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    Cusp Capital

    Essen, GermanyFounded 2021

    Cusp Capital is a venture capital firm focused on European software and technology, investing in early-stage companies on the cusp of redefining their industries. The firm makes initial investments of up to €10m as lead investor and can invest up to €35m over multiple stages, with a fund of €300m ($361m).

    33% of their portfolio is in SaaS. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deals in the last 12 months vs 4 prior). Average disclosed round size is $10.0M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    21

    Fund Size

    $361M

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Christian Winter

    Christian Winter

    General Partner - Investor

    Dr. Carolin Althoff

    Dr. Carolin Althoff

    General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG

    Dr. Maximilian Rowoldt

    Dr. Maximilian Rowoldt

    General Partner - Investor

    Helmut Klawitter

    Helmut Klawitter

    General Partner - General Counsel

    Jan Sessenhausen

    Jan Sessenhausen

    General Partner - Investor

    Matthias Müller

    Matthias Müller

    General Partner - Investor

    Holger Temme

    Holger Temme

    Venture Partner

    Wilken Engelbracht

    Wilken Engelbracht

    Venture Partner

    Johannes Behringer

    Johannes Behringer

    Principal

    Matteo Stegner

    Matteo Stegner

    Senior Associate

    Yannick Harkner

    Yannick Harkner

    Senior Associate

    Pascal Thomys

    Pascal Thomys

    Investor Relations Manager

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    21 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Leadity logoLeadityGrowthSep 2025
    Payflow logoPayflowUnknown$10.8MJun 2025
    akeno logoakenoSeedMay 2025
    Libeen logoLibeenUnknownFeb 2025
    ONE WARE logoONE WAREUnknownJan 2025
    Meight logoMeightUnknownDec 2024
    Acto logoActoSeedMar 2024
    Fixably logoFixablySeries A$10MJun 2023
    Taclia logoTacliaUnknownJan 2023
    Payflow logoPayflowSeries A$9.1MJan 2022
    Hero logoHeroUnknownJan 2022
    Hivebuy logoHivebuySeedJan 2021
    Recyda logoRecydaSeries A
    CarbonCloud logoCarbonCloudSeries A
    Certhub logoCerthubSeed
    Audvice logoAudviceUnknown
    Simplydelivery logoSimplydeliverySeries A
    Laborai logoLaboraiUnknown
    Mainteny logoMaintenySeed
    DDelta LabsSeed
    DDelta LabsSeed

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 8 September 2026