Dr. Marcus Englert
General Partner @ TA Capital
Munich, Germany
Dr. Marcus Englert is a seed investor at TA Capital in Munich focused on E-Commerce and Mobile. Marcus Englert is an Associate Partner and Managing Director at Solon Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG's Munich office since 2010. Marcus is also a General Partner at Texas Atlantic Capital, Houston, Texas since January 2014. Marcus holds a Master's degree in Physics from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and received a Ph.D. in Physics at the European Center for Nuclear Research, CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Furthermore, Marcus holds a MBA with Distinction from the European Institute for Business Affairs, INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Previously, Marcus worked as a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group for four years and also held different leading positions in the media industry. Overall Marcus has 12 years of experience with the former Kirch Group and ProSiebenSAT.1 Media AG. In his last position as Chief New Media Officer and member of the executive board Marcus initiated and implemented different successful new media products: Online, Pay-TV und Video on demand. Marcus was responsible for the selection, deal making and growth of approx. 15 new media equity participations while at ProSiebenSAT.1 Media AG. Marcus currently is a Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Rocket Internet SE, Berlin since 2014, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH, Cologne since 2013 and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Sixt Leasing AG, Pullach since 2015. Marcus is also a Honorary Professor, Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Munich since 2011. Previously, Marcus was Vice Chairman and later Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Real Time Technology AG, Munich from 2010 to 2014 and Director of Diversification since 2006 Member of the Management Board at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Unterföhring from 2003 to 2010. Priorly, Marcus was Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operating Officer at Kirch New Media AG, Munich from 1999 to 2003. Before Kirch Media AG, Marcus was a Managing Director Digital Departement at ProSieben Media AG, Unterföhring from 1998 to 1999.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
Last updated:
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Industries Dr. Marcus Englert invests in
Stages Dr. Marcus Englert invests in
Countries Dr. Marcus Englert invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 3 (18%)
- Mobile 2 (12%)
- Customer Service 2 (12%)
- B2B 1 (6%)
- iOS 1 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (24%)
- Series A 3 (18%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (12%)
- Series C 2 (12%)
- Funding Round 2 (12%)
Country
- Germany 10 (59%)
- United Kingdom 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Vickii is an app designed for Gen Z (but anyone can use it) that aggregates content on specific stocks or ETFs.These can be tools, podcast snippets, or current events. If you own Apple stock, you'll receive all important Apple news in your feed. In general, an information platform designed to facilitate stock analysis and valuation. Or simplyimmersing yourself in financial gossip. | Pre-Seed / Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| Vickii is an app designed for Gen Z (but anyone can use it) that aggregates content on specific stocks or ETFs.These can be tools, podcast snippets, or current events. If you own Apple stock, you'll receive all important Apple news in your feed. In general, an information platform designed to facilitate stock analysis and valuation. Or simplyimmersing yourself in financial gossip. | $1.3M / Pre-Seed / Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| VRdirect is the leading Virtual Reality solution for enterprises and enables enterprises to get started with the Metaverse. Using VRdirect, enterprises can start creating Virtual Reality projects today and ensure compatibility with any future Metaverse ecosystem. Using the VRdirect STUDIO enables anyone to create VR projects and requires noprior experience (think “Powerpoint for VR”). The VRdirect Cloud and the VRdirect Player ensures seamless content experience across many ecosystems: From Web 2.0 Browser, iOS and Android Smartphones and Tablets as well as Metaverse ecosystems like Meta Quest, Pico Neo and HTC Vive (and many more ecosystems to come). Enterprises like Siemens, Porsche, Nestle and many more use VRdirect as the standard VR software to deliver use cases ranging from Virtual Tours and Training & Education to Marketing & Sales and Product Visualization. VRdirect offers a free licenses for content creators using the VRdirect WebStudio on vrdirect.com. | Pre-Seed / Mar 12, 2018 | ||
| Talixo is revolutionising B2B ground transportation with innovative proprietary technology that integrates seamlessly with all corporate platforms such as Amadeus, Concur and Onesto.Their technology is fully customisable and provides total compliance for all individual corporate travel policies. Now operating in >750 cities globally andgrowing exponentially, Talixo is fast becoming the go to for all the ground transportation needs of Fortune 500 companies, Airlines, Travel Agencies and many other strategic partners. Talixo is backed by Private, Institutional and Strategic investors including Deutsche Bahn, Amman Group and TA Capital. | $667.9K / Convertible Note / May 31, 2016 | ||
| Zyncd is the smart CV for the gig economy. Helping freelancers and professionals to show better their skills online. | Apr 16, 2016 | ||
| Zyncd is the smart CV for the gig economy. Helping freelancers and professionals to show better their skills online. | $600K / Seed / Apr 16, 2016 | ||
| B2X is the provider of customer care solutions for electronic devices to manufacturers, insurance providers, mobile network operators and retailers globally.B2X has created the first shared services platform for unparalleled customer care solutions. Their Smart Service Platform consists of a global organization of highly experienced staff, atrusted and reliable operational fulfillment partner network and best practice service delivery processes. An end-to-end technology platform ensures consistency and quality across your service operations.They manage backend repairs, parts and logistics services and provide frontend consumer facing services making their offering an end-to-end solution for manufacturers, insurance providers, Mobil Network Operators and Retailers for electronic devices.They support consumers from the moment they receive a device to when they have a problem, and all the way through the logistics and repair process of a broken device. | $1.1M / Series C / Dec 01, 2015 | ||
| Zyncd is the smart CV for the gig economy. Helping freelancers and professionals to show better their skills online. | Series A / Dec 01, 2015 | ||
| Talixo is revolutionising B2B ground transportation with innovative proprietary technology that integrates seamlessly with all corporate platforms such as Amadeus, Concur and Onesto.Their technology is fully customisable and provides total compliance for all individual corporate travel policies. Now operating in >750 cities globally andgrowing exponentially, Talixo is fast becoming the go to for all the ground transportation needs of Fortune 500 companies, Airlines, Travel Agencies and many other strategic partners. Talixo is backed by Private, Institutional and Strategic investors including Deutsche Bahn, Amman Group and TA Capital. | Seed / Oct 01, 2015 | ||
| Montredo - the trusted online shop for luxury watches Certified luxury watches online below retail prices, 100% safe and no fakes. Trusted, premium tailored website. | $2.8M / Series A / Sep 01, 2015 | ||
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Co-Investors
About TA Capital
From its active funds TAC currently invests in Europe and the USA. They invest in all stages (seed, early and growth) of start-ups with capable teams and scalable business models. Their investment sizes go from as low as $200,000 to as much as $15 milion per transaction. They like opportunities in e-commerce, Internet, digital life and software domains. They like to create and shape new markets. They are unconventional, caring and driven, and very fast. They are honest and fair in their daily dealings and in their transactions. They honor their commitments and deliver on their promises, on time. They see it their mission to provide entrepreneurs with the resources required to grow their companies and they exclusively partner with teams who share their values.
TA Capital Contacts
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Elena Sorg
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Fred van den Bosch
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Katja Nettesheim
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Lars Ditrich
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What does Dr. Marcus Englert invest in?
Dr. Marcus Englert invests primarily in E-Commerce, Mobile and Customer Service startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Dr. Marcus Englert closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 17 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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