Led · Series C · Jun 2021

mymoria, founded in 2015 in Berlin, operates an online platform for full funeral planning and web-based funeral pre-planning. The company has digitized and optimized the end-to-end processes of arranging funerals, enabling bereaved families to organize cost-transparent services from home and allowing individuals to plan their own funerals online. mymoria has introduced digital features such as an online condolence book and live streaming of memorial services. The founders, Björn Wolff and Peter Kautz, lead a team of around 25 employees. To date the company reports having supported over 1,000 customers in Germany. mymoria plans to use new funding to accelerate growth in Germany, expand its services internationally, and develop additional digital services around funerals. mymoria is a digital funeral home that combines online funeral services with physical funeral boutiques. Last year the previously digital-only company opened its first boutiques in Cologne and Munich and plans to open more locations this year. The company has established its own transfer service across Germany to implement logistics for the entire group. mymoria is pursuing growth through acquisitions and the integration of traditional funeral homes into the digitally driven mymoria Group. Management aims to grow into the German market leader within the next three years. The company closed a Series C financing round of around €15 million to fund these expansion plans. Mymoria is a Berlin-based digital funeral company that lets users order a full funeral online and provides digital services such as a digital condolence book and live broadcast of funerals. The company was co-founded by Björn Krämer, Peter Kautz and Heiko Reintsch. The team is currently made up of 15 employees. Mymoria raised a seven digit Series A financing round to support its growth. The company will use the funds to keep investing in its core offerings, add new features to its product and internationalize its services. Backers on the round included Egora Holdings and existing investors btov Partners AG, Howzat Partners and VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin (managed by IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft).

Participated · Equity · Apr 2019

Skoove is a Berlin-based piano e-learning platform that provides interactive guidance and feedback via an app (iOS and browser) to help users develop piano and keyboard skills. Founded in 2014 by Dr. Florian Plenge and Stephan Schulz, the company offers 13 different courses, hundreds of popular tracks, and instruction in music theory, composition and freestyle playing. Users across 211 countries have taken more than 1 million lessons on Skoove. The team currently consists of 20 people. Skoove raised €3M in funding from Caparuca, MGO Digital Ventures, Ringier Digital Ventures and existing investors Egora Holding, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). The company intends to use the funds to further develop its technology and didactics and to grow its customer base, especially in North America and Europe. Skoove is a Berlin-based piano learning platform that provides professional online piano training. The company was co-founded in August 2014 by Dr Florian Plenge and Stephan Schulz and launched its web service in 2015. Since launch it has delivered over 200,000 piano lessons to users across 187 countries. In conjunction with its funding the company launched an iOS app on 8 March 2017, available free on iPad. Skoove is supported globally by the Microsoft Ventures Alumni Program. The company raised capital to scale operations. Skoove offers interactive, software-driven online piano lessons that connect a keyboard or e-piano to a computer and deliver real-time feedback that adapts to students' pace. The platform targets primarily beginner piano students aged 12 and older and runs in any web browser with a USB-connected keyboard or e-piano. Its curriculum, developed and curated by Dominik Schirmer (formerly a lecturer at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts), incorporates popular music and games that teach music theory and note reading. Public beta sign-up is free and available on the Skoove homepage. A version for acoustic pianos that uses devices' internal microphones is in development and slated for release later that year. Skoove was founded in August 2014 by Stephan Schulz and Florian Plenge and is a graduate of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator, supported by the Microsoft Ventures Alumni program.

Led · Equity · Oct 2017

HeadBox operates an AI‑powered venue marketplace (headbox.com) with over 9,000 spaces and offers event software products including Smart Book (CRM for planning and booking) and Lead Feed (live lead feed for venues). The company grew during the pandemic, reporting prior 100% year‑on‑year growth and has doubled headcount from 28 to 52 in three months. It is live across major UK cities and in Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands, and has won multi‑year contracts from FTSE 100 clients in media, professional services and FMCG. HeadBox will use the new capital to accelerate post‑pandemic recovery, expand internationally and launch in the USA. The raise is intended to help the business reach profitability while continuing product-led growth. HeadBox is a London-based SaaS marketplace that lists venues and creative spaces, including cafes and theatres, and offers a business tier for companies to manage multiple bookings and events. The platform reported that gross merchandise value, bookings, and net revenue have tripled in the last six months. HeadBox will use the new investment to further its software development and to begin an international rollout. CEO Andrew Needham describes a platform-first strategy to simplify finding and booking venues and to provide corporate guests and host venues with additional software services. Previous investors include Martin McCourt, Andy Cosslett, and Johan Svanstrom. HeadBox operates an online marketplace that lets users search, book and pay for creative meeting, offsite and event spaces. The platform lists over 3,000 venues across the UK and provides full venue details including photos, location, price and filters to refine searches. It supports bookings for workshops, meetings, product launches, training, media and production shoots, private dining and corporate parties. Led by CEO Andrew Needham, the company aims to simplify venue discovery and booking for a range of event types. HeadBox raised £1.4m in a Series A funding round and plans to use the proceeds to expand operations and accelerate nationwide growth. The company emphasizes online payment and transparent listings to help customers make informed decisions. HeadBox operates an online marketplace that helps corporate, SME and private customers find, book and pay for creative off-site spaces such as galleries, studios, boats and coffee shops. The platform aims to reduce friction by cutting out traditional intermediaries and streamlining searching, booking and payment. It also helps space owners monetise under-utilised property by listing short-term availabilities. HeadBox launched in the U.K. and is led by founder and CEO Andrew Needham. The company reports it already has over 1,000 spaces on the platform and projects more than 2,500 within six months and over 5,000 within 18 months. Financially, HeadBox disclosed £1.2 million in seed funding to support growth and inventory expansion. The company cites a product partnership with Brilliant Basics as part of its operational setup.