Germany · Investor

e.ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Jun 2014VC firm

Series ASeries BSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 125 on record
Since the last cheque2513days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led3 of 125Sole investor10 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 35%
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e.ventures highlights

  1. 01

    125 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $2.8M

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first125 appearances

  1. 2019

    12 rounds

  2. Dec
    JowFR · TechCrunch$7.0MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    DeadHappySeed · GB · TechCrunch$4.9MLed
  4. Sept
    HoneycombUS · FinSMEs$11MWith 4 others
  5. Sept
    ShopmonkeySeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  6. Sept
    UnbabelSeries C · PT · VentureBeat$60MWith 11 others
  7. Jul
    StaffbaseSeries C · DE · TechCrunch$23MWith 3 others
  8. Jul
    PodimoSeed · DK · TechCrunch$7.5MLed
  9. Jun
    ExporoDE · Gruenderszene$48MWith 3 others
  10. Apr
    LeapworkSeries A · DK · FinSMEs$10MWith 1 other
  11. Apr
    BumpSeries A · GB · TechCrunch$7.5MLed
  12. Apr
    CandidSeries B · US · TechCrunch$63MWith 2 others
  13. Feb
    brumbrumSeries B · IT · FinSMEs$23MWith 2 others
  14. 2018

    8 rounds

  15. Oct
    FutrliGB · FinSMEs$5.2MWith 2 others
  16. Sept
    The FamilyFR · FinSMEs$17MWith 2 others
  17. Aug
    Deposit SolutionsDE · FinSMEs$100MWith 1 other
  18. Aug
    KarmaSE · FinSMEs$12MWith 2 others
  19. Jun
    BirdUS · TechCrunch$300MWith 10 others
  20. Jun
    BlinkistSeries C · DE · FinSMEs$19MWith 2 others
  21. May
    NomNomNowUS · FinSMEs$13MWith 4 others
  22. Apr
    SEMrushUS · FinSMEs$40MWith 2 others
  23. 2017

    5 rounds

  24. Nov
    Deposit SolutionsDE · Finextra$20MWith 1 other
  25. Aug
    CoyaSeed · DE · FinSMEs$10MWith 3 others
  26. Jul
    ExporoDE · FinSMEs$9.3MWith 3 others
  27. May
    CornerJobSeries C · ES · FinSMEs$19MWith 11 others
  28. Mar
    IcertisSeries C · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 3 others
  29. 2016

    7 rounds

  30. Dec
    Tandem (Retail Bank)$32MWith 4 others
  31. Nov
    CodeFightsSeries A · US · TechCrunch$10MSole investor
  32. Nov
    WithMe (Software platform)$33MWith 11 others
  33. Jul
    CornerJobSeries B · ES · TechCrunch$25MWith 14 others
  34. May
    JW Player$20MWith 5 others
  35. Apr
    Farfetch$160MWith 19 others
  36. Jan
    Thrive Market$111MWith 38 others
  37. 2015

    28 rounds

  38. Oct
    SegmentSeries B · US$27MWith 4 others
  39. Sept
    PinkoiSeed · TW$9.0MWith 5 others
  40. Sept
    HouseCallSeries A · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  41. Sept
    TVSmilesSeries B$5.6MWith 4 others
  42. Sept
    MoSeekerSeries A · CN$6.0MWith 2 others
  43. Aug
    Everything But The House (EBTH)Series B · US$30MWith 3 others
  44. Aug
    freeeSeries C · JP$30MWith 3 others
  45. Aug
    SpotHeroSeries B · US$20MWith 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

MSMathias SchillingManager of the General Partner to IssueriFiling they signed
TGThomas GieselmannManager of the General Partner to IssueriFiling they signed

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

6+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed7 in all

PlayHavenBought by RockYouUndisclosedMay 2015
PlayHavenBought by ScienceUndisclosedSept 2014
Maker StudiosBought by The Walt Disney Company$500MMar 2014
Maker StudiosBought by Disney$450M2014
nCircle Network SecurityBought by TripwireUndisclosedMar 2013
SpeakeasyBought by Best Buy$97MMar 2007
GuardentBought by VeriSign Authentication Services$140MDec 2003

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as e.ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

GreycroftVC firm32rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm9rounds together500 GlobalAngel6rounds togetherBattery VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherTA VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherInfinity VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherMenlo VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherAccelVC firm4rounds togetherBoldstart VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherBright CapitalInvestment firm4rounds togetherHV Holtzbrinck VenturesPrivate equity4rounds togetherIDG VenturesVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies e.ventures put money into.

Jow$7.0M · Dec 2019DeadHappy$4.9M · Sept 2019Honeycomb$11M · Sept 2019Shopmonkey$10M · Sept 2019Unbabel$60M · Sept 2019Staffbase$23M · Jul 2019

Quick answers about e.ventures

What does e.ventures invest in?

e.ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (54% of the rounds on record).

How active is e.ventures?

125 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has e.ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jow (Undisclosed round, Dec 2019), DeadHappy (Seed, Sept 2019) and Honeycomb (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019).

How big are e.ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does e.ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 125 investments on record (2%).

Where does e.ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (35%), Germany (21%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

Is e.ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does e.ventures invest alongside?

Most often Greycroft (32 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (9 rounds together) and 500 Global (6 rounds together).

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