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VENPACE

Also known as VENPACE GmbH & Co. KG, Venpace

Cologne insurtech investor and company builder backed by several insurers as fund investors; pre-seed and seed tickets up to €500k.

HEADQUARTERS
Köln, Germany
FOUNDED
2021
AUM
—
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes
TEAM LISTED
2 people

Focus

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
FintechHealthTechSoftware & SaaSArtificial IntelligenceMobility & Logistics
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
GermanyAustriaSwitzerland

Overview

VENPACE GmbH & Co. KG is a Cologne-based insurtech investment company launched in 2021 by the Cologne company builder crossbuilders with Ingo Küpper, Walter Botermann and Torsten Oletzky and four insurers. Its website names IDEAL Versicherung, PrismaLife, Provinzial and Vienna Insurance Group as fund investors. It builds its own digital business models for the insurance industry with crossbuilders and invests in pre-seed and seed startups with initial tickets of up to €500k, following on in later rounds.

Investment thesis

Digital business models for the insurance industry: company building with insurer partners plus venture investments in pre-seed and seed insurtech startups; initial focus on life insurance and digital customer touchpoints, sales and marketing, new mobility and living business models and innovative insurance models.

PORTFOLIO (10)

People

  • Dr. Walter Botermann
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführung) · source
  • Ingo Küpper
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführung); crossbuilders · source

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Frequently asked questions

VENPACE is a VC fund based in Köln, Germany, founded in 2021.

Yes. VENPACE invests its own capital in private companies.

VENPACE invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Fintech, HealthTech, Software & SaaS, Artificial Intelligence and Mobility & Logistics.

VENPACE's stated ticket size is Up to €500K.

Key people at VENPACE include Dr. Walter Botermann (Managing Director (Geschäftsführung)) and Ingo Küpper (Managing Director (Geschäftsführung); crossbuilders).

VENPACE's investments include ICO-LUX, Ninebarc, DeinePflege, FINABRO, Calingo, Erste Hausverwaltung, Complero and HealthCaters, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by VENPACE is hypt (CHF 1.65M round with SixThirty Ventures, COREangels, SICTIC, Gateway Ventures and NCA), announced in Sep 2025.

VENPACE states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.

Yes. VENPACE manages capital from outside investors.