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TAKKT Beteiligungsgesellschaft

Presselstraße 12, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, 70191, Germany

Overview

WHY TAKKT INVESTMENTS? We want to actively support the growth performance of young companies as a „smart investor“. OUR MAIN GOALS FOR TAKKT INVESTMENTS - Gain access to visionary founders and talents - Contribute to the growth and scalability of start-up business models by injecting TAKKT know-how into the investments - Participate in high growth of young companies - Gain new expertise from start-ups concerning markets and innovations (game-changing products or sales approach) ORGANIZATION OF OUR INVESTMENTS - The investments are made by TAKKT Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TAKKT AG - Direct communication lines, fast decision-making Flexibility concerning time frame of investment – we support successful founders both as a long-term shareholder and when exiting the business Includes investments as co-investor alongside VC funds or other investors We are continuously looking for young companies where we can contribute something as a smart investor. If you know an investment opportunity, please contact us. Get to know how TAKKT can support young companies in their development and which criteria we apply for the selection of investments

Total investments
2
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • B2B
  • Direct Marketing
  • Green Consumer Goods
  • Marketing
  • Sustainability
  • Wholesale
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Investment portfolio

  • Authentic Vision

    Participated · Series B · Oct 2020

    Authentic Vision builds anticounterfeiting solutions that combine holographic fingerprint tags with a free consumer app, CheckIfReal, enabling manufacturers, brands and end consumers to verify products in real time. Its technology protects items across the distribution chain by allowing companies and channel partners to authenticate goods. The company’s offerings are used by manufacturers and brands as well as end consumers to assure product genuineness. Founded in 2012 and based in Salzburg, Authentic Vision serves global customers including HDMI, Helen of Troy, Danfoss, Eurostampa, Elswedy and Japan Bio Products. The startup recently closed a $5 million Series B to fund expansion in Europe and the US. Management says the proceeds will be used to grow the team across customer success, product development and R&D.

  • CROWDFOX

    Led · Convertible Note · Sep 2017

    Crowdfox builds software for eProcurement, serving procurement and supply‑chain functions and targeting large international corporations. The company is preparing to release ChatCFX, an AI chatbot intended to improve accessibility to its platform. Dirk Schäfer is the company’s CEO and has assembled the core team referenced by investors. Since mid-2023 Crowdfox has collaborated with Dr. Marcell Vollmer on product development and go-to-market activities. Vollmer praised Crowdfox’s technological assets and said he will support the company as senior advisor. The article does not disclose revenue, user metrics, or other financial details. Crowdfox operates a B2B and B2C e-commerce marketplace where merchants list products for free and members buy at competitive prices. The platform offers a crowd-shopping option that lets members combine purchasing power to secure deeper discounts. Over 6.5 million items, including electronics, home goods and beauty products, are listed on the site. Led by founder and CEO Wolfgang Lang, Crowdfox serves both merchant sellers and consumer members. The company says it will use the new funding to further expand operations. Crowdfox is a Cologne, Germany–based next-generation online marketplace operating as a members' club. It leverages automated and semantic matching processes to provide fair product and price data and to improve relationships between merchants and members. The platform already processes more than 500 million merchant, product and price information points a day. The company raised €5M in funding to support growth. Crowdfox intends to use the funds to expand operations in Germany and to launch abroad. The leadership team includes CEO Wolfgang Lang, COO Dirk Schäfer, Stefan Marketer Lenhof and CTO Andreas von Oettingen.

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