Rolf Christof Dienst
General Partner and Founder Emeritus @ Wellington Partners
Munich, Germany
Rolf Christof Dienst is a Series A investor at Wellington Partners in Munich focused on SaaS and Software. At Wellington some of his investments include healthcare specialists PST, MediMedia and Medigene, a biotech company focussed on cancer and autoimmune diseases,which he co-invested in in 1998, before it was taken public at the top of the market in 2000.Rolf now focuses on Wellington's Technology and Life Science fundraising and investor relation activities and sits on the board of some portfolio companies.Prior to founding Wellington, Rolf was president of the Munich-based Matuschka Group, one of the first German investment banks, for 22 years. During the 1980s, he built long-lasting relationships with leading U.S. VC groups and investors, gaining an invaluable insight at how the American VC model could be adapted to Europe. In 1984 he co-founded TVM (Munich/Boston), one of Germany's first privately held VC firms.His entrepreneurial initiatives include the foundation of the LMU Entrepreneurship Centre at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, the largest university in Germany. The main objective of this organisation is to familiarise students and scientists with the concepts of self-employment and entrepreneurship.From April 2007 to April 2009 Rolf was Chairman of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK). He holds a law degree from the LMU Munich and has been a member of the Munich Bar since 1974. Rolf is married since 1976 and has five children.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Rolf Christof Dienst invests in
Stages Rolf Christof Dienst invests in
Countries Rolf Christof Dienst invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$6.2M
- Series A
- $4.4M–$12M
- Series B
- $4.8M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 2 (17%)
- Software 2 (17%)
- Health Care 2 (17%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (17%)
- Sensor 1 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (33%)
- Seed 2 (17%)
- Series B 2 (17%)
- Funding Round 2 (17%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
Country
- Germany 5 (42%)
- United States 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| bezahl.de automates, digitizes, and streamlines the entire receivables process, from invoicing and dunning to financial accounting booking. Bezahl is a financial technology startup. | $11.6M / Series A / Mar 07, 2023 | ||
| Smart Reporting offers a digital health solution for structured medical reporting. Smart Reporting offers an intelligent software for physicians which improves quality and efficiency. The first platform was launched in radiology and supports radiologists in generating high-quality medical reports by applying guideline-compliant criteria in theirreports. | $15.9M / Apr 20, 2020 | ||
| Smart Reporting offers a digital health solution for structured medical reporting. Smart Reporting offers an intelligent software for physicians which improves quality and efficiency. The first platform was launched in radiology and supports radiologists in generating high-quality medical reports by applying guideline-compliant criteria in theirreports. | $16.3M / Series B / Apr 20, 2020 | ||
| GYANT is a digital front door solution for health systems that uses AI to navigate patients to the right care setting and relevant in-network resources. GYANT helps health systems implement digital patient journeys to effectively capture new patients, efficiently serve existing ones, and drive process automation across the enterprise. | $6.2M / Seed / Jun 06, 2018 | ||
| 25$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) | $7.5M / Series A / Sep 01, 2017 | ||
| 25$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) | $2.5M / Seed / Oct 21, 2015 | ||
| ResearchGate is the professional network for researchers. Over 20 million researchers use researchgate.net to share and discover research, build their networks, and advance their careers. Based in Berlin, ResearchGate was founded in 2008. Its mission is to connect the world of science and make research open to all. | Series A / Sep 14, 2010 | ||
| EnOcean GmbH manufactures and markets wireless sensor solutions for use in buildings and industrial installations. It offers energy harvesting technology, sensors, and radio frequency communication in a single solution for building and home automation, lighting, industrial, automated meter reading, and environmental applications. The company'sproducts include transmitters, receivers, transceivers, energy harvesters, kits, and accessories; the self-powered wireless sensor technology; self-powered wireless sensors to harvest and manage energy from environment; and radio technology to generate a long-range signals. It sells its products through distributors in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China/Hongkong, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. EnOcean GmbH was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Oberhaching, Germany. The company has a subsidiary in the United States. | $8.8M / Dec 15, 2009 | ||
| EnOcean GmbH manufactures and markets wireless sensor solutions for use in buildings and industrial installations. It offers energy harvesting technology, sensors, and radio frequency communication in a single solution for building and home automation, lighting, industrial, automated meter reading, and environmental applications. The company'sproducts include transmitters, receivers, transceivers, energy harvesters, kits, and accessories; the self-powered wireless sensor technology; self-powered wireless sensors to harvest and manage energy from environment; and radio technology to generate a long-range signals. It sells its products through distributors in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China/Hongkong, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. EnOcean GmbH was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Oberhaching, Germany. The company has a subsidiary in the United States. | $4.9M / Series D / Aug 19, 2008 | ||
| EnOcean GmbH manufactures and markets wireless sensor solutions for use in buildings and industrial installations. It offers energy harvesting technology, sensors, and radio frequency communication in a single solution for building and home automation, lighting, industrial, automated meter reading, and environmental applications. The company'sproducts include transmitters, receivers, transceivers, energy harvesters, kits, and accessories; the self-powered wireless sensor technology; self-powered wireless sensors to harvest and manage energy from environment; and radio technology to generate a long-range signals. It sells its products through distributors in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China/Hongkong, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. EnOcean GmbH was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Oberhaching, Germany. The company has a subsidiary in the United States. | $11M / Series C / Mar 13, 2005 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Wellington Partners
Wellington Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technology and life sciences companies, focusing on Digital Media, Software, Electronics & Photonics, Resource Efficiency, and Biotech/Life Sciences. It is committed to providing outstanding entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to fund their strategies. We typically lead financing rounds ranging from € 0.5 million to € 20 million. Depending on the maturity of the company, its own commitment can go as high as € 15 million. Wellington was established in 1998 and has offices in Munich, London, and Zurich.
Wellington Partners Contacts
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Erich Schlick
General Partner
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Rolf Christof Dienst
General Partner and Founder Emeritus
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Anja Weibel
Finance Manager
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Frank Boehnke
General Partner
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Harald Keller
Partner
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FAQ
What does Rolf Christof Dienst invest in?
Rolf Christof Dienst invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 12 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 Rolf Christof Dienst invest in?
Rolf Christof Dienst typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$6.2M at Seed, $4.4M–$12M at Series A and $4.8M–$16M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Rolf Christof Dienst's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Rolf Christof Dienst took part in.
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When did Rolf Christof Dienst last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Rolf Christof Dienst closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 12 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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