Investors / Germany / Cusp Capital
Cusp Capital
Venture capital · Essen, Germany · Europe
Cusp Capital is a software and technology investor that makes initial investments of up to €10m as lead investor and can invest up to €35m over multiple stages. It also manages a fund of funds investing in regional and sector-specialist early-stage funds across Europe.
Invests inEnterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordssoftwaretechnologysustainabilityesgdigitizationcompliance
Your fit with Cusp Capital
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Or find every investor that fitsCusp Capital lists 24 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 5 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (24%), AI & Machine Learning (22%) and Space & Defense (12%). 53% of its companies are based in Germany. It invests most often alongside Auxxo, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and K Fund.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Cusp Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Cusp Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 24. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 1 |
| '26 | 3 | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 59th | 24 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 92th | 21% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 32th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 24% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Space & Defense | 12% | 3% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 7% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
| Cybersecurity | 2% | 4% |
| Human Resources | 2% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Auxxo | 2 |
| Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund | 2 |
| K Fund | 2 |
| Lanai Partners | 2 |
| TS Ventures | 2 |
| 6 Degrees Capital | 1 |
| Actyus | 1 |
| Alkeon Capital | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers24100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Cusp Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Cusp Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Seed Led | |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Debt |
Round details for Cusp Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Cusp Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
24 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides autonomous AI agents for IT incidence and maintenance | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Ahron connects and automates HR systems using AI agents and process intelligence | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Sept 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Akeno autonomously plans and schedules production for companies | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| CarbonCloud provides a platform for product carbon footprint calculations and supplier collaboration | Space & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| CertHub is the AI-native compliance platform that connects MedTech manufacturers and Notified Bodies through structured regulatory data, intelligent automation, and certification workflows. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jan 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Confluent provides a data streaming platform for businesses to manage and process real-time data | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Delta Labs builds a living model of customers, allowing teams to simulate decisions before making them. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Mar 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Fixably is a SaaS platform designed for repair and refurbishment businesses, enabling efficient management of repair processes, inventory, and operations. | Space & DefenseConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| SIDES provides all-in-one software for restaurants, delivery services, and franchises to manage various processes such as payment, webshop, and store management. | Food & AgricultureEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Livo connects healthcare professionals with healthcare centers through a management platform. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides software for craftsmen and handworkers to manage their businesses, including automation, AI, and financial control. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Acto develops and provides AI sales software for the wholesale industry | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Hivebuy provides AI-powered procurement software for businesses | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps individuals recover money they are owed by the tax authorities and optimize their tax declarations | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides ESG, CO₂, and ISO software for medium-sized businesses. | Enterprise SoftwareSpace & Defense | Sept 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| The company helps people buy a house by using their rent payments to save for the purchase | Real Estate & Construction | Feb 2025Debt | Page + round | |
| Mainteny provides software for maintenance companies | Enterprise SoftwareIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Meight provides transport management software for road freight carriers | Legal & ComplianceFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| ONE WARE is a software platform that turns requirements into custom, production-ready Vision AI solutions | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Payflow provides an application for employees to receive flexible compensation and access to their salary on demand | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- cuspcapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Feb 2025
- Companies checked
- 24
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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