SevenVentures

SevenVentures GmbH is the venture capital and private equity division of ProSiebenSat.1 Group, focusing on investments in early-stage to mature companies, particularly in sectors such as consumer goods, retail, digital commerce, and lifestyle. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Unterföhring, Germany, with an office in Küsnacht, Switzerland, the firm primarily targets businesses that can leverage television advertising for sustainable growth, especially in B2C markets. It typically invests between €5 million and €50 million, often taking minority or majority stakes, and prefers companies with a minimum turnover of €5 million. SevenVentures operates mainly in German-speaking Europe but also considers opportunities in the Nordics, the United States, Turkey, and Austria. The firm emphasizes brand development and operational support, aiming to help portfolio companies achieve market leadership through the strategic use of media resources.

Michael Eissmann

Associate Director Portfolio Management

Max Gerke

Senior Associate of Media Investments

Marc Christian Gätje

Associate Equity Investments

Andreas Haemmerli

MD of SevenVentures Switzerland

Florian Hirschberger

MD

Philipp Rouenhoff

Associate Director Equity Investments

Past deals in Austria

Grover

Series C in 2022
Grover Group GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an online platform allowing customers to rent consumer electronic products through a monthly subscription model. Founded in 2015, Grover offers a diverse range of over 1,500 products across various categories, including smartphones, laptops, wearables, cameras, gaming equipment, home entertainment systems, and smart home devices. This approach enables both private customers and businesses to access the latest technology without the financial burden of ownership, promoting flexibility and convenience in the consumer electronics market. With additional offices in Austria and the Netherlands, Grover is committed to enhancing the access economy by providing a simple and efficient rental service.

Refurbed

Series B in 2021
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 B in 2021
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.

presono

Seed Round in 2020
presono completely rethinks the topic of presenting and combines professional presentations and perfect management in a revolutionary software! Previously unsolved challenges such as outdated slide duplicates, wrong content and designs, rigid presentation flows and complicated updates are a thing of the past with this comprehensive solution! The intuitive tool ensures that users can create outstanding presentations easily and without extensive know-how, adapt them flexibly and spontaneously even during a presentation. The central data management guarantees that all users are always up to date with the latest information. In addition, it ensures that presentations can be automatically and comprehensively evaluated. Future-oriented features such as multimedia animations and interactive overlays also generate a new factor for attention from which everyone can benefit: the speakers as well as the listeners. After all the tension factor of the presentation is usually directly proportional to the information intake of the audience. In addition, a feedback functionality optimises company-internal communication. The possibility of sending presentations directly as a PDF file or as a link via e-mail also simplifies the work process. Furthermore, presono can be used as a smart sales and trade fair app. presono is therefore much more than just a tool for creating ingenious presentations. presono is an intelligent overall solution that optimizes workflows, generates attention and, as a smart guarantee of success, guides its users safely to the goal of their presentations.

asgoodasnew

Series C in 2015
asgoodasnew electronics GmbH (formerly asgoodas.nu GmbH) is the No. 1 source for refurbished Consumer Electronics in Europe and also runs WIRKAUFENS, the easy, fast, and safe way to turn your used electronic gadgets into cash. The company is active in Germany and Austria (WIRKAUFENS), Spain (LOCOMPRAMOS) and Poland (KUPIMYTO) as a trade-in service and selling their products worldwide B2C and B2B.

asgoodasnew

Venture Round in 2014
asgoodasnew electronics GmbH (formerly asgoodas.nu GmbH) is the No. 1 source for refurbished Consumer Electronics in Europe and also runs WIRKAUFENS, the easy, fast, and safe way to turn your used electronic gadgets into cash. The company is active in Germany and Austria (WIRKAUFENS), Spain (LOCOMPRAMOS) and Poland (KUPIMYTO) as a trade-in service and selling their products worldwide B2C and B2B.

SMARTSTREAM TV

Venture Round in 2014
SMARTSTREAM.TV was founded in 2012. With 20 employees in Munich and Dusseldorf, They serve over 150 advertisers and all major media agencies and media networks. Each month They supply more than 100 national and international video campaigns - in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain. Their team supports any time your campaign objectives with concepts and special solutions

asgoodasnew

Series B in 2012
asgoodasnew electronics GmbH (formerly asgoodas.nu GmbH) is the No. 1 source for refurbished Consumer Electronics in Europe and also runs WIRKAUFENS, the easy, fast, and safe way to turn your used electronic gadgets into cash. The company is active in Germany and Austria (WIRKAUFENS), Spain (LOCOMPRAMOS) and Poland (KUPIMYTO) as a trade-in service and selling their products worldwide B2C and B2B.