# BPO Capital

> BPO Capital is a VC fund in Hamburg backing B2B, B2C and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://bpo.vc/

BPO Capital is a venture capital company founded in 2014 by Benjamin Otto with the goal of supporting young entrepreneurs and participating in good ideas. More and more, the ethical claim in the selection of investments in the foreground. With the BPO, Benjamin Otto makes investments, which may or may not have a business impact on the Otto Group.All investment decisions are made only by the board of BPO Capital and not by the Otto Group.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| B2C | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Dating | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LemonSwan | LemonSwan is the dating service for singles with serious intentions. Prof. Dr. Peter Michael Bak developed the LemonSwan® principle with us: a special test procedure based on modern, international standards, thus creating the best conditions for successful matching. |  | Seed | Jan 21, 2019 | https://www.lemonswan.de/ |
| Exporo | Exporo offers investors an overview of real estate projects in which they can invest easily, transparently and free of charge.The idea begins in 2013 with the realization that real estate project developers are increasingly looking for alternative sources of finance, as banks no longer finance entire projects as usual due to stricter regulation,and that private investors only have a lot of money, with good conditions and easy to invest in real estate. The result of this observation is the firm decision to develop its own online marketplace to offer real estate projects as an investment opportunity and to provide capital directly between private investors and real estate companies.Simon Brunke, Björn Maronde, Tim Bütecke and Julian Oertzen founded the online platform in 2014, they are constantly evolving and they are board members of Exporo AG. The company now employs more than 120 people and is based in Hamburg's HafenCity. | $9M | Series A | Jul 13, 2016 | https://exporo.de |
| Spryker | Spryker is a provider of a commerce technology platform for global enterprises. The company enables companies to build transactional business models in B2B, B2C, and Enterprise Marketplaces. It is the most modern platform-as-a-service solution with a headless architecture that is cloud-enabled, enterprise-ready, and loved by developers and businessusers worldwide. Its solutions have empowered 150+ companies to manage transactions in more than 200 countries worldwide. Spryker is used by brands such as Toyota, Siemens, Hilti, and Ricoh. |  | Series A | Jun 08, 2015 | http://spryker.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cherry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [German Media Pool](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmpvc-german-media-pool) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heartcore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartcore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BPO Capital invest in?

BPO Capital invests primarily in B2B, B2C and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did BPO Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for BPO Capital closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 3 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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