Investor

KfW Bankengruppe

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

QuietInvestment firm

VentureSeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque4002days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.0MRounds led0 of 23Sole investor2 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 100%
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KfW Bankengruppe highlights

  1. 01

    23 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $5.3M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. Nov
    BigRepSeries A$7.5MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    Biametrics GmbHSeries A · DE$3.5MWith 3 others
  4. Jun
    MinodesDEUndisclosedWith 3 others
  5. 2014

    4 rounds

  6. Dec
    WeSustainSeries B · DE$5.0MWith 3 others
  7. Jul
    ParkTAGSeed · DE$680KWith 7 others
  8. Mar
    vertragslotseSeed · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    web care LBJ GmbHSeries A · DEUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. 2013

    2 rounds

  11. May
    Orpheus GmbHSeries AUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. Mar
    SIRION BIOTECHVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. 2012

    2 rounds

  14. Feb
    numares GmbHSeries B · DE$9.5MWith 1 other
  15. Jan
    web care LBJ GmbHVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. 2011

    4 rounds

  17. Oct
    numares GmbHVenture · DE$9.5MWith 2 others
  18. May
    Protectimmun GmbHSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  19. Mar
    Clickworker GmbHSeries B · DE · clickworker.com$6.0MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    bettermarksVenture · DE$4.2MSole investor
  21. 2010

    1 round

  22. Apr
    bettermarksVenture · DE$6.4MSole investor
  23. 2009

    1 round

  24. Apr
    Metasonic AGVenture · DE · jcom1.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. 2008

    4 rounds

  26. Dec
    LieferandoSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Aug
    ProtagenVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. Jul
    SuppreMolSeries B · DE$25MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    BiontisVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. 2007

    1 round

  31. Sept
    EmporisVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. 2006

    1 round

  33. Oct
    numares GmbHVenture · DE$2.5MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

SuppreMolBought by Baxter InternationalUndisclosedMar 2015
LieferandoBought by Takeaway.com$103MApr 2014

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

Quick answers about KfW Bankengruppe

What does KfW Bankengruppe invest in?

KfW Bankengruppe invests most often at Venture and Seed (64% of the rounds on record).

How active is KfW Bankengruppe?

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

How big are KfW Bankengruppe's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

Does KfW Bankengruppe lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does KfW Bankengruppe invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (100%).

Is KfW Bankengruppe investing now?

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

Who does KfW Bankengruppe invest alongside?

Most often Bayern Kapital (5 rounds together), High-Tech Gruenderfonds (4 rounds together) and MIG Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is KfW Bankengruppe?

KfW Bankengruppe is an investment firm.

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