Acatus GmbH was founded in September 2016 by Dr. Marie Louise Seelig and Dr. Daniel Wigbers and is building the first digital pan-European Debt Capital Markets (DCM) platform. Through the innovative instrument of digital single asset securitization, Acatus converts loans and other illiquid assets into fungible securities eligible for safe custody. For banks and other originators, Acatus offers a fast and cost-efficient refinancing option via the capital markets. For institutional investors such as family offices or pension funds, Acatus offers attractive investment opportunities à la carte in previously illiquid debt products. Since October 2018, the digital DCM platform has been live and transactions are taking place.
Acatus is based in Berlin and currently has 15 employees. The company is supported by renowned investors such as Partech, Berliner Effektengesellschaft and Berliner Volksbank Ventures as well as numerous business angels from the capital markets, securities and tech sectors. These include former bank directors, partners in management consultancies and commercial law firms, university professors and successful fintech founders. Acatus won the startup pitch of EXECfintech in 2018 and came 3rd place in the KPMG Smart Start Award 2017. The company is a member of the Association of German Banks, the Federal Association of German Startups and the digital association Bitkom.
Acatus is based in Berlin and currently has 15 employees. The company is supported by renowned investors such as Partech, Berliner Effektengesellschaft and Berliner Volksbank Ventures as well as numerous business angels from the capital markets, securities and tech sectors. These include former bank directors, partners in management consultancies and commercial law firms, university professors and successful fintech founders. Acatus won the startup pitch of EXECfintech in 2018 and came 3rd place in the KPMG Smart Start Award 2017. The company is a member of the Association of German Banks, the Federal Association of German Startups and the digital association Bitkom.
Location: Germany, Berlin
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $6.06M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Verve Vent... | verve.vc |
| - | Berliner V... | volksbank-... |
| - | Platina Pa... | platinapar... |
| - | Redstone | redstone.v... |
| - | Coparion | coparion.v... |
| - | DIP Capita... | dip-capita... |
| - | Partech Pa... | partechpar... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.11.2019 | Series A | $6.06M | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.11.2019 | Acatus Raises €5.5M in Series A Funding | Acatus, a Berlin, Germany-based fintech company, completed a €5.5m Series A funding round. The round was led by DIP Capital and coparion with participation from Partech, Berliner Effektengesellschaft AG and Berliner Volksbank Ventures and b... |
| 22.11.2019 | Ein Startup, das Schulden in Form von Anleihen verkauft | Zu den vielen Startups, die man unbedingt im Blick behalten sollte, gehört das junge Unternehmen Acatus. Das Berliner FinTech positioniert sich als “digitale Debt Capital Market Plattform”. Acatus bietet sogenannten “Originatoren die Möglic... |
| 13.11.2019 | Acatus bags €5.5M funding, German fintech startup converts loans into securities | Based out of Berlin, Acatus is a financial services company that offers a debt capital markets platform for banks and other organisations. In the latest development, the German fintech startup has raised €5.5 million in a Series A round led... |
| 12.11.2019 | Berlin-based fintech startup Acatus raises €5.5 million to accelerate the growth of its digital debt capital markets platform | The Berlin-based fintech Acatus announces the successful completion of a Series A financing round led by DIP Capital LLP and the venture capital fund coparion. The existing shareholders and business angels also participated in the round. Ac... |
| 12.11.2019 | Berlin fintech Acatus raises €5.5 million to build Europe’s largest debt capital market | Acatus, the first digital debt capital markets platform, has raised a 5.5 million Series A round, led by DIP Capital and coparion, with support from existing investors Partech, Berliner Effektengesellschaft, and Berliner Volksbank Ventures.... |