# BA4V

> BA4V is a VC fund in Cologne backing Software and E-Commerce. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ba4v-fondsmanagement-gmbh/
- Website: http://www.ba4v.com

BA4V is a VC fund in Cologne focused on Software and E-Commerce. The BA4V Fund closes the gap between Seed Funding and growth stage funding. At the threshold of market growth, when the product has reached market viability and a startup has gained the support of seasoned Business Angels, many entrepreneurial teams waste considerable energy trying to create buzz to generate their first institutional investment.Their investment decisions are based on an in-depth analysis of the target market, not on hype. They trust and rely on the support of business angels who have invested in the company. They pursue true, market-changing innovation.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 25% |
| CRM | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Lang | Founder & Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lang-alexander |
| Christian Schultz | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-dr-schultz |
| Dr. Thomas Doering | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-thomas-doering |
| Olav Sehlbach | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olav-sehlbach |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neodigital | Neodigital is a property and casualty insurance and insurtech startup. Their products include personal liability, accident insurance, household insurance, homeowners insurance, dog owner liability, horse owner liability, bicycle insurance, property insurance, mobile phone insurance, and more. |  |  | Jun 16, 2018 |  |
| itravel | itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content. | $6.4M | Series B | Apr 05, 2018 |  |
| Hivemind Technologies AG | Machine-Learning enabled Data Analytics |  | Convertible Note | Nov 06, 2017 |  |
| Vehiculum | Vehiculum is an online platform that enables an independent and transparent price overview of leasing offers and online transactions. They aim to digitize the business leasing, offer a transparent price comparison, and a simple contract management. It was founded by Lukas Steinhilber in July 2015 along with his longtime friend Melchior Bauer andGuy Moller. It is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $2M | Seed | Oct 12, 2017 |  |
| itravel | itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content. | $2.8M | Series A | May 03, 2017 |  |
| itravel | itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content. | $2.3M | Series A | Dec 29, 2016 |  |
| PaperC | PaperC is an online platform to read reference books and scientific literature. The site contains approximately 300,000 textbooks and reference books of various scientific disciplines and fiction eBooks that can be read for free sample, bought or rented.The books are categorized under various sections: fiction, chemistry, story, computer science,engineering sciences, art, mathematics, children and youth books, music, medicine, natural sciences, education, philosophy, physics and astronomy, religion, travel, economy, social science, and more.The books can be found, read, and edited with marks and notes, using PCs, tablets, and smartphones. PaperC was launched in 2008 and is operated from Berlin, Germany. |  | Convertible Note | Mar 30, 2016 |  |
| Voycer | Voycer offers an interactive direct to consumer platform for brands. The SocialVOYCE product is a modular, scalable white label SaaS platform, allowing users to interact directly on a brand’s site in the context of the brand environment. This user activity drives brand building, generates relevant user generated content and increases customerretention.They understand customer experience and know how to grow sustainable customer communities with effective digital marketing. As a full service provider, they design bespoke community strategies on the basis of benchmarking standards with a clear ROI. If desired, their experts can also provide management services. Their proven technology and methods ensure successful community growth and have established Voycer as the leading full-service provider of customer communities for retailers, consumer brands and service providers in Europe. | $998K |  | Sep 30, 2015 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Expon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expon-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HOWZAT Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howzat-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [VCDE Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturecapital-de) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Digital Tech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-tech-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ta-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BA4V invest in?

BA4V invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BA4V?

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### Who are the partners at BA4V?

The team at BA4V includes Alexander Lang (Founder & Managing Partner), Christian Schultz (Founding Partner) and Dr. Thomas Doering (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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