# Astutia Ventures

> Astutia Ventures is a VC fund in Munich backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Aug 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.astutia.de

Astutia Ventures is a VC fund in Munich focused on E-Commerce and Internet. ASTUTIA Ventures invests since 2006 in innovative start-ups with outstanding growth potential. Their investment focus is in the areas of smart cities, future of commerce and digital lifestyle. To entrepreneurs and companies in their early growth stages, they offer venture capital, a truly international business network and specialized know-how inorder to support successful development and sustainable growth.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.4M–$3.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 50% |
| Internet | 4 | 25% |
| Online Portals | 3 | 19% |
| Beauty | 2 | 13% |
| Retail | 2 | 13% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 4 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 11 | 69% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benedict Rodenstock | Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benedict-rodenstock |
| Lukas Henseleit | Marketing Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lukas-henseleit |
| Manuel Sprödhuber | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manuel-spr%C3%B6dhuber |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| StyleLounge | StyleLounge offers you a large and varied selection of well-known brands and shops. Here you do not have to search long for your new favorite pieces. Just enter the product of your choice and in the next step choose the color you want to convince and the price you want to invest.If you already have an absolute favorite shop or identify yourselfwith a specific brand - one that you just always good, then you can also enter this directly. They will then show you an overview of everything that might suit you and you can browse quickly and easily in different shops, so you are guaranteed to overlook no nice part! |  |  | Aug 25, 2016 |  |
| Cubitabo AG | It engages in online retail of mattresses in Germany. |  |  | Jun 06, 2016 |  |
| StyleLounge | StyleLounge offers you a large and varied selection of well-known brands and shops. Here you do not have to search long for your new favorite pieces. Just enter the product of your choice and in the next step choose the color you want to convince and the price you want to invest.If you already have an absolute favorite shop or identify yourselfwith a specific brand - one that you just always good, then you can also enter this directly. They will then show you an overview of everything that might suit you and you can browse quickly and easily in different shops, so you are guaranteed to overlook no nice part! | $2.5M | Series A | Aug 11, 2015 |  |
| Cubitabo AG | It engages in online retail of mattresses in Germany. |  | Series B | Aug 01, 2015 |  |
| Joblift | Joblift is a meta-search platform providing job seekers with the most intuitive and frictionless experience during the recruiting process. They apply latest machine learning techniques and big-data based algorithms in order to offer their users matching job vacancies that truly matter to them. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2015 |  |
| Mbrace | Global Edu Serv is a professional student recruitment agency specialized in sending students of all ages to study abroad at high schools, boarding schools, technical schools, colleges, and universities. Global Edu Serv was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. | $109K | Seed | Mar 06, 2014 |  |
| Amorelie | Amorelie is a fashionable onlineshop for Lovelife. |  | Seed | Jan 14, 2014 |  |
| Urbanara | At Urbanara believes that living the good life starts at home. That’s why they combine the finest craftsmanship with pure, natural materials to make pieces that not only look beautiful, but help you live beautifully. They proudly stand behind every product in their portfolio, and make sure to never compromise on quality. Designed according to thetimeless principles of style, these are pieces made to be loved forever, and make your home 100% you. | $3.3M | Equity Crowdfunding | Nov 01, 2013 |  |
| Mornin' Glory | Mornin’ Glory is a new brand for razors and blades, delivering two blades models for male wet shaving, directly to European mailboxes. A free handle is part of its delivery and gets shipped with the initial order. Mornin’ Glory launched new grooming products with fine natural ingredients. After-shave balm, pre-shave oil, and razor-burn relief aresome of its products, which were introduced in 2014. The grooming products of the company are made in Italy to assure high-quality and perfect skin care for men.Mornin’ Glory was founded in 2012 by Fabio Paltenghi and Nicolas Stoetter. It is based in Berlin, Germany. |  | Seed | Feb 06, 2013 |  |
| Dreamlines | Founded in 2012, Dreamlines quickly became the biggest cruise portal in Europe. In 2013 and 2014. Dreamlines opened new offices in Amsterdam, Nice, Sao Paulo, Gold Coast and Moscow. Dreamlines is the fastest growing cruise portal worldwide and leading in the European market.With over 600 dedicated employees and operations in 12 countries on 5Continents, Dreamlines serves customers in more countries than any other cruise portal. Dreamlines is the biggest cruise OTA outside the USA and is on its way to become the global market leader for selling cruises online.Dreamlines in-house developed GDS/CRM system is the tailor-made fit for the specific cruise industry demands, improving customer satisfaction while streamlining internal processes globally. The own tour operator business is providing unique cruise packages, created by the most experienced cruise experts, exclusively available at Dreamlines. | $2.4M | Series A | Nov 01, 2012 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Astutia Ventures invest in?

Astutia Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Online Portals startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Astutia Ventures's check size?

Astutia Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$3.9M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Astutia Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Astutia Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Astutia Ventures?

The team at Astutia Ventures includes Benedict Rodenstock (Founder and CEO), Lukas Henseleit (Marketing Manager) and Manuel Sprödhuber (Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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