# Hasso Plattner

> Hasso Plattner is a Series B investor at Hasso Plattner Ventures (Potsdam) backing TV and Film. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hasso Plattner Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hasso-plattner-ventures)
- Location: Potsdam, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2008
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasso-plattner-47649a101

Hasso Plattner is a Series B investor at Hasso Plattner Ventures in Potsdam focused on TV and Film. Hasso Plattner is one of the founders of SAP and has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board since May 2003. In this role and as Chief Software Advisor he concentrates on defining the medium and long-term technology strategy of SAP. He also heads the Technology Committee of the SAP Supervisory Board. In 1972 Hasso Plattner and four colleagues leftIBM in order to found SAP (Systems, Applications, Products). When SAP went public in 1988 Hasso was appointed Vice Chairman of the Executive Board. From 1997 to May 2003 he was Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of SAP. In May 2003 he was elected to the SAP Supervisory Board and took over the chairmanship from co-founder Dietmar Hopp. Hasso received his Master‘s Degree in Communications Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe. In 1990 the University of Saarbruecken awarded him an honorary doctorate and in 1994 he was granted an honorary full professorship. In 1998 he founded the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam with the largest single private contribution to a university ever made in Germany. He is a professor at the HPI for enterprise software systems.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 100% |
| Film | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Entertainment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OSN | OSN is an operator of pay-TV broadcasting stations that offers digital content such as blockbuster movies, sporting events, lifestyle programming, and series that are being offered to customers in the Middle East. It also provides entertainment content for devices such as laptops, tablets, and mobile phones via its online and mobile appentertainment platform, offering movies and series on the go. |  | Series B | Jan 09, 2008 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Neuhaus Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neuhaus-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hasso Plattner Ventures

VC Fund · Potsdam, Germany

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our informationtechnology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley.

5 contacts available at Hasso Plattner Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hasso Plattner | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hasso-plattner |
| Katja Grzebiela | Manager, Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katja-grzebiela |
| Nadja Hatzijordanou | Analyst at E-School | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nadja-hatzijordanou |
| Robin Staszek | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robin-staszek |
| Shmuel Chafets | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shmuel-chafets |

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## FAQ

### What does Hasso Plattner invest in?

Hasso Plattner invests primarily in TV, Film and Digital Entertainment startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hasso Plattner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hasso Plattner closed in Jan 2008. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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