FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a U.S.-based investment firm established in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm operates with a stage-agnostic approach, primarily targeting marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. FJ Labs focuses its investments on seed and Series A rounds, with a financial commitment ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm has invested in a variety of notable companies, including Alibaba Group, beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, and ADORE ME.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Associate

Camila Bustamante

Analyst

Andres Santos Cantu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Nancy Dong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Vivian Graves

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Founding Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Martin Pustilnick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Kelly Tully

Head of Platform / Investor

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Past deals in Central Europe

Rive

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Kodit.io is redefining how people buy, sell, and rent homes by eliminating time-consuming and costly procedures related to every real estate transaction. The company offers instant buying and data-driven brokerage services to home sellers and freshly renovated and safe city apartments for home buyers. Quick, easy, and transparent. Since being founded in 2017, the company has transacted homes worth over 90M euros and raised 121M in funding. The team comes from a colorful range of backgrounds, all the way from entrepreneurship to academics and Nordea to Harvard Business School. As of December 2020, Kodit.io consists of 45+ people from 7 different nationalities. Kodit.io is headquartered in Helsinki and is operating in all the major cities in Finland as well as Warsaw, Poland, and Madrid, Spain. Kodit.io service concept is developed by Homerun Technologies Ltd. You can find more about us: www.kodit.io/en

Evernest

Convertible Note in 2023
Evernest offers a data-driven service platform and gives its customers a transparent, and personal purchase and sales experience. It offers its buyers and sellers a customer experience that reflects the emotional and financial importance of their own home.

Laserhub

Series B in 2022
Laserhub GmbH is a prominent provider of sheet metal parts, specializing in the production and distribution of various metal components. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the company offers a wide range of services, including laser cutting, bending, and folding of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper. Additionally, Laserhub provides deburring, thread cutting, powder coating, and laser engraving services. It operates as a leading procurement platform for industrial metal parts in Germany, Austria, and France, facilitating efficient sourcing for businesses in these regions.

Spotawheel

Series B in 2022
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

countX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
countX provides automated processes with regard to the collection and processing of tax-relevant data as well as the examination according to the applicable international sales tax regulations.

Packhelp

Series B in 2021
Packhelp sp. z o.o. is a packaging manufacturer based in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2015. The company specializes in designing and producing custom-branded packaging products, including mailer and shipping boxes made from corrugated cardboard, as well as smaller boxes for items like cosmetics and jewelry. Packhelp provides an online platform that allows users to create and order their own packaging designs through a web application. Its services cater to a diverse clientele, including online stores, physical retailers, agencies, and various enterprises, addressing their specific packaging needs with options for production, engineering, prototyping, and supply chain optimization.

Flexcavo

Seed Round in 2021
Flexcavo GmbH rents construction machinery online and offline. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rosenheim, Germany.

Casafari

Series A in 2021
Casafari is a real estate metasearch company based in Lisbon that focuses on enhancing transparency in property markets. It operates a platform that collects, cleans, and deduplicates property data, creating one of the most comprehensive real estate databases globally. This technology enables real estate professionals and institutional investors in countries such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal to track market trends and identify investment opportunities in real time. The platform offers features such as predictive analytics, new listing alerts, price change notifications, and status tracking, allowing users to stay informed about various property listings both online and offline. By aggregating data from multiple sources and collaborating with real estate agencies, Casafari provides valuable market intelligence through a Software-as-a-Service model.

MPB

Series D in 2021
MPB Europe Ltd, operating as mpb.com, is an online marketplace that specializes in the buying and selling of used photo and video equipment. Founded in 2008 and based in Brighton, UK, the company offers a wide variety of products, including digital SLR cameras, lenses, video cameras, and various accessories. MPB ensures a trusted experience for its users by physically checking, testing, and validating all items before resale, thereby meeting the expectations of buyers and providing instant payment to sellers. The platform facilitates over 100,000 transactions annually and supports a growing community of photographers and videographers. With a strong presence in the UK, Germany, and the US, MPB leverages custom technology to streamline peer-to-peer transactions, allowing for price control and a seamless trading experience. The company has received recognition for its rapid growth and innovation in marketplace technology, and it employs a global team across its offices in the UK and the US.

Magaloop

Seed Round in 2021
MagaLoop GmbH develops and operates an e-commerce platform for the retailers to order goods from suppliers. The company offers a mobile application and a web portal, MagaLoop, which allows kiosk operators and retailers to order goods from wholesale suppliers. It also provides marketing, communication, order optimization, promotions, advertising, and price optimization services to manufacturers and wholesalers. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Evernest

Venture Round in 2021
Evernest offers a data-driven service platform and gives its customers a transparent, and personal purchase and sales experience. It offers its buyers and sellers a customer experience that reflects the emotional and financial importance of their own home.

Eneba

Series A in 2020
Since its launch back in late 2018, Eneba has been (and continues to be) growing at the speed of light. We aim straight for the bull's eye, and we have no intention to miss. Here at Eneba, we are much more than just regular co-workers. We are a team, a squad, and a crew of like-minded professionals who share the same passion for gaming. We strive for professionalism and excellence on a daily basis. By doing so, we provide the easiest access and means to video games & services for gaming communities worldwide. Our mission is to bring an outstanding selection of games to every single interested player, in the safest, most trustworthy, and cheapest way possible. And we are not only doing it - we are rocking it!

Schrott24

Seed Round in 2020
Schrott24 is a B2B-focused managed marketplace for metal scrap. We help recyclers to source more material and scrap metal producers to market their metal waste more efficiently. Besides matching supply and demand, the fulfillment of transactions is processed through our proprietary technology. We digitalize processes and increase the efficiency of the recycling industry.

Spotawheel

Venture Round in 2020
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

Magaloop

Seed Round in 2020
MagaLoop GmbH develops and operates an e-commerce platform for the retailers to order goods from suppliers. The company offers a mobile application and a web portal, MagaLoop, which allows kiosk operators and retailers to order goods from wholesale suppliers. It also provides marketing, communication, order optimization, promotions, advertising, and price optimization services to manufacturers and wholesalers. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

byrd

Series A in 2020
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

Refurbed

Series A in 2020
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the sale of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on offering a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and kitchen appliances, all at prices up to 40% lower than new items. Refurbed's products undergo a comprehensive 40-step refurbishment process, ensuring they look and function like new. Each device comes with a minimum 12-month guarantee, highlighting the company's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. By promoting the purchase of refurbished products, Refurbed not only helps consumers save money but also supports environmentally sustainable practices in the electronics market.

Refurbed

Series A in 2020
Refurbed GmbH is an online marketplace based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in the sale of refurbished electronic goods. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on offering a wide range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, televisions, and kitchen appliances, all at prices up to 40% lower than new items. Refurbed's products undergo a comprehensive 40-step refurbishment process, ensuring they look and function like new. Each device comes with a minimum 12-month guarantee, highlighting the company's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. By promoting the purchase of refurbished products, Refurbed not only helps consumers save money but also supports environmentally sustainable practices in the electronics market.

Spotawheel

Series A in 2020
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

Buena

Series A in 2020
Home HT GmbH develops a property management mobile application for landlords. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Job&Talent

Series C in 2019
Jobandtalent is an on-demand staffing marketplace that aims to make the labour market much more liquid and transparent, helping companies to hire in a more flexible way and with the mission of being part of the reduction of the unemployment in the world. We at the labour market has evolved from a very structured state into an extremely flexible one. Companies are demanding flexibility which has resulted in the growth of liquidity in the market. However, the flexible state of the labour market is also leaving the workers in a vulnerable and unprotected employment situation. We at Jobandtalent have created a Workforce as a Service (WaaS) platform in order to make this labour flexibility beneficial for both companies and workers alike. Our offices are located in the UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia, and we have plans of further expansion to France and Italy by the end of the year.

Klarys (formerly Procsea)

Series A in 2019
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

PaulCamper

Series A in 2019
PaulCamper GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates as Europe's largest RV rental marketplace. The company connects RV owners with outdoor enthusiasts seeking to rent motor homes and campervans for their adventures. By providing a platform tailored to the needs of both renters and owners, PaulCamper enables vehicle owners to earn additional income by renting out their RVs. In turn, travelers can easily access a variety of rental options across the country, facilitating their outdoor experiences and road trips. The company fosters a community centered around a shared passion for camping and exploration.

Rive

Series A in 2019
Kodit.io is redefining how people buy, sell, and rent homes by eliminating time-consuming and costly procedures related to every real estate transaction. The company offers instant buying and data-driven brokerage services to home sellers and freshly renovated and safe city apartments for home buyers. Quick, easy, and transparent. Since being founded in 2017, the company has transacted homes worth over 90M euros and raised 121M in funding. The team comes from a colorful range of backgrounds, all the way from entrepreneurship to academics and Nordea to Harvard Business School. As of December 2020, Kodit.io consists of 45+ people from 7 different nationalities. Kodit.io is headquartered in Helsinki and is operating in all the major cities in Finland as well as Warsaw, Poland, and Madrid, Spain. Kodit.io service concept is developed by Homerun Technologies Ltd. You can find more about us: www.kodit.io/en

rebike1 GmbH

Seed Round in 2019
rebike1 purchases new E-Bikes from Top manufactures and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike1. rebike1 also purchases used stock of E-Bikes from rental stations and retailers and sell them fully refurbished to consumers. In Oberstdorf, a Top tourist location south of Munich, rebike1 operates the largest E-Bike rental station in the area. Under the brand ebike1verleih, the rental business is expanding within tourist areas in partnership with local bike-shops. rebike1 GmbH was founded 2018 and has 18 employees today.

Vinted

Series D in 2018
Vinted operates an online marketplace intended to make second-hand the first choice. Its platform offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes with an online chatting feature, enabling users to shop with ease at low cost.

Klarys (formerly Procsea)

Venture Round in 2018
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

Comatch

Series B in 2018
Comatch GmbH is a Berlin-based online marketplace that connects companies with freelance management consultants and industry experts. The platform specializes in providing support across various areas, including strategy, organization, IT, marketing, sales, finance, market analysis, and operations. By facilitating these connections, Comatch enables businesses of all sizes to access the expertise they need for their projects, streamlining the process of finding qualified professionals for specific consulting needs.

Job&Talent

Venture Round in 2018
Jobandtalent is an on-demand staffing marketplace that aims to make the labour market much more liquid and transparent, helping companies to hire in a more flexible way and with the mission of being part of the reduction of the unemployment in the world. We at the labour market has evolved from a very structured state into an extremely flexible one. Companies are demanding flexibility which has resulted in the growth of liquidity in the market. However, the flexible state of the labour market is also leaving the workers in a vulnerable and unprotected employment situation. We at Jobandtalent have created a Workforce as a Service (WaaS) platform in order to make this labour flexibility beneficial for both companies and workers alike. Our offices are located in the UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia, and we have plans of further expansion to France and Italy by the end of the year.

Samsara Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2018
Samsara Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical platform company focused on discovering and developing compounds that target the molecular causes of age-related diseases. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with additional operations in Oxford, Paris, Graz, and San Diego, the company utilizes its proprietary intellectual property and a geroprotectors screening platform to create caloric restriction mimetics (CRM) aimed at treating age-related conditions. By addressing fundamental aspects of aging such as proteostasis, autophagy, and energy metabolism, Samsara Therapeutics seeks to develop first-in-class therapeutics to meet unmet medical needs and promote healthy lifespan extension.

Schrott24

Seed Round in 2017
Schrott24 is a B2B-focused managed marketplace for metal scrap. We help recyclers to source more material and scrap metal producers to market their metal waste more efficiently. Besides matching supply and demand, the fulfillment of transactions is processed through our proprietary technology. We digitalize processes and increase the efficiency of the recycling industry.

Caroobi

Series A in 2017
Caroobi is an integrated marketplace for automotive aftersales. The company's mission is to provide the best end-to-end repair experience with a 100% transparent and easy booking process. They seek to revolutionize the automotive aftersales industry – across Europe and throughout the world. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Raisin

Series C in 2017
Raisin is a savings and investment marketplace that connects retail customers with banks looking to expand deposit reach. The company's goal is to provide savers the best interest rates. The company gives access to exclusive savings products from all over Europe. Raisin assures a smooth investment process and the simple management of investments with all of the partner banks via one single platform. Raisin was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

MPB

Convertible Note in 2017
MPB Europe Ltd, operating as mpb.com, is an online marketplace that specializes in the buying and selling of used photo and video equipment. Founded in 2008 and based in Brighton, UK, the company offers a wide variety of products, including digital SLR cameras, lenses, video cameras, and various accessories. MPB ensures a trusted experience for its users by physically checking, testing, and validating all items before resale, thereby meeting the expectations of buyers and providing instant payment to sellers. The platform facilitates over 100,000 transactions annually and supports a growing community of photographers and videographers. With a strong presence in the UK, Germany, and the US, MPB leverages custom technology to streamline peer-to-peer transactions, allowing for price control and a seamless trading experience. The company has received recognition for its rapid growth and innovation in marketplace technology, and it employs a global team across its offices in the UK and the US.

Clue

Series B in 2016
Clue is a female health application that tracks period and fertility cycle. It uses science and data to provide actionable personal insights into female health. The free mobile app, available on iOS, Android, and Apple Watch, calculates and predicts users’ periods and PMS based on users’ data. It calculates fertility windows based on global averages, which can be made more accurate by users entering ovulation test data. Clue’s mission is to help people all around the world benefit from insights into female health. The startup was founded in 2012 and it is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

MediDate

Series B in 2016
MediDate operates an online platform that connects patients with clinics and surgeons, optimizing the use of existing healthcare infrastructure to provide cosmetic surgery treatments at competitive prices. The platform facilitates a variety of both invasive and non-invasive procedures, allowing patients to access medical specialists in plastic and aesthetic surgeries tailored to their needs. By alleviating clinics of administrative burdens such as initial consultations, billing, and surgery coordination, MediDate enhances operational efficiency. This approach not only streamlines the process for healthcare providers but also helps reduce overall treatment costs for patients, addressing the issue of unused surgical capacity in the healthcare system.

Job&Talent

Series B in 2016
Jobandtalent is an on-demand staffing marketplace that aims to make the labour market much more liquid and transparent, helping companies to hire in a more flexible way and with the mission of being part of the reduction of the unemployment in the world. We at the labour market has evolved from a very structured state into an extremely flexible one. Companies are demanding flexibility which has resulted in the growth of liquidity in the market. However, the flexible state of the labour market is also leaving the workers in a vulnerable and unprotected employment situation. We at Jobandtalent have created a Workforce as a Service (WaaS) platform in order to make this labour flexibility beneficial for both companies and workers alike. Our offices are located in the UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia, and we have plans of further expansion to France and Italy by the end of the year.

Caroobi

Seed Round in 2016
Caroobi is an integrated marketplace for automotive aftersales. The company's mission is to provide the best end-to-end repair experience with a 100% transparent and easy booking process. They seek to revolutionize the automotive aftersales industry – across Europe and throughout the world. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

optilyz

Seed Round in 2016
optilyz is Europe’s leading direct mail automation software. Our tool not only offers a straightforward way to print and send letters, postcards, and self-mailers in just a few clicks but also enables you to run direct mail just like an online channel. Europe’s most innovative companies and some of its biggest chains use optilyz to integrate direct mail into their cross-channel marketing as well as automate and better personalize their campaigns.

Klarna

Convertible Note in 2016
Klarna Bank AB, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in providing payment and shopping solutions for consumers and merchants both online and in-store across several countries, including Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Norway. The company offers a variety of payment options, such as card payments, direct banking, and innovative solutions like "buy now, pay later," which allows consumers to finance purchases interest-free over installments. Klarna's services extend to merchants, providing technology, credit risk management, and customer administration solutions to enhance their eCommerce capabilities. As a regulated bank, Klarna is recognized for its flexible payment solutions that empower shoppers to choose how and when they pay, thereby improving the overall shopping experience.

DocPlanner

Series B in 2015
We want patients to find the perfect doctor and book an appointment in the most easy way. The patient journey should be enjoyable, and that's why we are always next to them: to help them find the best possible care. Anytime, anywhere. We also help doctors to better manage their practice and build their online reputation. With our integrated end-to-end solution, doctors are able not only to improve their online presence, but also to devote their time to what really matters: their patients.

Wunder Mobility

Seed Round in 2013
Wunder Mobility is a prominent Mobility-Tech company based in Germany, founded in 2014 by Gunnar Froh and Samuel Baker. The company specializes in providing comprehensive solutions that empower cities and businesses worldwide to enhance mobility services. With its platform utilized in over 900 cities across six continents, Wunder enables clients to launch and manage mobility services, optimize fleet operations, and contribute to urban planning and traffic management. The technology is employed by more than 100 clients, including manufacturers and start-ups from Germany, Japan, and the United States. Additionally, Wunder offers community-based carpooling services that facilitate ride-sharing among commuters, allowing individuals to secure affordable transportation while helping drivers offset travel costs. The diverse Wunder team comprises professionals from various nationalities, with a significant focus on product development and engineering.