HR Ventures

HR Ventures GmbH is the venture capital arm of Hahn Air Interline Services GmbH, focusing on early-stage investments primarily in the travel, travel technology, and mobility sectors. Established in 2012 and located in Dreieich, Germany, the firm targets growth companies within Europe, typically investing between €0.1 million and €1 million, with potential total investments of up to €2 million over the lifespan of a company. HR Ventures acts as both a lead and co-investor, collaborating with angel syndicates and other venture funds to support exceptional entrepreneurs. The firm previously concentrated on real estate investments before shifting its focus to technology-driven sectors.

27 past transactions

Nezasa

Series A in 2018
Nezasa AG is a travel booking platform based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2012, that caters to individual travelers in Asia. The company provides a sophisticated software solution for creating, personalizing, and booking travel packages, allowing customers to conveniently book hotels, transfers, activities, and more. Nezasa's platform is designed to support both economy and business class packages, as well as specialized services for avid golfers and short leisure trips for business travelers from Shanghai. The platform enables users to instantly plan and adjust itineraries according to their preferences while ensuring consistency and managing complexity, thus enhancing the overall travel experience.

BYHOURS

Series A in 2017
BYHOURS Travel SL operates an innovative online platform that enables users to book hotel rooms for short stays, known as microstays, in increments of 3, 6, or 12 hours. Founded in March 2012 and based in Barcelona, Spain, BYHOURS provides travelers with the flexibility to choose their arrival and departure times, catering to various needs and schedules. The platform covers a wide range of locations including major cities in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal, and partners with over 2,500 hotels across Europe, Latin America, and select cities in the Middle East. This unique business model not only enhances the travel experience for users but also allows hotels to optimize their resources and increase revenue by monetizing unused capacity.

Nezasa

Series A in 2017
Nezasa AG is a travel booking platform based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2012, that caters to individual travelers in Asia. The company provides a sophisticated software solution for creating, personalizing, and booking travel packages, allowing customers to conveniently book hotels, transfers, activities, and more. Nezasa's platform is designed to support both economy and business class packages, as well as specialized services for avid golfers and short leisure trips for business travelers from Shanghai. The platform enables users to instantly plan and adjust itineraries according to their preferences while ensuring consistency and managing complexity, thus enhancing the overall travel experience.

Mapudo

Venture Round in 2016
Mapudo is a supplier-independent marketplace for for metals. Mapudo is bringing the metals supply industry online. They are the first company offering an independent online distribution channel for metals distributors and simplifying significantly metals procurement for buyers.

HAPPYCAR

Series A in 2016
HAPPYCAR GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Hamburg, Germany, operates as a meta-search engine for rental cars, allowing users to compare offers from over 250 car rental companies across Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. The platform provides extensive transparency by showcasing details such as insurance packages, kilometer fees, and one-way fees, ensuring customers have a clear understanding of their rental options. HAPPYCAR aims to facilitate a user-friendly booking process with a free customer service hotline to address inquiries, thereby enhancing the rental experience. By offering a comprehensive overview of rental deals, HAPPYCAR helps customers save both time and money, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing online car rental services in Europe.

BYHOURS

Venture Round in 2016
BYHOURS Travel SL operates an innovative online platform that enables users to book hotel rooms for short stays, known as microstays, in increments of 3, 6, or 12 hours. Founded in March 2012 and based in Barcelona, Spain, BYHOURS provides travelers with the flexibility to choose their arrival and departure times, catering to various needs and schedules. The platform covers a wide range of locations including major cities in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal, and partners with over 2,500 hotels across Europe, Latin America, and select cities in the Middle East. This unique business model not only enhances the travel experience for users but also allows hotels to optimize their resources and increase revenue by monetizing unused capacity.

Distribusion

Series A in 2016
We believe any part of the travel journey should be bookable from anywhere and that booking ground transportation tickets should be as easy as booking a flight. We developed the first global B2B booking API and the largest network of carriers and retailers in the industry. Through our platform, global travel brands connect with hundreds of buses, airport transfer, train and ferry providers. Travel retailers use our API to access the largest content while carriers benefit from a full end-to-end booking solution. We are building what is to become the world’s standard for ground transportation.

HAPPYCAR

Seed Round in 2015
HAPPYCAR GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Hamburg, Germany, operates as a meta-search engine for rental cars, allowing users to compare offers from over 250 car rental companies across Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. The platform provides extensive transparency by showcasing details such as insurance packages, kilometer fees, and one-way fees, ensuring customers have a clear understanding of their rental options. HAPPYCAR aims to facilitate a user-friendly booking process with a free customer service hotline to address inquiries, thereby enhancing the rental experience. By offering a comprehensive overview of rental deals, HAPPYCAR helps customers save both time and money, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing online car rental services in Europe.

viasto

Seed Round in 2015
viasto GmbH, founded in 2010 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in video interviewing solutions tailored for various industries and organizations. The company provides an interview suite that serves as a video interview and assessment tool, allowing recruiters to evaluate candidates' skills and competencies effectively. viasto employs psychologically valid selection processes to ensure the right match for specific roles, teams, and companies, enhancing the recruitment experience for both employers and candidates.

Beach-Inspector

Seed Round in 2015
Beach-Inspector GmbH operates an evaluation platform for beaches. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. As of December 21, 2018, Beach-Inspector GmbH operates as a subsidiary of HolidayCheck AG.

tripl

Seed Round in 2015
tripl offers an online platform that enables its users to plan trips and tours according to their preferences. tripl offers their customers with personal trip recommendations and enables them to book activities, locations, and accommodations. tripl was founded in July 2015 by Hendrik Kleinwaechter and Christian Heimerl. And it is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Distribusion

Seed Round in 2015
We believe any part of the travel journey should be bookable from anywhere and that booking ground transportation tickets should be as easy as booking a flight. We developed the first global B2B booking API and the largest network of carriers and retailers in the industry. Through our platform, global travel brands connect with hundreds of buses, airport transfer, train and ferry providers. Travel retailers use our API to access the largest content while carriers benefit from a full end-to-end booking solution. We are building what is to become the world’s standard for ground transportation.

Tausendkind

Venture Round in 2015
tausendkind GmbH operates an online store for kids wear. It offers shirts, pullovers and sweatshirts, knit jackets, pants, long trousers, shorts, caps and accessories, hosiery, day and nightwear, rainwear, dresses and skirts, swimwear, sportswear, snow clothing, shoes, sandals, boots, slippers, sneakers, sports shoes, toys, and baby furniture. The company also offers domestic equipment, such as bathing and washing products, sleeping bags, security blankets, nursing pillows and covers, and hot water bottles and heat packs; and books, such as baby, picture, learning, painting, handicraft, and puzzles books. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Berlin, Germany. As of June 8, 2020, tausendkind GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Droege Group AG.

Mapudo

Seed Round in 2015
Mapudo is a supplier-independent marketplace for for metals. Mapudo is bringing the metals supply industry online. They are the first company offering an independent online distribution channel for metals distributors and simplifying significantly metals procurement for buyers.

Familonet

Series A in 2015
Familonet GmbH develops a smartphone application that allows users to share their location with family members and friends. Its application also connects members to send messages and photos to their groups. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Hamburg, Germany. As of August 25, 2019, Familonet GmbH operates as a subsidiary of FamiloApp GmbH.

Teambeat

Seed Round in 2014
Teambeat is browser-based online software that enables employers and employees to create, publish, and accept applications for vacation and shift plans. Companies can attain more sales, efficient workforce planning, clear vacation planning, platform independence, and more. Teambeat is based in Hamburg, Germany.

AYOXXA

Series B in 2014
AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH is a biotechnology company based in Cologne, Germany, with additional offices in Singapore and Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2010, AYOXXA specializes in life science tools, particularly through its proprietary technology platform for multiplexed protein analysis. The company has developed an innovative biochip technology that enables the simultaneous measurement of multiple protein markers associated with various health conditions, including cancer, allergies, cardiovascular diseases, and infectious diseases. AYOXXA's platform utilizes an in-situ encoded bead array, facilitating the identification and quantification of proteins and biomolecular analytes. This advanced approach to biomarker analysis positions AYOXXA at the forefront of diagnostic technology, allowing for comprehensive testing in a single assay.

Miflora

Series A in 2014
MIFLORA GmbH operates an online flower store. It provides flower delivery service for private and business customers. The company supplies cut flowers including traditional seasoned flowers. MIFLORA GmbH is based in Munich, Germany. As of October 23, 2017, MIFLORA GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Blume 2000 New Media AG.

E3 computing

Seed Round in 2013
e3 computing GmbH, founded in 2012 and based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, specializes in the development, construction, and revitalization of data centers using its proprietary eCube method. This method leverages patented cube technology, which has been validated in scientific applications, to deliver exceptional energy efficiency and significantly lower investment costs compared to traditional data center technologies. The innovative cooling concept and unique design of the eCube method enable enhanced space efficiency, making it economically viable for data centers starting from 100 kW. e3 computing serves customers globally, offering consulting services to assist providers in utilizing the eCube method effectively.

Itembase

Series A in 2013
Itembase GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, operates a cloud-based shopping manager that allows consumers to store and organize their products along with relevant information such as receipts and invoices. The platform also facilitates the sharing of purchases and experiences on social networks. Additionally, Itembase serves as an e-commerce API integration platform, connecting e-commerce shops with solution providers and enabling them to offer services across multiple shop systems. With over 120,000 e-commerce shops utilizing its services, Itembase focuses on providing tailored solutions that enhance the online shopping experience. The company also hosts, enriches, and provides product identity data, further supporting its role in the e-commerce ecosystem.

Familonet

Seed Round in 2013
Familonet GmbH develops a smartphone application that allows users to share their location with family members and friends. Its application also connects members to send messages and photos to their groups. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Hamburg, Germany. As of August 25, 2019, Familonet GmbH operates as a subsidiary of FamiloApp GmbH.

Teambeat

Seed Round in 2013
Teambeat is browser-based online software that enables employers and employees to create, publish, and accept applications for vacation and shift plans. Companies can attain more sales, efficient workforce planning, clear vacation planning, platform independence, and more. Teambeat is based in Hamburg, Germany.

ZooRoyal

Convertible Note in 2013
ZooRoyal is an online platform that offers accessories and supplies for pet dogs, cats, reptiles, horses, fish, and more. Its operations are based in Würselen, Germany.

Miflora

Seed Round in 2013
MIFLORA GmbH operates an online flower store. It provides flower delivery service for private and business customers. The company supplies cut flowers including traditional seasoned flowers. MIFLORA GmbH is based in Munich, Germany. As of October 23, 2017, MIFLORA GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Blume 2000 New Media AG.

Spotistic

Seed Round in 2013
Spotistic UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) operates an online marketing platform for shops, bars, and restaurants. Its platform enables clients to manage online reputation, page posting, online-to-offline couponing, and listing aspects. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Berlin, Germany. As of October 7, 2015, Spotistic UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) operates as a subsidiary of uberall GmbH.

AYOXXA

Series A in 2012
AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH is a biotechnology company based in Cologne, Germany, with additional offices in Singapore and Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2010, AYOXXA specializes in life science tools, particularly through its proprietary technology platform for multiplexed protein analysis. The company has developed an innovative biochip technology that enables the simultaneous measurement of multiple protein markers associated with various health conditions, including cancer, allergies, cardiovascular diseases, and infectious diseases. AYOXXA's platform utilizes an in-situ encoded bead array, facilitating the identification and quantification of proteins and biomolecular analytes. This advanced approach to biomarker analysis positions AYOXXA at the forefront of diagnostic technology, allowing for comprehensive testing in a single assay.
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