About WestTech Ventures
WestTech Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Berlin, Germany. As of Jun 2023, WestTech Ventures has invested in 64 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Notch Overall, WestTech Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 4 IPOs and 20 acquisitions including key companies like Delivery Hero, Bird and Applause. A lot of funds co-invest with WestTech Ventures, with names like IBB Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. WestTech Ventures has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
WestTech Ventures' List of Top Investments
WestTech Ventures has a portfolio of 64 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Avocargo and Tab Ticketbroker.Their portfolio spans across Germany, United States, United Kingdom and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by WestTech Ventures:Platform offering food ordering and delivery services. Its marketplace enables users to provide online food delivery services from restaurants and cafes. The platform provides services for the delivery of flowers, medicines, gifts, packages, and e-commerce.
Key facts about Delivery Hero
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €1B+ as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.8B
- Employee Count: 42,964 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Tengelmann Ventures and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Bird
App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooters. Users can locate, and reserve electric kick-scooters through the app. They can unlock vehicles by scanning the QR codes, ride the scooters, and park in legal parking spaces at the end of the ride. The kick-scooters include self-reporting damage sensors, self-sealing tires, dual anti-tipping kickstands, and anti-theft encryption. App is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Bird
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $765M
- Employee Count: 953 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Fidelity Investments and 61 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Applause
Platform offering crowdsourced testing solution. It offers crowd-driven automated testing, user experience testing, AI testing, security testing, etc. The platform integrates with development tools systems and environments that include APIs, bug tracking, bug fix verification system, etc. It offers codeless automation, test case management, etc.
Key facts about Applause
- Founded Year: 1966
- Location: Framingham (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $116M
- Employee Count: 1,610 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Questmark Capital Management, Goldman Sachs and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Dec 21, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Marley Spoon
Provider of meal kits and prepared meals delivered to homes. The company offers weekly menus with diverse recipes and diet-friendly options. Customers can select recipes, prepared meals, and market extras for delivery. The service allows for order editing and subscription pausing as needed.
Key facts about Marley Spoon
5. Circ
App-based electric kick scooter rental service. The company operates its own fleet of scooters on a dockless/free-float model and allows users to park the scooter at any legal space at the end of rental. The mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Circ
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $62.6M
- Employee Count: 191 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: WestTech Ventures, Signals Venture Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 18, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
WestTech Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
WestTech Ventures has invested in 64 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Notch and most recent follow-on round was in The Climate Choice.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
WestTech Ventures' Investments by Stage
WestTech Ventures has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.57M and 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.17M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 18 |
Series A | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
WestTech Ventures' Investments by Sector
WestTech Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Consumer, Retail and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 61 Tech companies, 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 40 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
Consumer | 6 |
Retail | 5 |
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
WestTech Ventures' Investments by Geography
WestTech Ventures has made most investments in Germany (23), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 23 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
WestTech Ventures' recent investments
WestTech Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by WestTech Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 26, 2023 | Germany | Seed | 2475 | [+8] | |
Mar 16, 2023 | Germany | Seed | 5968 | [+1] | |
Feb 13, 2023 | Germany | Seed | 7737 | [+4] | |
Dec 09, 2022 | Germany | Seed | 1838 | [+1] | |
Jul 22, 2022 | Germany | Series A | 5488 | [+9] |
Unicorns in WestTech Ventures' Portfolio
WestTech Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Aikido. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Aikido which became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in WestTech Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Platform offering cloud security software | 2022 | Ghent | Series B | qnykhna |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in WestTech Ventures' Portfolio
4 of WestTech Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Bird got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Nov 2021 and Delivery Hero got listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA) at marketcap of $5.01B.Here are WestTech Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 05, 2021 | - | - | 3145 | |
Jun 30, 2017 | - | - | 5094 | |
- | - | - | 2726 | |
- | - | - | 7795 |
Acquired companies in WestTech Ventures' Portfolio
20 companies from WestTech Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Signatrix in May 2025 by Itabgroup for $*****.Here are WestTech Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2025 | - | - | 3222 | |
Mar 14, 2025 | - | - | 9410 | |
Nov 11, 2024 | Apr 12, 2021 | Seed | 5034 | |
Jun 24, 2024 | Apr 28, 2022 | Seed | 9307 | |
Jan 30, 2024 | - | - | 1246 |
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Team profile of WestTech Ventures
WestTech Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in Germany. WestTech Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of WestTech Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 95 investors have co-invested in WestTech Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before WestTech Ventures: 42 Capital, EquityPitcher Ventures and 8 others have invested in rounds before WestTech Ventures. There is 1 company where 42 Capital has invested before WestTech Ventures and 1 company where EquityPitcher Ventures has invested before WestTech Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of WestTech Ventures: 53 investors entered a company along with WestTech Ventures. These include investors like IBB Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after WestTech Ventures: A total of 32 investors have invested in WestTech Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Avala Capital (2 companies), Crosslantic Capital (1 company) and Emmanuel Thomassin (1 company).
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