Cherry Ventures

Cherry's team members previously worked as founders and operators in product, finance, business development, and strategy.

The company discussed its first angel investment at a bar near the Zalando office in Berlin on May 3rd, 2012, and invested 30k EUR in a Berlin-based startup.

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Alexander Langholz-Baikousis is Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Cherry. He leads Cherry’s Strategic Resources team.

Anastasia Kauz is Senior People Operations Manager at Cherry, based in Berlin.

Anna Sziwek is Finance Manager at Cherry, based in Berlin.

Cherry Ventures is an early-stage pan-European venture capital firm founded in 2012, backing founders across Europe and supporting 130+ portfolio companies.

The page lists Cherry Ventures office addresses in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, and email contacts for press and investment inquiries.

Cherry is a venture capital firm based in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, founded in 2012. Its investment team comprises former entrepreneurs and operators who built companies such as Zalando and Spotify.

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Swedish robotics startup 120ft raises €576,000 from 22 angel investors to build autonomous microfactories operated by humanoid robots. Its container-sized factories assemble, inspect and pack products for brands, which pay for finished goods while retaining their existing component suppliers. Software turns designs and quality requirements into simulated production instructions, then coordinates robots and checks; a lamp assembly demonstrates the system. The funding supports commercial production and further software and factory development.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

German fusion startup Proxima Fusion secures a €130 million Series A led by Balderton Capital and Cherry Ventures. The round brings its total public and private funding to more than €185 million and supports development of its Stellaris stellarator design. The company is targeting a critical hardware demonstration in 2027.

Jun 2025 · TechCrunchNews article

Qualifyze raises $54 million in a Series B to expand its pharmaceutical supply-chain compliance platform, especially in the U.S., and add analytics and AI. The Frankfurt-based startup connects 250 auditors with a database of about 3,000 suppliers serving 1,200 customers, including Merck, Teva and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Insight Partners leads the round, joined by existing investors HV Capital, HarbourVest Partners, H14 and Cherry Ventures; Qualifyze says it has raised $84 million to date and does not disclose its valuation.

Sep 2024 · TechCrunchNews article