# AUCTUS Capital Partners

> AUCTUS Capital Partners is a VC fund backing Software and Open Source. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Fund size: $230M
- Last fund: Jan 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/auctus-management-gmbh
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/auctus_
- Website: http://www.auctus.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auctus.capital.partners.ag

AUCTUS Capital Partners is a VC fund in Munich focused on Software and Open Source. AUCTUS Capital Partners is founded by entrepreneurs independent. With more than 80 transactions realised since 2001, AUCTUS has established itself as the leading private equity firm for the German-speaking SME sector (“Mittelstand“). They seek majority interests in companies, e.g. in succession and corporate spin-off situations, and pursueroll-up/buy and build strategies.Based on the Latin word “AUCTUS”, their company name represents their entrepreneurial mind-set focusing on “sustainable growth”. Together with management teams, they strive to increase the value of a company by achieving sales and earnings growth.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Open Source | 1 | 100% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce Platforms | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christoph Blanke | Chief Financial Officer & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christoph-blanke |
| Ingo Krocke | Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingo-krocke |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pimcore | Pimcore makes it fast and easy to manage product information. It can integrate, consolidate, and manage any type and any amount of digital data. Provide the data to any channel such as commerce, mobile apps, print, digital signage. Its open-source license enables organizations of any size and in any industry to stay in full control of technology.Pimcore is used by more than 80,000 companies in 56 countries and is recognized Gartner 'Cool Vendor' 2018. | $3.5M | Series A | Dec 11, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does AUCTUS Capital Partners invest in?

AUCTUS Capital Partners invests primarily in Software, Open Source and Retail Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AUCTUS Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at AUCTUS Capital Partners?

The team at AUCTUS Capital Partners includes Christoph Blanke (Chief Financial Officer & Partner) and Ingo Krocke (Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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