PORTFOLIO
We invest in the digital
category leaders of the future
Our seed + speed portfolio
Learn more about each startup by hovering over or clicking on the logos below.
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Scorp is a fast-growing social video app.The app lets you upload 15-second videos on any topic.
FOUNDER NAMES
Sercan Isik, Izzet Zakuto, Kaan Ugurlu, Ovunc Dalkiran
YEAR FOUNDED
2015
YEAR INVESTED
2017
WEBSITE
scorpapp.com
Flock has created a data-driven insurance product for drones and is a pioneer inusing real time data in insurance.
8i is a virtual reality software company focusing on volumetric human capture.
FOUNDER NAMES
Linc Gasking, Eugene d’Eon, Sebastian Marino, Joshua Feast
YEAR FOUNDED
2014
YEAR INVESTED
2017
WEBSITE
8i.com
Aimo offers a digitized and partially automated health assessment through a 3D movement scan by mobile phone.
medlanes organizes a 24/7 on-call service for home visits by doctors.
LuckaBox is a cloud-based multi-carrier shipping solution for retailers. Developed to optimize last mile delivery, the technology offers a wide range of integration options. LuckaBox allows retailers to import shipments from the most popular sales channels easily and automatically and to execute them through the optimal logistics service provider.
Thryve enables health services to access health data from smartphones, smart watches, fitness trackers and other networked devices via a single API and helps them to understand the wealth of automatically generated data. In this way, thryve fundamentally improves all aspects of basic health care.
FOUNDER NAMES
Friedrich Lämmel, John Trumpop, Paul Burggraf
YEAR FOUNDED
2016
YEAR INVESTED
2019
WEBSITE
thryve.health
MATE is the digital platform for contemporary guest management of events.
FOUNDER NAMES
Florian Kühne, Matthias Heicke, Sven Frauen
YEAR FOUNDED
2016
YEAR INVESTED
2019
WEBSITE
mateforevents.com
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The blockchain startup Cashlink offers one of Europe’s leading tokenization-as-a-service solutions. The modular infrastructure enables the legally compliant issue and management of digital securities as an all-in-one solution.
FOUNDER NAMES
Michael Duttlinger, Lars Olsson, Niklas Baumstark
YEAR FOUNDED
2016
YEAR INVESTED
2017
WEBSITE
cashlink.de
vAudience provides viewer engagement solutions for live video streams in form of OTT solutions and their own mobile platform for second screen viewer engagement “spect8”. On twitch.tv the company provides interactive overlay solutions for esport teams/clubs and event broadcasters such as ESL and DreamHack. For OTT companies, vAudience supplies web, android and iOS solutions to engage, bind and monentize viewers.
RightNow is a leading consumer factoring provider and one of the most successful German legaltech startups. With its products, RightNow buys consumer claims from everyday life situations and pays a large part of the reimbursement within only 24 hours. The claims are assessed using specially developed algorithms and enforced in court through highly automated processes.
FOUNDER NAMES
Dr. Torben Antretter, Dr. Benedikt Quarch, Philipp Eischet
YEAR FOUNDED
2017
YEAR INVESTED
2018
WEBSITE
rightnow.de
Prewave’s artificial intelligence-based software helps industrial companies to identify risks in their supply chains automatically and early using public information and social media data. This information advantage can be used to counteract possible supply bottlenecks and production stops in advance. Using machine learning and automatic language processing, the Prewave platform continuously trains its proprietary algorithm to identify signals and risks from multilingual text data.
FOUNDER NAMES
Dr. Lisa Smith, Harald Nitschinger
YEAR FOUNDED
2017
YEAR INVESTED
2020
WEBSITE
prewave.com
ZkSystems Software enables equipment manufacturers to set up and monetize digital services in addition to equipment sales. By using ZkSystems’ blockchain-compatible software solution manufacturers can directly monetize their digital offering through flexible pay-per-use, subscription, or equipment-as-a-service models, thus further driving customer adoption.
With its leading cybersecurity software, Enginsight helps companies autonomously monitor and secure their entire IT landscape. The innovative software platform analyzes and monitors complete IT landscapes and recognizes the connections and dependencies between websites, servers and IoT-devices to autonomously point out risks and threats.
Online Proofing is a core process in today’s business. Companies collaborate remotely more than ever, and they produce more content than ever, thereby often dealing with regulations. This is why a lot of brands use the Online Proofing SAAS Software filestage as the efficient and compliant way of sharing, reviewing and approving tons of content every day.
FOUNDER NAMES
Niklas Dorn, Simon Kontschak, Mael Frize
YEAR FOUNDED
2015
YEAR INVESTED
2021
WEBSITE
filestage.io
Carsten Maschmeyer’s
Die Höhle der Löwen investments
Our founder, Carsten Maschmeyer, also invests via the TV show Die Höhle der Löwen (the German version of Shark Tank). If you have a startup which fits the show’s focus, please contact the TV station VOX. You will learn more about these companies by hovering over and clicking on the logos below.
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A new type of fastener for fiber composites and metal in automotive and mechanical engineering, shipbuilding, railroad construction and the construction industry. This makes the production of ships, cars and much more flexible and faster. The lightweight construction reduces fuel consumption and CO2 in the transport industry by reducing the weight to be moved.
presize has developed a bodyscan software which aims to reduce returns in online shopping. Buyers spend three billion hours per year returning clothes that don’t fit. About half of this is due to incorrectly calculated sizes. A big cost problem for retailers, a tedious task for customers and a heavy burden for the environment. The presize software changes this.
FOUNDER NAMES
Awais Shafique, Leon Szeli,Tomislav Tomov
YEAR FOUNDED
2017
YEAR INVESTED
2020
WEBSITE
presize.ai
Greenmnky protects displays and the environment. To achieve this, high-tech armored films are cut directly at the point of sale for devices such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, headphones, gaming consoles or cameras. This enables stores to satisfy the wishes of their customers directly without extensive warehousing. And because unsold cases never have to be disposed of again, Greenmnky also protects the planet.
FOUNDER NAMES
Ziya Orhan, Oliver Klingenbrunn, Björn Salg
YEAR FOUNDED
2020
YEAR INVESTED
2020
WEBSITE
greenmnky.de
Smartsleep has developed a nutrient mix, thanks to which even shorter nights should bring more relaxation.
FOUNDER NAMES
Dr. Markus Dworak, Burk J. Ulrich, Daniel Matthieu
YEAR FOUNDED
2015
YEAR INVESTED
2018
WEBSITE
smartsleep.de
talentcube is the # 1 platform for video applications in Europe and is used by companies in the recruitment process to screen applicants prior to an interview. Applicants can use talentcube to apply at companies of their choice by video free of charge.
FOUNDER NAMES
Sebastian Niewöhner, Hendrik Seiler, Sebastian Hust
YEAR FOUNDED
2014
YEAR INVESTED
2017
WEBSITE
talentcube.de
foodguide is on the way to becoming the world’s largest community for food and travel. With the foodguide app for Android and iOS, users can find the perfect restaurant nearby with the help of meal photos in over 200 European cities. Foodguide offers a social media response tool and voucher magazines for restaurateurs.
Finanzguru is a free app for Android and iOS that is intended for users who want to save money. The app is connected to one or more checking accounts and then analyzes the account movements. In this way, potential users can always see exactly how much money they are spending for which purpose. In addition, fnanzguru helps cancel unnecessary services and makes suggestions for cheaper offers.
FOUNDER NAMES
Alexander Michel, Benjamin Michel
YEAR FOUNDED
2015
YEAR INVESTED
2018
WEBSITE
finanzguru.de
In Die Pferde APP for Android and iOS, stable operators and horse owners can save all information about the horse in order to guarantee reliable care. Die Pferde APP offers extensive functions that facilitate the entire organizational routine in the stable.
Healthy and natural food supplements based on superfoods
FOUNDER NAMES
Jörn Marc-Vogler
YEAR FOUNDED
2016
YEAR INVESTED
2017
WEBSITE
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Lizza is the low carb revolution from Frankfurt. Our flaxseed bread and baked goods are low carb, gluten-free, organic, vegan and low in calories. Lizza is ideal for fitness enthusiasts and athletes as well as health and nutrition-conscious connoisseurs.
The aspUraclip is the first patented and mobile mini-inhaler that provides individual moments of wellness anywhere and anytime. The aspUraclip mini inhalers are filled with high-quality essential organic oils. Depending on the application, the aspUraclip smells of peppermint (FRESH), eucalyptus and thyme (MED) and lavender (RELAX).
FOUNDER NAMES
Wolfgang Kleinert, Vingh-Nghi Tiet
YEAR FOUNDED
2015
YEAR INVESTED
2018
WEBSITE
aspuraclip.com
ReMoD is a Berlin startup in the field of rehabilitation technology, offering a new method for posture and movement control.
The Parodont gum care gel is a care product for acute gum problems such as bleeding gums, gingivitis and padodontosis. In addition, they offer a wide range of further dental care products.
Tapes & bandages 2.0. Patented kinesiological tapes and plasters with herbal extracts.
FOUNDER NAMES
Sabine Kroker-Hohmann, Jens Kroker
YEAR FOUNDED
2010
YEAR INVESTED
2018
WEBSITE
aktimed-tape.de
The grandmothers and grandfathers working with Kuchentratsch bake delicious cakes that can be ordered online and shipped nationwide to private and corporate customers. In addition, Kuchentratsch sells cake mixes to allow you to bake your own cake according to grandma’s recipe.
iCapio fishing baits are new, innovative “active baits” that contain real fish. This makes fresh fish even more likely to bite as the bait’s smell dissolves in the water. As iCapio bait is dry until it touches water, it is clean and easy to use, and can be combined with any other fishing bait.