Germany · Investor

Shortcut Ventures

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

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BVRVideogameSocial

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque4037days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.6MRounds led0 of 8Mostly inGermany, 63%
Pitch Shortcut Ventures

Shortcut Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 88% of its rounds

What they do

We want to put our portfolio companies on a shortcut to success!From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
VRVideogameSocial
Based in
Hamburg, Germany
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Oct
    tado°Series B · DE$17MWith 4 others
  3. 2014

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    ZenMateSeries A · DE$3.2MWith 4 others
  5. Jul
    tado°Series A · DE$14MWith 1 other
  6. Jul
    Mediakraft NetworksSeries B · DE$22MWith 2 others
  7. 2013

    1 round

  8. Sept
    tado°Seed · DE · techcrunch.com$2.6MWith 1 other
  9. 2012

    3 rounds

  10. Aug
    SumUpSeries A · IE · techcrunch.com$20MWith 3 others
  11. May
    UpptalkSeries A · ES$5.7MWith 2 others
  12. May
    yuilopSeries A · ES · finsmes.com$5.7MWith 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 3 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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Shortcut Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Target PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherBright CapitalInvestment firm2rounds togetherNauta CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Shortcut Ventures

What does Shortcut Ventures invest in?

Shortcut Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as VR, Videogame and Social.

How active is Shortcut Ventures?

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

How big are Shortcut Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.6M.

Does Shortcut Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Shortcut Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (63%), Spain (25%) and Ireland (13%).

Is Shortcut Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Shortcut Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Target Partners (3 rounds together), Bright Capital (2 rounds together) and Nauta Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Shortcut Ventures?

Shortcut Ventures is a VC firm based in Hamburg, Germany.

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