# MairDumont Ventures

> MairDumont Ventures is a VC fund in Ostfildern backing Travel and Internet. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ostfildern, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mairdumont-ventures-gmbh/
- Website: http://www.md-ventures.de/

MairDumont Ventures is a VC fund in Ostfildern focused on Travel and Internet. MairDumont Ventures invests in companies in travel sector.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$4.1M |
| Series A | $7.7M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 4 | 50% |
| Internet | 3 | 38% |
| SaaS | 2 | 25% |
| Rental | 2 | 25% |
| Hotel | 1 | 13% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 5 | 63% |
| Austria | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arnd Benninghoff | Investment Committee | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arnd-benninghoff |
| Frank Mair | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-mair |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gronda | Gronda operates an online community for professionals in hotel industry. | $1.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 05, 2020 |  |
| Fineway | 25$m+ funded, Munich-based travel SaaS startup. Running the most advanced B2B platform for individual travel. - Top3 Winner Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award 2019 - Top3 Winner Gründerszene Growth Award 2018 - Best Consumer Product @ EyeForTravel 2018 (London) | $15M | Series A | Aug 30, 2019 |  |
| PaulCamper | PaulCamper is Europe's largest and most trusted RV rental marketplace. The heart of PaulCamper is a community with a passion for camping and outdoor experiences. The platform is solely build around the needs of people sharing a campervan. RV owners get a safe and easy way to rent out their vehicles, so they can make money and earn a secondextra income. Outdoor travelers can rent individual RVs all over the country to hit the road and drive into their next outdoor adventure. | $7.7M | Series A | Aug 14, 2019 |  |
| PaulCamper | PaulCamper is Europe's largest and most trusted RV rental marketplace. The heart of PaulCamper is a community with a passion for camping and outdoor experiences. The platform is solely build around the needs of people sharing a campervan. RV owners get a safe and easy way to rent out their vehicles, so they can make money and earn a secondextra income. Outdoor travelers can rent individual RVs all over the country to hit the road and drive into their next outdoor adventure. | $4.1M | Seed | Aug 24, 2018 |  |
| LiveRate | LiveRates SaaS-platform offers a chatbot solution for the hospitality industry to connect hotels and guests via messaging and livechat. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2017 |  |
| Gronda | Gronda operates an online community for professionals in hotel industry. | $500K | Seed | Mar 01, 2017 |  |
| Zizoo | Zizoo is a leading boat holiday platform. Zizoo is digitalising and transforming the boat rental industry (worth an estimated €33 billion), which is 10 years behind any other travel sector. They are building a global digital booking platform and website connecting suppliers (charter companies) to travelers worldwide, similar to “Booking.com forBoats”. Zizoo also provides charter companies with a powerful inventory management tool and business intelligence.They are making boat holidays affordable and accessible to everyone (bookings starts from €20 a day).Zizoo is a boat rental marketplace where you can select a boat in a location of your choice and book it as easily as a hotel room. They are not an agent; they simply connect holidayers with charters for an amazing experience on the sea. No booking fees, a simple online booking process, real time availabilities, a professional service – without the additional hassle of contacting several companies. | $1.9M | Seed | Jul 05, 2016 |  |
| Travelcircus | Travelcircus is an online booking platform for premium travel experiences. By combining 4 and 5 star hotels with hotel services and trendy attractions, Travelcircus creates unique packages at attractive prices.Travelcircus was founded in 2014 in Berlin by Mathias Zeitler and Bastian Böckenhüser. Since its foundation, they have grown rapidly andwork with their international team of meanwhile 60 colleagues on their shared vision: to offer crazy travelers like us the most breathtaking destinations and most desirable attractions at the best value for money online. | $2.2M | Seed | Jan 06, 2016 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HOWZAT Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howzat-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Russmedia Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russmedia) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-iron-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MairDumont Ventures invest in?

MairDumont Ventures invests primarily in Travel, Internet and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

MairDumont Ventures typically joins rounds of $500k–$4.1M at Seed and $7.7M–$15M 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 MairDumont Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact MairDumont Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at MairDumont Ventures?

The team at MairDumont Ventures includes Arnd Benninghoff (Investment Committee) and Frank Mair (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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