Hasso Plattner Ventures

AUM : $180 million

Hasso Plattner Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in investments in seed, start-ups, early stage, mid venture, late venture, bridge financing, growth capital, and expansion stage.

It also seeks to make seed investments through loans to Berlin-based startups and early stage companies. It typically invests in Austria, Switzerland, Israel, Germany, Central Europe, South Africa, and United States of America.

The firm invests in seed companies located in geographical proximity to Potsdam or Cape Town and growth companies in Europe, South Africa or the United States. The firm seeks to invest between €0.25 million ($0.33 million) and €10 million ($13.17 million). It usually invests in companies with an annual turnover of €10 million ($11.27 million). It seeks to provide loans of either €0.05 million ($0.065 million) or €0.1 million ($0.13 million). The firm takes a minority stake in its portfolio companies.

Hasso Plattner Ventures was founded on July 1, 2005 and is based in Potsdam, Germany with an additional office in Cape Town, South Africa.

Areas of Expertise

Information technology, software, web service providers, and cleantech sectors