# Elite Startups

> Elite Startups is a VC fund backing Apps, Security and Information Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elite-startups-management-gmbh
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/companisto
- Website: http://www.elite-startups.de/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EliteStartups

Elite Startups is a VC fund focused on Apps and Security. Elite Startups specializes in the creation of web-based startups and supports selected companies in achieving their goals. It was founded by Yannis Niebelschütz and Matti Niebelschütz in 2010. Elite Startups is based in Berlin, Germany.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Elite Startups. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Elite Startups. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/elite-startups?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Security | 1 | 100% |
| Information Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matti Niebelschuetz | Serial Entrepreneur & Digital Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matti-niebelsch-tz |
| Yannis Niebelschütz | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| testhub | Testhub is a crowd testing company for mobiles, web, and desktop applications. It offers its users with functional testing, test automation, usability testing, accessibility testing, localization testing, security testing, load testing, beta management, mobile SDK, and mobile sentiment analysis services.Testhub is a U.S.-based company that wasfounded in 2012 and it was acquired by Applause on May 5, 2014. |  | Seed | Feb 27, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Catagonia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catagonia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Möller Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WestTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/west-techventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Elite Startups invest in?

Elite Startups invests primarily in Apps, Security and Information Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Elite Startups?

Public channels for Elite Startups include LinkedIn, 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 Elite Startups?

The team at Elite Startups includes Matti Niebelschuetz (Serial Entrepreneur & Digital Manager) and Yannis Niebelschütz (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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