Heilemann Ventures

Heilemann Ventures, established in 2011, is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focusing on seed-stage investments in the digital sector. The firm, founded by Fabian and Ferry Heilemann following their exit from DailyDeal to Google, has made 20 investments to date. Heilemann Ventures' team, comprising six members with diverse entrepreneurial backgrounds, offers operational expertise in areas such as company building, strategy, sales, marketing, finance, and M&A. The firm primarily invests in the DACH region but also considers opportunities across Europe and the US East Coast. Its investment size typically ranges from low to middle six-digit EUR in seed-stage rounds, with a focus on SaaS, marketplaces, FinTech, AdTech, consumer health, logistics, and IoT sectors.

Patrice Deckert

Venture Partner

23 past transactions

FinTecSystems

Series A in 2016
FinTecSystems GmbH, founded in Munich in 2014, specializes in banking API and smart data services. The company provides an Open Banking platform that offers Account Information and Payment Initiation Services, enabling banks, FinTechs, and payment service providers to analyze financial data effectively. Its solutions facilitate real-time loan decisions, minimize credit risks, and support online payments directly through customers' bank accounts. FinTecSystems has gained recognition for its commitment to reducing credit and fraud risks, receiving TÜV certification and authorization from BaFin as a service provider. With a workforce of 40 employees across five locations, the company collaborates with notable partners such as N26, Santander, DKB, and Deutsche Handelsbank, contributing significantly to the evolving landscape of financial technology in Germany.

CrossEngage

Seed Round in 2016
CrossEngage GmbH is a Berlin-based company specializing in cross-channel marketing solutions, founded in 2015. It offers a customer data and engagement platform that integrates with various data sources and marketing channels, allowing digital marketers to efficiently manage their campaigns across email, real-time advertising, onsite interactions, and push notifications. The platform provides comprehensive user profiles and advanced segmentation options based on sociodemographic and purchase history data, enabling personalized and consistent communication with customers. CrossEngage aims to enhance customer engagement and loyalty by addressing the challenges of uncoordinated marketing efforts, thus facilitating a more effective marketing strategy for its clients. The company also has an office in London, further expanding its reach within the European market.

Movinga

Series B in 2016
Movinga GmbH is a Berlin-based logistics technology company that offers an online platform for relocation and moving services. Established in 2015, it enables customers to find and book movers from a variety of listed logistics service providers, catering to both private individuals and businesses. Movinga focuses on delivering a transparent and user-friendly booking process, providing comprehensive advice from personal relocation advisors, as well as ensuring loading, transport, and transport insurance through dedicated removal teams. The company's vertically integrated approach aims to optimize the moving process for users while supporting medium-sized moving companies by allowing them to list their services on the platform.

Movinga

Series B in 2016
Movinga GmbH is a Berlin-based logistics technology company that offers an online platform for relocation and moving services. Established in 2015, it enables customers to find and book movers from a variety of listed logistics service providers, catering to both private individuals and businesses. Movinga focuses on delivering a transparent and user-friendly booking process, providing comprehensive advice from personal relocation advisors, as well as ensuring loading, transport, and transport insurance through dedicated removal teams. The company's vertically integrated approach aims to optimize the moving process for users while supporting medium-sized moving companies by allowing them to list their services on the platform.

Inkitt

Seed Round in 2015
Inkitt GmbH operates an online community that connects writers and readers, facilitating the sharing and promotion of stories across various genres, including horror, romance, and sci-fi. Founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, the company publishes books using crowd wisdom and data-driven insights to predict future bestsellers. Its core platform, Inkitt, allows authors to share their works in progress and receive feedback from readers, who can access these manuscripts for free for a limited time. In addition to Inkitt, the company also operates Galatea, which sells optimized stories in a chapter-by-chapter format, and GalateaTV, which adapts successful e-books into short-form television series. Inkitt's proprietary ReadRank algorithm identifies high-potential stories, enhancing the overall user experience and driving its publishing success. The company aims to leverage AI for hyper-personalization, tailoring stories to individual reader preferences across multiple media formats.

FinTecSystems

Seed Round in 2015
FinTecSystems GmbH, founded in Munich in 2014, specializes in banking API and smart data services. The company provides an Open Banking platform that offers Account Information and Payment Initiation Services, enabling banks, FinTechs, and payment service providers to analyze financial data effectively. Its solutions facilitate real-time loan decisions, minimize credit risks, and support online payments directly through customers' bank accounts. FinTecSystems has gained recognition for its commitment to reducing credit and fraud risks, receiving TÜV certification and authorization from BaFin as a service provider. With a workforce of 40 employees across five locations, the company collaborates with notable partners such as N26, Santander, DKB, and Deutsche Handelsbank, contributing significantly to the evolving landscape of financial technology in Germany.

Movinga

Series A in 2015
Movinga GmbH is a Berlin-based logistics technology company that offers an online platform for relocation and moving services. Established in 2015, it enables customers to find and book movers from a variety of listed logistics service providers, catering to both private individuals and businesses. Movinga focuses on delivering a transparent and user-friendly booking process, providing comprehensive advice from personal relocation advisors, as well as ensuring loading, transport, and transport insurance through dedicated removal teams. The company's vertically integrated approach aims to optimize the moving process for users while supporting medium-sized moving companies by allowing them to list their services on the platform.

Movinga

Seed Round in 2015
Movinga GmbH is a Berlin-based logistics technology company that offers an online platform for relocation and moving services. Established in 2015, it enables customers to find and book movers from a variety of listed logistics service providers, catering to both private individuals and businesses. Movinga focuses on delivering a transparent and user-friendly booking process, providing comprehensive advice from personal relocation advisors, as well as ensuring loading, transport, and transport insurance through dedicated removal teams. The company's vertically integrated approach aims to optimize the moving process for users while supporting medium-sized moving companies by allowing them to list their services on the platform.

Cashboard

Seed Round in 2015
Cashboard is a pioneering curated marketplace for retail investment in Europe, focusing on a diverse range of asset classes. Positioned as one of the fastest-growing online wealth management FinTechs in Germany, Cashboard distinguishes itself by offering tailored investment portfolios that encompass both traditional products—such as daily deposits, stocks, funds, and ETFs—and alternative investments, including P2P lending, SME lending, real estate crowdfunding, precious metals, and sustainable investing. The platform collaborates with leading European FinTechs and banks, providing access to over 6,500 investment products through its open technology platform. Retail clients can manage all their assets in one account at no cost, aside from a success-related performance fee. Cashboard has been recognized among the top wealth tech companies in Europe and has received various awards, including a significant startup prize from NOAH London. The company is supported by notable international venture capital firms, enhancing its position in the competitive financial technology landscape.

McMakler

Seed Round in 2015
McMakler GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a leading hybrid real estate brokerage that combines advanced marketing technology with local expertise. The company operates with a substantial team of nearly 400 permanent real estate agents across major regions in Germany. By integrating digital analysis, marketing, and communication technologies, McMakler provides a platform that simplifies the property selling process for landlords, real estate agents, and clients. With a brand awareness of 33%, McMakler is recognized as the best-known real estate agent in Germany, distinguished by its above-average service quality.

Secucloud

Venture Round in 2015
Secucloud is a global provider of cloud-based cyber-security solutions, specializing in Security-as-a-Service for telecommunications providers and internet service providers (ISPs). Its Elastic Cloud Security System (ECS2) supports a diverse range of markets, including mobile and landline consumers, small businesses, and SMEs, by delivering enterprise-level security without the need for specialized hardware. This scalable platform can accommodate over 100 million users and their connected devices, offering comprehensive protection against threats such as trojans, spyware, and viruses. Secucloud's services enable both businesses and individual clients to secure their IP-based devices effectively, ensuring a robust defense against various cyber threats.

Klara

Seed Round in 2015
Klara operates an end-to-end patient engagement platform tailored for healthcare organizations, facilitating efficient communication between practitioners and patients. The platform allows healthcare teams to provide virtual care, collaborate internally, and automate various front-desk tasks, streamlining workflows and enhancing the patient experience throughout the care journey. Used by thousands of healthcare teams across over 40 specialties, Klara aims to improve operational efficiency and support the growth of patient volume while ensuring easy access to practices and centralized management of administrative responsibilities.

Scondoo

Seed Round in 2013
Scondoo is a Berlin-based mobile shopping deals app launched in late 2012 that assists users in discovering cashback deals and discounts on groceries. Available for free on both iOS and Android platforms, the app allows users to take a photo of their receipts after purchasing advertised products. Users then receive credit directly from the brand offering the deal, enabling them to save money without involving supermarkets in the transaction. This independent operation simplifies the shopping experience, allowing customers to shop at their preferred locations while eliminating the need for complex coordination between retailers and brands. Scondoo aims to make grocery shopping more affordable and convenient for consumers.

Miflora

Seed Round in 2013
Miflora GmbH is an online flower store based in Munich, Germany, specializing in the sale and delivery of fresh and authentic flowers for both private and business customers. The company offers a range of services, including flower delivery subscriptions, personalized gifts, custom printed greeting cards, and personalized cover letters. Miflora enables corporate clients to send customized bouquets, messages, and gift wrapping, ensuring a tailored experience for their gifting needs. As of October 2017, Miflora operates as a subsidiary of Blume 2000 New Media AG.

Voyat

Seed Round in 2013
Voyat Inc. operates a guest retention platform that facilitates direct connections between hotels and their guests, enhancing loyalty and personalizing the customer experience. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Voyat provides technology that allows hotels to offer tailored promotions, rewards, and communication through a lightweight platform. By creating a digital link via WiFi, the platform enables hotels to recognize guests as valued customers and strengthen their direct booking channels. This approach helps hotel brands differentiate themselves in a competitive market and increases customer lifetime value. Voyat's technology is utilized by notable hotel brands and independent establishments across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company also has offices in Barcelona and Copenhagen, and it operates as a subsidiary of Intent Media, Inc.

SuitePad

Seed Round in 2012
SuitePad GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in tablet-based communication solutions for the hospitality industry. Founded in 2012, the company developed a digital guest communication platform that integrates various services into a single device, allowing guests to access essential hotel information and make bookings for room service, wellness appointments, and local attractions directly from their room. The SuitePad, designed with input from both private and chain hoteliers across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, addresses the actual needs of the hospitality sector. Since its first installation in 2013, SuitePad has expanded its presence to 11 European countries and has received several industry accolades, including the CeBit BITKOM Innovation Award and the HSMAI Technology and Innovation Award.

Amerano

Seed Round in 2012
Amerano is an online shopping platform specializing in tailor-made shirts and men's fashion. Launched in January 2011 in Berlin, Germany, the company focuses on providing customized clothing options for men. It manufactures its own fashion label and sells these products directly through its online store, catering to customers seeking personalized apparel.

Happy Kidz

Series A in 2012
Happy Kidz GmbH, based in Dresden, Germany, operates an online marketplace focused on providing furniture and toys specifically for schools and kindergartens. The company offers a range of products including designed interiors, children's sports equipment, and playground items such as tables, cabinets, shelves, chairs, benches, designed walls, and sandboxes. By supplying these essential resources, Happy Kidz GmbH enables nursery schools to create engaging and entertaining environments for their students.

we are era

Seed Round in 2012
We Are Era is a pioneering media company that integrates a talent agency and production capabilities across Europe. Established in 2019 as part of RTL Group and Bertelsmann, the company operates offices in major European cities including Amsterdam, Berlin, and Paris, employing around 240 staff. We Are Era focuses on creating impactful narratives that resonate with diverse audiences, offering a range of services from TV productions and fictional series to innovative social media content across platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch. By blending influencer marketing and digital video strategies, the company supports brands, broadcasters, and organizations in effectively engaging fragmented audiences and developing sustainable content strategies. Its award-winning productions and campaigns reflect a commitment to storytelling that captures the essence of contemporary culture across various European markets.

Loopcam

Seed Round in 2012
Loopcam is a software development company that specializes in creating a mobile application for iPhones, allowing users to express themselves through short, GIF-based video clips known as loops. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with an additional office in Berlin, Germany, Loopcam offers a free app that incorporates unique filters and stickers to enhance user creativity. The platform also features a built-in social network that connects users with creative influencers, celebrities, and prominent media figures, fostering a vibrant community for sharing and discovering engaging content.

Test IO

Seed Round in 2012
test IO is a developer of a self-service crowd-testing platform aimed at enhancing software quality assurance. The company leverages a global network of skilled testers and advanced AI technology to provide a comprehensive testing solution that integrates both automated and human evaluations. This approach allows application and web developers to receive detailed reports on reproducible bugs and valuable usability feedback for their websites, mobile applications, and business software. By combining innovative technology with expert insights, test IO addresses the needs of software development teams seeking to improve their products' reliability and user experience.

Amerano

Seed Round in 2012
Amerano is an online shopping platform specializing in tailor-made shirts and men's fashion. Launched in January 2011 in Berlin, Germany, the company focuses on providing customized clothing options for men. It manufactures its own fashion label and sells these products directly through its online store, catering to customers seeking personalized apparel.

JustBook

Seed Round in 2012
JustBook is a mobile application focused on last-minute hotel bookings, providing users with information and offers on hotels in various cities. The platform enables travelers to secure same-day accommodations at discounted rates and access last-minute deals tailored to specific destinations. By simplifying the booking process, JustBook facilitates hassle-free travel, allowing users to focus on their journey without the stress of finding suitable lodging.
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