What bmp Ventures does

bmp Ventures AG is a privately held German venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Oliver Borrmann in Berlin, operating from offices in Berlin (headquarters) and Magdeburg with approximately 20 employees. The firm invests equity across seed, early-stage and growth phases into technology-driven startups, with tickets starting at €500K, a sweet spot of €1.5-5M per round and up to €15M per portfolio company, frequently acting as lead investor. Over 25+ years bmp has built a portfolio of more than 250 companies, executed 120+ exits and 15+ IPOs, and managed 11 funds in total. Beyond direct investments, bmp manages public-sector venture capital mandates, currently the IBG Funds (Risikokapitalfonds des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt) including the €63M RKF IV fund launched at end-2023 and financed by the State of Saxony-Anhalt and the EU, and historically managed VC funds for KfW Banking Group and DEG.

The firm's revenue model rests on two streams: recurring management fees for fund mandates (principally IBG) and long-term capital gains plus carried returns from realized exits and IPOs across its 250+ portfolio companies. The infrastructure supporting this model is a proprietary dealflow management workflow, a self-serve pitch-deck submission portal on bmp.com, the annual bmp Portfolio Day, and continuous presence at 200+ startup events, conferences and trade fairs per year. Marketing and deal sourcing are conducted through the firm's owned Journal, an opt-in newsletter (delivered via Brevo), and PR-driven coverage of portfolio rounds and exits. Customer segments span early-stage technology startups across Germany and Europe, with a focused institutional channel into Saxony-Anhalt-headquartered companies via the IBG mandate.

Name

bmp Ventures

Legal name

bmp Ventures AG

Website

https://bmp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

bmp Ventures AG is a Berlin- and Magdeburg-based German venture capital firm founded in 1997 that invests €0.5M-€15M into early-stage and growth technology startups, managing 11 funds including the €63M IBG Saxony-Anhalt mandate, with 250+ portfolio investments, 120+ exits and 15+ IPOs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Venture Debt Funds / Platforms (FSANAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds / Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAAAJ)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Early-stage investing
• Growth equity
• Startup funding
• Fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund management fees (IBG Funds): Recurring management fees earned by bmp Ventures AG for managing the IBG venture capital funds of the State of Saxony-Anhalt (currently RKF IV with EUR 63M volume launched end of 2023); in the past bmp also managed VC funds for KfW Banking Group and DEG.
2. Investment exits and IPO returns: Long-term capital gains and carried returns generated from realized exits (more than 120 exits historically) and IPOs (more than 15 IPOs) across the portfolio of more than 250 investments; bmp frequently acts as lead investor, taking direct equity stakes in portfolio companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

bmp Ventures is a Berlin-based venture capital firm that manages venture capital funds (including the IBG funds mandated by the State of Saxony-Anhalt) and invests in early-stage and growth-stage technology startups, while also providing strategic advisory services to portfolio companies and external clients. The firm sources deal flow through direct outreach and an online pitch deck submission platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IBG Venture Capital Funds

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 250 investments made across technology segments since 1997
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HV Capital (formerly Holtzbrinck Ventures): German-origin VC platform investing across seed to growth in technology, fintech, consumer and digital health; one of bmp's closest direct competitors in the German early- and growth-stage venture market.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: Berlin-based early- and growth-stage VC investing across technology and life sciences with a comparable multi-fund platform and lead-investor model — directly comparable to bmp in geography, ticket size and sector breadth.
• High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF): Germany's leading seed-stage public-private VC fund backed by the German government and industry; directly comparable to bmp's lead-investor seed role and use of public co-financing (similar in mechanism to the IBG funds).
• IBB Ventures: Berlin-based venture capital arm of Investitionsbank Berlin providing public-sector-backed VC funding to Berlin startups; a direct institutional-mandate peer to bmp's IBG role in Saxony-Anhalt.
• Wellington Partners: Long-established German VC firm investing in life sciences, technology and digital media with similar 20+ year track record; comparable in vintage, geographic focus and lead-investor style to bmp.
• Target Partners: Munich-based early-stage VC firm with deep-tech and software focus; directly comparable as a German early-stage lead investor competing for similar technology portfolio companies.
• Capnamic Ventures: Cologne-based early-stage VC investing across B2B SaaS, fintech and digital health; comparable as a German regional VC with lead-investor activity and similar ticket-size sweet spot.
• Speedinvest: Vienna-based European early-stage VC with sector-specialist funds; comparable as a DACH-focused lead investor competing for similar seed and Series A opportunities, though with larger fund vintages.
• MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaften (MBG): Network of state-level public-sector VC/PE firms in Germany providing growth capital to SMEs and startups; structurally analogous to bmp's IBG mandate role but at broader SMB scale.

Broad incumbents

• Creandum: Pan-European early-stage VC investing across the Nordics and DACH in consumer, SaaS and fintech; comparable as a competing lead investor in European early-stage rounds but with broader geographic reach and larger fund vintages.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments124 records

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