71 investors have funded 17 Second Hand Goods companies head-officed in Berlin, across 98 rounds (Dec 2010 – Jul 2025). They are ranked by how many Berlin companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Berlin" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry Ventures | Berlin, Germany | Series ASeries BSeed | 2 | 4 | 3 | Aug 2020 | 131 |
| 2 | Target Global | Berlin, Germany | Series E+ | 2 | 4 | 2 | Jul 2020 | 123 |
| 3 | Piton Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series DSeries ASeries B | 2 | 4 | 2 | Aug 2020 | 44 |
| 4 | DN Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series DSeedSeries A | 2 | 3 | 3 | Jul 2015 | 147 |
| 5 | Baillie Gifford | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Series E+ | 2 | 3 | 2 | Jul 2020 | 123 |
| 6 | Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 2015 | 71 |
| 7 | Creandum | Stockholm, Sweden | Series BSeedSeries A | 1 | 4 | 1 | Jul 2025 | 157 |
| 8 | Insight Partners | New York City, United States | Series BSeries ASeries C | 1 | 3 | — | Jul 2025 | 762 |
| 9 | Balderton Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series ASeries BSeed | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mar 2018 | 244 |
| 10 | HV Capital | Munich, Germany | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2025 | 270 |
| 11 | Stripes | New York City, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2025 | 88 |
| 12 | Hasso Plattner Ventures | Potsdam, Germany | Series A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2013 | 35 |
| 13 | German Startups Group | Frankfurt Am Main, Germany | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mar 2016 | 26 |
| 14 | Olx Group | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Series CSeries D | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2020 | 4 |
| 15 | Princeville Global | San Francisco, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 4 |
| 16 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | 3,580 |
| 17 | New Enterprise Associates | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 1,110 |
| 18 | Goldman Sachs | New York City, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 695 |
| 19 | FJ Labs | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 661 |
| 20 | Gaingels | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 506 |
| 21 | Partech Partners | Paris, France | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 351 |
| 22 | TPG | Fort Worth, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2018 | 342 |
| 23 | SoftBank Vision Fund | London, United Kingdom | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2018 | 325 |
| 24 | J P Morgan | New York City, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 293 |
| 25 | Northzone | London, United Kingdom | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2025 | 188 |
| 26 | DST Global | London, United Kingdom | Series D | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2015 | 214 |
| 27 | Point Nine | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 169 |
| 28 | Barclays | London, United Kingdom | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 171 |
| 29 | IBB Ventures | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 143 |
| 30 | SoftBank Capital | San Carlos, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2018 | 142 |
| 31 | Rocket Internet | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | 123 |
| 32 | SoftBank Group | Minato City, Japan | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 148 |
| 33 | BNP Paribas | Paris, France | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 153 |
| 34 | Citi | New York City, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 124 |
| 35 | IRIS | Paris, France | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2013 | 103 |
| 36 | Acton Capital | Munich, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2010 | 75 |
| 37 | Verdane | Oslo, Norway | PE | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2018 | 71 |
| 38 | Autotech Ventures | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2018 | 51 |
| 39 | Farallon Capital Management | San Francisco, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 59 |
| 40 | Mercedes-Benz | Stuttgart, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2018 | 48 |
| 41 | Allianz X | Munich, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2021 | 37 |
| 42 | EchoVC Partners | Lagos, Nigeria | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2017 | 49 |
| 43 | Mountain Partners | Zurich, Switzerland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | 36 |
| 44 | Fraser McCombs Capital | Boulder, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2018 | 30 |
| 45 | ACP Partners | Boston, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 31 |
| 46 | German Media Pool | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | 23 |
| 47 | DEPO Ventures | Prague, Czech Republic | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 23 |
| 48 | Ship2B Ventures | Barcelona, Spain | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 23 |
| 49 | Volkswagen Group | Wolfsburg, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2020 | 17 |
| 50 | Milano Investment Partners | Milan, Italy | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 15 |
| 51 | The Baupost Group | Boston, United States | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 20 |
| 52 | Decelera Ventures | Madrid, Spain | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2025 | 16 |
| 53 | DuMont Media Group | Berlin, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2013 | 13 |
| 54 | Voyagers | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 17 |
| 55 | Mutschler Ventures | Baar, Switzerland | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 14 |
| 56 | Rockstone Ventures | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | 12 |
| 57 | Silence | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 15 |
| 58 | Jadeberg Partners | Baar, Switzerland | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2011 | 13 |
| 59 | ODDO BHF | Paris, France | Series E+ | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2020 | 12 |
| 60 | Adevinta | Oslo, Norway | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 9 |
| 61 | Tamedia | Zurich, Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2017 | 7 |
| 62 | OLMA Luxury Holdings | Dublin, Ireland | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 6 |
| 63 | INCLIMO | Switzerland | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2023 | 7 |
| 64 | Satya Capital | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2017 | 6 |
| 65 | Linden Capital | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2015 | 4 |
| 66 | Keyhaven Capital Partners | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2018 | 4 |
| 67 | Headway Capital Partners | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2018 | 3 |
| 68 | Tivola Ventures | Hamburg, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2013 | 2 |
| 69 | Leverate Media | Berlin | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2013 | 1 |
| 70 | Oriflame | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | 1 |
| 71 | Evoco | Zurich, Switzerland | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2018 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Second Hand Goods companies head-officed in Berlin that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO1 Group auto1-group.com |
14 | 18 | $4.3B | Series E+ Jul 2020 |
| Frontier Car Group frontiercargroup.com |
10 | 13 | $788.8M | Series D Jan 2020 |
| Rebuy rebuy.de |
9 | 11 | $105.6M | Series B Mar 2018 |
| AUTO1.com auto1.com |
8 | 9 | $857.3M | Series E+ Jan 2018 |
| Cardino cardino.de |
8 | 8 | $11.8M | Seed Jun 2024 |
| CarOnSale caronsale.com |
5 | 12 | $687.5M | Series C Jul 2025 |
| Watchmaster watchmaster.com |
5 | 9 | $27M | Series B Aug 2020 |
| COCOLI cocoli.com |
4 | 4 | $9.7M | Seed Jan 2025 |
| Momox momox.biz |
3 | 3 | — | PE Sep 2018 |
| HeyCar hey.car |
3 | 3 | — | Seed Jul 2021 |
| Stuffle stuffle.com |
2 | 2 | $2M | Series A Oct 2013 |
| Classic Trader classic-trader.com |
1 | 1 | $1.7M | Seed Oct 2015 |
| Shelf shelf.network |
1 | 1 | $120K | Seed Apr 2018 |
| Karosso karosso.de |
1 | 1 | $28.3K | Seed Mar 2015 |
| VintageHub vintagehub.com |
1 | 1 | $25K | Seed Oct 2013 |
| used.de gebraucht.de |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Dec 2017 |
| Sparklist sparklist.pk |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Nov 2015 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | Insight Partners | CarOnSale | Series C | $82.4M |
| Jul 2025 | Creandum | CarOnSale | Series C | $82.4M |
| Jul 2025 | NorthzoneLED | CarOnSale | Series C | $82.4M |
| Jul 2025 | HV Capital | CarOnSale | Series C | $82.4M |
| Jul 2025 | Stripes | CarOnSale | Series C | $82.4M |
| Jan 2025 | Decelera Ventures | COCOLI | Seed | — |
| Jun 2024 | Point NineLED | Cardino | Seed | $4.3M |
| Sep 2023 | Gaingels | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| Sep 2023 | FJ LabsLED | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| Sep 2023 | DEPO Ventures | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| Sep 2023 | INCLIMO | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| Sep 2023 | Voyagers | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| Sep 2023 | SilenceLED | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| Sep 2023 | ACP Partners | Cardino | Seed | $1.1M |
| May 2023 | Ship2B VenturesLED | COCOLI | Seed | $3.2M |
| May 2023 | IBB VenturesLED | COCOLI | Seed | $3.2M |
| May 2023 | AdevintaLED | COCOLI | Seed | $3.2M |
| Nov 2021 | Insight Partners | CarOnSale | Series B | $60M |
| Nov 2021 | Creandum | CarOnSale | Series B | $60M |
| Nov 2021 | HV CapitalLED | CarOnSale | Series B | $60M |