Firms

Cherry Ventures
Berlin, DE
Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of theirbusinesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 50 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London, Paris, and Stockholm.
- Founded
- 2013
- Type
- Venture capital
Funds3
Cherry Fund V—
USD 500m raised combined early-stage/opportunity program; individual split/legal mapping unverified. Fund V early entry, opportunity Series B+ existing portfolio follow-ons. USD primary preferred over secondary EUR 500m.
Cherry Opportunities V—
USD 500m raised combined early-stage/opportunity program; individual split/legal mapping unverified. Fund V early entry, opportunity Series B+ existing portfolio follow-ons. USD primary preferred over secondary EUR 500m.
Cherry Fund IV€300M
Historical raised fund, pre-seed/seed entry with approximately 60% follow-on reserves. Official extraction undated; early-2022 period corroborated reporting, no invented day.
Team
![]() Luis-Luca de Haas Cherry Ventures, unknown | $20M$250K – $60M | United Kingdom |
![]() Carlo Schmid Cherry Ventures, investor | $2M$580K – $4M | Berlin, Germany |
![]() Christian Meermann Cherry Ventures, partner | $2M$580K – $4M | Berlin, Germany |
![]() Filip Dames Cherry Ventures, partner | $2M$580K – $4M | Berlin, Germany |
![]() Maximilian Brückner Cherry Ventures, principal | $2M$580K – $4M | Berlin, Germany |
![]() Patrick Mayr Cherry Ventures, investor | $2M$580K – $4M | Berlin, Germany |
![]() Thomas Lueke Cherry Ventures, partner | $2M$580K – $4M | Berlin, Germany |
![]() Jasper Masemann Cherry Ventures, partner | $2M$580K – $4M | Europe |
![]() Dinika Mahtani Cherry Ventures, partner | $2M$580K – $4M | London |
![]() Matteo Vallone Cherry Ventures, venture_partner | $2M$580K – $4M | Rome, Italy |
![]() Sophia Bendz Cherry Ventures, General Partner | $2M$580K – $4M | Stockholm, Sweden |
![]() Charlotte Bruce Cherry Ventures, principal | $2M$580K – $4M | United Kingdom |
![]() Nicole Lai Cherry Ventures, investor | $2M$580K – $4M | United Kingdom · London |
![]() Ben Newsome Cherry Ventures, vice_president | $1M$100K – $5M | London |
Alexander Langholz-Baikousis Cherry Ventures, CFO & Operating Partner | —— – — | |
Anna Sziwek Cherry Ventures, Senior Finance Manager | —— – — | |
Christina Käss Cherry Ventures, Executive Assistant | —— – — | |
Claire McDonald Cherry Ventures, Team Assistant | —— – — | |
James Hunter Cherry Ventures, VP, Finance and Investor Relations | —— – — | |
Jonas von Kalben Cherry Ventures, Head of Legal | —— – — | |
Julius de Gruyter Cherry Ventures, Investor | —— – — | |
Lexi Bicker-Künstle Cherry Ventures, Fund Operations Associate | —— – — | |
Lily Petherick Cherry Ventures, Investor | —— – — | |
Lutz Finger Cherry Ventures, Venture Partner | —— – — | |
Nadja Carina Reischel Cherry Ventures, Principal | —— – — | |
Nadja Reischel Cherry Ventures, Principal | —— – — | |
Nicole Oli Cherry Ventures, Events & Operations Manager | —— – — | |
Patrick Doran Cherry Ventures, Investor | —— – — | |
Rhiannon Hames Cherry Ventures, Chief of Staff | —— – — | |
Sarah Rall Cherry Ventures, VP, Communications and Brand | —— – — | |
Silva Kartaliyska Cherry Ventures, Finance & Business Operations Manager | —— – — | |
Tyrell Anderson Cherry Ventures, Office & Events Manager | —— – — | |
Victor Huerbe Cherry Ventures, Principal | —— – — |
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