Alec Rauschenbusch
Founder & Managing Partner @ Grazia Equity
Stuttgart, Germany
Alec Rauschenbusch is a seed investor at Grazia Equity in Stuttgart focused on Retail and Internet. Alec is founder and managing director of Grazia Equity. An entrepreneur by heart, Alec discovered his passion for technology and entrepreneurship early in life. He launched his own windsurfing board brand at the age of 16, designing and producing them himself. When he was 20 and studying aerospace technology at the Technical University in Munichhis sister and he were managing their own jewelry business. He gained further insight into process management and organizational behaviour later during his time at ABB and Behr, after graduating from Harvard Business School. It was then that he discovered his love for helping to build breakthrough companies. Alec is fascinated by technology and innovation and passionate about working with great entrepreneurs. With Grazia he has helped a number of game changing companies become successful, such as Conergy, Statista, Quantenna and FACT. Alec is the first investor that has been awarded with the title “German Business Angel of the Year” by BAND (Business Angel Netzwerk Deutschland).
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
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Industries Alec Rauschenbusch invests in
Stages Alec Rauschenbusch invests in
Countries Alec Rauschenbusch invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 1 (17%)
- Internet 1 (17%)
- Logistics 1 (17%)
- E-Commerce 1 (17%)
- Marketplace 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (17%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Series C 1 (17%)
Country
- Germany 1 (17%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Investments
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| Eternal Power is a globally integrated mass production of green hydrogen and derivatives such as sustainable fuels. | $2.2M / Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2023 | ||
| ZAGENO is the leading R&D lab supply procurement platform, streamlining sourcing for scientists and procurement teams with 100% automated transactions, pre-negotiated savings, and AI-driven insights. Researchers access 50M+ SKUs from 6,000 suppliers with real-time availability while procurement teams optimize supplier relationships, consolidateorders, and enhance compliance. With end-to-end source-to-pay automation, ZAGENO eliminates manual work and maverick buying, reducing costs and improving efficiency through its industry-first Metacart and One Creditor Model. Available on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, ZAGENO makes biotech purchases easier than ever and is an ideal sales channel for suppliers and partners. Founded in 2015, ZAGENO has offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany; and Bangalore, India. | $33M / May 25, 2023 | ||
| ZAGENO is the leading R&D lab supply procurement platform, streamlining sourcing for scientists and procurement teams with 100% automated transactions, pre-negotiated savings, and AI-driven insights. Researchers access 50M+ SKUs from 6,000 suppliers with real-time availability while procurement teams optimize supplier relationships, consolidateorders, and enhance compliance. With end-to-end source-to-pay automation, ZAGENO eliminates manual work and maverick buying, reducing costs and improving efficiency through its industry-first Metacart and One Creditor Model. Available on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, ZAGENO makes biotech purchases easier than ever and is an ideal sales channel for suppliers and partners. Founded in 2015, ZAGENO has offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany; and Bangalore, India. | $60M / Series C / Nov 16, 2021 | ||
| ZAGENO is the leading R&D lab supply procurement platform, streamlining sourcing for scientists and procurement teams with 100% automated transactions, pre-negotiated savings, and AI-driven insights. Researchers access 50M+ SKUs from 6,000 suppliers with real-time availability while procurement teams optimize supplier relationships, consolidateorders, and enhance compliance. With end-to-end source-to-pay automation, ZAGENO eliminates manual work and maverick buying, reducing costs and improving efficiency through its industry-first Metacart and One Creditor Model. Available on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, ZAGENO makes biotech purchases easier than ever and is an ideal sales channel for suppliers and partners. Founded in 2015, ZAGENO has offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany; and Bangalore, India. | $20M / Series B / Apr 23, 2019 | ||
| ZAGENO is the leading R&D lab supply procurement platform, streamlining sourcing for scientists and procurement teams with 100% automated transactions, pre-negotiated savings, and AI-driven insights. Researchers access 50M+ SKUs from 6,000 suppliers with real-time availability while procurement teams optimize supplier relationships, consolidateorders, and enhance compliance. With end-to-end source-to-pay automation, ZAGENO eliminates manual work and maverick buying, reducing costs and improving efficiency through its industry-first Metacart and One Creditor Model. Available on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, ZAGENO makes biotech purchases easier than ever and is an ideal sales channel for suppliers and partners. Founded in 2015, ZAGENO has offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany; and Bangalore, India. | $8M / Series A / Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| ZAGENO is the leading R&D lab supply procurement platform, streamlining sourcing for scientists and procurement teams with 100% automated transactions, pre-negotiated savings, and AI-driven insights. Researchers access 50M+ SKUs from 6,000 suppliers with real-time availability while procurement teams optimize supplier relationships, consolidateorders, and enhance compliance. With end-to-end source-to-pay automation, ZAGENO eliminates manual work and maverick buying, reducing costs and improving efficiency through its industry-first Metacart and One Creditor Model. Available on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, ZAGENO makes biotech purchases easier than ever and is an ideal sales channel for suppliers and partners. Founded in 2015, ZAGENO has offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany; and Bangalore, India. | Seed / Jan 01, 2016 |
Co-Investors
About Grazia Equity
Grazia Equity is a venture Capital firm investing in innovative, technology driven startups with high potential.Based in Stuttgart (Germany), Grazia has been supporting a large number of mostly young companies, often from their foundation to the Initial Public Offering or eventual sale. In contrast to other venture capital firms, theypredominantly work with their own capital that they invest as entrepreneurs.
Grazia Equity Contacts
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Alec Rauschenbusch
Founder & Managing Partner
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Benedikt Battke
Partner
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Jochen Klueppel
Partner
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Andrea Schweiger
Back Office
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Katrin Upfold
Back Office
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What does Alec Rauschenbusch invest in?
Alec Rauschenbusch invests primarily in Retail, Internet and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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