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Holtzbrinck Ventures

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

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 64 on record
Since the last cheque2687days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MCheque size, as they say$559K – $11MRounds led1 of 64Sole investor9 roundsExits10 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 74%
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Holtzbrinck Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    64 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $3.2M

  4. 04

    10 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$559K – $11M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries A
Based in
Munich, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first64 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Jun
    DialogueCA · Cdpq$40MLed
  3. Jun
    ExporoDE · Gruenderszene$48MWith 3 others
  4. Jun
    BUXNL · FinSMEs$13MWith 1 other
  5. 2018

    6 rounds

  6. Dec
    TourlaneSeries B · DE · FinSMEs$24MWith 2 others
  7. Dec
    ZeuzDE · Gamesindustry$3.4MWith 3 others
  8. Nov
    Wind MobilitySeed · DE · TechCrunch$22MWith 1 other
  9. Sept
    Ultimate.aiSeed · DE · TechCrunch$1.3MWith 1 other
  10. Mar
    TourlaneSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$8.5MWith 2 others
  11. Jan
    CarmudiDE · TechCrunch$10MWith 2 others
  12. 2017

    5 rounds

  13. Oct
    Global Savings GroupDebt · DE · Tech.eu$23MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    ZeitgoldSeries A · DE · Tech.eu$12MWith 1 other
  15. Jul
    ExporoDE · FinSMEs$9.3MWith 3 others
  16. Jun
    LingokidsUS · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    DreamlineDE · FinSMEs$19MWith 5 others
  18. 2016

    2 rounds

  19. Oct
    Move24DE · FinSMEs$14MWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    Spotcap$35MWith 4 others
  21. 2014

    3 rounds

  22. Oct
    ZenMateSeries A · DE$3.2MWith 4 others
  23. Aug
    ClickBusVenture · BR$10MWith 4 others
  24. Jul
    onlinetoursVenture · RU$7.0MWith 6 others
  25. 2013

    6 rounds

  26. Sept
    HelloFreshSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$7.5MWith 3 others
  27. Jul
    L’ArcoBalenoSeries B · DE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 9 others
  28. Jul
    Delivery HeroSeries D · DE · techcrunch.com$30MWith 8 others
  29. Jun
    JetloreSeries A · US · finsmes.com$7.0MWith 9 others
  30. Jun
    Lazada GroupSeries D · MY · techcrunch.com$100MWith 5 others
  31. Jun
    QuandooSeries A · DE$4.5MWith 3 others
  32. 2012

    9 rounds

  33. Dec
    HelloFreshSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$10MWith 4 others
  34. Oct
    DepopSeed · GB$644KWith 1 other
  35. Oct
    AuctionataSeries A · DE$169MWith 5 others
  36. Sept
    paylevenVenture · DE · finsmes.com$13MWith 2 others
  37. Aug
    SemasioVenture · DE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Aug
    PAYMILLSeed · DE · thenextweb.com$13MWith 3 others
  39. Jul
    Fashion For HomeDE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Jun
    OutfitteryVenture · DE · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jun
    WestWingGrowth · DE · finsmes.com$50MWith 4 others
  42. 2011

    5 rounds

  43. Jul
    YasuuSeed · DEUndisclosedSole investor
  44. Jun
    HitFox GroupSeed · DE · gruenderszene.deUndisclosedWith 5 others
  45. May
    WoogaSeries B · DE · techcrunch.com$24MWith 3 others
  46. May
    GigalocalSeries A · DE · gfm-news.com$1.0MWith 5 others
  47. Mar
    Delivery HeroSeries A · DE$5.5MWith 4 others
  48. 2010

    3 rounds

  49. Nov
    StylightSeries A · DE · blog.stylight.deUndisclosedWith 1 other

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 1 person 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed10 in all

Fashion For HomeBought by Home24UndisclosedNov 2015
ProximicBought by comScoreUndisclosedMay 2015
QuandooBought by Recruit Holdings$219MMar 2015
NimbuzzBought by New Call Telecom$175MOct 2014
YasuuBought by RegiondoUndisclosedSept 2012
erentoBought by RussmediaUndisclosedJun 2011
brands4friendsBought by eBay$200MDec 2010
Citydeal.deBought by GrouponUndisclosedMay 2010
Bookya.deBought by LSL GruppeUndisclosedMar 2010
ImagekindBought by Cafe Press$8.4MJul 2008

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 Holtzbrinck Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Holtzbrinck Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Holtzbrinck Ventures

What does Holtzbrinck Ventures invest in?

Holtzbrinck Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (62% of the rounds on record).

How active is Holtzbrinck Ventures?

64 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2019.

What has Holtzbrinck Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dialogue (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019), Exporo (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019) and BUX (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019).

How big are Holtzbrinck Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $559K to $11M.

Does Holtzbrinck Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 64 investments on record (2%).

Where does Holtzbrinck Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (74%) and the United States (10%).

Is Holtzbrinck Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Holtzbrinck Ventures invest alongside?

Most often HV Holtzbrinck Ventures (16 rounds together), Rocket Internet (9 rounds together) and Tengelmann Ventures (5 rounds together).

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