About Venture Day
Venture Day is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Karlsruhe, Germany. It primarily invests in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Overall, Venture Day portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely elastic and esentri. Venture Day has team of 1 people.Key Metrics
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Venture Day's List of Top Investments
Venture Day has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investments include HQS Quantum Simulations and elastic.Their portfolio spans across and Germany. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 4 other sectors. Here is the list of top investments by Venture Day:Developer of quantum simulation software for spectroscopy and related techniques. The software suite is designed for nuclear magnetic resonance analysis, turning spectra into chemical insight. It improves mixture analysis on compact low-field devices. The company delivers quantum mechanics-based analysis software that turns physics into industry-ready spectroscopy workflows.
Key facts about HQS Quantum Simulations
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Karlsruhe (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.2M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: b2venture, Matterwave Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. elastic
Provider of low-code integration platforms for cloud and enterprise applications. This software synchronizes data across disparate systems through API-led connections. The platform enables users to automate workflows and manage data mapping between software services and on-premises environments. It supports high scalability through a microservices architecture.
Key facts about elastic
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Frankfurt (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 17 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: VentureOut and Venture Day
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 24, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. esentri
Provider of strategy and consulting for digital and sustainable transformation. The company supports business innovation, organizational development, and legacy modernization. It offers expertise in artificial intelligence, connectivity, integration, and data platforms. Services extend to analytics, reporting, industrial analytics, IoT, and digital product development. The company also provides cloud migration and customer identity access management. Sustainability services include reporting, compliance, circular economy, and carbon footprint analysis.
Key facts about esentri
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Germany
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 65 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Venture Day, S-Kap and 1 Other
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Zana
Developer of software platforms extracting digital biomarkers from human voice. This technology analyzes acoustic patterns in speech to evaluate health status and monitor disease progression. The platform processes voice recordings to identify characteristics associated with respiratory and cardiac conditions. These analytical tools assist in remote patient monitoring and clinical research by providing objective health insights derived from non-invasive vocal data.
Key facts about Zana
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Karlsruhe (Germany)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 11 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Venture Day and Start-up BW
5. Brickfox
Brickfox is a cloud-based eCommerce solution for multichannel sellers that helps them to list and sell across sales channels including marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, etc. The solution integrates with the client's existing store and helps merchants in product and order management, merchandising, supplier management, sales analytics and more.
Key facts about Brickfox
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Stuttgart (Germany)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 25 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Carcharodon Capital and Venture Day
Acquired companies in Venture Day's Portfolio
2 companies from Venture Day's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was esentri in Dec 2025 by Gofore for $*****.Here are Venture Day's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 22, 2025 | - | - | 3954 | |
May 08, 2017 | - | - | 6783 |
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