Investor Overview
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Since 2000, HV Capital, formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, has backed Internet and technology companies through various generations of funds and is one of the most successful and financially strongest early-stage and growth venture capitalist in Europe. HV’s funds have already invested in around 200 companies, including Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixBus and SumUp. The total of all HV‘s funds amounts to €1.7 billion. The company supports startups with capital between €500,000 and €50 million. This makes HV Capital one of the few venture capitalists in Europe that can back startups through all growth phases.
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Team (1)
| Name | Title | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤLars Langusch | Founder | 1 |
Portfolio (2)
| ㅤCompany Name | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤVerbit | Active | 2016 | Contextual Speech Recognition, Speech Activated, Speech, Conversational AI, Education, Legal, Media, Enterprise, Transcription, Artificial Intelligence, Dubbing, Localization | $571M |
 | ㅤZeitgold | Acquired | 2015 | Fintech, Backoffice, SMB, Bookkeeping, Tax, Advisory | $54.7M |
Funding Rounds (8)
| ㅤCompany Name | Date | Amount | Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㅤVerbit Series D | June 2021 | $157M | 13 |
| ㅤVerbit Series C | November 2020 | $60M | 6 |
| ㅤZeitgold Series B | April 2020 | $29.2M | 7 |
| ㅤVerbit Series A | December 2018 | $25M | 6 |
| ㅤZeitgold Series A | December 2018 | $11.3M | 5 |
Funds (4)
| Fund Name | Date Announced | |
|---|---|---|
 | ㅤHV Holtzbrinck Ventures raises $335 million | January 2018 |
| ㅤHV Holtzbrinck Ventures raises $323 million | January 2015 |
| ㅤHV Holtzbrinck Ventures raises $191 million | January 2012 |
| ㅤHV Holtzbrinck Ventures raises $194 million | January 2010 |
Co-Investors (21)
| ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Founded | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤViola Ventures | Venture Capital | 2000 | 57 |
 | ㅤBattery Ventures | Venture Capital | 1983 | 43 |
| ㅤVertex Ventures | Venture Capital | 1997 | 51 | |
 | ㅤOryzn Capital | Venture Capital | 2012 | 8 |
 | ㅤClaltech | Corporate Venture Capital | 2014 | 12 |
