Berlin, February 4, 2025 – A YPOG team co-led by Stephan Bank and Helder Schnittker has once again provided comprehensive legal, tax, and regulatory advice to Berlin-based venture capital firm Cherry Ventures on the structuring of its latest fund generation. With a total of $500 million raised, this marks an important milestone as Cherry Ventures continues to expand its investment activities across Europe.
The capital is allocated between Cherry Ventures Fund V, the firm’s flagship early-stage fund, and Cherry Ventures Select V, an opportunity fund focused on supporting the most promising portfolio companies as they scale beyond Series B.
"We are delighted to have advised Cherry Ventures on structuring their latest fund generation", said Stephan Bank, Partner at YPOG. "This successful fundraising reflects strong investor confidence in Cherry’s approach and its continued focus on empowering European founders."
Team
Dr. Stephan Bank (Co-Lead, Structuring), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Helder Schnittker (Co-Lead, Tax), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Florian Wilbrink (Structuring), Senior Associate, Cologne / Berlin
Lennart Lorenz (Regulatory), Partner, Hamburg
Dr. Niklas Ulrich (Regulatory), Associated Partner, Hamburg
Falk Bothe (Structuring), Associate, Berlin
Dr. Dajo Sanning (Tax), Senior Associate, Hamburg
Dr. Wolfram Dickersbach (Tax), Senior Associate, Hamburg
Florian Thrun (Regulatory), Associate, Cologne
Katharina Hornung (Structuring), Associate, Cologne
Dr. Olivia Kozlowski (Tax), Associate, Hamburg
Axel Zirn (Structuring), Senior Associate, Berlin
About Cherry Ventures
Cherry Ventures has built a strong track record as a leading early-stage investor in Europe, backing over 130 companies to date. With Cherry Ventures V, the firm will continue investing in founders across Europe, with the vision to develop revolutionary technologies – global impact is the benchmark.
Cherry’s investor base includes renowned institutional LPs globally such as endowments, foundations, family offices, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds, alongside a strong entrepreneurial LP base.
