# Hannover Beteiligungsfonds

> Hannover Beteiligungsfonds is a VC fund in Hanover backing Mobile and Software. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hanover, Germany
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/region-hannover-wirtschafts-und-beschäftigungsförderung
- Website: http://www.wirtschaftsfoerderung-hannover.de/hannoverimpuls/Unternehmensservice/F%C3%B6rderung-und-Finanzierung/Beteiligungsfonds

Hannover Beteiligungsfonds is a micro-venture capital company specialized in seed stage investments.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$2.6M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$4.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 3 | 20% |
| Software | 3 | 20% |
| Apps | 2 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 13% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 40% |
| Series A | 4 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hypnetic | Hypnetic is a developer of technology for energy optimization that is used to provide industrial energy storage systems. They use a unique combination of established high-pressure hydraulic and pneumatic components. Their hypnetic energy storage system is completed by their intelligent management system. They provide industry with self-consumptionoptimization, peak load capping, balancing power, and flicker compensation energy storage solutions. |  | Seed | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| Wingfield | Wingfield develops a system intended to transform any tennis court in the world into a smart court. The system is a combination of hardware and artificial intelligence and keeps track of the score, analyzes strokes and gives personal feedback right after matches or practice sessions and the system only costs a fraction of a professional system andis easily set up, enabling players to get the same game analytics as the professionals do. | $4.3M | Series A | Jun 03, 2022 |  |
| Cruisewatch | Cruisewatch is an AI-based travel tech company. This is why for every inefficiency in the cruise industry we aim to find a technological solution. And our team constantly works on improving those travel innovations. | $1.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 04, 2022 |  |
| IOTIS | IOTIS offers a simple-to-use stand-alone consumer IoT product to improve players while having a highly gamified emotional training experience based on real-time feedback. It motivates players to be more active again in the real world by leveraging technology playfully. | $2.6M | Seed | Aug 01, 2021 |  |
| Wingfield | Wingfield develops a system intended to transform any tennis court in the world into a smart court. The system is a combination of hardware and artificial intelligence and keeps track of the score, analyzes strokes and gives personal feedback right after matches or practice sessions and the system only costs a fraction of a professional system andis easily set up, enabling players to get the same game analytics as the professionals do. | $1.3M | Seed | Jun 09, 2018 |  |
| videantis | Videantis is a one-stop computer vision and video processor IP provider, delivering flexible computer vision, imaging and multi-standard HW/SW video coding solutions for automotive, mobile, consumer, and embedded markets.Based on a unified processor platform approach that is licensed to chip manufacturers, videantis provides tailoredsolutions to meet the specific needs of its customers. With core competencies of deep camera and video application expert know-how and strong SoC design and system architecture expertise, videantis serves a worldwide customer basis with a diverse range of target applications, such as advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving, mobile phones, AR/VR, IoT, gesture interfacing, computational photography, in-car infotainment, and over-the-top TV. Videantis has been recognized with the Red Herring Award and multiple Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Germany. |  | Series A | Sep 13, 2017 |  |
| Tandem | Tandem is the app that connects language learners around the globe. Ten million members are currently using the platform, which enables individuals to connect and learn new languages via text, audio, and video chat. More than 300 languages are currently available, including fictional and sign languages. Tandem was founded by Arnd Aschentrup,Tobias Dickmeis, and Dr. Matthias Kleimann. The company is backed by prominent European investors such as Brighteye Ventures, GPS Ventures, Hannover Beteiligungsfonds, Rubylight Limited, Trind Ventures and Atlantic Labs.  Tandem is available for free on iOS, Android, and the Web. Find out more at www.tandem.net.Tandem was founded in 2015 by Arnd Aschentrup, Tobias Dickmeis, and Matthias Kleimann and was listed by Apple in their "App Store Best of 2015" and by Google in their "Play Store Best of 2017." | $2.2M | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| Qabel GmbH | Qabel GmbH provides a software platform that makes communication and data exchange on the Internet. |  | Seed | Oct 15, 2015 |  |
| Tandem | Tandem is the app that connects language learners around the globe. Ten million members are currently using the platform, which enables individuals to connect and learn new languages via text, audio, and video chat. More than 300 languages are currently available, including fictional and sign languages. Tandem was founded by Arnd Aschentrup,Tobias Dickmeis, and Dr. Matthias Kleimann. The company is backed by prominent European investors such as Brighteye Ventures, GPS Ventures, Hannover Beteiligungsfonds, Rubylight Limited, Trind Ventures and Atlantic Labs.  Tandem is available for free on iOS, Android, and the Web. Find out more at www.tandem.net.Tandem was founded in 2015 by Arnd Aschentrup, Tobias Dickmeis, and Matthias Kleimann and was listed by Apple in their "App Store Best of 2015" and by Google in their "Play Store Best of 2017." |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Implandata Ophthalmic Products | Implandata Ophthalmic Products is an early stage, privately-held, venture capital funded medical device company based in Hannover, Germany. Implandata Ophthalmic Products is a medical device company offering a new technology for the treatment and management of glaucoma patients. It identifies an underserved area in care of glaucoma patients,creating disruptive solutions for better and more efficient glaucoma therapy, to the benefit of glaucoma patients, families, and care givers by integrating innovative medical technology with information technology.IOP has developed a novel technology for 24 hour measurement of intraocular pressure, by which monitoring and therapy of glaucoma patients will be improved. This solution will allow a more efficient treatment and management of glaucoma patients.Implandata Ophthalmic Products was founded on 2010. | $3.3M | Series B | Oct 27, 2014 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (MBG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mittelst%C3%A4ndische-beteiligungsgesellschaft-niedersachsen--mbg-) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Enjoyventure Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enjoyventure-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Hannover Beteiligungsfonds invest in?

Hannover Beteiligungsfonds invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hannover Beteiligungsfonds's check size?

Hannover Beteiligungsfonds typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$2.6M at Seed and $1.1M–$4.3M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hannover Beteiligungsfonds participates in.

### When did Hannover Beteiligungsfonds last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hannover Beteiligungsfonds closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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