• Corporate Venture Capital

    Incubating & Investing in the Future of Financial Services

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)

What we do

Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is a cross-divisional & global activity to support startups and entrepreneurs across three dimensions:

Corporate Venture Capital – InvestInvest

We invest in startups and entrepreneurs around the globe in line with our mission to shape the future of financial services. We commit money, time and resources into our partners to enable growth and success. The CVC team explores new businesses and emerging technologies to drive growth in financial services. See our current portfolio.

Corporate Venture Capital – create and incubateCreate & incubate

We work with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence to research and incubate transformational ideas and businesses. Entrepreneurs work alongside with Deutsche Bank experts with the goal to create independent businesses and entities based on key strategic and innovative topics that will revolutionise financial services. If you are an entrepreneur – with or without business idea – and are interested in learning more about the Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme, contact us to find out more.

Corporate Venture Capital – GrowGrow

Deutsche Bank is committed to driving growth of its portfolio companies through active Business Development. Portfolio companies will have a dedicated manager, who will support them in their partnership with Deutsche Bank, provide access to subject matter experts, and scale their solution within the bank or externally. Portfolio companies also have access to exclusive Deutsche Bank CVC events, networking and key ecosystem players.

Why we do it

The Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) programme enables us to advance the bank’s commitment to technology and innovation. The CVC team focuses on strategic corporate venture capital investments in companies that use technology to support or enable banking and financial services, as well as investments into enterprise technology solutions that support our business.  

Through our Corporate Venture Capital programme we can unlock strategic, financial and technological ROI by aligning our portfolio companies with the long-term objectives of the bank.

Deutsche Bank is committed to Diversity & Inclusion. Not only is Diversity & Inclusion an investment criteria for us, we are committed to helping our portfolio companies create a diversified leadership, board and strategy.

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Investment Strategy

The focus is on strategic investments in early to growth-stage companies (Series A/B/C).

Focus areas

Each of the bank’s business divisions as well as the infrastructure functions (Central CVC) have a corporate venture capital team to ensure a high level of specialization on the relevant business know-how. The individual CVC units share a group-wide joint Investment Committee with representatives of all business divisions and infrastructure functions.

Corporate Bank Investment Bank Private Bank
(incl. Wealth Management)		 Central CVC / Infrastructure

Focus on strategic investments in early-stage to growth companies with strategic links to Corporate Bank’s businesses:

  • Next-gen market infrastructure & platforms
  • Banking as a Service-relevant propositions / Embedded finance and API Technology
  • ESG for corporate clients
  • Treasury & Cashflow Management
  • Digital Asset & Currencies
  • Other solutions relevant to CB’s SME, Corporate or Institutional clients

Focus on strategic investments in early-stage to growth companies with strategic links to the Investment Bank’s businesses and processes:

  • Front to back applications, from trading venues and execution platforms, through to clearing, collateral, and settlement platforms across FIC asset classes
  • Development of solutions to industry-wide issues – often via consortia
  • Wide range of underlying technologies (e.g. continued development of Algorithmic capabilities, AI development of Digital assets, tokenization, etc.)

Focus on strategic investments in early-stage to growth-stage companies with strategic links to the Private Bank:

  • Innovative client interaction: Marketing and sales channels, new client groups
  • Products solutions with focus on investments, lending, digital assets, data, ESG, beyond banking
  • Banking infrastructure including regulatory and risk solutions

The central CVC team invests in bank-wide FinTech & Enterprise technology themes relevant for Deutsche Bank Group including

  • AI/ML/Data
  • Cloud
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digitalization
  • Digital Assets
  • Emerging Technology
  • ESG
  • Future of Work
  • RegTech

Examples: Proxymity, R3, Taurus, DataMesh

Examples: DirectBooks, AccessFintech, Versana

Examples: Finanzguru, Raisin, QPlix, Navan, Deel

Examples: Binalyze, KodexAI, TAINA, Plan A, Synthesized

Primary contact: Martin Hemmeter

Primary contact: Peter Thompson

Primary contact: Johannes Stiber

Primary contact: Joerg Landsch

Why work with us

Strong-expertise-in-financial-servicesStrong expertise in Financial Services

Having provided banking services to companies, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses and private individuals around the globe, Deutsche Bank knows the Financial Services Industry inside and out. Partnering with Deutsche Bank enables access to industry specialists to gain access to financial, technology, regulatory and other expertise relevant to your company.

Investment-Business-Development-AdoptionInvestment, Business Development & adoption of your technology

Deutsche Bank not only invests in companies, it also offers active Business Development with a dedicated manager for each portfolio company and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, who will help you and your company as you grow and maneuver through Deutsche Bank & the industry. Deutsche Bank is looking for technologies to adopt and use giving you the opportunity to mature and improve your product in partnership with our teams.

Leading-European-BankLeading European bank with global reach

Deutsche Bank is a leading European Corporate Bank based in Europe’s largest economy with a strong investment banking, private banking, wealth and assets management capabilities. With a global footprint of offices and clients around the world and a globally recognised brand, Deutsche Bank can help your business grow globally.

  • Tim-Sievers-200x200pxl

    “Deutsche Bank introduced our deposit marketplace for its own retail clients in 2017 and has successfully rolled out the solution across the group. With its expertise and client footprint across Germany and Europe, Deutsche Bank has been a perfect Corporate Venture Capital partner for us. The CVC team have been supportive, fast  and we’ve had a very positive experience with Deutsche Bank, both as a partner and as a shareholder.”

    Dr. Tim Sievers, Founder & CEO, Raisin/ Deposit Solutions

  • Benjamin-Michel-Finanzguru

    “Deutsche Bank is a great investor with hands-on support in building a successful startup, creating valuable connections as well as helping with their excellent market expertise and insights.“ 

    Benjamin Michel, Chief Executive Guru, Finanzguru

  • Maria-Scott-CEO-Taina

    Team TAINA are thrilled to be a part of Deutsche Bank global innovation vision. Working together with Deutsche Bank Innovation, Tax and Technology Teams we deliver the golden standard for FATCA, CRS and QI Compliance for the industry. This partnership empowers us to add even more value to our clients, empowering them to transform their customers’ experience whilst driving down their costs and eliminating operational and audit risks.

    Maria Scott, CEO of TAINA Technology