# 2 Welten Investment

> 2 Welten Investment is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Local, Retail and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.2welteninvest.de

2 Welten Investment is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on Local and Retail. 2 Welten Investment GmbH is a venture capital arm of Deutsche Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH specializing in seed/start-up and growth equity investments. The firm seeks investments in technology, information services, communication, marketing or media sectors, with particular interest in digital business models for the transformationprocess of the regional newspaper publishers located in Germany.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Locafox | Locafox, a new venture supported by Holtzbrinck Ventures enhances the offline shopping experience for online and mobile consumers by allowing them to make more informed buying decisions. Its unique features include providing detailed information from local retail stores such as product location, availability and pricing. |  | Series A | Apr 07, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dr. Max Iann Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-max-iann-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RATTG Verwaltungs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rattg-verwaltungs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 2 Welten Investment invest in?

2 Welten Investment invests primarily in Local, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 2 Welten Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 2 Welten Investment closed in Apr 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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