# Benedikt Franke

> Benedikt Franke is a seed investor at Helpling (Berlin) backing Software and Internet. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Helpling](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helpling)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://de.linkedin.com/pub/benedikt-franke/8/638/26b/en

Benedikt Franke is a seed investor at Helpling in Berlin focused on Software and Internet. Benedikt Franke is the co-founder of Helpling.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.9M–$4.9M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.6M–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 31% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |
| Restaurants | 2 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 15% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 62% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 31% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 10 | 77% |
| Denmark | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recyda GmbH | Recyda's software assists multinational companies by offering an all-in-one solution to digitally manage their packaging portfolios and contribute to circular economy targets. It allows for analysis of country-specific recyclability, eco-modulated EPR-Fees, and more. | $6.8M | Series A | Oct 24, 2024 |  |
| forward earth | forward earth is the embedded AI-powered carbon management to get compliant results faster. | $4.9M | Seed | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| trail | Trail offers a straightforward approach to implementing AI Governance, empowering developers and businesses to create reliable AI solutions | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Jul 11, 2024 |  |
| forward earth | forward earth is the embedded AI-powered carbon management to get compliant results faster. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 19, 2024 |  |
| Acto | Acto is a SaaS software provider that caters to B2B sales leaders. The company leverages artificial intelligence to automate data analytics, providing valuable insights to sales teams about potential risks and opportunities in account management. Acto's platform is designed to enhance the performance of sales teams and drive business growth.It links all data in one place and proactively informs teams about sales opportunities and risks in their customers. This eliminates the need for lengthy searches in Excel reports and allows for a more streamlined and efficient sales process. | $4M | Seed | Feb 22, 2024 |  |
| Nala Earth | Nala Earth provides data and tools that enable businesses to better understand and connect with the natural world. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |
| Responsibly | Responsibly is a supplier data platform for responsible procurement. We provide a one-stop-shop for responsible supplier data across a wide variety of data providers, to make it easier for you to source responsibly. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| UnitPlus | UnitPlus combines the benefits and simplicity of money as a means of payment with the return potential of the capital market. Unused money is automatically invested from a reference account and can be used as a payment thanks to our "pay-with-portfolio" mechanism. |  | Seed | Apr 05, 2023 |  |
| Recyda GmbH | Recyda's software assists multinational companies by offering an all-in-one solution to digitally manage their packaging portfolios and contribute to circular economy targets. It allows for analysis of country-specific recyclability, eco-modulated EPR-Fees, and more. | $1.9M | Seed | Mar 29, 2023 |  |
| GetSteps | GetSteps produces and markets insoles. Every insole is customized for every foot and every pair of shoes. The various materials are integrated into insoles based on footprint, shoe shape, and any prior ailments. Also available is free shipping. | $2.9M | Seed | Jul 19, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Futury Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futury-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Auxxo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/auxxo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cusp Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cusp-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hevella Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hevella-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IBB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibb) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Helpling

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Helpling is an online booking and payment platform that provides on-demand home services outside the U.S. On the website or via an app, customers can book a vetted and insured cleaner and gain back free time within a couple of clicks. For cleaners, the innovative online service makes it easier than ever to access new clients and to manage when andwhere they want to work.Helpling allows people more time for the beautiful things in life such as family, friends, and leisure. The cleaners charge a flat rate of £10 per hour and pay a fee when they find a regular customer through the platform or 10% of the value of the booking for one time cleans.Helping was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

5 contacts available at Helpling.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philip Huffmann | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-huffmann |
| Benedikt Franke | Co-Founder & Member of the Board Company | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benedikt-franke |
| Elodie Maroune | Head Of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elodie-maroune |
| Katharina Prien | Head of Human Resources | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katharina-prien |
| Manar Alkassar | Founder & CEO, Helpling Middle East | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manar-alkassar |

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## FAQ

### What does Benedikt Franke invest in?

Benedikt Franke invests primarily in Software, Internet and Restaurants startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Benedikt Franke's check size?

Benedikt Franke typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$4.9M at Seed and $1.6M–$2.2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Benedikt Franke participates in.

### When did Benedikt Franke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benedikt Franke closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 13 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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