# A-Z Beteiligungen

> A-Z Beteiligungen is a VC fund in Cologne backing SEO, Mobile and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2009
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

A-Z Beteiligungen is a German venture capital company that invests in consumer services, internet marketing, and SEO businesses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SEO | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| hiogi | Hiogi is a community that answers mobile ad hoc questions that are submitted via Twitter SMS, WAP, iPhone, and e-mail. It enables any user to participate in exchanging know-how, experiences, advice, research results or plain information. Hiogi was launched in 2007 and is operated in Berlin, Germany. |  | Series C | May 11, 2009 |  |
| hiogi | Hiogi is a community that answers mobile ad hoc questions that are submitted via Twitter SMS, WAP, iPhone, and e-mail. It enables any user to participate in exchanging know-how, experiences, advice, research results or plain information. Hiogi was launched in 2007 and is operated in Berlin, Germany. |  | Series B | Apr 17, 2008 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hasso Plattner Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hasso-plattner-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/media-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does A-Z Beteiligungen invest in?

A-Z Beteiligungen invests primarily in SEO, Mobile and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did A-Z Beteiligungen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for A-Z Beteiligungen closed in May 2009. Shizune tracks 2 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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