry 2015
Secondaryto
SilexicaExited 2021
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2017
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Last updated July 2026 · Sourced from public filings