German Media Pool
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
German Media Pool is a VC fund in Berlin focused on E-Commerce and Retail. Founded in March 2011, German Media Pool is Germany's leading independent media for equity fund combining television, out of home, print and radio. They have invested more than 175 million Euro in gross media volume in more than 50 investment rounds into 28 startups. They currently count 12 successful exits and 2 IPOs, with more to come.
- Total investments:
- 24
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
- Fund size:
- $20M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries German Media Pool invests in
Stages German Media Pool invests in
Countries German Media Pool invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$15M
- Series A
- $7.5M–$44M
- Series B
- $9.4M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 8 (33%)
- Retail 4 (17%)
- Health Care 3 (13%)
- Pet 2 (8%)
- Mobile 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (33%)
- Series A 5 (21%)
- Series B 4 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (4%)
Country
- Germany 19 (79%)
- Denmark 1 (4%)
- Luxembourg 1 (4%)
- Switzerland 1 (4%)
- United Kingdom 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aljoscha Kaplan
Managing Director & Co-Founder
|
Managing Director & Co-Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Dennis Ahrling
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dennis Ahrling
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Niko Waesche
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traveltech: an AI platform that enables multi-destination traveling | $3.2M / Seed / Jan 23, 2025 | ||
| Startup Insider is an industry portal for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland helping them grow. | Seed / Jan 31, 2023 | ||
| JUCR is revolutionizing the way people charging their electric vehicles. Don’t think about the process itself - just pick the right location and you’re ready to go! Never worry about where to charge, how much it will cost, or when is the best time for doing this. With a global charging flatrate and more than 250,000 charging points you can enjoythe freedom every time. | $6.4M / Seed / Nov 16, 2022 | ||
| Envoy is a smart scalable referral solution for content services (SaaS). We improve conversion rates, lower cost of acquisition and increase return on ad-spend without touching core product code. Seamless integration and GDPR compliant for a post-cookie world. | $180K / Pre-Seed / Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online. | $1.2M / Convertible Note / Apr 27, 2022 | ||
| Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | $110M / Series C / Apr 06, 2022 | ||
| Sanity Group is a holistic European Cannabis company focusing on health, wellbeing, and scientific research. To utilize the full potential of its health benefits, Sanity Group is investing in fundamental research of the cannabis plant and its active ingredients as well as in specific areas of application.It was founded in 2018 and headquarteredin Berlin, Germany. | $44.2M / Series A / Jun 15, 2021 | ||
| Ph.International is a pharmaceutical sciences and management company. Ph.International offers pharmaceutical solutions and sports and aftermarket dietary supplements. Their products include kaex dolo, kaex reload, and kaex go. Their kaex dolo provides symptomatic relief of pain and inflammatory symptoms in association with excessive alcoholconsumption. | $14.6M / Seed / May 27, 2021 | ||
| Wellster is the go-to solution for everyday consumer health. It builds digital clinics along the lifecycle of next gen. health consumers. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 23, 2021 | ||
| Baby Sweets provides Online shop for beautiful and unusual baby clothes and accessories.Sales of own brands made in EU as well as international brands. | $2.5M / Seed / Mar 05, 2020 | ||
| See all 24 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does German Media Pool invest in?
German Media Pool invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 24 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 German Media Pool invest in?
German Media Pool typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$15M at Seed, $7.5M–$44M at Series A and $9.4M–$20M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not German Media Pool's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds German Media Pool took part in.
How do I contact German Media Pool?
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Who are the partners at German Media Pool?
The team at German Media Pool includes Aljoscha Kaplan (Managing Director & Co-Founder), Dennis Ahrling (Principal) and Dennis Ahrling (Principal). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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