Heliad

Heliad Management GmbH, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is a private equity firm that focuses on investments in both listed and unlisted companies primarily within German-speaking countries. The firm specializes in late-stage, growth capital, and pre-IPO investments, targeting medium-sized enterprises, disruptive business models, and restructuring opportunities. Heliad does not invest in startups or early-stage companies, concentrating instead on established businesses with sound fundamentals that may require strategic guidance or restructuring. The firm has a notable emphasis on sectors such as internet and technology, e-commerce, life sciences, and media. Heliad employs a unique investment strategy that seeks to identify "special situations" where its active management and extensive network can significantly enhance company value. Additionally, the firm operates as an "evergreen" vehicle, providing flexibility in investment decisions and allowing for continuous equity without the constraints of traditional fund outflows. Founded in 1999, Heliad has consistently aimed for above-average returns through a proactive and engaged approach to management and investment.

Leonard Buchsbaum

Investment Associate

Stefan Feulner

CEO and Managing Partner

Julian Kappus

Co-CEO

Andreas Lange

Managing Director

Juan Rodriguez

Managing Director

Falk Schäfers

Co-CEO

Stefan Schütze

Managing Director

35 past transactions

WorkMotion

Series B in 2022
Developer of a cloud-based global workforce management platform intended to assist employers in managing hiring processes. The company's platform allows employers to recruit employees abroad, manage international employees, consolidate global payroll accounting, and manage freelancers, enabling organizations to hire globally, without the need to set up legal entities abroad.

FINN

Series B in 2022
finn GmbH is a Munich-based company that specializes in leasing and renting cars, providing a variety of vehicles such as mini cars, SUVs, vans, and combinations from brands including Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Opel, and Range Rover. The company offers an all-inclusive monthly car subscription service that allows customers to enjoy the benefits of car ownership without the associated challenges and hidden costs. Additionally, finn is committed to sustainability, as it compensates for CO2 emissions by planting trees for every journey taken by its customers. This approach aims to make mobility both enjoyable and environmentally friendly.

InstaFreight

Series B in 2022
InstaFreight is a digital forwarding company for B2B customers, that enables fast and uncomplicated processing of freight transports. Their goal is to become Europe's leading B2B online freight forwarding company. They stand for reliability, quality, efficiency and transparency. By offering innovative solutions and providing first-class service, they reduce the complexity of the supply chain and ensure absolute transparency for their customers and carriers.

NewtonX

Series B in 2021
NewtonX, Inc. is an online marketplace that operates as a B2B market research company, founded in 2016 and based in New York. It connects professional services firms and financial institutions with senior professionals, particularly in the fields of corporate, management consulting, and investment. The company uses advanced technologies, including the NewtonX Graph and a machine learning-based Matching Algorithm, to facilitate real-time access to expert knowledge. This platform enables users to conduct large-scale quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, and long-term consultations, while also offering customized research plans. By leveraging its sophisticated algorithm, NewtonX provides clients with instant access to verified business expertise, enhancing their ability to gather insights and make informed decisions.

MODIFI

Venture Round in 2021
MODIFI GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, operates an online platform designed to facilitate global trade financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By providing access to digital trade financing, MODIFI aims to empower these businesses to engage in international trade, which is essential for their growth and development. The platform offers a streamlined financing process that reduces paperwork and ensures quick access to funds, allowing SMEs to enhance their liquidity and build robust international partnerships. MODIFI's commitment to transparency and flexibility in trade finance helps SMEs navigate the complexities of global commerce and fosters local economic development.

Upscalio

Series A in 2021
Upscalio is a financial services provider that invests in and supports digital brands selling on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Myntra, Flipkart, and Nykaa. The company specializes in managing essential operations for these brands, including multi-marketplace management, digital marketing, branding, logistics, sourcing, finance, and overall business operations. By leveraging advanced analytics, Upscalio helps e-commerce businesses enhance their performance and achieve their growth objectives.

Enpal

Venture Round in 2021
Enpal GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in the development, installation, and operation of solar panels for residential electricity generation. The company focuses on making renewable energy accessible by offering photovoltaic systems without requiring any upfront costs. Enpal employs an innovative financing model that allows customers to rent individually tailored solar solutions, thus simplifying the transition to green energy. By digitizing the solar market, Enpal provides personalized installations that optimize the selection of solar panels based on customer needs and available technologies, enabling consumers to benefit from cost savings while contributing to sustainable energy practices.

Varengold Bank

Acquisition in 2018
Varengold Bank AG, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, offers a diverse range of banking products and services to private and commercial customers across Germany, the United Kingdom, and Bulgaria. Founded in 1995, the bank provides various financial solutions, including call and fixed-term deposits, lending and fronting services, and international payment transactions. It specializes in trade and export finance, structured finance products, and customized financing solutions tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. Additionally, Varengold Bank delivers asset management services, including alternative investment strategies, and offers comprehensive commercial banking solutions such as financial advisory and payment guarantees. The company was previously known as Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG before rebranding in 2013.

Libify

Series B in 2018
Libify Technologies GmbH, based in Munich and established in 2010, specializes in mobile emergency call systems and tracking technologies designed to enhance safety for individuals, particularly the elderly. The company focuses on providing high-quality, solution-oriented products that enable seniors to live independently while ensuring their safety. Its systems feature automated emergency calls based on time and location parameters, hands-free communication, and precise position determination and tracking capabilities. These innovations allow elderly users to maintain security and remain connected with their families, thereby fostering a sense of safety and independence.

Sleepz

Post in 2017
SLEEPZ AG is an e-commerce group focussing on the segment of sleep products. They are establishing ourselves as a “Union for sleep products and home décor”. Since completing our first financial year (2016), they have grown to become one of the largest independent retailers for our market segment in Germany, and they aim to further solidify this position in the market.

Urbanara

Venture Round in 2017
At Urbanara believes that living the good life starts at home. That’s why they combine the finest craftsmanship with pure, natural materials to make pieces that not only look beautiful, but help you live beautifully. They proudly stand behind every product in their portfolio, and make sure to never compromise on quality. Designed according to the timeless principles of style, these are pieces made to be loved forever, and make your home 100% you.

Elumeo

Post in 2017
Elumeo is a prominent European manufacturer and marketer of gemstone jewelry, established in 2008. The company specializes in designing, producing, and selling a wide range of jewelry articles and precious gemstones. Its brand portfolio includes Juwelo, Rocks and Co., New York Gemstones, and AMAYANI. Elumeo effectively utilizes multiple distribution channels, marketing its products through the internet, catalogs, television, and retail platforms. The company also operates home shopping television stations in Germany and Italy, alongside web shops in several European countries, including Germany, the UK, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium. By integrating traditional craftsmanship with modern electronic distribution, Elumeo aims to provide diverse and accessible gemstone jewelry to its customers.

AlphaPet Ventures

Venture Round in 2017
AlphaPet Ventures GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Munich, Germany, operates online platforms for pet products through its websites, www.petspremium.de and www.hundeland.de. The company specializes in the retail of pet food and accessories, offering a diverse selection of items including collars, toys, and various food products for dogs and cats. Originally known as ePetWorld GmbH and pets Premium GmbH, the company rebranded to AlphaPet Ventures GmbH in May 2016. Its e-commerce platform aims to provide pet owners with easy access to a wide range of products, enhancing the convenience of purchasing essentials for their pets.

Sleepz

Post in 2017
SLEEPZ AG is an e-commerce group focussing on the segment of sleep products. They are establishing ourselves as a “Union for sleep products and home décor”. Since completing our first financial year (2016), they have grown to become one of the largest independent retailers for our market segment in Germany, and they aim to further solidify this position in the market.

Libify

Series A in 2016
Libify Technologies GmbH, based in Munich and established in 2010, specializes in mobile emergency call systems and tracking technologies designed to enhance safety for individuals, particularly the elderly. The company focuses on providing high-quality, solution-oriented products that enable seniors to live independently while ensuring their safety. Its systems feature automated emergency calls based on time and location parameters, hands-free communication, and precise position determination and tracking capabilities. These innovations allow elderly users to maintain security and remain connected with their families, thereby fostering a sense of safety and independence.

Tiani Spirit

Venture Round in 2016
Tiani Spirit provides infrastructure products strictly based on standards. Its secure-node intelligent building, highly scalable architecture, is globally reconized as the most comprehensive, stable and mature use of the IHE-based framework of standards. Tiani-Spirit has been able to prove to the global eHealth community what no other Health Information company has ever provided. The world’s largest healthcare information exchanges are powered by Tiani-Spirit, all are IHE standards-based HIE's and Federated to the network.

My better life

Seed Round in 2016
My better life GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, is a pioneering company that provides customized online coaching aimed at enhancing personal happiness. The firm has developed a unique platform that offers tailored information and guidance across various aspects of life, including work, relationships, health, finances, leisure, and time management. By utilizing science-based coaching techniques and curated content, the platform empowers individuals to gain insights into achieving a happy and peaceful life. Users benefit from personalized recommendations designed to help them organize their lives effectively and cultivate lasting happiness.

DEAG Deutsche Entertainment

Convertible Note in 2016
DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG is an integrated entertainment company and a prominent provider of live entertainment in Europe. The company operates primarily through two main segments: Live Touring and Entertainment Services. It specializes in producing and organizing a diverse array of events and concerts, which include national and international performances across various music genres such as rock, pop, German hits, middle-of-the-road music, and classical music. Additionally, DEAG offers family entertainment options, catering to a wide audience. The company maintains a strong presence in several European countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland, and Denmark.

MUUME

Series A in 2016
MUUME AG is a Swiss company that specializes in mobile payment solutions for digital shopping. Founded in 2013 and based in Cham, the company provides a platform that digitizes everyday consumption and purchasing processes on smartphones. MUUME's services integrate seamlessly with traditional banking and payment options, while also incorporating features such as loyalty and coupon programs. This allows users to shop, gather information, and make payments digitally through an app, whether at the point of sale, on the go, or from home. By focusing on digital product data management and efficient payment solutions, MUUME enhances the shopping experience and supports merchants in accepting payments for their products and services effectively.

Cubitabo

Venture Round in 2016
Cubitabo GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in mattresses and bedroom furnishings. Founded in 2013, the company operates online shops under the names BettenRiese and buddysleep. Cubitabo offers a wide range of products, including mattresses, slatted frames, and boxspring beds, aimed at enhancing customer sleep quality. In addition to its product offerings, the company provides services such as mattress consultancy, a 100-day test sleep period, and free delivery. Cubitabo GmbH functions as a subsidiary of Sleepz AG.

Hundeland

Venture Round in 2016
Hundeland.de is retails pet food online.

Stapp AG

Seed Round in 2015
We monetize the digital footprint of leading influencers across all channels

Springlane

Series B in 2015
Springlane GmbH operates an online platform to shop for kitchen and cooking products. The company offers kitchen electric, barbecues and grills, cooking and baking accessories, and dishes and table accessories including Ice machines, spiral cutter, gas grills, ceramic cup, espresso maker, steak cutlery, cutting boards, etc. Springlane GmbH was founded in 2012 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Cubitabo

Series B in 2015
Cubitabo GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in mattresses and bedroom furnishings. Founded in 2013, the company operates online shops under the names BettenRiese and buddysleep. Cubitabo offers a wide range of products, including mattresses, slatted frames, and boxspring beds, aimed at enhancing customer sleep quality. In addition to its product offerings, the company provides services such as mattress consultancy, a 100-day test sleep period, and free delivery. Cubitabo GmbH functions as a subsidiary of Sleepz AG.

Hundeland

Venture Round in 2015
Hundeland.de is retails pet food online.

MagForce

Post in 2015
MagForce AG is a medical device company based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in nanotechnology-based cancer treatment. The company has developed NanoTherm therapy, which targets solid tumors by generating localized heat through the activation of superparamagnetic nanoparticles. Its product offerings include NanoTherm, a ferrofluid containing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles that respond to alternating magnetic fields, and NanoActivator, a device that applies the magnetic field for therapeutic purposes. Additionally, MagForce provides NanoPlan, a software tool that assists in treatment planning using bioheat transfer equations. Founded in 1997, MagForce focuses on innovative solutions to enhance cancer treatment efficacy.

Cubitabo

Series A in 2014
Cubitabo GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in mattresses and bedroom furnishings. Founded in 2013, the company operates online shops under the names BettenRiese and buddysleep. Cubitabo offers a wide range of products, including mattresses, slatted frames, and boxspring beds, aimed at enhancing customer sleep quality. In addition to its product offerings, the company provides services such as mattress consultancy, a 100-day test sleep period, and free delivery. Cubitabo GmbH functions as a subsidiary of Sleepz AG.

AlphaPet Ventures

Series A in 2014
AlphaPet Ventures GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Munich, Germany, operates online platforms for pet products through its websites, www.petspremium.de and www.hundeland.de. The company specializes in the retail of pet food and accessories, offering a diverse selection of items including collars, toys, and various food products for dogs and cats. Originally known as ePetWorld GmbH and pets Premium GmbH, the company rebranded to AlphaPet Ventures GmbH in May 2016. Its e-commerce platform aims to provide pet owners with easy access to a wide range of products, enhancing the convenience of purchasing essentials for their pets.

Hundeland

Series B in 2014
Hundeland.de is retails pet food online.

flatex

Post in 2014
flatex AG (WKN: FTG111, ISIN: DE000FTG1111, Ticker: FTK.GR) operates one of the leading and fastest growing online brokerage businesses in Europe. Executing round about 12.5 million customer’s securities transactions paperless per annum. Offering their more than 300,000 B2C customers top services at a competitive pricing based on their modern, self-developed state-of-theart technology. Many B2B customers, the state infrastructure and established financial services companies as well as disruptive businessideas benefit from flatex’ white label banking technology and become quickly successful businesses due to the self-developed core banking system (FTG:CBS) that belongs to the most modern and most modular systems in the market – the standard platform for private and specialist banks. In times of bank consolidation, low interest rates and digitalisation, flatex isideally positioned forfurther growth and well on its way to becoming Europe‘sleading provider of financial technology.

Cubitabo

Seed Round in 2013
Cubitabo GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in mattresses and bedroom furnishings. Founded in 2013, the company operates online shops under the names BettenRiese and buddysleep. Cubitabo offers a wide range of products, including mattresses, slatted frames, and boxspring beds, aimed at enhancing customer sleep quality. In addition to its product offerings, the company provides services such as mattress consultancy, a 100-day test sleep period, and free delivery. Cubitabo GmbH functions as a subsidiary of Sleepz AG.

Springlane

Series A in 2013
Springlane GmbH operates an online platform to shop for kitchen and cooking products. The company offers kitchen electric, barbecues and grills, cooking and baking accessories, and dishes and table accessories including Ice machines, spiral cutter, gas grills, ceramic cup, espresso maker, steak cutlery, cutting boards, etc. Springlane GmbH was founded in 2012 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

flatex

Post in 2013
flatex AG (WKN: FTG111, ISIN: DE000FTG1111, Ticker: FTK.GR) operates one of the leading and fastest growing online brokerage businesses in Europe. Executing round about 12.5 million customer’s securities transactions paperless per annum. Offering their more than 300,000 B2C customers top services at a competitive pricing based on their modern, self-developed state-of-theart technology. Many B2B customers, the state infrastructure and established financial services companies as well as disruptive businessideas benefit from flatex’ white label banking technology and become quickly successful businesses due to the self-developed core banking system (FTG:CBS) that belongs to the most modern and most modular systems in the market – the standard platform for private and specialist banks. In times of bank consolidation, low interest rates and digitalisation, flatex isideally positioned forfurther growth and well on its way to becoming Europe‘sleading provider of financial technology.

Max21

Post in 2013
MAX21 AG is a holding company, the young open source companies support the successful implementation of their business models and new business opens. In addition to the targeted use of capital MAX21 offers its portfolio companies of services in the areas of organization & administration, marketing and sales and Resourcing & Recruitment. The most important companies in the MAX21 group of companies focused on the business areas Output Management, Security, ERP and IT and telecommunications services. The aim of the MAX21 is to make their portfolio companies fit for the market in order then to accompany to the stock market to integrate them into marketable strong strategic partner or to continue to remain invested.

flatex

Post in 2013
flatex AG (WKN: FTG111, ISIN: DE000FTG1111, Ticker: FTK.GR) operates one of the leading and fastest growing online brokerage businesses in Europe. Executing round about 12.5 million customer’s securities transactions paperless per annum. Offering their more than 300,000 B2C customers top services at a competitive pricing based on their modern, self-developed state-of-theart technology. Many B2B customers, the state infrastructure and established financial services companies as well as disruptive businessideas benefit from flatex’ white label banking technology and become quickly successful businesses due to the self-developed core banking system (FTG:CBS) that belongs to the most modern and most modular systems in the market – the standard platform for private and specialist banks. In times of bank consolidation, low interest rates and digitalisation, flatex isideally positioned forfurther growth and well on its way to becoming Europe‘sleading provider of financial technology.
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