# Arend Lars Iven

> Arend Lars Iven is a funding round investor at Berlin Venture Partners backing Sports and Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Berlin Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/berlinventure-partners)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arendlarsiven/

Arend Lars Iven is a funding round investor at Berlin Venture Partners focused on Sports and Internet. Arend Lars Iven works as a Founder at BVP Berlin Venture Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hitmeister | Hitmeister is one of Germany's leading and fast-growing multi category marketplaces.Small- and medium-sized sellers integrate their shops with Hitmeister. Hitmeister then sells the listed products to consumers, via all forms of online marketing. Besides, brand manufacturers of all categories and sizes sell through Hitmeister.Hitmeister is unique in that it does not charge listing fees, relying on final-value fees.In February 2012, there are more than 850k registered buyers, around 4k registered sellers and more than 10mn SKUs form over 250 categories on offer.In July 2013, there are more than 1.35mn registered buyers, around 5.5k registered sellers and more than 12mn SKUs form over 350 categories on offer.In February 2014, there are more than 1.55mn registered buyers, around 5.6k registered sellers and more than 15mn SKUs from over 4,000 detailed categories on offer.In February 2015, there are more than 2mn registered buyers, around 6k registered sellers and more than 20mn SKUs from over 5,000 categories on offer.Hitmeister is growing with a CAGR of >45%.A key strength of Hitmeister is its excellent customer service, legal seller protection, and various methos of payment. |  |  | Jun 07, 2010 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Berlin Venture Partners

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

As business angels investing in young, innovative companies and support and encourage for years its successful development.Their portfolio companies benefit from their extensive network of contacts and their know-how in the construction, development and sale of companies.Operationally, they support the founders in particular in the field ofonline marketing (search engine marketing, search engine optimization, affiliate marketing, conversion optimization, etc.).

2 contacts available at Berlin Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arend Lars Iven | Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arend-lars-iven |
| Ron Hillmann | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-hillmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Arend Lars Iven invest in?

Arend Lars Iven invests primarily in Sports, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Arend Lars Iven last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Arend Lars Iven closed in Jun 2010. 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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