# TEV Ventures

> TEV Ventures is a VC fund in Essen backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 88 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Essen, Germany
- Total investments: 88
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tev-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tev_ventures
- Website: https://www.cuspcapital.com

TEV Ventures is a VC fund in Essen focused on E-Commerce and Internet. TEV is a spin-off from Tengelmann Ventures, which is the venture capital subsidiary of Tengelmann Group.The TEV team was responsible for Tengelmann Ventures’ Vintages I and II, two evergreen funds financed from the Tengelmann Group balance sheet. In the past 10 years the TEV team invested more than € 400m into companies that have become marketleaders, among them Zalando, Delivery Hero, Klarna, Wish, Scalable Capital, data Artisans, Lazada and brands4friends. TEV Ventures Vintage III is the third fund managed by the TEV team and the first one open to external LPs. Just as Vintage I and II, Vintage III will be focused on investments in early-stage companies in the consumer-internet, digital services and emerging technology areas. Geographical investment focus will be Germany (70%) and Europe more generally (30%). Fundraising started in July 2019.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $549k–$5.7M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 30 | 34% |
| Internet | 18 | 20% |
| Fashion | 9 | 10% |
| Retail | 8 | 9% |
| Shopping | 7 | 8% |

109 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 24 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 22 | 25% |
| Seed | 9 | 10% |
| Series B | 8 | 9% |
| Series C | 7 | 8% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 38 | 43% |
| Australia | 3 | 3% |
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Singapore | 2 | 2% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Winter | General Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-winter |
| Daniel Reiff | HR & Talent Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-reiff |
| Helmut Klawitter | General Partner, General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helmut-klawitter |
| Laura Schmück | Financial Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-schm%C3%BCck |
| Mareen Buscher | Executive Assistant, Events, Marketing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/through-buscher |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planted Foods | Planted is an ETH Spinoff that uses cutting-edge technology to turn four natural ingredients into plant-based meat that mimics the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. It takes only the best raw materials from plants and creates that tasty, nutritious, high-protein, and juicy planted that the customers love.It was founded in2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. | $71.3M | Series B | Sep 01, 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. | $20.8M |  | 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 |  |
| Blickfeld | Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. | $31M | Series A | Dec 08, 2021 |  |
| Scalable Capital | Scalable Capital is a fintech company that makes investing and wealth management more accessible through a digital platform. It offers online brokerage services for stocks, ETFs, funds, cryptocurrencies, and other financial products, alongside automated portfolio management for investors seeking hands-off solutions. The company combines intuitivetechnology with low-cost investing to help individuals build, manage, and grow their wealth across several European markets. | $180M | Series E | Jun 07, 2021 |  |
| COMPEON | COMPEON is Germany’s leading financing portal for SMEs. Companies can obtain tailored offers from various financing partners for their planned projects by submitting a query free of charge at www.compeon.de. COMPEON works with more than 220 banks, leasing companies and special providers and handles financing enquiries with a total volume of €2.5billion every year. In addition to credit, loans and leasing agreements, the firm brokers also factoring and alternative financing products – such as mezzanine capital, purchase and project financing or private debt.The fintech company has been on the market since 2013. In addition to its three founders and managing directors Kai Böringschulte, Dr Nico Peters and Dr Frank Wüller, COMPEON is owned by DvH Ventures, b-to-v and Tengelmann Ventures. | $18.2M | Series C | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| Scalable Capital | Scalable Capital is a fintech company that makes investing and wealth management more accessible through a digital platform. It offers online brokerage services for stocks, ETFs, funds, cryptocurrencies, and other financial products, alongside automated portfolio management for investors seeking hands-off solutions. The company combines intuitivetechnology with low-cost investing to help individuals build, manage, and grow their wealth across several European markets. | $57.8M | Series D | Jul 22, 2020 |  |
| Blickfeld | Blickfeld is a producer of LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. The LiDAR sensors are designed to measure direct distance information in 3D. It is based on patented silicon MEMS mirrors and commercial off-the-shelf components. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. |  | Series A | Mar 20, 2020 |  |
| CHRONEXT | CHRONEXT is a full-service platform for luxury watch trading. At CHRONEXT, you can buy watches, sell watches, and service watches in their in-house certified watchmaking atelier. In addition to brand new models, they offer pre-owned and vintage timepieces, all of which have undergone inspection for quality and authenticity in their watchmakingatelier. | $65M | Series E | Feb 26, 2020 |  |
| Scalable Capital | Scalable Capital is a fintech company that makes investing and wealth management more accessible through a digital platform. It offers online brokerage services for stocks, ETFs, funds, cryptocurrencies, and other financial products, alongside automated portfolio management for investors seeking hands-off solutions. The company combines intuitivetechnology with low-cost investing to help individuals build, manage, and grow their wealth across several European markets. | $27.4M | Series C | Aug 02, 2019 |  |

10 of 88 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does TEV Ventures invest in?

TEV Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 88 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is TEV Ventures's check size?

TEV Ventures typically joins rounds of $549k–$5.7M at Seed and $3.5M–$20M 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 TEV Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact TEV Ventures?

Public channels for TEV Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at TEV Ventures?

The team at TEV Ventures includes Christian Winter (General Partner), Daniel Reiff (HR & Talent Manager) and Helmut Klawitter (General Partner, General Counsel), among 8 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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