Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm)
Cherry is a venture capital firm based in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, founded in 2012. We’re an investment team of former entrepreneurs and operators who’ve built fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
18 additional team members, 7 verified contacts (4 professional url, 1 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Nothing material in the last 180 days.
People to know
View all people- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
- Managing Member, Morango GmbhWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing Member, Fd Invest GmbhWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
24 connected entities
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
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Investing
0 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, fintech, climate, energy, space, cybersecurity, gaming, media
- Stages
- seed
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
22 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Dinika Mahtani · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
- Christian Meermann · Managing Member, Morango GmbhWhy this person: Named with investment responsibility
- Filip Felician Dames · Managing Member, Fd Invest GmbhWhy this person: Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Member, Morango Gmbh
- Managing Member, Fd Invest Gmbh
- Partner
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Daniel P. Glasner · Managing Member, Valluga Gmbh · Jan 1, 2010 to Mar 31, 2021 Inference
Contacts
1 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 4 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
3 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Ventures Fund IV Gmbh & Co. Kg | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $343M Mar 14, 2024 | 44 | $0 of $311M | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Cherry Decentral I Gmbh & Co. Kg | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $28.9M Mar 14, 2024 | 70 | $17.1M of $34.0M | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Cherry Ventures Fund III Gmbh & Co. Kg | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $534M Mar 14, 2024 | 76 | $0 of $201M | Jan 7, 2019 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unbound Philanthropy | FOUNDATION | CHERRY VENTURES FUND IV at Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) | $1.3M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Unbound Philanthropy | FOUNDATION | CHERRY VENTURES FUND III (US), L.P. at Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) | $1.9M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| Croucher Foundation | FOUNDATION | CHERRY VENTURES FUND IV (US), L.P. at Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) | $749,829 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Sep 30, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
0 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph · 2 capital paths ShowHide
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Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) is the same institution as 1 record in Allocators.
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Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record
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Evidence and history
5 dated events, 42 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- Mar 30, 2023Cherry Decentral I Gmbh & Co. Kg first reported on Form ADV by Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $28,890,469
- Mar 30, 2023Cherry Ventures Fund IV Gmbh & Co. Kg first reported on Form ADV by Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $342,626,794
- Mar 31, 2021Daniel P. Glasner (Managing Member, Valluga Gmbh) no longer on Schedule A of Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm)
- Apr 16, 2019Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
- Apr 16, 2019Cherry Ventures Fund III Gmbh & Co. Kg first reported on Form ADV by Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (aifm) (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $197,024,902
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 14, 2024 · 3 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanyadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- cherry.vc
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 14, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 3 (3 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $906Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Morango Gmbh (Managing Member, Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (Aifm)), owns 25% to 50%; FD Invest Gmbh (Managing Member, Cherry Ventures Management Gmbh (Aifm)), owns 25% to 50%
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried1 on recordShowHide
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $906M across 3 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2019-04-16 | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-14 | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Other (specify) | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 3 | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $906M | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Sep 29, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | AI, enterprise software, fintech, climate, energy, space, cybersecurity, gaming, media “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, enterprise software, fintech, climate, energy, space, cybersecurity, gaming, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, enterprise software, fintech, climate, energy, space, cybersecurity, gaming, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | seed “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | seed “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | seed “stage words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 3 | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 14, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $906M across 3 vehicles
- importance
- gav: 0.59 · funds: 0.25 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0 · co investors: 0
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 3 · reported gav: $906M · first adv filing: 2019-04-16 · years since first filing: 7.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2019-04-16source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.
Not yet on record: new companies, 12 mo.