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WENVEST Capital

About

WENVEST Capital is a private investment firm and emerged to become an entrepreneurial minded Venture Capital investor for Growth. The team of WENVEST Capital is dedicated to support the digital leaders of tomorrow with capital, know-how and network.

We are based in Munich and are looking for investment opportunities primarily in the GAS region.

STRATEGY & INVESTMENT CRITERIA

We are entrepreneurial minded investors and partners, investing into pre-growth and growth companies, typically around Seed phase. With our first investment into a company, we usually invest in the range of EUR 0.25m to EUR 1.0m and reserve further capital for future financing rounds (we are flexible to join an existing consortium or lead a financing round). From joining your board, to supporting in future fundraising, strategic & operational sparring or hiring, we can be your partner of choice.

Note: Our initial check size does not correlate with investment phase and is excluding of any follow-on commitments.

Areas of Investment in B2B Technology

Digital Transformation

  • Next generation of Financial Instituions & Governance
  • Business process optimization & increased productivity
  • Cloud based solutions around Data & AI

Digital Health

  • Digital health solutions & healthcare system revolution
  • FoodTech & healthy living

Climate Solutions

  • Enabler for CO2 reduction across industries
  • Waste reduction & alternative resources
  • Solutions towards reporting, monitoring and offsetting

Further Investment Criteria

  • First Revenues and Proof of Concept
  • Significant USP and Defensible Technology
  • Excellent Founder and Management Team
  • Scalability Potential

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