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Top 6 Venture Capital Firms in Frankfurt (2026)

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Frankfurt is a solid place for founders looking for funding. Firms here are quite active, with some like CommerzVentures making over 60 investments in recent years.

The city's investors cover a range of industries, from fintech to healthcare. Finding the right one for your startup is the next step.

Below is our list of the best 6 VC firms in Frankfurt.

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CommerzVentures backs early to growth-stage fintech and insurtech companies with initial investments ranging from €2 million to €10 million. As a former corporate fund turned independent investor, they provide portfolio companies like eToro and Mambu with access to key decision-makers across the banking and insurance industries.

Year Founded2014
FoundersPatrick Meisberger
Total Funding€550M
Average Check Size€20M
IndustriesFintech, InsurTech
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Series A
Nº of Investments62 (31 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits7 (2 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsBankin, Curv, Payworks
Contactinfo@commerzventures.com / +49 4895560311
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Blockwall backs early-stage and seed startups that are building decentralized technologies, applications, and services. This focus gives their investors a direct opportunity to participate in the growth of the blockchain ecosystem.

Year Founded2017
FoundersDominic Briggs, Laurenz Apiarius, Nikos Choulidis
Investment StageEarly Stage, Seed
Nº of Investments27 (5 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits4
Contacthello@blockwall.vc

As the venture capital division of the CHECK24 group, CHECK24 Ventures provides seed and growth financing to young internet companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. They make independent, financially-driven investments in the fintech, insurtech, and online marketplace sectors, backing startups like Zizoo, Gini, and HomeTiger.

Year Founded2016
FoundersHenrich Blase, Matthias Orlopp
Total Funding€60M
Average Check Size€1M
IndustriesFintech, InsurTech, Marketplace, SaaS
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Private Equity, Seed
Nº of Investments7 (5 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits3
Top Portfolio StartupsZizoo, Gini, HomeTiger
Contactventures@check24.de / 089 - 200 047 1300
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Aescuvest operates a digital venture capital platform to fund European healthcare startups, connecting them with a network of angels, family offices, and corporate investors. Through its partnership with EIT Health, the firm supports companies from early to late stages and provides the expertise needed to accelerate their path to commercialization.

Year Founded2014
FoundersAndreas Kuehnemund, Patrick Pfeffer
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage
Nº of Investments25 (3 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits
Contactkontakt@aescuvest.de / +49 (0)69 254741644

As a fund of funds, Multiple Capital provides capital to seed and early-stage European venture funds. They invest in both generalized local funds and specialized sector funds, helping to build a diverse startup ecosystem across the continent.

Year Founded2018
FoundersErtan Can
Investment StageEarly Stage
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Contactinfo@multiple.capital / + 49 69 87003680

Iconic Holding acts as a bridge for enterprise-grade crypto asset investment, backing early-stage blockchain startups and building new fintech companies. The firm champions the tokenization of assets to build more transparent financial markets and decentralize wealth generation.

Year Founded2017
FoundersLukasz Musialski, Maximilian Lautenschläger, Patrick Lowry, Sandris Murins
Investment StageEarly Stage, Initial Coin Offering, Seed
Nº of Investments1
Nº of Exits
Contactcontact@iconicholding.com

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