# Henkel Ventures

> Henkel Ventures is a VC fund in Düsseldorf backing E-Commerce and Beauty. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 52%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.henkel-tech.ventures

Henkel Ventures is a VC fund in Düsseldorf focused on E-Commerce and Beauty. Henkel Ventures is Henkel’s corporate venture capital engagement, combining all venture activities across the company’s three business units (Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care). Henkel Ventures actively evaluates and manages equity investments and joint development projects with start-up companies to explore newtechnologies, applications and business models in areas of strategic interest for Henkel.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$5M |
| Series A | $5.5M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 19% |
| Beauty | 2 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 10% |
| Solar | 1 | 5% |
| Fitness | 1 | 5% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 29% |
| Series A | 4 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 19% |
| Series B | 2 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 14% |
| Israel | 2 | 10% |
| Germany | 2 | 10% |
| Chile | 1 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 5% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robert Günther | Head of Corporate Venturing | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-g%C3%BCnther |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ruka | Ruka is creating the go-to brand for Black women globally, when it comes to their hair. | $4.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Feelit | Feelit provides printed, fully integrated nanomaterial-based sensing solutions that can turn any object to a smart object. Smartifying it by printing their sensors onto it to provide live structural information. | $8.3M | Series A | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Eeden | Eeden engages in the manufacture and supply of textiles. | $20.5M | Series A | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| LoveLocal (formerly m.Paani) | LoveLocal (formerly known as m.Paani) is the only app you need for all your daily needs fulfilled by your trusted local shops online. Now enjoy the convenience of online ordering, Fast home delivery, digital payments - all at a tap of a button. Shop anytime, anywhere from a vast range of products including fresh fruits, vegetables, groceries, OTCMedicines, Home and Personal Care Products, snacks, and much more. So LoveLocal! | $19.1M | Series B | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Nourished | Nourished is an award-winning tech start-up disrupting the nutrition industry with their 3D-printed vitamin stacks, which are completely tailor-made to each individual user. With their patented 3D printing manufacturing techniques and unique vegan encapsulation formula, Nourished is able to combine seven different high-impact nutrients, superfoods,and vitamins into one delicious gummy stack. Using 100% plastic-free packaging and only premium, sugar-free, and vegan ingredients. Nourished is as good for the Earth as it is for their customers. |  |  | Oct 12, 2021 |  |
| Nourished | Nourished is an award-winning tech start-up disrupting the nutrition industry with their 3D-printed vitamin stacks, which are completely tailor-made to each individual user. With their patented 3D printing manufacturing techniques and unique vegan encapsulation formula, Nourished is able to combine seven different high-impact nutrients, superfoods,and vitamins into one delicious gummy stack. Using 100% plastic-free packaging and only premium, sugar-free, and vegan ingredients. Nourished is as good for the Earth as it is for their customers. |  | Series A | Oct 12, 2021 |  |
| Feelit | Feelit provides printed, fully integrated nanomaterial-based sensing solutions that can turn any object to a smart object. Smartifying it by printing their sensors onto it to provide live structural information. | $7M | Series A | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| DaiBau | Saas, marketplace, construction, real estate |  | Series A | Feb 18, 2021 |  |
| cang.eco | cang.eco is a subscription service for healthy and sustainable products for your home and body. We identify the best products, include our community in the selection process and offer them a peace of mind model so they don't have to worry anymore if products are good for them or the environment. We also develop our own products and brands andinvolve our community in active challenges to improve their daily lives. | $3.1M | Seed | Jul 05, 2020 |  |
| Nourished | Nourished is an award-winning tech start-up disrupting the nutrition industry with their 3D-printed vitamin stacks, which are completely tailor-made to each individual user. With their patented 3D printing manufacturing techniques and unique vegan encapsulation formula, Nourished is able to combine seven different high-impact nutrients, superfoods,and vitamins into one delicious gummy stack. Using 100% plastic-free packaging and only premium, sugar-free, and vegan ingredients. Nourished is as good for the Earth as it is for their customers. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 03, 2020 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Henkel Ventures invest in?

Henkel Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Beauty and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Henkel Ventures's check size?

Henkel Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$5M at Seed and $5.5M–$21M 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 Henkel Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Henkel Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Henkel Ventures?

The team at Henkel Ventures includes Robert Günther (Head of Corporate Venturing). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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