# Evonik Industries

> Evonik Industries is a VC fund in Essen backing Manufacturing and Consumer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Essen, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evonik
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Evonik
- Website: http://corporate.evonik.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/EvonikHP

Evonik Industries is a VC fund in Essen focused on Manufacturing and Consumer. Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is in specialty chemicals. Its activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. In 2010 about 80 percent of the Groups chemical sales came from activities where it ranks among the market leaders. Evonik benefits specifically from its innovativeprowess and integrated technology platforms. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In fiscal 2010 more than 34,000 employees generated sales of around €13.3 billion and an operating profit (EBITDA) of about €2.4 billion.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Evonik Industries. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Evonik Industries. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/evonik-industries?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 100% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| Printing | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| Israel | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernhard Mohr | Managing Director | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-bernhard-mohr |
| Anne Ritter | Director, PMO and IP - Care Solutions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-ritter |
| Bettina Uhlich | CIO and Head of Global IT Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettina-uhlich |
| Christian Kullmann | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-kullmann |
| Greg Rice | Segment Manager, Electronics | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-rice-a025 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Velox | Velox develops and manufactures industrial-grade direct-to shape digital decoration solutions for the rigid container industry. Their proprietary DTS-Inkjet technology, based on uniquely formulated inks and dedicated deposition architecture, introduces an entirely new approach to digital printing that is poised to disrupt the packaging decorationmarket.Their debut product is the Velox IDS 250 – the first industrial-grade digital decorator for mass production of cylindrical containers available on the market. It delivers superior decoration quality and capabilities that outstrip analog printing solutions, while allowing a more efficient and flexible production process and a low total cost of ownership (TCO).Velox is powered by an expert team with uniquely extensive and wide-ranging experience in digital printing. It is led by veteran executives with proven success in driving company growth. | $32M | Series B | Nov 13, 2018 |  |
| FitMyFoot | Wiivv (pronounced weave) is a technology company transforming footwear, apparel, and wearables for every human body, so that you can move and live your best. Wiivv Insoles and Sandals are created uniquely for you, based on measurements taken from the award-winning Wiivv app. All Wiivv products are designed to enhance and support your uniqueanatomy. The stack combines advanced capture technology, biomechanics research, CV, AI, ML, and a proprietary customization platform deigned to output on-demand digitally manufactured and 3DP products. Wiivv also partners with brands and creators to scale the rapid customization of their product categories powered by Wiivv Fit Technology. | $3.5M | Seed | Dec 03, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altana-pharna-ag-nycomed) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asimov Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asimov-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eclipse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eclipse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JAL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jal-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MAS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mas-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Michael Ilan Management and Investment Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-ilan-management-and-investment-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund
- [Aster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aster-capital) — VC Fund
- [Eleven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eleven) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Anges Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anges-quebec) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Sporting Goods Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/sporting-goods-investors-canada)
- [Sporting Goods VC Funds in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/sporting-goods-vc-funds-canada)

## FAQ

### What does Evonik Industries invest in?

Evonik Industries invests primarily in Manufacturing, Consumer and Printing startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Evonik Industries?

Public channels for Evonik Industries 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 Evonik Industries?

The team at Evonik Industries includes Bernhard Mohr (Managing Director), Anne Ritter (Director, PMO and IP - Care Solutions) and Bettina Uhlich (CIO and Head of Global IT Services), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co