# HV Holtzbrinck Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > HV Holtzbrinck Ventures is a private equity based in Germany. 70 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-holtzbrinck-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet New fund $234M, Oct 2020 Private equity Now at hvcapital.com Seed Series A Consulting Mobile Apps Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 70 on record Since the last cheque **2512** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$559K – $11M** Rounds led **5 of 70** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 68%** Pitch HV Holtzbrinck Ventures ## HV Holtzbrinck Ventures highlights - 01 70 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 57% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $5.5M - 04 6 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $559K – $11M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Consulting Mobile Apps - **Based in:** Munich, Germany - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **70 appearances** - **2019** 15 rounds - **Dec** **[CoachHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/coachhub)** Series A · DE · FinSMEs **$4.0M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Linearity](https://millionrounds.com/company/linearity)** US · Medium **$5.5M** Sole investor - **Nov** **[CoachHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/coachhub)** DE · FinSMEs **$11M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Immo Investment](https://millionrounds.com/company/immo-investment)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$11M** *Led* - **Nov** **[Ultimate.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultimate-ai)** Ultimate **$6.5M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[Inkitt](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkitt)** Series A · DE · FinSMEs **$16M** With 6 others - **Aug** **[CoachHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/coachhub)** DE · FinSMEs **$6.7M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Penta](https://millionrounds.com/company/penta)** DE · TechCrunch **$9.0M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Scalable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalable-capital)** Series C · DE · EU-Startups **$28M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Sennder](https://millionrounds.com/company/sennder)** Series C · DE · VentureBeat **$70M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[FlixMobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/flixmobility)** DE · VentureBeat **$531M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Legal OS](https://millionrounds.com/company/legal-os)** Seed · DE · Tech.eu **$22M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Depop](https://millionrounds.com/company/depop)** Series C · GB · TechCrunch **$62M** With 6 others - **May** **[Yapily](https://millionrounds.com/company/yapily)** GB · TechCrunch **$5.4M** *Led* - **Apr** **[Zencargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zencargo)** Series A · GB · FinSMEs **$20M** *Led* - **2015** 18 rounds - **Nov** **[Movago](https://millionrounds.com/company/movago)** Series A · DE **$7.5M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[EatFirst](https://millionrounds.com/company/eatfirst)** Series A · GB **$8.0M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Caremondo](https://millionrounds.com/company/caremondo)** Series A · DE **$1.2M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Compeon](https://millionrounds.com/company/compeon)** Series A · DE **$2.7M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Cookies App](https://millionrounds.com/company/cookies-app)** Seed · DE **$1.6M** With 7 others - **Aug** **[Scalable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalable-capital)** Seed **$4.4M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Movago](https://millionrounds.com/company/movago)** Seed · DE **$2.9M** With 6 others - **May** **[SoMuchMore](https://millionrounds.com/company/somuchmore)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Thermondo](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermondo)** Series B · DE **$6.4M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Auctionata](https://millionrounds.com/company/auctionata)** Series C · DE **$46M** With 11 others - **Mar** **[Spotcap](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotcap)** Debt · DE **$5.4M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Outfittery](https://millionrounds.com/company/outfittery)** Series C · DE **$20M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Carmudi](https://millionrounds.com/company/carmudi)** Series B · PH **$25M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Lamudi](https://millionrounds.com/company/lamudi)** Venture · DE **$18M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Lecturio](https://millionrounds.com/company/lecturio)** Series B · DE **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Depop](https://millionrounds.com/company/depop)** Series A · GB **$8.0M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[FlixBus](https://millionrounds.com/company/flixbus)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Hotelscan](https://millionrounds.com/company/hotelscan)** Series A · CH **$6.1M** With 1 other - **2014** 10 rounds - **Nov** **[Dreamlines](https://millionrounds.com/company/dreamlines)** Series C · DE **$25M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[Spotcap](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotcap)** Series A · ES **$16M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[ZenMate](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenmate)** Series A · DE **$3.2M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[ClickBus](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickbus)** Venture · BR **$10M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[onlinetours](https://millionrounds.com/company/onlinetours)** Venture · RU **$7.0M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[Quandoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/quandoo)** Series C · DE **$25M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Auctionata](https://millionrounds.com/company/auctionata)** Series B · DE **$30M** With 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 registration **7 named** AW **Andreas Wisser** DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed AJ **Anke Jager** DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed GL **Gary Leatt** Director i Filing they signed HK **Heiko Kottkamp** DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed JL **James Lees** DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed NA **Nadia Assaadi-Irtizaali** Director i Filing they signed SK **Simon King** Director i Filing 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 file numbered funds in its name ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all** **[Proximic](https://millionrounds.com/company/proximic)** Bought by [comScore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comscore) **Undisclosed** May 2015 **[Quandoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/quandoo)** Bought by [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) **$219M** Mar 2015 **[tutoria GmbH](https://millionrounds.com/company/tutoria-gmbh)** Bought by [Digital Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-education) **Undisclosed** May 2012 **[AutoDa](https://millionrounds.com/company/autoda)** Bought by MeinAuto **Undisclosed** Jan 2012 **[GLOSSYBOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossybox)** Bought by Lust have it! **Undisclosed** Jan 2012 **[Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte)** Bought by KIT digital **Undisclosed** Jan 2011 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$234M** raised in Oct 2020 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.5M** Led 5 of 70 rounds **7%** - **Said size:** $559K – $11M - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Dec 2019 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *21* - Seed said *12* - Series B *9* - Venture *8* - Series C *8* Cheques by year Led Joined 2004 2019 Often in the room with - [Holtzbrinck Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holtzbrinck-ventures) 16 - [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) 9 - [Tengelmann Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengelmann-ventures) 7 - [Kite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kite-ventures) 5 - [DN Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital) 4 - [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) 4 **Pitching HV Holtzbrinck Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Ventures** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holtzbrinck-ventures)[**Rocket Internet** Investment firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6)[**Tengelmann Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengelmann-ventures)[**Kite Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kite-ventures)[**DN Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital)[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)[**Speedinvest** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)[**TA Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ta-ventures)[**e.ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures)[**Access Industries** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-industries)[**Cherry Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures)[**European Founders Fund** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-founders-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies HV Holtzbrinck Ventures put money into. [**CoachHub** $4.0M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/coachhub)[**Linearity** $5.5M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/linearity)[**Scalable Capital** $28M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/scalable-capital)[**Sennder** $70M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sennder)[**Depop** $62M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/depop)[**Yapily** $5.4M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/yapily) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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