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STS Ventures
Venture capital · Cologne, Germany · Europe
STS Ventures is a Cologne-based early-stage venture capital fund that backs startups from founding until exit. It also runs Campus Capital, which invests in research spin-offs from German institutes.
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Or find every investor that fitsSTS Ventures lists 43 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Industrial & Manufacturing (13%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and Fintech (10%). 93% of its companies are based in Germany. It invests most often alongside Acton Capital, Campus Fund and GGV Capital.
No funding round on record names STS Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not STS Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 43. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 13% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Consumer | 9% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Acton Capital | 2 |
| Campus Fund | 2 |
| GGV Capital | 2 |
| Kleiner Perkins | 2 |
| Notable Capital | 2 |
| 137 Ventures | 1 |
| 1745 Ventures | 1 |
| A-Star Partners | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 79th | 43 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 1th | 13% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers43100%
- 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 STS Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
43 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorns provides an automated saving and investing app for individuals and families | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Airbnb provides holiday rentals and unique homes for travelers. | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides millimeter localization for robotics and offers solutions for training, calibration, validation, and deployment of robots in the industrial world. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers painting courses and art events in various locations | Enterprise SoftwareEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells hearing aids and provides related services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Detechgene makes diagnostics accessible to everyone with its molecular diagnostics technology | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells mattresses and sleep products. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides digital real estate management services with regional support. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells orthopedic shoe insoles for various types of shoes and foot problems | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| GIPEDO provides a platform for sports advertising for clubs and brands | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Golfstrom offers financing for solar systems and heat pumps to customers through a platform for specialist companies. | FintechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Handshake connects job seekers with employers and provides career development opportunities in the AI economy. | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| The company connects solo travelers with trip leaders for group travel adventures around the world. | Legal & ComplianceConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| JustWatch provides a streaming guide for movies, TV shows and sports, helping users find where to watch them | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an online platform for users to browse and discover local offers and prospectuses from various retailers. | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Loopline Systems provides software for feedback, performance, and goal management | Human ResourcesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides insurance services for businesses, buildings, and private individuals. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| MANSIO optimizes tours for companies with multiple locations, making partial and full load traffic more efficient | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for developing and shipping software using AI, with a focus on safety and compliance | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Momentum Transfer provides X-ray measurement and analysis services for various industries | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- sts-ventures.de
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 43
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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