The IBB Group

Wholly owned subsidiary

IBB Ventures has been providing venture capital to innovative Berlin-based companies since 1997 and has established itself as the market leader in early-stage financing in Berlin. IBB Ventures is the umbrella brand for the VC activities of IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft.

• VC Fonds
• IBB Ventures

Wholly owned subsidiary

IBB Business Team GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of IBB UV. On behalf of the Federal State of Berlin and IBB, this company implements various funding programmes for start-ups, SMEs and real estate owners.

• IBB Business Team

Wholly owned subsidiary

IBB Capital GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of IBB UV. On behalf of the Federal State of Berlin and IBB, this company takes equity stakes in Berlin-based start-ups as part of Covid emergency aid and grants convertible loans to these companies.

Shareholding: 31.5 %

In close cooperation with the other institutions of the Federal State of Berlin, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH offers business and technology funding for companies, investors and scientific institutions in Berlin while marketing Berlin as a location for business. The company’s business service supports investors moving to Berlin as well as Berlin-based companies during their technology transfer, networking, internationalisation and location consolidation efforts. Marketing the capital city helps to strengthen Berlin’s future prospects at regional, national and international level, establishing the capital city as a strong brand under the motto ‘We are one Berlin’.

• Berlin Partner

Shareholding: 25%

Founded in 1993, Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH (BTK) promotes Berlin’s tourist attractions worldwide and supports convention business which is so important for the capital city. Under the ‘Visit Berlin’ brand name, BTK positions Berlin as a globally attractive destination for international convention business and city tourism.

• Visit Berlin

Shareholding: 50%

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) is the first point of contact for the film and media industry in the capital region. In addition to film funding, the company is helping to develop the city as a media location while supporting media-related projects and the development of gaming, web and mobile content. IBB UV is one of the shareholders of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, together with Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg.

• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Shareholding: 100%

Since early 2002, DAB Digitalagentur Berlin GmbH (DAB) has been providing targeted support to promote the digital transformation of companies in Berlin. Working with other stakeholders in Berlin, this is achieved through support and supervision as well by implementing projects.

The aim of DAB is to act as a mediator, guiding recipients to the digitalization offers, services and ideas already available for the relevant sectors and business areas. These offers, services and ideas are prepared and adjusted for target groups, thus providing direct access to these groups.

• Digitalagentur Berlin

In 2019, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), together with the kENUP Foundation as fund initiator and Investitionsbank Berlin Group (IBB Group), established the EU Malaria Fund Berlin (EUMF). The fund aims to bridge the gap between research and the market by financing companies or projects involved in research and development projects for malaria diagnosis, prevention and treatment. This is carried out by providing mezzanine financing (venture loans) to European companies active in research and product development for malaria control. Starting in 2019, the IBB Group established the fund companies and developed a governance structure for the fund.

The EU Malaria Fund is managed by a company of the IBB Group. The fund manager of the EUMF, EMM EU Malaria Fund Berlin Managementgesellschaft mbH, is an investment of ipal Gesellschaft für Patentverwertung Berlin mbH. The fund has a term of 10 years and is expected to invest in 11 companies with a total of 27 projects in the field of malaria control and also COVID-19.

• EU Malaria Fund

Since 2021, the IBB Group has held a EUR 1 million stake in the European Social Innovation and Impact Fund (ESIIF). The IBB Group is involved in the fund together with other public and private investors. The fund is guaranteed under the European Investment Fund. For several years now, Berlin, in particular, has become Germany’s hotspot for social enterprises and other impact investments. With its participation, the IBB Group aims to facilitate access to financing and funding for social enterprises and to help promote sustainable investments. The fund is managed by Berlin-based avesco Financial Services AG.

With a target volume of EUR 20 million, the fund finances early-stage social enterprises (as defined by the EU) based in Germany, Austria and other EU countries (at least 50% in Germany).

• European Social Innovation and Impact Fund

Affiliated company with a 20% shareholding

The IBB Group holds a 20% share in the liable capital of this VC fund. The fund focuses on investments and the management of participations in portfolio companies with a focus on the life sciences sector, in particular, medical technology, pharmaceuticals and services. The purpose of the IBB Group’s participation in Peppermint CBF is to improve the financing conditions for young technology-oriented companies in the life sciences/healthcare industry and thus to fulfil the IBB Group’s funding mission in Berlin’s healthcare cluster.

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