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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Berlin, Germany
Countries of investment
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Sweden
  • Spain
  • France
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • SaaS
  • Fintech
  • Climate Tech
  • Healthcare
About
Cherry Ventures is a European venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs, dedicated to backing the continent's most ambitious founders at the pre-seed and seed stages. They position themselves as hands-on partners, providing capital and operational support from day one.
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Investment Thesis

Cherry Ventures is a European seed-stage venture fund that partners with founders at the earliest stages, often as their first institutional investor. They focus on backing Europe's boldest founders, leveraging their own experience as company builders to provide unwavering support and guidance. The firm invests across various sectors, with a core thesis centered on identifying exceptional founding teams with ambitious, product-led ideas right from the start.
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Manager's Experience

The founding partners of Cherry Ventures are primarily experienced operators from Europe's most successful tech companies. Key managers include co-founders and early executives from Zalando and Spotify, bringing deep expertise in scaling consumer and B2B businesses. Their collective background combines entrepreneurship, marketing, M&A, and investment banking, providing hands-on support to early-stage founders.

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Team

Filip Dames - Founding Partner

Christian Meermann - Founding Partner

Daniel P. Glasner - Founding Partner

Sophia Bendz - Partner

Dinika Mahtani - Partner

Hanno Fichtner - Partner

Ramin G. Farr - Partner

Anna Wicher - Principal

Alex Lang - Principal

Paula Pastor-Castaño - Principal

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