# Digital Pioneers

> Digital Pioneers is a VC fund in Maastricht backing Apps and Local. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dp_hh
- Website: http://digitalpioneers.de

Digital Pioneers is a venture capital firm focused on investments in internet companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $247k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Local | 1 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heiko Hubertz | Founder, CEO | 24 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heiko-hubertz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stuffle | Stuffle is like a mobile flea market: Offer your stuff by posting a picture, a title, a short description and a price. Rummage around for offers nearby. Bargain for deals via private messages. Secured payment with PayPal and integrated delivery (Germany only). | $247K | Seed | Oct 29, 2012 |  |
| Monedo | Monedo's Group’s mission is to improve financial freedom for the underbanked with the use of technology. Combining non-traditional data sources and machine learning, the company is aiming to provide access to better credit and a higher convenience for digital banking services. The product offerings include consumer loans, a digital wallet anda personal finance manager designed to help customers manage their credit score and plan their spending. Monedo also offers a “Lending as a Service” model, allowing partners to integrate Monedo's credit products via an API into their own platform and services.Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Monedo covers more than 5 markets worldwide, amongst others Russia, Mexico, Spain and Poland. Up until now, the company has processed more than four million loan applications through its subsidiaries. Monedo's team of more than 350 people is led by CEO and Co-Founder Alexander Graubner-Müller and is financially backed by world-class investors including PayU, J.C. Flowers, Peter Thiel, and the World Bank’s IFC. | $1M | Seed | Jun 01, 2012 |  |
| Monedo | Monedo's Group’s mission is to improve financial freedom for the underbanked with the use of technology. Combining non-traditional data sources and machine learning, the company is aiming to provide access to better credit and a higher convenience for digital banking services. The product offerings include consumer loans, a digital wallet anda personal finance manager designed to help customers manage their credit score and plan their spending. Monedo also offers a “Lending as a Service” model, allowing partners to integrate Monedo's credit products via an API into their own platform and services.Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Monedo covers more than 5 markets worldwide, amongst others Russia, Mexico, Spain and Poland. Up until now, the company has processed more than four million loan applications through its subsidiaries. Monedo's team of more than 350 people is led by CEO and Co-Founder Alexander Graubner-Müller and is financially backed by world-class investors including PayU, J.C. Flowers, Peter Thiel, and the World Bank’s IFC. |  | Seed | Mar 04, 2012 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10x Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10xgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IONIQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ioniq-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ts-ventures-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Digital Pioneers invest in?

Digital Pioneers invests primarily in Apps, Local and Banking startups, most often at 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.

### What is Digital Pioneers's check size?

Digital Pioneers typically joins rounds of $247k–$1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Digital Pioneers participates in.

### How do I contact Digital Pioneers?

Public channels for Digital Pioneers include X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Digital Pioneers?

The team at Digital Pioneers includes Heiko Hubertz (Founder, CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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