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D11Z.Ventures
Legal namestring
D11Z.Ventures GmbH & Co. KG
Websiteurl
https://d11z.com/
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2024
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersHeilbronn, Germany
HQ citystring
Heilbronn
HQ countrystring
Germany
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
early stage venture capital, seed stage investments, family office investing, B2B software startups, deep tech funding
Industry3 codes
1Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed)
CodeFSANAAAAPrimaryYes
2Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B)
CodeFSANAAABPrimaryNo
3Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists)
CodeFSANAAADPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles525
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Venture Capital / Private Equity
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Venture Capital Returns (Carried Interest)
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

As an evergreen fund VC firm, D11Z generates returns through carried interest on successful portfolio company exits. The firm provides capital investment in exchange for equity stakes in early-stage companies.

d11z.com
Marketing channels4 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

D11Z.Ventures is a European venture capital family office that invests early-stage capital (€100K–€1.5M initial tickets) in pre-seed and seed B2B software and deep tech startups across Europe. The firm provides patient, evergreen capital, follow-on funding, strategic guidance, network connections to Germany's hidden champions, pro bono STACKIT cloud infrastructure, and founder development through the D11Z Academy.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 2 values shown
  • Initial ticket sizes from €100,000 up to €1.5 million
+1 more record
Product overview1 text field

D11Z.Ventures is a European venture capital family office that operates as an investment vehicle rather than a product company. Its portfolio consists of B2B software and deep tech startups across AI infrastructure, industrial automation, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. Key portfolio products include: Tabularis.AI (synthetic data and custom AI models), Plato AI (sales intelligence for distributors), Deeplify Platform (industrial inspection AI), CertHub (MedTech compliance automation), QualiSpec by CERPRO (technical drawing inspection AI), TrustNXT (visual data security), clockin (workforce management for deskless workers), LUNA OS and MalocherBot by Unchained Robotics (robotics automation), ConfidentialMind (self-hosted AI infrastructure), Resourcly (parts intelligence), Theodosian (file-level encryption), Whisper (threat intelligence), Pluvion WATER+ (water management AI), and DaphOS (hospital resource optimization). The portfolio companies collectively offer AI capabilities spanning predictive analytics, NLP, computer vision, autonomous agents, and process automation across industrial, healthcare, and enterprise sectors.

Product and service1 record
1D11Z.Ventures Early-Stage Investment Fund
CategoryInvestment/Fund
Description

Evergreen venture capital fund providing €100K–€1.5M initial investments, follow-on funding, strategic guidance, network connections, and pro bono cloud infrastructure to early-stage European digital startups.

Scale indicator4 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership3 partners
1STACKIT (Schwarz IT)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

D11Z provides portfolio companies with pro bono access to secure European cloud infrastructure through STACKIT, enabling reliable, GDPR-compliant services for digital operations.

2IPAI (Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

D11Z maintains close ties with IPAI (Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence) in Heilbronn, supporting the AI innovation ecosystem in Germany.

3BayStartUP
Strategic tierMinorTypeGTM or Marketing Partner
Description

BayStartUP is the Bavarian startup network connecting investors and companies. D11Z participates in their investor network for deal flow and startup connections.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Speedinvest
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Vienna-based pan-European early-stage fund with sector specialists across deep tech, industrial, and SaaS; comparable as a larger European pre-seed/seed specialist with broader AUM.

2Earlybird Venture Capital
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Berlin/Munich-based European early- and growth-stage VC with deep-tech and enterprise focus; comparable as a heritage German seed investor with similar Mittelstand network access.

3Bayern Kapital
TypeRegional player
Description

Bavaria-focused state-backed VC investing across seed to growth; co-invested with D11Z on traplinked (€1.8M extended seed), a comparable regional German early-stage capital provider.

4Atomico
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

London-based late-seed/Series A global venture firm; led the Plato $14.5M seed round in which D11Z participated — comparable as a European deep-tech/AI investor operating at adjacent stages.

5Cherry Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Berlin-based early-stage VC investing in European pre-seed/seed startups; direct co-investor with D11Z on Plato ($14.5M seed) and a leading European seed fund for technical founders.

6Newion Investments
TypeDirect peer
Description

Amsterdam-based B2B software-focused early-stage VC; led clockin's €10M Series A in which D11Z participated — a comparable European seed-to-Series A specialist with overlap in B2B SaaS thesis.

7High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Germany's largest public-private early-stage investor focused on pre-seed/seed tech startups; direct co-investor with D11Z on TrustNXT (€1.6M pre-seed) and a benchmark European deep-tech seed fund.

8Calm/Storm Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

European health- and consumer-tech-focused early-stage VC; co-invested with D11Z on CertHub (€6.2M seed) and a comparable seed-stage specialist.

9Cusp Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

Early-stage European VC investing in deep tech and B2B software at pre-seed/seed; direct co-investor with D11Z on CertHub (€6.2M seed) and a comparable German seed-stage specialist.

10seed+speed Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Munich-based pre-seed/seed investor in industrial and B2B tech startups; direct co-investor and co-lead with D11Z on CERPRO (€2M pre-seed).

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers8 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment2 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI capability14 records

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Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature1 record

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Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles9 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
Compliance14 records

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Name, Class, Description

Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment32 records

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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D11Z.Ventures

Venture Capital / Private Equityd11z.com

D11Z.Ventures firmographics

Firmographics
Name
D11Z.Ventures
Legal name
D11Z.Ventures GmbH & Co. KG
Website
https://d11z.com/
Company type
Private
Founded year
2024
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

D11Z.Ventures industry classification

Industry
Product category
Venture Capital / Private Equity
NAICS
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro primary industry
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)
akta.pro secondary industries
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB), Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

  • Early stage venture capital
  • Seed stage investments
  • Family office investing
  • B2B software startups
  • Deep tech funding

Where D11Z.Ventures is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Heilbronn
HQ country
Germany
HQ region
Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

D11Z.Ventures business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Venture Capital Returns (Carried Interest): As an evergreen fund VC firm, D11Z generates returns through carried interest on successful portfolio company exits. The firm provides capital investment in exchange for equity stakes in early-stage companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

D11Z.Ventures product offering

Product offering

Core offering

D11Z.Ventures is a European venture capital family office that invests early-stage capital (€100K–€1.5M initial tickets) in pre-seed and seed B2B software and deep tech startups across Europe. The firm provides patient, evergreen capital, follow-on funding, strategic guidance, network connections to Germany's hidden champions, pro bono STACKIT cloud infrastructure, and founder development through the D11Z Academy.

Product overview

D11Z.Ventures is a European venture capital family office that operates as an investment vehicle rather than a product company. Its portfolio consists of B2B software and deep tech startups across AI infrastructure, industrial automation, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. Key portfolio products include: Tabularis.AI (synthetic data and custom AI models), Plato AI (sales intelligence for distributors), Deeplify Platform (industrial inspection AI), CertHub (MedTech compliance automation), QualiSpec by CERPRO (technical drawing inspection AI), TrustNXT (visual data security), clockin (workforce management for deskless workers), LUNA OS and MalocherBot by Unchained Robotics (robotics automation), ConfidentialMind (self-hosted AI infrastructure), Resourcly (parts intelligence), Theodosian (file-level encryption), Whisper (threat intelligence), Pluvion WATER+ (water management AI), and DaphOS (hospital resource optimization). The portfolio companies collectively offer AI capabilities spanning predictive analytics, NLP, computer vision, autonomous agents, and process automation across industrial, healthcare, and enterprise sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • D11Z.Ventures Early-Stage Investment Fund Evergreen venture capital fund providing €100K–€1.5M initial investments, follow-on funding, strategic guidance, network connections, and pro bono cloud infrastructure to early-stage European digital startups.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Initial ticket sizes from €100,000 up to €1.5 million
  • +1 more outcomes

Companies that use D11Z.Ventures

Customer profile

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

D11Z.Ventures technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature1 record

D11Z.Ventures partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • STACKIT (Schwarz IT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD11Z provides portfolio companies with pro bono access to secure European cloud infrastructure through STACKIT, enabling reliable, GDPR-compliant services for digital operations.
  • IPAI (Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD11Z maintains close ties with IPAI (Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence) in Heilbronn, supporting the AI innovation ecosystem in Germany.
  • BayStartUPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBayStartUP is the Bavarian startup network connecting investors and companies. D11Z participates in their investor network for deal flow and startup connections.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

D11Z.Ventures competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Speedinvest: Vienna-based pan-European early-stage fund with sector specialists across deep tech, industrial, and SaaS; comparable as a larger European pre-seed/seed specialist with broader AUM.
  • Earlybird Venture Capital: Berlin/Munich-based European early- and growth-stage VC with deep-tech and enterprise focus; comparable as a heritage German seed investor with similar Mittelstand network access.
  • Atomico: London-based late-seed/Series A global venture firm; led the Plato $14.5M seed round in which D11Z participated — comparable as a European deep-tech/AI investor operating at adjacent stages.

Regional players

  • Bayern Kapital: Bavaria-focused state-backed VC investing across seed to growth; co-invested with D11Z on traplinked (€1.8M extended seed), a comparable regional German early-stage capital provider.

Direct peers

  • Cherry Ventures: Berlin-based early-stage VC investing in European pre-seed/seed startups; direct co-investor with D11Z on Plato ($14.5M seed) and a leading European seed fund for technical founders.
  • Newion Investments: Amsterdam-based B2B software-focused early-stage VC; led clockin's €10M Series A in which D11Z participated — a comparable European seed-to-Series A specialist with overlap in B2B SaaS thesis.
  • High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF): Germany's largest public-private early-stage investor focused on pre-seed/seed tech startups; direct co-investor with D11Z on TrustNXT (€1.6M pre-seed) and a benchmark European deep-tech seed fund.
  • Calm/Storm Ventures: European health- and consumer-tech-focused early-stage VC; co-invested with D11Z on CertHub (€6.2M seed) and a comparable seed-stage specialist.
  • Cusp Capital: Early-stage European VC investing in deep tech and B2B software at pre-seed/seed; direct co-investor with D11Z on CertHub (€6.2M seed) and a comparable German seed-stage specialist.
  • seed+speed Ventures: Munich-based pre-seed/seed investor in industrial and B2B tech startups; direct co-investor and co-lead with D11Z on CERPRO (€2M pre-seed).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

D11Z.Ventures social profiles

Digital presence

D11Z.Ventures compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance14 records

D11Z.Ventures financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

D11Z.Ventures leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

D11Z.Ventures funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

D11Z.Ventures M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments32 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about D11Z.Ventures

What does D11Z.Ventures do?

D11Z.Ventures is a European venture capital family office that invests early-stage capital (€100K–€1.5M initial tickets) in pre-seed and seed B2B software and deep tech startups across Europe. The firm provides patient, evergreen capital, follow-on funding, strategic guidance, network connections to Germany's hidden champions, pro bono STACKIT cloud infrastructure, and founder development through the D11Z Academy.

Is D11Z.Ventures a public or private company?

D11Z.Ventures is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was D11Z.Ventures founded?

D11Z.Ventures was founded in 2024. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is D11Z.Ventures based?

D11Z.Ventures is headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does D11Z.Ventures make money?

One revenue line is on record: venture Capital Returns (Carried Interest).

Who are D11Z.Ventures's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Speedinvest, Earlybird Venture Capital and Atomico. Bayern Kapital is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are Cherry Ventures, Newion Investments, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Calm/Storm Ventures, Cusp Capital and seed+speed Ventures.

Does D11Z.Ventures have an API?

No public API is recorded for D11Z.Ventures.

What industry is D11Z.Ventures in?

D11Z.Ventures's product category is Venture Capital / Private Equity. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAA, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed), with a secondary code of FSANAAAB, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B). Its NAICS code is 525 and its SIC code is 6282.

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