# Roland Berger

> Roland Berger is a Series A investor at RiverRock backing Financial Services. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [RiverRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverrock)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-henske-2179687

Roland Berger is a Founder of Roland Berger, Munich and has been the Roland Berger GmbH's Honorary Chairman since 2010. Today, Roland Berger has grown to become one of the world's top five strategy consulting firms with 50 offices in 36 countries. The company has a workforce of 2,400 and advises leading international industrial andservice enterprises, as well as public institutions. From the company's foundation in 1967 until 2003, Roland was Chief Executive Officer of the firm, and until 2010 Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Prior to founding his strategy consultancy, Roland was employed as a consultant and ultimately partner at a leading American consulting firm based in Milan and Boston. Roland has been appointed to various expert commissions by several German state governments and the federal government. From 2007 to its dissolution in 2014, Roland was a Member of the High Level Group on Administrative Burdens under the leadership of former Bavarian State Premier Dr. Edmund Stoiber, appointed by the European Commission. Roland is a member of several supervisory boards and advisory councils of national and international companies, foundations and organizations, including Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (Chairman of the Audit Committee), Bad Homburg; Prime Office REIT-AG, Munich (Chairman of the Supervisory Board); RCS Mediagroup S.p.A.(Vice-President), Milan, Italy. Roland also serves on several international advisory boards, including those of Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt, MillerBuckfire in New York and The Blackstone Group in New York. Since 1996 Roland has been a Lecturer and Visiting Professor and since 2000 Honorary Professor for Business Administration and Management Consulting at the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus. Furthermore, Roland was appointed a member of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations in 2012. Since 2002, Roland has been on the Business Advisory Council of the State Premier of Saxony-Anhalt and was appointed to the Globalization Council Portugal by the Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva. Previously, German President Roman Herzog had appointed Roland to the President's Advisory Council for Innovation. Roland has also actively participated in over 20 federal government commissions under Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder. Roland is a member of several supervisory boards and advisory councils of national and international companies, foundations and organizations and invests in many private and listed companies as well as startups. Roland was Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Finland in Bavaria and Thuringia from 1996 to 2015. Roland is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Roland Berger Foundation, which he set up personally with an endowment of EUR 50 million. The Roland Berger Foundation is dedicated to the global protection of human dignity and human rights. Each year it confers the Roland Berger Award for Human Dignity. The Foundation also helps gifted children and young people from underprivileged families across Germany and Italy to gain access to the best possible primary and secondary education. Outside work, Roland pursues his interest in modern art and owns a large collection of artworks, mainly by contemporary artists from Europe, the US, South America and China. Roland also loves classical music and supports the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Bavarian State Opera, among others. Roland loves hiking and cross-country skiing, especially in the Swiss region of Engadin. Roland studied business administration in Munich and Hamburg. (MBA from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich).

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4.9M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 25% |
| Information Services | 2 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Travel | 1 | 13% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 63% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 25% |
| Denmark | 1 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flip | Flip is the employee app empowering all employees from firstline to desktop. It does so by combining top-down and bottom-up communication tools such as newsfeed and chat with intuitive integrations in the existing corporate HR and IT landscape. Flip empowers employers by enabling them to reach all employees at the same time with just two clicks.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany. | $28M | Series A | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Flip | Flip is the employee app empowering all employees from firstline to desktop. It does so by combining top-down and bottom-up communication tools such as newsfeed and chat with intuitive integrations in the existing corporate HR and IT landscape. Flip empowers employers by enabling them to reach all employees at the same time with just two clicks.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany. | $30M | Series A | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Balance Re | Balance Re is the life reinsurance startup specialized in quantitative asset-liability management. | $10M | Series A | Aug 19, 2021 |  |
| ALOHA | Originally created in 2013 by three long-time Hawaiian business partners and re-formed by its current management team led by Brad Charron in late 2017, ALOHA is an employee-owned and operated company committed to making the healthiest, best-tasting plant-based protein products on the planet. ALOHA’s product portfolio includes protein bars, proteindrinks and protein powders that taste as good as they are for you, proving you don’t have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy-Free, Dairy-Free, Stevia & Sugar Alcohol-Free; all ALOHA products are sustainably sourced and thoughtfully packaged with deep respect for both people and the environment. As of March 2021, Aloha is proud to be a Certified B-Corporation. Aloha products can be found at Kroger, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Sprouts and many other grocery/natural outlets. As a "digital-first" company, Aloha is widely available online at Amazon, Thrive Market, Vitacost, Walmart.com and through its own D2C site, www.aloha.com |  | Series B | May 01, 2019 |  |
| Loanboox | Loanboox's success speaks for itself: Since the Go-live in September 2016, Loanboox dealt with a volume request over 61 billion Euros. More than 3000 cities and communities as well as institutional investors and banks are active on Loanboox. Loanboox is about to conquer the German, Austrian, French and Dutch market, too. And next step:Digitalisation of capital market. | $24.9M | Series B | Jan 30, 2019 |  |
| ALOHA | Originally created in 2013 by three long-time Hawaiian business partners and re-formed by its current management team led by Brad Charron in late 2017, ALOHA is an employee-owned and operated company committed to making the healthiest, best-tasting plant-based protein products on the planet. ALOHA’s product portfolio includes protein bars, proteindrinks and protein powders that taste as good as they are for you, proving you don’t have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy-Free, Dairy-Free, Stevia & Sugar Alcohol-Free; all ALOHA products are sustainably sourced and thoughtfully packaged with deep respect for both people and the environment. As of March 2021, Aloha is proud to be a Certified B-Corporation. Aloha products can be found at Kroger, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Sprouts and many other grocery/natural outlets. As a "digital-first" company, Aloha is widely available online at Amazon, Thrive Market, Vitacost, Walmart.com and through its own D2C site, www.aloha.com |  | Series A | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| Fineway | 25$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) | $7.5M | Series A | Sep 01, 2017 |  |
| RSP Systems | RSP Systems is developing a non-invasive glucose monitor, GlucoBeam(R), which will ease the lives of people with diabetes world-wide by providing convenient, pain-free glucose monitoring. | $4.9M | Series A |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LEA Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lea-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angel Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anthemis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthemis-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ECP Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nap-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About RiverRock

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

RiverRock was founded in 2009 as an independent alternative investment firm to provide innovative capital solutions to predominantly European small and medium-sized companies.

1 contacts available at RiverRock.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Roland Berger | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roland-berger |

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## FAQ

### What does Roland Berger invest in?

Roland Berger invests primarily in Financial Services, Information Services and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 Roland Berger's check size?

Roland Berger typically joins rounds of $4.9M–$30M 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 Roland Berger participates in.

### When did Roland Berger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roland Berger closed in May 2025. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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