# PBX Innovations

> PBX Innovations is a VC fund in Kreuznach backing Retail and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kreuznach, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paybox-net-ag
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/eortwein
- Website: http://pbx-innovations.com

PBX Innovations is a VC fund in Kreuznach focused on Retail and FinTech. PBX Innovations founded paybox the first mobile payments company globally, now invests into promising teams and technology.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for PBX Innovations. Shizune tracks 1 team members at PBX Innovations. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/pbx-innovations?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Payments | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eckhard Ortwein | Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vantage | Vantage Analytics offers today’s leading online business managers a collection of powerful predictive analytics and data mining modules, served up in an accessible interface that makes data excitingly easy to work with.To make it easy to import and export your data, they have integrated connections into the most common online business services:shopping carts, web analytics and more. Just as importantly, they allow you to take immediate action through leading marketing automation tools and business apps.Vantage will inspire, guide, and support powerful marketing strategies. Leverage new customer insight to easily send targeted campaigns over email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.Monitor campaign progress and optimize in real-time.They offer their platform on a software-as-a-service basis: Use and pay for only what you need, the rest will be ready when you are. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 19, 2014 |  |
| Yoyo Wallet | Yoyo Wallet is a U.K.-based mobile wallet startup that enables its users to pay for their goods with their smartphones. The company currently processes over 150,000 monthly in-store transactions by combining payment and loyalty via an easy scan. It also provides a marketing platform for retailers that enables digital customer engagement in-store.The multi-retailer mobile wallet offers loyalty programs and rewards offerings it can automatically deliver to customers based on buying patterns. Launched in 2013, Yoyo Wallet receives funding from Taavet Hinrikus and TransferWise. | $3.8M | Seed | May 19, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Firestartr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firestartr-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Imperial Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imperial-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does PBX Innovations invest in?

PBX Innovations invests primarily in Retail, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact PBX Innovations?

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### Who are the partners at PBX Innovations?

The team at PBX Innovations includes Eckhard Ortwein (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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