Cavalry Ventures is a Berlin-based pre-seed and seed venture capital investor. Cavalry backs European enterprise and consumer software startups that contribute to a better future. Cavalry is defined by its entrepreneurial DNA. The team is driven by appreciation towards entrepreneurs and their will to turn extraordinary ideas into action. Through a dedicated Platform Team, Cavalry aims to connect its entrepreneurs to investors, engineers, academics, executives, industry experts, and others to create the optimal ecosystem for Cavalry portfolio companies to thrive. Founded in 2016, Cavalry has invested in over 50 companies across multiple funds. Notable investments include Aleph Alpha, Flip, Forto, PlanRadar, Spread, and Usercentrics.

Cavalry Ventures

Reimann Investors is the family office and corporate holding of members of the Reimann entrepreneurial family, who sold their shares in the family business in the late 1990s. We focus our investments on young and rapidly growing companies in the fields of FinTech, financial services, SaaS and Digital Commerce. We see ourselves as a strategic, active partner working in close cooperation with company management to supervise and promote the development of the business. Investment focus: Series A, Growth - SaaS, Fintech

Reimann Investors

Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active early-stage funds, making 50+ investments every year into European technology startups at the pre-seed and seed stages (€100k checks). We actively coach founders and give them access to our networks.

Angel Invest

Full In is the ultimate growth platform for startups.  Focused on software investing, Full In's data-driven and technology enabled, hands-on approach to supporting the teams it backs delivers consistent and predictable success.

Full In

ALSTIN Capital invests in rapidly growing European technology companies in the sectors FinTech, InsurTech, CyberSecurity, RegTech, and Mobility. Founded in 2011, ALSTIN provides between 1-3 Mio. EUR in Series A and B rounds. They do not solely invest in convincing technology, but above all in the entrepreneurs behind the technology. In addition, they support their entrepreneurs with capital and know-how so that they can grow faster and more successfully. The basis of their investment is the conviction that entrepreneurial know-how, long-term transaction experience, international networks and sales excellence are the success factors for sustainable growth.

Alstin Capital

Usercentrics

Usercentrics is one of the leading SaaS enterprise solution for Consent Management (CMP) that helps enterprise customers to obtain, manage and document the user consent, with all different aspects of consent storage, consent API's and preference management systems.

Usercentrics offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) consent management platform that allows organizations to collect, manage, and document user consent for data processing across digital channels such as websites or mobile apps. The platform also helps organizations achieve compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.

New data privacy regulations have opened up space for a new wave of compliance-focused startups.

Digital Privacy Tools

Usercentrics Partners With Wix to Launch First Consent Solution on the Wix App Market

Usercentrics offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) consent management platform that allows organizations to collect, manage, and document user consent for data processing across digital channels such as websites or mobile apps. The platform also helps organizations achieve compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.The company merged with consent management peer Cookiebot CMP parent company Cybot in September 2021, operating under the name Usercentrics. The products of both entities would remain available, with Usercentrics focusing on the enterprise, and Cookiebot catering to small and medium-sized businesses with plug-and-play cookie compliance.Usercentrics expected to grow revenue over 50% YoY in 2024. The company employed over 200 employees as of September 2024. The company was set to hire a further 100 employees during the year.Key customers and partnershipsUsercentrics reported over 100,000 paying customers in over 180 countries in May 2024, with a 99%+ gross retention rate. Notable customers as of September 2024 included Hermes, Hello Fresh, Douglas, and Sixt.

OneTrust provides compliance solutions that leverage AI tools and automation across all areas of privacy compliance. The company’s AI-powered solution sees widespread use, providing automation in the areas of data discovery, data subject rights management, consent management (with a user-facing preference center for greater control), data protection impact assessments, third-party risk management, incident response reporting, and monitoring.The company also provides regulatory research software that companies can use to train staff and even benchmark their own privacy programs. The company’s Government Records Request Automation solution helps government organizations intake requests, automate data discovery and redaction, and provide a secure two-way communication portal that demonstrates compliance with FOIA, PRR, and the Privacy Act. OneTrust’s products were backed by over 200 patents as of September 2024.OneTrust has strengthened its position in the digital privacy space through several acquisitions in recent years. In March 2021, OneTrust acquired DocuVision, an AI-powered data redaction platform to bolster its data subject rights capabilities through automatic redaction of non-relevant sensitive information. During the same month, OneTrust acquired Convercent to enhance its platform through advanced ethics and compliance capabilities, and helpline and disclosure management. OneTrust acquired the security assurance and certification platform Tugboat Logic in September 2021, to automate its InfoSec assurance and certification processes. Other notable acquisitions include Privacy Core e-learning, DataGuidance, and Integris Software.In March 2023, OneTrust announced the addition of certification automation to the OneTrust GRC and Security Assurance Cloud. This solution which combines automation, pre-built policies and controls spanning 29 industry frameworks, over 100 integrations, compliance content, and expert guidance enables customers to simplify and streamline compliance tasks according to OneTrust.Key customers and partnershipsAs of September 2024, OneTrust said it served over 14,000 active customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100. The company claims it serves notable organizations from all industries, with Adobe, Walgreens, Samsung, and Mearsk among its customer base.OneTrust entered a partnership with Dow Jones Risk and Compliance in April 2023, to incorporate risk and compliance data into its third-party due diligence solution.

OneTrust

CENTRL provides automated risk management and privacy management solutions. Through its Privacy360 platform, the company provides solutions to identify compliance gaps, automate data discovery, manage data subject rights requests, consent management (with a user-facing preference center), carry out impact assessments, third-party risk management, monitoring, and reporting.

CENTRL

HighSide provides a secure communications platform for organizations, enterprise archiving solutions, data discovery, and supervision tools in compliance with GDPR, CCPA, etc. In 2019, the company announced the acquisition of Hotshot Technologies, a secure team messaging platform.

HighSide

SecuPI provides a patented platform enabling organizations to achieve compliance with regulations such as GDPR and CCPA. The platform achieves this by providing multiple features to protect data such as pseudonymization, consent controls, audit logs, streamlining breach notifications, etc. SecuPI’s platform is deployed in organizations in the banking, insurance, telecommunications, and health industries.

SecuPi

JoinPrivacy is a B2C solution that allows users to manage their personal data from the websites they use, all from one place.

JoinPrivacy

Solutions to prevent the tracking and collection of the personal data of end-users.

Encrypted communications and data exchanges for internal and external collaboration around sensitive data.

Tools to provide compliance with privacy regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA, and carry out tasks such as data discovery, data governance, consent management, Data Subject Rights (DSR) management, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) and managing incident response as mandated by these privacy regulations.

Synthetic data generation, data de-identification and anonymization, and other solutions for managing sensitive data.

Storage infrastructure for holding data in compliance with regulations such as GDPR or data residency requirements.

Central management of data access and data privacy and security policies.

Uses AI/ML to automate workflows such as data discovery and data classification

Uses generative AI to provide conversational recommendations to users to remain compliant with privacy regulations

Solutions in this industry hub are offered under a B2B SaaS model

Usercentrics

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