# Bitburger Ventures

> Bitburger Ventures is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Consumer Goods. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bitburg, Germany
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitburger-ventures/
- Website: https://www.bitburger-ventures.de/en/

Bitburger Ventures is a VC fund in Bitburg focused on Food and Beverage and Consumer Goods. In the mid of 2018, Bitburger Holding founded the investment company Bitburger Ventures for its investments in start-ups. The aim is to combine the growth potential of young, innovative companies with the financial strength and access to different expertise along the value chain of the Bitburger Group. Our heritage as a medium-sized family businesswith a long-term orientation distinguishes Bitburger Ventures from pure financial investors and offers young entrepreneurs a unique added value. Our activities focus primarily on the German-speaking area, where we have been operating for 200 years. Through our industrial holdings in leading medium-sized companies that are successful in various industries and in international markets, we have direct access to different networks and various competencies. We are pragmatic, accessible and credible and expect the same from our venture partners.Bitburger Ventures invests venture capital in the form of minority holdings in already established start-ups, preferably in the Seed to Series B phase. Our investment focus is on consumer-facing business models, but we are also interested in leading alternative technology and service solutions. Following the tradition of a family business, we sustainably support our portfolio companies on their growth path. Bitburger Ventures also invests in international venture capital funds.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5.9M–$9.3M |
| Series A | $4.9M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 8 | 38% |
| Consumer Goods | 3 | 14% |
| Wellness | 2 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 10% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 10% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 38% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 19% |
| Series A | 3 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 10 | 48% |
| Austria | 2 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Friedrich Droste | Managing Director | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/friedrich-droste |
| Nico Heinz | Manager Ventures | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nico-heinz |
| Niklas Leske | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niklas-leske |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOLY | HOLY is a company that specializes in the production of powder-based beverages. Their product line includes HOLY Energy® and HOLY Iced Tea®, both of which are marketed as having zero sugar and being sustainably packaged. The company's focus is on providing a unique taste experience while also promoting a sense of social responsibility. Theyoffer a variety of flavors and options for customers to try, and they also provide opportunities for interested individuals to join their team. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 14, 2025 |  |
| O.C. Hairsystems | O.c. Hairsystems offer hair replacement solutions for men. | $4.9M | Series A | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| HOLY Energy | Energy drink for gamers |  | Seed | Jul 15, 2022 |  |
| HOLY | HOLY is a company that specializes in the production of powder-based beverages. Their product line includes HOLY Energy® and HOLY Iced Tea®, both of which are marketed as having zero sugar and being sustainably packaged. The company's focus is on providing a unique taste experience while also promoting a sense of social responsibility. Theyoffer a variety of flavors and options for customers to try, and they also provide opportunities for interested individuals to join their team. |  | Seed | Jul 15, 2022 |  |
| O.C. Hairsystems | O.c. Hairsystems offer hair replacement solutions for men. |  | Seed | Jul 06, 2022 |  |
| Magaloop | MAGALOOP IS PURSUING THE VISION OF CONNECTING GLOBAL INDEPENDENT RETAIL WITH FMCG´S ON ITS DIGITAL MARKETPLACE | $9.3M | Seed | May 12, 2022 |  |
| Waterdrop | waterdrop® is a fast-growing hydration brand based in Vienna, Austria, disrupting the beverage industry with its innovative waterdrop® Microdrink and global hydration platform. The company's mission is to encourage people to drink more water in a sustainable way, with its sugar-free, flavored cubes dissolving in water to enrich it with naturalfruit & plant extracts and valuable vitamins. waterdrop® is significantly reducing plastic use and CO2 emissions, thanks to its individual recyclable packaging for each cube. The company also partners with Plastic Bank, pledging to collect one plastic bottle for every 12-pack sold. waterdrop® has grown to have more than 2 million online customers and over 300 employees, with product listings in over 20,000 retail outlets and more than 40 waterdrop® stores worldwide. | $67.4M | Series B | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| Naughty Nuts | Naughty Nuts engages in the nut butter market. Their products such as nut butter, apple cinnamon peanut butter, nut butter tasting pack, nut butter sample pack, peanut butter salted caramel, hazelnut butter choco crush, almond butter cinnamon roll, hazelnut butter espresso roast, almond butter blueberry bash, cashew butter raspberry rumble, cashewbutter choco dream, peanut butter cacao crunch, peanut butter crunchy, almond butter smooth, peanut butter smooth, cashew butter smooth, choco bundle, and cashew-mus bundle. |  | Seed | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Mighty Pea | Mighty Pea is a pea milk producer, which uses yellow split peas in the creation of its beverages. | $5.9M | Seed | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| Wild Earth | Wild Earth is a technology startup that specializes in developing protein pet foods. It is dedicated to reinventing pet food with science to offer healthier foods for pets that are better for the environment and more humane than conventional products. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | $23M | Series A | Sep 01, 2021 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Bitburger Ventures invest in?

Bitburger Ventures invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Bitburger Ventures typically joins rounds of $5.9M–$9.3M at Seed and $4.9M–$23M 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 Bitburger Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Bitburger Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Bitburger Ventures?

The team at Bitburger Ventures includes Friedrich Droste (Managing Director), Nico Heinz (Manager Ventures) and Niklas Leske (Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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