ASTUTIA Ventures

Building the future, today

As an independent investment firm, ASTUTIA Ventures invests since 2006 in innovative start-ups with outstanding growth potential. Our investment focus is in the areas of smart cities, future of commerce and digital lifestyle. To entrepreneurs and companies in their early growth stages, we offer venture capital, a truly international business network and specialized know-how in order to support successful development and sustainable growth.

Latest News

The Asana Rebel App gives you a professional guide to Yoga-inspired fitness, right in your pocket.

Based in Berlin, Horizn Studios develops smart luggage and accessories for today's creative digital nomads.

With Building Radar, suppliers and service providers can identify relevant construction projects worldwide, in real-time.

Investments

We invest in entrepreneurs and young companies with innovative products and services, with a scalable business model and a large addressable market. Since a successful company always comes with a strong team, we put particular emphasis on getting to know the founders personally. ASTUTIA holds minority stakes in the portfolio companies. We invest in the start-up stage or in the early growth stage. ASTUTIA backs the founders and their team throughout several financing rounds, usually over a time period of 3-5 years. We are exit-oriented.

Portfolio

The Asana Rebel App gives you a professional guide to Yoga-inspired fitness, right in your pocket.

With Building Radar, suppliers and service providers can identify relevant construction projects worldwide, in real-time.

Catchys covers the whole world of vintage fashion, at the best price and on one single page.

Based in Berlin, Horizn Studios develops smart luggage and accessories for today's creative digital nomads.

Mornin´Glory offers high-quality shavers, blades and exclusive grooming products in personalized subscription plans.

Munich-based reINVENT offers a software that can digitalize critical communication in constrcution projects, to build better and faster.

Yumbau develops healthy and natural Asian food for consumers and professional chefs.

Exits

Amorelie, the successful online store dedicated to the love life of men and women, was acquired in 2015 by ProSiebenSat.1.

BodyChange, the provider of the functional work-out and nutrition program, has been acquired in 2016 by Ströer Media AG.

Commercetools, the specialist for integrated shop-systems and E-Commerce solutions, was acquired in 2014 by REWE Digital.

As one of the leading specialists for return shipment management, CycleOn today belongs to Reverse Logistics Group (NL).

The stakes in Dreamlines, the internationally successful platform for cruises, were acquired in 2015 by TA Venture (UKR) and China Alliance (CN).

As online store and independent platform Fashionette provides luxury hand-bags and accessories from the leading luxury brands.

Flaconi, one of the leading online stores for perfume and beauty products, is since 2015 part of ProSiebenSat.1 Group.

Connecting Global Minds – Internations is the worldwide expatriate network for the growing number of people who live and work abroad.

The innovative meta search EveryJob searches multiple sources for job offerings and helps users to easily find the right job.

Mister Spex is one of the leading European online store for high-quality glasses; in 2013 the stakes were acquired by X-Ange (FR) and Scottish Equity Partners (UK).

Founders’ Statement

“In the start-up phase the contacts of ASTUTIA have helped us significantly to build sustainable relations with manufacturers of brand glasses and glass manufacturers.”

Dirk Graber, co-founder and manager of Mister Spex

Latest News(follow on Twitter)

reINVENT closes Series A financing
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Astutia Advisory cooperates with EIM
For the consulting of companies in the areas of digitalisation, digital transformation and restructuring, Astutia Advisory now cooperates with EIM Executive Interim Management GmbH. This brings together decades... Read more...
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For most companies, the corona crisis poses dramatic challenges. Demand is collapsing, supply chains are breaking down, financing is becoming more difficult. The aftermath of this crisis will be felt for a long time to come. However, we are currently seeing developments that encourage confidence. Read more...

Venture Capital Advisory

For information on our advisory services in the areas of venture capital strategy, investment analysis, deal sourcing and investment management please visit the website of Astutia Advisory.

Team

About Us

The ASTUTIA team combines many years of experience as entrepreneurs, managers and venture capital investors. Besides the financing, we can bring valuable know-how and an international network to the table – for example, to facilitate the market entry, help gaining traction or support the internationalization of your business.

Benedict Rodenstock

Benedict Rodenstock is founder and CEO of ASTUTIA and an expert for the development of startups and digital transformation. He holds an MBA, a degree in History and he studied internet sciences in New York. He started his professional career as a consultant, building new strategic business units. Among others, he worked for Hubert Burda Media, WEB.DE and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Early on, he started supporting founders and technology startups. Since founding ASTUTIA in 2006, Benedict Rodenstock works as a venture capital investor. His former investments include numerous international success stories, such as Mister Spex, Dreamlines, Amorelie and InterNations.

Manuel Sprödhuber

Manuel Sprödhuber is Investment Manager and part of the ASTUTIA team since 2014. He started his career at medicine technology company Nal Von Minden, where he worked in marketing and sales and completed a dual study in Business Administration. At ASTUTIA, he is the main contact for founders and potential new investments. He controls the deal sourcing process and anaylses investment opportunities. As Investment Manager, Manuel Sprödhuber keeps track of the development of our portfolio companies. In strategic questions he may closely work together with the founder teams. He currently works with investments such as Horizn Studios, Building Radar, Asana Rebel und reINVENT.

Armin J. Lang

Armin J. Lang is Senior Advisor at ASTUTIA. His experience includes 30 years of internationally working with traditional and alternative asset classes, with sustainable successes in the fields of company building, business integration and restructuring. He holds a degree in Business Administration. After starting as a portfolio manager, thereof 10 years in Boston, we worked in the field of global investment strategy and corporate management, among others for the European institutional asset management for Pioneer Investments, and as CEO of a German venture capital company. Since 2008, Armin J. Lang works as investor and entrepreneur. He is managing partner of Colamis Group, a specialized provider of taylor-made solutions for institutional investors and financial service providers.

Beate Heinzmann

Beate Heinzmann is part of the ASTUTIA team since 2012. As Executive Assistant, she is responsible for the office management. Formerly she worked for a business consulting firm and for a large communication agency. Whether for the team, for portfolio companies or business partners, Beate Heinzmann is the central contact person at ASTUTIA. She supports the investment team and makes sure the processes are running smoothly, she coordinates inquiries and meetings, and she is involved in many projects. She is the backbone of our administration and supports the team all aspects.

Lukas Henseleit

Lukas Henseleit is responsible for marketing and communication and since 2012 part of the ASTUTIA team. He studied business administration in Germany, Austria, Ukraine and USA. Since 2008 he works as a consultant to private and public clients, including startups, investors and technology companies. Lukas Henseleit regularly writes background articles and case studies in the fields of private equity, startups and new technologies. At ASTUTIA, he takes care of media inquiries, events and partnerships.

Contact

Financing Requests

Please send your financing request to businessplan@astutia.de.

ASTUTIA Ventures GmbH
Ohmstr. 22
D 80802 Munich
Tel: +49 89 2302284-0
Email:
astutia@astutia.de

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