# GfK: portfolio, investments and team

> GfK is a corporate vc based in Germany. 3 investments on record, latest Mar 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gfk (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# GfK

Last cheque observed Mar 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Series C Venture E-Commerce Social Media Marketing Consulting

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4239** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.1M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **2 rounds**

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## GfK highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $3.3M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** E-Commerce Social Media Marketing Consulting
- **Based in:** Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Mar** **[YouEye](https://millionrounds.com/company/youeye)** Venture · US **$3.3M** Sole investor
- **2013** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Genius Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/genius-digital)** Series A · GB · geniusdigital.tv **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2008** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Qosmos](https://millionrounds.com/company/qosmos)** Series C · FR · sofinnova.fr **$11M** With 2 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

We hold **13** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Cogenta Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cogenta-systems)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**User Centric** **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**nurago** **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**SirValUse** **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**Knowledge Networks** **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**GfK Mediamark Research & Intelligence** **Undisclosed** Oct 2007

## The cheque

Series A Series C Venture

Median round joined **$7.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.3M**

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2015

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## Quick answers about GfK

### What does GfK invest in?

GfK invests most often at Series A and Series C (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing and Consulting.

### How active is GfK?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2015.

### How big are GfK's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.1M.

### Is GfK investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2015.

### What kind of investor is GfK?

GfK is a corporate VC based in Germany.

### When was GfK founded?

GfK was founded in 1934.

### Where does this information on GfK come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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