Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of their businesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 50 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Rows, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London, Paris, and Stockholm.

Cherry Ventures

APX is Europe’s leading very-early-stage VC. Based in Berlin and backed by Axel Springer and Porsche, we support and partner with the most ambitious founding teams from Europe and beyond - often as their first investor. We invest up to EUR 500K in startups until a series A starting with a quick EUR 50K investment, and within a few months, depending on traction and speed, we can invest further.    Each month we invest in new teams who become part of the APX community, counting hundreds of other founders. Since 2018, we have invested in 100+ startups across 20+ industries with founders from 20+ countries together with 100+ co-investors.

The Auxxo Female Catalyst fund is co-investing in the strongest female-founded pre-seed and seed stage startups in Europe. We drive equitable participation of women as founders and investors in venture capital - powered by network, experience and wholeheartedness.

Auxxo

Rheingau Founders is a Berlin&Munich based Venture Capital firm active since 2011. Focusing on pre-seed to Series A investments in Europe, predominantly B2B in the fields of Marketplaces, Software as a Service, InsurTech, and eHealth. Rheingau targets start-ups that have the potential to sustainably disrupt existing processes and value chains. Besides the financial investment, we offer strategic support through the mentorship of our partners.

Rheingau Founders

Coparion provides venture capital to accelerate momentum and growth. With a currently active fund of EUR 275 million, Coparion has the means to do so. Coparion supports entrepreneurial vision with know-how, but without intervening in daily business operations. Thanks to in-depth experience in venture capital and in building companies, the Coparion team discerns potential and opens up new perspectives. Coparion has the substance, tenacity, and creativity required to mutually manage difficult situations successfully. Coparion only invests with co-investors. The fund invests up to EUR 15M per company, usually in several financing rounds of EUR 0.5-8M each. The investment focus is on German companies in the start-up and early growth phases. Coparion is based in Cologne and Berlin.

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HV Capital is a Munich- and Berlin-based venture capital firm that supports founders in developing their internet companies. Since 2000 HV Capital, formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, has invested in Internet and technology companies through various generations of funds and is one of the most successful and financially strongest early-stage and growth investors in Europe. HV Capital has already invested in around 200 companies, including Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixMobility and SumUp. The total of all HV Funds amounts to €1.7 billion. The company supports startups with capital between €500,000 and €50 million. This makes HV Capital one of the few venture capitalists in Europe that can finance startups through all growth phases.

HV Capital

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Insight has a deep focus in Fintech, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and Healthcare sectors. Across their people and their portfolio, they encourage a culture around a core belief growth equals opportunity. As of December 31, 2022, the firm has over $75B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO.

Insight Partners

HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.  As one of the first private equity fund-of-funds, they have a long and distinguished history of investing in venture, buyout, and mezzanine and distressed markets in the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific, and emerging markets through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments.

HarbourVest Partners

H14 is an Italian family office and a qualified shareholder of Fininvest SpA that invests across several asset classes including Direct Investments in Venture and Growth Capital, Private Equity Funds, Hedge Funds, and broad Capital Markets. Its geographical scope is global, mainly focused on North America and Europe and opportunistically on Emerging Markets.

Qualifyze

Qualifyze supports pharma companies with fast, flexible, and reliable supply chain compliance assessments. Qualifyze connects customers, suppliers, and auditors via their data and application platform. They capture and convert proprietary raw audit data to generate unique insights into supplier compliance levels across the supply chain and help their partners in healthcare track, monitor, and forecast quality and sustainability compliance efforts. Through this cloud-based platform, their customers can access and drill down into supplier compliance information at any time across multiple sites, shaping a new way to optimize supplier risk mitigation processes in a streamlined, cost-effective manner. With a global network of over 200 local expert auditors, 1,000+ pharma clients, and the world’s largest database of supplier compliance data from 2,000+ suppliers, Qualifyze is a leading provider of structured and analyzable GxP audit data resulting from onsite inspections in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Qualifyze provides supply chain risk management solutions for the life sciences industry. It offers an integrated audit management platform that streamlines compliance audits for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The platform provides a centralized system to manage various aspects of audits, including GxP, ESG, and ISO, covering planning, execution, and CAPA follow-ups.&nbsp;

Qualifyze raises $12M to accelerate growth in healthcare supply chain compliance

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Qualifyze swallows $54M to improve pharmaceutical supply chains

Qualifyze: Life Sciences Supplier Risk Management Company Raises $54 Million (Series B)

Supply chain compliance group Qualifyze raises $12M in funding round

Qualifyze Raises $54m to Boost Supplier Risk Management in Life Sciences

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Qualifyze raises $12m to transform supply chain compliance in pharma by leveraging tech and audit data

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Qualifyze Raises $12 Million in Funding

Frankfurt-based Qualifyze raises €11 million to transform supply chain compliance in pharma

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Qualifyze Raise $54M to Revolutionize Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

Qualifyze, founded in 2019 and based in Frankfurt, Germany, is a leading company in supply chain risk management for the Life Sciences industry. The company offers an integrated audit management platform that streamlines compliance audits for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Qualifyze's platform provides a centralized system to manage various aspects of audits, including GxP, ESG, and ISO, covering planning, execution, and CAPA follow-ups. By leveraging one of the world's largest databases of pre-existing audit reports and real-time supplier data, Qualifyze enables quality, procurement, and supply chain functions to assess supplier performance and conduct more accurate supplier risk profiling.The company's services enhance operational transparency and regulatory adherence while significantly reducing the time and administrative burden typically associated with compliance processes. In 2023, Qualifyze launched its first analytics solutions, drawing on data from over 3,000 audits conducted in more than 85 countries. This positioned the company as a key partner in strategic risk management, providing insights into global compliance trends and supply chain quality. In 2024, Qualifyze introduced a proprietary Quality Compliance Rating (QCR) certificate, functioning as a scoring system to help drug manufacturers quickly identify reliable partners.Qualifyze's platform connects manufacturers, suppliers, and a global network of more than 250 auditors and quality experts for streamlined collaboration. The company has conducted over 3,000 audits across 85+ countries, building what it claims to be the largest and most accurate supplier network and data analytics tools in the sector.Key customers and partnershipsQualifyze has established itself as a trusted partner for over 1,200 pharmaceutical and healthcare companies globally. Its client roster includes industry leaders such as Merck, Moehs, DSM, Olon, Siegfried, Teva, CordenPharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Approximately 80% of Qualifyze's customers were based outside of Germany, with about 20% located outside of Europe, demonstrating the company's global reach and appeal in the pharmaceutical industry.

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Qualifyze provides supply chain risk management solutions for the life sciences industry. It offers an integrated audit management platform that streamlines compliance audits for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The platform provides a centralized system to manage various aspects of audits, including GxP, ESG, and ISO, covering planning, execution, and CAPA follow-ups.&nbsp;Qualifyze's platform connects manufacturers, suppliers, and a global network of more than 250 auditors and quality experts for streamlined collaboration. The company has conducted over 3,000 audits across 85+ countries, building what it claims to be the largest and most accurate supplier network and data analytics tools in the sector.In 2023, Qualifyze launched its first analytics solutions, enabling quality, procurement, and supply chain functions to assess supplier performance and conduct more accurate supplier risk profiling. In 2024, Qualifyze also introduced a proprietary Quality Compliance Rating (QCR) certificate, functioning as a scoring system to help drug manufacturers quickly identify reliable partnersKey customers and partnershipsQualifyze offers its solutions to global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Its clients include industry leaders such as Merck, Moehs, DSM, Olon, Siegfried, Teva, CordenPharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Approximately 80% of Qualifyze's customers were based outside of Germany, with about 20% located outside of Europe, demonstrating the company's global reach and appeal in the pharmaceutical industry.In August 2024, the company partnered with Brenntag, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, to improve access for Brenntag’s customers to high-quality third-party audits of Brenntag’s suppliers. In April 2023, the company also partnered with Scilife, an eQMS solutions provider, to share customer bases and networks and encourage their respective audiences to adopt each other's software and services.&nbsp;

Project44 is a technology company that specializes in supply chain visibility and logistics connectivity solutions. The company’s platform “Movement” connects shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers to provide real-time visibility of the location and status of shipments. It also offers insights and connectivity across borders, helping businesses manage complex, multi-country logistics. This enables businesses to track and manage the movement of goods and shipments from the point of origin to the final destination.Since its inception, the company has expanded globally by acquiring visibility providers such as GateHouse Logistics, Ocean Insights, ClearMetal, and Convey. It has also built a carrier network with over 238,000 carriers, as of October 2023. In May 2023, the company reported that its platform tracked more than 1 billion unique shipments annually for over 1,300 brands, which included companies from industries such as manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, and chemical and gas.In April 2023, Project44 launched “Movement GPT,” a generative AI assistant for supply chain. This feature allows users to interact within the Movement platform in natural language to track shipments and identify supply chain risks.In August 2024, project44 <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32957">launched</a> Emissions Monitoring, a new feature within its Movement platform. This tool helps shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers measure and report Scope 3 emissions across all transportation modes to improve sustainability and compliance. Earlier In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31195">July 2024</a>, it introduced enhanced electronic bill of lading capabilities across LTL industry. Also, in the same month it <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31686">launched</a> expanded capabilities and reach for its Appointment Management product to offer a centralized view of facility appointments, enabling shippers to monitor trailer ETAs against scheduled appointments in real-time and proactively manage exceptions.In 2021, Project44 reported an annual recurring revenue of more than USD 100 million. In November 2022, the company was valued at USD 2.7 billion. In September 2024, it also <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/33426">opened</a> a new office in Bengaluru, India, which will support its global expansion and serve as one of the company's Centers of Excellence.Key customers and partnershipsAs of October 2023, the company's customers included leading brands such as Nestlé, Convoy, DHL, Uber Freight, and Bayer.In July 2024, project44 expanded its presence in China by launching its Movement platform in the market, making the advanced user interface available to all users in China. The expansion leveraged a new partnership with Baidu, a China-based multinational tech leader, to enhance visibility for customers operating in China. As part of the partnership, project44's over-the-road (OTR) maps in China will be powered by Baidu, improving the company's ability to provide real-time, transparent information to customers.In May 2023, the company entered into a partnership with asset intelligence company, Nexxiot, to enable the delivery of real-time network insights and IoT-centric conditional and location monitoring. Further, in January 2024, the company partnered with Lenzing Group, a specialty fiber producer, to enhance Lenzing Group's ocean shipment visibility with a focus on carbon emissions monitoring. The collaboration involves the creation of an updated real-time shipment visibility tool that collects carbon emissions data at the shipment and container levels.

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Supertrace offers a web-based platform to enable transparency and traceability across supply chains. The company assigns digital identities for physical commodities—a digital code that can be scanned using iOS or Android phones—and stores them in a blockchain database to make them connected and verifiable. This lets users obtain end-to-end visibility of product movements and enables them to manage fraud, ​​identify inefficiencies, and authenticate products in the supply chain while building trust with connected stakeholders.The platform features both software and hardware components and comes as a “plug-and-play” solution that can easily be integrated with existing ERP solutions and third-party systems. As of October 2023, the company claimed that the platform had the capacity to track over 300 million products per year.Key customers and partnershipsAs of October 2023, the company’s platform was used by over 60 companies across the world.

Supertrace

Exiger provides software and tech-enabled tools to manage supply chains through AI-powered solutions. These solutions focus on providing visibility across supply chains and mitigating risks in strictly regulated industries, critical infrastructure companies, defense contractors, financial institutions, and government agencies. They also aim to monitor regulatory compliance and combat financial crime.&nbsp;The company's product portfolio includes solutions such as Supply Chain Explorer, SDX, ExploreRx, and PAC, which are developed to provide visibility across supply networks. Also, its products, such as DDIQ, Screen IQ, and Insight 3PM, are aimed at facilitating risk-screening processes and managing business relationships. In May 2023, the company acquired Ion Channel, adding a platform to its product portfolio to facilitate supply chain risk management.&nbsp;In September 2023, Exiger launched 1Exiger, its new supply chain platform that integrates and provides access to Exiger's products—DDIQ, Insight 3PM, Ion Channel, SDX, and Supply Chain Explorer. The company planned to scale up the platform over the following decade and developed a long-term roadmap to introduce new capabilities.The company operates in the US, Canada, London, Bucharest, Singapore, and Australia. As of October 2023, the company had more than 800 employees across its global offices.In August 2024, Exiger&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32429">acquired</a> XSB for an undisclosed sum. Through this acquisition, Exiger aimed to enhance its capabilities in depot maintenance, category management, parts obsolescence, parts alternatives, price defensibility, and supply chain optimization. In&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31249">July 2024</a>, Exiger also acquired Versed AI to enhance AI-driven supply chain visibility. Also, in the same month the company&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32093">acquired</a> aDolus Technology Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition allowed Exiger to integrate aDolus' ability to generate software bills of material (SBOMs) and analyze binary for software provenance.&nbsp;In 2021, it was reported that Exiger had achieved in excess of 100% compound annual growth in software license revenue worldwide over the previous four years.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsAs of October 2023, Exiger was providing its services to 550 Global customers across the world, including 150 companies featured in the Fortune 500 list and over 50 government agencies.In May 2024, Exiger partnered with Kharon, a leader in risk analytics, to enhance global supply chain security efforts. As part of the collaboration, Exiger’s AI-powered supply chain management platform will be combined with Kharon’s insight into supply chain risk to provide a robust and dynamic risk analysis framework.Earlier in March 2024, Exiger entered a strategic partnership with aDolus Technology Inc., an authority in software intelligence for critical infrastructure. The partnership enables Exiger to incorporate aDolus' software into its supply chain platform. This integration will allow for the analysis of firmware and industrial control software for potential vulnerabilities. This collaboration allows both companies to offer improved visibility and risk assessment capabilities in operational technology to their Federal Government and corporate clients.

Exiger

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 Chain.io offers a cloud-based integration platform that connects shippers and freight companies across the global supply chain. The company&rsquo;s pre-built adaptors enable shippers and freight companies to integrate their legacy systems with modern API-based SaaS tools to provide them with visibility across their supply networks to efficiently manage freight.
 
 
 
 
 Beyond mere integration, the platform automates freight operations with pre-configured plugins built to expedite the booking, moving, and delivery of freight. This includes automation focused on PO management, securing freight insurance, sending advanced shipment notices (ASN), and invoice processing as well as improving the overall efficiencies in agent, carrier, and customs operations. The platform also enables advanced insights through the aggregation of data from multiple sources into a centralized database. The platform feeds this information into internal reporting and is populated in external dashboards to provide visibility on key operational metrics and environmental impacts.
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 
 
 As of October 2023, Chain.io&rsquo;s platform was used by leading brands such as Ex Works, Janel Group, John S Conner, Magnate Worldwide, OIA Global, and Jaguar Freight Services. As of June 2022, the company claimed that 10 of the 15 world&rsquo;s largest freight forwarders were also using its platform.
 
 
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 
 
 In June 2022, the company raised USD 11 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Fontinalis Partners and High Alpha. The funding was aimed at expanding the company&rsquo;s network of native integrations to the industry&rsquo;s supply chain technology platforms and to expand its geographical reach across North America, Europe, and Asia.
 
 
 
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 Overhaul offers a device-agnostic supply chain visibility and risk monitoring solution to monitor and manage in-transit shipments. The company&rsquo;s technology-driven platform provides real-time visibility into the transportation of high-value cargo and critical shipments, ensuring the integrity of the supply chain. In addition, the platform provides insights using AI-powered predictive analytics for risk monitoring, enabling its users to mitigate potential risks, such as theft, damage, or disruptions. The platform also offers solutions to simplify compliance and documentation processes and assist in managing regulatory requirements, inspections, and certifications in the transportation industry.
 
 
 
 
 Overhaul&rsquo;s products and solutions are geared toward global industries such as pharmaceutical and healthcare, technology, logistics, and food and beverage. According to the company, in 2023, it is expected to track more than USD 1 trillion in shipments in transit.
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 
 
 As of October 2023, the company was offering its products to leading brands such as Microsoft, Dyson, GoPro, Bristol Myers Squibb, and J.B. Hunt.
 
 
 
 
 In April 2023, the company partnered with MCA Connect to offer a comprehensive set of integrated solutions aimed at helping organizations achieve end-to-end supply chain visibility and automate processes.
 
 
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 
 
 In March 2023, the company raised USD 73 million as new growth capital. The funding consisted of USD 38 million in equity and USD 35 million in non-dilutive debt. The round was led by growth equity investor Edison Partners. The proceeds were expected to be used for global expansion, product development initiatives, and to fund the acquisition of security services provider SensiGuard.
 
 
 
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Platforms that provide real-time visibility into the movement, location, condition of products, and environment as they move through the supply chain.

Information sharing and collaborative planning platforms that enable communication, coordination, and collaboration among supply chain partners.

Platforms that facilitate the tracing and verification of products or components throughout the supply chain, from origin to consumer.

Platforms that provide vendor risk intelligence to facilitate vendor due diligence and onboarding, compliance monitoring, contract management, and cybersecurity assessments.

Platforms that help organizations optimize supply chain processes through demand, supply, operations, and scenario planning.

Supply chain tech is frequently depedent on IoT for connecting different links of the supply chain

Supply chain tech contributes towards sustainability through efforts to reduce waste, loss and emissions through improving supply chain operations and accuracy.

Uses blockchain to create transparent, and secure records of transactions and product movements

The platforms facilitate tracing and tracking of products through the supply chain

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 Qualifyze, a Pharmaceutical supply chain platform, has garnered USD 54 million in a Series B funding round. The lead participant was Insight Partners, with additional contributions from HV Capital, HarbourVest Partners, H14, and Cherry Ventures, bringing the company's total funding to USD 84 million. This funding has significantly elevated Qualifyze's valuation, which was previously at USD 100 million post-money.
 The newly acquired capital will be directed towards the expansion of Qualifyze's operations in the US market, as well as the enhancement of its product offerings with more analytics and AI capabilities.
 Operating from Germany, Qualifyze is a digital platform that focuses on simplifying supplier audit processes for companies within the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare sectors. By facilitating a more collaborative and transparent process, Qualifyze contributes to companies' adherence to regulatory standards by reducing the operational demands of auditing their suppliers. Qualifyze's current network comprises 250 auditors who routinely inspect approximately 3,000 suppliers for 1,200 clients, thereby ensuring industry compliance.
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