Capital, product & GTM - under one roof
We are a venture studio and early‑stage investor turning technology into companies that redefine how the future world works, moves and connects.
Halfmeyer Ventures is a private venture studio headquartered in Berlin, Germany. We back and assemble cross‑functional teams, seed them with capital and ship market‑ready products at lightning speed. Our DNA blends rigorous engineering, design craft and strategic capital.
We deploy €25k–€200k into founders building category-defining products. Beyond the cheque, portfolio companies tap our design, engineering and go-to-market playbooks from day one—so capital and capability arrive together.
We validate problem–solution fit, design the initial UX, and architect the first scalable product. Your team ships faster because we embed from idea to MVP—handling incorporation, early hires, and the first customer conversations alongside you.
We embed senior product and engineering talent to ship critical features, harden infrastructure, and refine revenue models. Think of us as a fractional strike team that plugs into your roadmap and delivers measurable outcomes within weeks, not quarters.
Strategic guidance on product strategy, technical due diligence, and org design—available to corporates and funds who need sharp operators in the room. We bring builder credibility and investor rigour to board-level decisions.
We support software transactions with technical due diligence and deliver Gutachten for insolvency managers who need a defensible view of what a product is worth. Having been through multiple DD processes, supported acquirers and sellers, and sat on the other side of the table, we know where deals stall—and what evidence actually holds up.
Digital Private Billing Platform
Doctario digitalises privatärztliche Abrechnung — from service capture to payment receipt in one platform. GOÄ-compliant coding, automated invoice dispatch, real-time revenue reporting, and AI-assisted PKV inquiry management give practices, MVZs, and hospitals less admin and more time for patients. ISO 27001 certified and fully GDPR compliant.
API‑first Receivables & Collections
At Debtist, we focus on cost-free, consent-based collections services. Through our B2B SaaS platform, Debtist enhances SME cash flows and customer retention by offering seamless API integrations for case handovers. We enable digital platforms in Europe to effortlessly integrate customized receivables solutions, boosting both liquidity and ARPU for business clients.
AI Tax Declaration for Holdings
Fideus is a forward-thinking platform that automates corporate tax management for holding companies. Its AI-driven workflow streamlines year-end filings, reducing effort and costs by up to 70 % versus traditional advisors. With intuitive onboarding, seamless document uploads, and a fully digital experience, Fideus frees entrepreneurs to focus on growth, not paperwork.
Universal Gifting Infrastructure
Joy_ is a universal gifting layer that transforms any product link into a personalised, swappable digital gift in minutes. Its AI-powered API delivers instant gift cards, smarter rewards, and automated loyalty perks across Europe’s top shops. Senders add photos or notes, recipients redeem or swap with a 30-day guarantee—funded by merchant commissions for sustainable delight.
Autonmous Bureaucracy Agent
Papeer is an AI letter and email butler that turns postal chaos into tap-and-go clarity. Snap, upload or sync any document and Papeer reads, summarizes, translates, flags deadlines, drafts replies and sends them, digitally or phyiscally. Face ID-protected storage, a searchable archive, and one-tap digital or physical sending give expats, freelancers, and busy teams true admin peace of mind.
Autonomous Drone Delivery Network
I backed Urban Ray, a pioneering venture in airborne delivery solutions. Their system marries drone technology with automated landing and storage stations, crafting bespoke delivery networks for future cities. Catering to diverse sectors from healthcare to retail, Urban Ray offers a new echelon of mobility, opening up numerous use cases for expedient and flexible delivery.
All-in-one B2B Merchandise Platform
We built and scaled mula., a full-stack platform redefining branded merchandise through tech-driven automation. From design to delivery, mula unified the entire lifecycle into a seamless, self-service experience. As co-founders and later interim leaders, we navigated fundraising, strategy shifts, and an acquisition—transforming mula into a one-stop solution for employer branding and custom merchandise at scale.
Corporate Health Budget & bKV Platform
Morgen Health is the next generation of employee-centred corporate health — a complete solution combining flexible health budgets, personal medical assistance, and a digital platform that reaches 70%+ adoption across mid-sized and large workforces. We built the full-stack infrastructure behind it: a multi-role ERP across iOS, Android, and web, with AI workflows for invoice validation, claims processing, and more — wired directly into insurer systems.
360° Insolvency Operating Platform
Sunset is the operating infrastructure for restructuring and insolvency in Germany — a 360° platform where administrators manage proceedings, fund wage advances, coordinate transactions, and unlock assets in one integrated system. We built a multi-role ERP that connects every stakeholder in a single ecosystem, automating the full insolvency lifecycle with deterministic workflows first and AI where it compounds the impact.
Process Industry Consulting
THESCON is the consulting specialist for regulated process industries such as pharma, medical devices, wholesale, chemicals, biotechnology, and food. From SAP and ERP validation to compliance, quality management, IT selection, and infrastructure qualification, their 40 consultants deliver 400+ projects across D-A-CH with deep sector expertise and hands-on regulatory know-how.
European Fashion & Lifestyle Platform
Zalando is Europe's leading technology platform for fashion and lifestyle, from shoes and streetwear to beauty, sportswear, designer labels, and kids. Founded in Berlin in 2008, it connects 62 million active customers with 7,000+ brands across 29 markets through a multi-app B2C experience and a B2B operating system that opens logistics, software, and fulfilment to partners at scale.
Blocked Account & Visa Health Insurance
Fintiba is the trusted one-stop platform for international arrivals to Germany combining embassy-recognised blocked accounts and visa-compliant health insurance in a single digital flow. With Fintiba Plus, applicants verify identity in-app, fund their Sperrkonto, and receive all visa documents fast; Companion guides every step from visa type to life after arrival with multilingual experts in Frankfurt, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.
Smart Corporate Health Platform
Wellnow is Germany's service platform for on-site corporate health connecting employers with almost 1,000 certified coaches nationwide for workplace massage, occupational physiotherapy, ergonomics coaching, and betriebliche Krankenversicherung. A digital booking system and HR portal keep coordination lean while reaching 90,000+ employees across 850+ companies including Delivery Hero, Tesla, and LIDL.
Exit
Scandinavian investor Norvestor is taking a majority stake in Debtist, with the company's valuation reportedly exceeding €100 million. Founders Matteo Benedetti, Tony Zabel and Brandon Baumgarten remain on board as the AI-based receivables platform scales across Europe.
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Funding round
After appearing on Höhle der Löwen, Joy_ closed a €1.25M round led by IBB Ventures and Janna Ensthaler. Its AI-powered universal voucher can be redeemed for any online product — with retail launch planned at MediaMarkt, Saturn and selected Edeka stores.
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Funding round
Berlin FinTech Fideus secured €900K to develop its platform for digital tax advice targeting startups and investors with holding structures. Conversational AI and automated workflows support deadline monitoring, document reconciliation and OPOS matching.
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Acquisition
Promotional products leader allbranded has taken a majority stake in mula., whose platform integrates merch shops, fulfillment and a fully digital customer journey. The 27-person team continues to operate under the allbranded Group as both companies push digitised merchandising solutions.
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Company profile
Urban Ray integrates drones into existing logistics infrastructure to meet rising e-commerce demand and urban delivery constraints. Its drone-and-ground-station concept targets time-critical goods — starting with medical samples from hospitals.
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Partnership
Spread Group is taking a stake in Berlin B2B merchandise platform mula. and providing growth capital in the millions. The partnership combines Spread Group's global production infrastructure with mula.'s digital corporate gifting and merch automation.
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Acquisition
British digital physiotherapy company Physitrack is acquiring Berlin-based Wellnow for an initial €2.5M, with up to €9M more tied to milestones. Once a wellness marketplace, Wellnow now operates as a corporate health service platform.
Read coverageWe begin every engagement with human‑centred research and rapid prototyping, translating insights into flows that feel invisible yet empowering. Our UX practice has guided more than thirty apps and platforms — from financial onboarding that saves users days of paperwork, to drone delivery dashboards that surface the right decision in milliseconds. Data‑driven experimentation, accessibility by default, and cognitive load reduction shape each pixel we ship.
We treat code as a strategic asset, not a by‑product. Whether building serverless microservices that auto‑scale to millions of requests or fine‑tuning domain‑specific LLMs with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation, we keep latency low, observability high, and security airtight. Our teams have deployed cloud‑native stacks on AWS, GCP, and Firebase, embedded real‑time vector search, and operationalised MLOps pipelines that move models from Jupyter to production in hours, not months.
Visual identity, interaction patterns, and motion principles live together in unified, token‑driven design systems. We create brand languages that scale from a smartwatch complication to a city‑wide billboard without losing soul. Our designers have launched cross‑platform systems at Zalando, Wellnow, and more — cutting delivery time by 40 % while raising aesthetic consistency. Each component ships with expressive theming, dark‑mode parity, and built‑in localisation support.
Great tech dies without clear goals and empowered teams. We install product operating models that marry OKRs with continuous discovery, structuring squads around outcomes, not roles. From seed‑stage startups to post‑merger turnarounds, we have designed organisations that maintain velocity through hyper‑growth and crisis alike. Expect transparent roadmaps, ruthless prioritisation, and agile rituals that are lightweight yet uncompromising on accountability.
"Vision meets execution. Every venture we build, every product we ship, every euro invested echoes a single principle: create measurable value through technology that scales."
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