Investors / Germany / IFB Innovationsstarter
IFB Innovationsstarter
Venture capital · Hamburg, Germany · Europe
IFB Innovationsstarter finances innovative Hamburg startups with grants and venture capital. It also runs the Hamburg Investors Network connecting investors with founders and offers startup services for the Hamburg ecosystem.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsdeeptechfintechimpactstartup ecosystemhamburg
Your fit with IFB Innovationsstarter
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Or find every investor that fitsIFB Innovationsstarter lists 250 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (16%), Healthcare & Biotech (15%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (13%). 81% of its companies are based in Germany. It invests most often alongside NCA VC, Heartfelt and Nidobirds.
Counts come from funding rounds that name IFB Innovationsstarter, 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 IFB Innovationsstarter's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 250. 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 roundIFB Innovationsstarter does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 67% |
| Series A | 33% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 99th | 251 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 80th | 67% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 53th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 3th | 16% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 99th | 16 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 15% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 13% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| NCA VC | 8 |
| Heartfelt | 4 |
| Nidobirds | 4 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 3 |
| Planet A | 3 |
| Angel Invest | 2 |
| DEPO Ventures | 2 |
| SevenVentures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers249100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company10%
- 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 IFB Innovationsstarter head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with IFB Innovationsstarter| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Seed |
Round details for IFB Innovationsstarter
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in IFB Innovationsstarter's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
250 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides services for formatting text documents and creating professional digital designs using artificial intelligence. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides a 3D construction printing system | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides 3D printing services for businesses, including engineering, scanning, and production. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| 3D Spark provides a manufacturing and procurement insights platform | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and operates AI agents for organizations, particularly in the healthcare and aviation sectors. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Acadias GmbH provides a tool for implementing the Geldwäschegesetz (money laundering law) for the legal profession | Legal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides AI-based animal monitoring systems for horse and cattle owners | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for building and running artificial intelligence-powered agents for businesses. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Ai Omatic provides predictive machine maintenance solutions using AI software | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Aidar Health develops and provides a device and platform to read and analyze health signals from the body | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ailentis provides AI consulting and implementation services for medium-sized businesses | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| AlsterScience GmbH develops new procedures for the prevention and therapy of diseases in animals | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Amsight provides additive manufacturing quality management software for production teams | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Amuna Pharmaceuticals is a contract research and manufacturing organization that provides services including synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and custom synthesis to support medicinal chemistry projects | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| ANNEA offers AI-powered solutions to enhance the reliability and efficiency of renewable energy assets. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Antares carries Europe's high-precision manufacturers into the next generation through a software-enabled network. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and manufactures automation solutions for special crops, including plant protection and transport systems. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Aortex is a startup pioneering advanced endovascular aortic repair solutions | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and provides a spatial platform for medicine that utilizes 3D, AI, and XR technologies for patient-ready visualization, surgical planning, and immersive teaching. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| OneGuide offers fractional portfolio ops services to private equity and venture capital firms | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- innovationsstarter.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Oct 2024
- Companies checked
- 250
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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