Holtzbrinck Ventures
Neuhaus Partners et al. reinvest in Searchmetrics
Most recent round of funding adds to €8.5m raised since 2010
Deutsche Telekom establishes new fund
T-Venture is now closed to new investments
Holtzbrinck backs Spotcap
Start-up accelerator Rocket Internet launches Spain-based online loan platform
Quandoo raises fifth funding round
Quandoo is backed by investors including DN Capital and Holtzbrinck
Mangrove in partial exit from Nimbuzz
Firm has retained a stake in the company and seat on the board
Rocket begins first day of trading
Start-up accelerator chooses high point of bookbuilding range but shares trade around €41
Holtzbrinck leads ZenMate's $3.2m series-A
Company has five million registered users in 180 countries
Rocket Internet brings IPO forward
First day of trading planned for 2 October, a day after Zalando lists on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Delivery Hero raises $350m investment
Total funding amounts to $635m since 2008 launch
Holtzbrinck exits seven companies for Rocket Internet stake
VC firm takes 2.5% stake in Rocket ahead of expected IPO
Piton leads $25m Quandoo series-C
Co-investment provided by Holtzbrinck, DN and Texas Atlantic
Insight Venture Partners backs HelloFresh series-D
HelloFresh accrued $70m of funding since inception
E-commerce steps into the unknown with Zalando IPO
DACH e-commerce IPOs
HCPE et al. invest €13m in Outfittery
Highland Capital Partners Europe (HCPE) has led a €13m funding round for Outfittery, a German provider of consultation services for men’s fashion, with participation from a consortium of existing venture capital backers.
Delivery Hero raises $88m
Insight Venture Partners has led an $88m series-E round for Delivery Hero, a German online food ordering service.
DN and Holtzbrinck lead $8m round for Quandoo
DN Capital and Holtzbrinck Ventures have co-led an $8m series-B funding round for Quandoo, a Berlin-based restaurant reservation software provider.
Wonga buys VC-backed Billpay
Cash lender business Wonga, backed by a consortium of venture capital firms, has acquired online payment business Billpay, a portfolio company of numerous German VCs.
Phenomen Ventures et al. invest $7.5m in HelloFresh
Phenomen Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures and Vorwerk Ventures have backed e-commerce company HelloFresh in a $7.5m series-C financing round.
Holtzbrinck et al. invest in FlixBus
Holtzbrinck Ventures, UnternehmerTUM and Daimler Mobility Services have backed German coach operator FlixBus.
VCs hope to take away strong returns from food delivery services
With a number of online food delivery platforms now available to the public, venture backers must ensure too many cooks do not spoil the broth. Amy King reports
PE-backed MeinAuto takes over Autoda
Online car buying platform MeinAuto, backed by Holtzbrinck Ventures, has bought fellow online car purchasing platform Autoda.
Holtzbrinck hires new managing partner
German venture capital firm Holtzbrinck Ventures has hired Christian Saller as managing partner.
European venture: patience rewarded
Patience rewarded
Holtzbrinck Ventures leads series-A investment in L'ArcoBaleno
Holtzbrinck and other investors have taken part in a seven-figure funding round for design e-commerce site L’Arcobaleno.