# Peter Schmetz

> Peter Schmetz is a seed investor at Vorwerk Ventures (Berlin) backing Sports and Farming. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vorwerk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vorwerk-direct-selling-ventures)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-schmetz-a33a55165/

Peter Schmetz is a seed investor at Vorwerk Ventures in Berlin focused on Sports and Farming. Peter joined Vorwerk Ventures in 2018 and experienced the company´s development during its CVC stage, helping to relaunch Vorwerk Ventures as an independent fund entity in late 2019. Before joining Vorwerk Ventures, Peter worked in the Treasury Department of the Vorwerk Group in Wuppertal, where he was mainly responsible for foreign currencymanagement and liquidity management besides assisting in managing Vorwerk´s investment fund. Peter holds a BA in Global Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a MA from Bergische Universität Wuppertal in European Studies. He has always enjoyed playing (semi) professional football in his spare time, thus you will most likely find him on a football pitch if not hunting for the next unicorn out there.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 13% |
| Farming | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |
| Training | 1 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 13% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 3 | 38% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pace Club | Pace Club is aimed at a growing target group of fitness enthusiasts who want to combine training, performance development and community. | $5.8M | Pre-Seed | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Rebike Mobility | Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer. | $14M |  | Oct 23, 2024 |  |
| Farmless | A farmless fermentation platform has the potential to create an entirely new food repertoire, producing proteins, carbohydrates, beneficial fats, vitamins, and minerals from the ground up," explained Oner. "We are creating a new interface between food and electricity by domesticating microbes chosen for their food properties and abilityto grow on renewable energy-based feedstocks. | $5.2M | Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Rebike Mobility | Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer. | $20.8M |  | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Rebike Mobility | Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer. | $20.7M | Series C | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Ruuky | Pockid GmbH offers a bank account with virtual and physical debit Mastercard. | $4.5M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| Rebike Mobility | Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer. | $11.9M | Series B | Mar 16, 2021 |  |
| Rebike Mobility | Rebike Mobility purchases new E-Bikes from tier 1 manufacturers and brands like Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea. After renting the E-Bikes to businesses and consumers subscription, the fully refurbished E-Bikes are sold with a 2 yr. warranty on rebike.com. Rebike Mobility also purchases used stock of E-Bikes and sell themfully refurbished to consumer. |  | Series A | Nov 13, 2019 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Circularity Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circularity-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BayBG Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baybg) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Decathlon Pulse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/decathlon-pulse) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Parkshore Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parkshore-holding) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [STS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sts-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TEV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tengelmann-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Vorwerk Ventures

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Backing early-stage startups that drive positive impact for people and planet

5 contacts available at Vorwerk Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dirk Meurer | Managing Partner & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-meurer |
| Katharina Neuhaus | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katharina-neuhaus |
| Norbert Muschong | Managing Partner & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norbert-muschong |
| Peter Schmetz | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-schmetz |
| Sascha Guenther | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sascha-guenther |

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## FAQ

### What does Peter Schmetz invest in?

Peter Schmetz invests primarily in Sports, Farming and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### When did Peter Schmetz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peter Schmetz closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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