K - Invest
VC Fund
Pforzheim, Germany
K - Invest is a VC fund in Pforzheim focused on E-Commerce and Fashion. K-Invest is an early stage venture capital firm backed by one of Germany’s biggest distance retailer - the KLiNGEL Group.They are investing in digitally driven start-ups having the potential to change commerce and adjacent industries. Thus, their investment activities are focused on (e)-commerce, fashion/consumer goods, ad/retail-tech,logistics and data-centric companies. They are growing their portfolio further and are ready to support start-ups not only with funds between 0.5 and 2 mio. EUR but also with corporate resources.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries K - Invest invests in
Stages K - Invest invests in
Countries K - Invest invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$8.7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 6 (86%)
- Fashion 2 (29%)
- PaaS 1 (14%)
- SaaS 1 (14%)
- Rental 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Series C 2 (29%)
- Angel 1 (14%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | $8.7M / Seed / May 10, 2017 | ||
| Stilnest offers designer jewelry made by artists worldwide. Each week a new collection of hand-picked designs is released to add to the broad portfolio. Stilnest additionally crafts an excellent customer experience with unique content of the designer, his products and inspiration. Stilnest uses 3D printing to source worldwide, pick up trendsinstantly and produce on demand. Their product quality sets us apart from regular 3D printing outlets and even suffice retail jewelry standards. They are in negotiations with worldwide operational jewelry retailers and are in store already. | Angel / Aug 08, 2016 | ||
| shipcloud is the shipping service provider and represents a new generation in package shipping. A cloud-based service, it enables small and medium-sized online vendors to work easily and efficiently with all major shipping providers. Vendors can use an intuitive and easily integrated standard interface (RESTful API) to connect their store orenterpriseresource planning (ERP) system directly to all major package shipping providers. As well as maintaining independence from individual providers, vendors save time and money. They can also focus more effectively on their core business activity, secure in the knowledge that they are one step ahead of the pack. | $2.3M / Series A / Jul 01, 2016 | ||
| PIPPA&JEAN is a social selling community that empowers women to lead self-determined lives. PIPPA&JEAN Style Coaches showcase jewellery, accessories and other lifestyle products at exclusive Style Partys and in their personalised Online Boutiques. PIPPA&JEAN takes care of everything else - from training, sourcing, storage, and invoicingto delivery. It is their vision is to encourage more than 100,000 woman to become successfully independent entrepreneurs and to fulfill their dreams. In doing so, they proudly uphold their company values based on "Initiative", "Quality" and a "Do Good" attitude. | $4.4M / Series C / Oct 22, 2015 | ||
| The PflegeBox is Germany's leading full service for home care with nursing auxiliaries. Care and their relatives get delivered all necessary products in a convenient box home every month | Series C / Feb 05, 2015 | ||
| Stilnest offers designer jewelry made by artists worldwide. Each week a new collection of hand-picked designs is released to add to the broad portfolio. Stilnest additionally crafts an excellent customer experience with unique content of the designer, his products and inspiration. Stilnest uses 3D printing to source worldwide, pick up trendsinstantly and produce on demand. Their product quality sets us apart from regular 3D printing outlets and even suffice retail jewelry standards. They are in negotiations with worldwide operational jewelry retailers and are in store already. | $1M / Seed / Aug 21, 2014 | ||
| miacosa.de is operated by the Endorsed Goods GmbH. miacosa.de is a social shopping concept from Germany based in Cologne. Social Shopping the miacosa way means that members select their personal shopping team of experts and celebrities that present products they love on miacosa.de Miacosa is for members only. The free service starts with productsfrom the fields of Health Style, Home & Living, Kitchen and fashion accessories. | Apr 12, 2013 |
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FAQ
What does K - Invest invest in?
K - Invest invests primarily in E-Commerce, Fashion and PaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is K - Invest's check size?
K - Invest typically joins rounds of $1M–$8.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds K - Invest participates in.
When did K - Invest last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for K - Invest closed in May 2017. Shizune tracks 7 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?
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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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