Filip Dames
Person
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Person
Schema.org type: Person
Country: Germany
Operating base: Berlin, Germany
Current role: Founding Partner, Cherry Ventures
Sector: Venture capital — early-stage European technology investment
Known for: founding the Berlin-based seed venture capital firm Cherry Ventures in 2013 and earlier joining the founding team of Zalando
Associated organization: Cherry Ventures (Berlin)
LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/filipdames
Entity Profile
Overview
Filip Dames is a Berlin-based German venture capital investor and founding partner of Cherry Ventures, a European early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Berlin.
Career
Filip Dames founded an early digital marketplace for art and collectibles and then joined the founding team of Zalando in Berlin, where he worked on product, business development and international expansion. In 2013 he co-founded Cherry Ventures in Berlin and has since led investments in European early-stage technology companies across consumer, software, marketplaces and fintech. He has been recognised on the Forbes Midas List Europe.
DACH relevance and Startuprad.io coverage
Cherry Ventures is one of Berlin's most active seed-stage venture capital firms, with a portfolio of European technology companies including several unicorns. Beyond Cherry, Filip Dames serves on the board of KfW Capital (the German public-sector fund-of-funds), the board of the German Startup Association, and the Board of Trustees of the Berlin State Opera, giving him a visible role in the wider DACH startup and venture capital ecosystem covered by Startuprad.io.
Public source context
Public information used for this record is drawn from his official https://cherry.vc/team/filip-dames , his https://de.linkedin.com/in/filipdames , his https://www.forbes.com/profile/filip-dames/ and his https://www.crunchbase.com/person/filip-felician-dames .
Startuprad.io coverage
Startuprad.io has published editorial coverage referencing Filip Dames:
Meet Filip, One of Germany's Most Successful Early Stage VCs from Cherry Ventures #GSA22
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Editorial mention
URL: https://www.startuprad.io/post/meet-filip-one-of-germany-s-most-successful-early-stage-vcs-from-cherry-ventures-gsa22-founder-i
ROWS brings Spreadsheets to the Age of APIs — Founder Interview
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Editorial mention
URL: https://www.startuprad.io/post/rows-brings-spreadsheets-to-the-age-of-apis-founder-interview
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