Dumont Venture
VC Fund
Cologne, Germany
Dumont Venture is a VC fund in Cologne focused on E-Commerce and Apps. DuMont Venture Holding GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 2007 as a subsidiary of M. DuMont Schauberg - a leading media corporation based in Germany. DuMont Venture is actively seeking high-growth potential companies in the Digital Media and IT segments, and financially and strategically supports the development, market launch, andinternationalization of its partners.DuMont Venture invested in successful companies like plista, rebuy, Picanova, lieferando, Learnship, navabi, ZooRoyal, movingimage, northworks, farbflut or Fairrank.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Dumont Venture invests in
Stages Dumont Venture invests in
Countries Dumont Venture invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series C
- $11M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 3 (21%)
- Apps 2 (14%)
- Retail 2 (14%)
- Fashion 2 (14%)
- Software 2 (14%)
Stage
- Funding Round 4 (29%)
- Seed 3 (21%)
- Series C 2 (14%)
- Series A 1 (7%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
Country
- Germany 6 (43%)
- The Netherlands 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jorg Binnenbrucker
Managing Director & Founding Partner
|
Managing Director & Founding Partner | Total investments: 43 | Find email | |
Kristopher Lichter
Chief Business Officer | Board Member
|
Chief Business Officer | Board Member | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| rankingCoach offers a complete digital marketing app for small businesses and a variety of resellable digital marketing solutions including SEO, local marketing, brand watch, Google Ads, and social media marketing. rankingCoach app creates a tailored digital marketing strategy based on the individual requirements of each business. This marketingplan is supported by easy to follow step-by-step video tutorials and specialized tools for each key digital marketing approach, including AI-generated Google Ads; keyword finding and tracking tools for SEO, as well as newsfeeds for review and brand monitoring.These award-winning products from rankingCoach are available in 32 countries and 14 languages, directly as well as from numerous well-known hosting companies, TELCOs, online publishers, website builders, CMSs, and businesses in the MarTech sector. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 12, 2015 | ||
| navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labelsvia worldwide express delivery.The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations. | $29M / Series D / Jan 21, 2015 | ||
| navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labelsvia worldwide express delivery.The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations. | $11M / Series C / Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| ZooRoyal is an online platform that offers accessories and supplies for pet dogs, cats, reptiles, horses, fish, and more. Its operations are based in Würselen, Germany. | Feb 18, 2013 | ||
| Lieferando is a mobile app that allows you to order food at over 11,000 restaurants online. Simply enter your zip code and select it from the delivery services shown. With a mouse click, customer can then view the menus of the restaurants directly at the local computer and then complete the entire order there. At the end, customer can either pay incash or directly online by credit card, PayPal or by direct transfer. By the way there is also the free deliveryando.de-app, with which customer can easily order from the way out. So you can go home with your pizza at the same time. | $16.5M / Series C / Jun 01, 2012 | ||
| Tanked offers custom made sportswear and accessories for a broad range of different team sports. With its focus on high quality fabrics and the special needs of team sports Tanked became the brand of choice for thousands of athletes around the globe. | Apr 25, 2012 | ||
| navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labelsvia worldwide express delivery.The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations. | $2.8M / Dec 09, 2011 | ||
| simfy GmbH operates as an online music platform. The company allows to share and store music online, as well as to listen instantly to specific tracks or albums via true on demand streaming. simfy GmbH was founded in 2006 and is based in Cologne, Germany. | $11M / May 17, 2011 | ||
| Tanked offers custom made sportswear and accessories for a broad range of different team sports. With its focus on high quality fabrics and the special needs of team sports Tanked became the brand of choice for thousands of athletes around the globe. | Seed / Jan 01, 2011 | ||
| navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labelsvia worldwide express delivery.The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations. | $713K / Seed / Aug 01, 2010 | ||
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FAQ
What does Dumont Venture invest in?
Dumont Venture invests primarily in E-Commerce, Apps and Retail startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Dumont Venture invest in?
Dumont Venture typically joins rounds of $11M–$16M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Dumont Venture's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Dumont Venture took part in.
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Who are the partners at Dumont Venture?
The team at Dumont Venture includes Jorg Binnenbrucker (Managing Director & Founding Partner) and Kristopher Lichter (Chief Business Officer | Board Member). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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