We use our powerful network and expertise rooted in an entrepreneurial family heritage to lift new generations of sustainable businesses.
We invest.
We invest in mission-driven founders that identify the needs of their customers with innovative business models and disrupting product solutions in order to shape a better and sustainable future for the next generation.
We support.
We believe ‘capital’ should be more than just mere money. Thus, we will provide capital beyond money in form of access to personal networks, industrial knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit. This support will last from Seed to Series A – and beyond.
Investment Thesis
- Consumption. Feeding the planet is the biggest societal and climate challenge in current times – solving this will be of pivotal importance for the upcoming decades. By inventing more efficient, healthy, and sustainable technology and product solutions, we invest into B2B and B2C consumption innovations that are better for the people and the planet.
- Wellbeing. Using state-of-the art scientific and technological advances, earth inhabitants’ lives are transformed towards more healthiness with respect to mental and physical conditions. Digital solutions are driving towards higher transparency, connectivity, and thus better performance creating superior living standards for the society.
- Productivity. Superior digital solutions along the value chain and innovative product experiences that disrupt analog businesses and ease complex processes with the aim to revolutionize existing segments or innovate new ones with the ability to adapt according to data will be key to safeguard the wealth and living on our planet.
Offering access to a unique set of industry and venture networks.
- Expert Access: Thanks to a highly diversifed network of industry leading companies of our investor, we have access to a unique set of industry and venture networks that we leverage for investment decision making and actively offer our investee companies as value-add in addition to our financial contribuionts. We understand ourselves as an accessible, reliable, and collaborative team – we remain on the co-driver seat beyond stages.
- Powerful Network: In the past years we have built up a highly diversified and valuable network of trusted partners and co-investors. In addition to our direct investments, we are also invested into leading early-stage funds, with whom we have co-invested in the past and will also do in the future. These networks give us access to world-leading early-stage co-investors and know-how.
- Lasting Commitment: There is no ‘short-term’ in family. So being backed by one of the most renowned family businesses in Germany comes with lasting dedication. We are here to stay and will continue to invest in the foreseeable future thereby leveraging our experiences and expertise.