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TEV Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2009

AUM

$450 M

Location

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B

Region of investment

Europe
Investor profile last updated: 06 May, 2025

Profile

We are a Venture Capital firm with a focus on early growth stages after a company has shown first traction in its respective market, looking to partner with entrepreneurs that change the life of millions across the globe in the areas of Consumer Internet, Digital Services and Software & Technology. Our focus are investments with initial volumes in the range of 3-8m EUR, occasionally we also do seed. We are a stable companion for those we partner with and have the ability to invest up to 50m EUR over the lifecycle of an investment.

TEV started in 2009 with an initial focus on investments in eCommerce, but we have grown to much more and today cover everything digital. We partner with entrepreneurs with the ambition to build companies that become household names and affect peoples life for the better, that enable digital business to run smoother or are the infrastructure foundation of a next technological wave.

Industry

Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Education Edtech E-commerce/Marketplace Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Industrial IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Digital Retail SaaS Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Travel Blockchain/Crypto AI VR/AR HealthTech HRTech TravelTech Software Technology CleanTech Mobility Web3

TEV Ventures Funds

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Cusp Capital- Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
Software
Technology
CleanTech
Mobility
Web3
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$361 M
April 2021

Contacts

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Felix Stahmer Working Student Investment Management
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FAQs about TEV Ventures

TEV Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series B, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
TEV Ventures is located in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
TEV Ventures was founded in 2009.
TEV Ventures invests in companies and startups in Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Education, Edtech, E-commerce/Marketplace, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Industrial, IT Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Digital, Retail, SaaS, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, VR/AR, HealthTech, HRTech, TravelTech, Software, Technology, CleanTech, Mobility, Web3.
TEV Ventures invests in companies and startups in Europe.
TEV Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B.
TEV Ventures usually invests $5-10 m on average.
TEV Ventures has around $450m assets under management.
TEV Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2021-04-20
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