Germany · Investor

HV Holtzbrinck Ventures

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

QuietNew fund $234M, Oct 2020Private equityNow at hvcapital.com

SeedSeries AConsultingMobile Apps

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 70 on record
Since the last cheque2511days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MCheque size, as they say$559K – $11MRounds led5 of 70Sole investor2 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 68%
Pitch HV Holtzbrinck Ventures

HV Holtzbrinck Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    70 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $5.5M

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first70 appearances

  1. 2019

    15 rounds

  2. Dec
    CoachHubSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 4 others
  3. Nov
    LinearityUS · Medium$5.5MSole investor
  4. Nov
    CoachHubDE · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 others
  5. Nov
    Immo InvestmentSeries A · GB · TechCrunch$11MLed
  6. Nov
    Ultimate.aiUltimate$6.5MWith 1 other
  7. Aug
    InkittSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$16MWith 6 others
  8. Aug
    CoachHubDE · FinSMEs$6.7MWith 2 others
  9. Aug
    PentaDE · TechCrunch$9.0MLed
  10. Aug
    Scalable CapitalSeries C · DE · EU-Startups$28MWith 2 others
  11. Jul
    SennderSeries C · DE · VentureBeat$70MWith 6 others
  12. Jul
    FlixMobilityDE · VentureBeat$531MWith 2 others
  13. Jun
    Legal OSSeed · DE · Tech.eu$22MLed
  14. Jun
    DepopSeries C · GB · TechCrunch$62MWith 6 others
  15. May
    YapilyGB · TechCrunch$5.4MLed
  16. Apr
    ZencargoSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$20MLed
  17. 2015

    18 rounds

  18. Nov
    MovagoSeries A · DE$7.5MWith 3 others
  19. Nov
    EatFirstSeries A · GB$8.0MWith 1 other
  20. Nov
    CaremondoSeries A · DE$1.2MWith 1 other
  21. Nov
    CompeonSeries A · DE$2.7MWith 3 others
  22. Nov
    Cookies AppSeed · DE$1.6MWith 7 others
  23. Aug
    Scalable CapitalSeed$4.4MWith 2 others
  24. Aug
    MovagoSeed · DE$2.9MWith 6 others
  25. May
    SoMuchMoreVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Apr
    ThermondoSeries B · DE$6.4MWith 4 others
  27. Mar
    AuctionataSeries C · DE$46MWith 11 others
  28. Mar
    SpotcapDebt · DE$5.4MWith 3 others
  29. Mar
    OutfitterySeries C · DE$20MWith 3 others
  30. Feb
    CarmudiSeries B · PH$25MWith 2 others
  31. Feb
    LamudiVenture · DE$18MWith 2 others
  32. Jan
    LecturioSeries B · DEUndisclosedWith 3 others
  33. Jan
    DepopSeries A · GB$8.0MWith 1 other
  34. Jan
    FlixBusVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  35. Jan
    HotelscanSeries A · CH$6.1MWith 1 other
  36. 2014

    10 rounds

  37. Nov
    DreamlinesSeries C · DE$25MWith 4 others
  38. Oct
    SpotcapSeries A · ES$16MWith 2 others
  39. Oct
    ZenMateSeries A · DE$3.2MWith 4 others
  40. Aug
    ClickBusVenture · BR$10MWith 4 others
  41. Jul
    onlinetoursVenture · RU$7.0MWith 6 others
  42. Jul
    QuandooSeries C · DE$25MWith 5 others
  43. Apr
    AuctionataSeries B · DE$30MWith 3 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 registration7 named

AWAndreas WisserDIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
AJAnke JagerDIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
GLGary LeattDirectoriFiling they signed
HKHeiko KottkampDIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
JLJames LeesDIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNERiFiling they signed
NANadia Assaadi-IrtizaaliDirectoriFiling they signed
SKSimon KingDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 16 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.

What the register says

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

8+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

ProximicBought by comScoreUndisclosedMay 2015
QuandooBought by Recruit Holdings$219MMar 2015
tutoria GmbHBought by Digital EducationUndisclosedMay 2012
AutoDaBought by MeinAutoUndisclosedJan 2012
GLOSSYBOXBought by Lust have it!UndisclosedJan 2012
KyteBought by KIT digitalUndisclosedJan 2011

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

Holtzbrinck VenturesVC firm16rounds togetherRocket InternetInvestment firm9rounds togetherTengelmann VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherKite VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherDN CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherEarlybird Venture CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherSpeedinvestVC firm4rounds togetherTA VenturesVC firm4rounds togethere.venturesVC firm4rounds togetherAccess IndustriesCorporate VC3rounds togetherCherry VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherEuropean Founders FundInvestment firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies HV Holtzbrinck Ventures put money into.

CoachHub$4.0M · Dec 2019Linearity$5.5M · Nov 2019Scalable Capital$28M · Aug 2019Sennder$70M · Jul 2019Depop$62M · Jun 2019Yapily$5.4M · May 2019

Quick answers about HV Holtzbrinck Ventures

What does HV Holtzbrinck Ventures invest in?

HV Holtzbrinck Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consulting and Mobile Apps.

How active is HV Holtzbrinck Ventures?

70 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has HV Holtzbrinck Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: CoachHub (Series A, Dec 2019), Linearity (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019) and Immo Investment (Series A, Nov 2019).

How big are HV Holtzbrinck Ventures's cheques?

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

Does HV Holtzbrinck Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 70 investments on record (7%).

Where does HV Holtzbrinck Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (68%) and the United Kingdom (16%).

Is HV Holtzbrinck Ventures investing now?

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

Who does HV Holtzbrinck Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Holtzbrinck Ventures (16 rounds together), Rocket Internet (9 rounds together) and Tengelmann Ventures (7 rounds together).

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