Otto Group
VC Fund
Hamburg, Germany
Otto Group is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. Otto Group is primarily a retail e-commerce company, and as a shareholder, it also operates in e-commerce services. Otto Group's operations are divided into three divisions: multichannel retail, financial services, and logistics. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Otto Group invests in
Stages Otto Group invests in
Countries Otto Group invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $759k–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 3 (43%)
- Marketplace 3 (43%)
- Apps 1 (14%)
- Mobile 1 (14%)
- Sports 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Angel 1 (14%)
- Corporate Round 1 (14%)
- Secondary Market 1 (14%)
Country
- Germany 2 (29%)
- Peru 1 (14%)
- Brazil 1 (14%)
- Sweden 1 (14%)
- United States 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Birken
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Constance Stein
Innovation Management
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Innovation Management | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Rahnaward Basar
Co-Founder, OTTO NOW
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Co-Founder, OTTO NOW | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Martin Zander
Division Manager Corporate Communications
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Division Manager Corporate Communications | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Philipp von Criegern
Tech Lead & Chief Architect Ecommerce
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Tech Lead & Chief Architect Ecommerce | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermes Germany is a logistics service provider for deliveries and private parcel shipments to customers and business to customers. | Secondary Market / Nov 03, 2025 | ||
| Leasy is a FinTech platform that provides automobile financing to ride-hailing drivers through a subscription model. It uses its algorithm and evaluators to analyze users' profiles and find suitable cars for them and helps customers to enter into a contract to own a vehicle.Co-founded by Gregorio Gilardini and Alejandro Garay in 2018, thecompany aims to help people who would like to earn incomes as ride-hailing drivers be able to afford cars, thus earning a steady income. | $2M / Seed / Feb 25, 2022 | ||
| Since launching its service in Hamburg, Fitfox offers pay-as-you-go passes for sport activities such as gyms, yoga classes, leisure centres and marathons in over 100 cities in Germany, including Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. In 2018, SportScheck - Germany's largest sports retail company acquired Fitfox to 100percent after investing in 2017. | Corporate Round / Mar 20, 2018 | ||
| Since launching its service in Hamburg, Fitfox offers pay-as-you-go passes for sport activities such as gyms, yoga classes, leisure centres and marathons in over 100 cities in Germany, including Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. In 2018, SportScheck - Germany's largest sports retail company acquired Fitfox to 100percent after investing in 2017. | Seed / May 06, 2017 | ||
| Auctionet is a marketplace where auction houses from all over Europe sells furniture, art, design items, collectibles and more.The items are sold at online auction, much like eBay, but with a significant difference: all items are carefully inspected, described and photographed by experts, so you can bid with confidence.Auctionet.com was foundedin 2011 by Niklas Söderholm, formerly CEO and founder of Bukowskis Market, and Tom Österman, senior expert formerly of Bukowskis and Åmells. | $759.3K / Series A / Nov 22, 2016 | ||
| GetNinjas is a local services marketplace in LATAM, for hiring cleaners, private lessons, and hundreds of other services. It connects clients with over 650,000 service providers, generating over U$100M in GMV. GetNinjas was launched in 2011 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $3M / Series A / Apr 06, 2013 | ||
CoupFlip
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CoupFlip buys and sells unused daily deals, paying cash to deal owners suffering from buyer's remorse. CoupFlip creates a liquid, mobile enabled, secondary market for daily deals, such as Groupon. CoupFlip solves the problem of buyer's remorse around these coupons and allows consumers to find a deal after it has already passed.CoupFlip is unique in that it gives sellers the opportunity for immediate sale. There is absolutely no waiting around for your deal to sell on consignment. Similar to Cardpool and Plastic Jungle in the giftcard space, CoupFlip takes inventory.The group buying market (Groupon, LivingSocial, etc) overall is estimated to reach $5.2B in revenue during 2011. Despite popularity, these group deals have two major problems for consumers. First, consumers often regret their purchases. 20-40% of vouchers go unused and many more are only used because they must be in order to capture the sunk cost. Second, consumers often miss out on the opportunity to buy a particular voucher because of the nature of the flash sale timing. CoupFlip.com's secondary market addresses both these problems and helps unlock significant value that would otherwise go wasted. | Angel / Dec 01, 2011 |
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FAQ
What does Otto Group invest in?
Otto Group invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 round sizes does Otto Group invest in?
Otto Group typically joins rounds of $759k–$3M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Otto Group's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Otto Group took part in.
How do I contact Otto Group?
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Who are the partners at Otto Group?
The team at Otto Group includes Alexander Birken (Chief Executive Officer), Constance Stein (Innovation Management) and David Rahnaward Basar (Co-Founder, OTTO NOW), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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