butterfly & elephant

Profile and portfolio

Parent GS1 GermanyHQ Cologne, GermanyFounded 2024

butterfly & elephant is the corporate venture arm of GS1 Germany, a professional services firm. It was founded in 2024 and is based in Cologne, Germany. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: consumer and retail, healthcare and digital health.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series A
Sectors	Consumer and retail, Healthcare and digital health
Geography	Europe
Offices	Cologne, Germany

Sources: S2 butterfly & elephant our startups.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Cologne, Germany
Offices: Cologne, Germany

Investment regionsS2

Europe

LeadersS1

Benjamin BirkerManaging DirectorLinkedIn Firm page
Thomas AltInvestment Committee memberLinkedIn Firm page
Jacob FatihInvestment Committee memberLinkedIn Firm page
Meinrad LuganInvestment Committee memberLinkedIn Firm page
Ralf PütmannInvestment Committee memberLinkedIn Firm page

butterfly & elephant on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	GS1 Germany	Single source	S2
Parent industry	Professional services	Single source	S2
Founded	2024	Single source	S3
Headquarters	Cologne, Germany	Single source	S4
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S2
Stages	Seed, Series A	Single source	S2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 8 companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the butterfly & elephant portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
amberra	1	Gardia

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Every company on the butterfly & elephant list

8 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

amsight
Cyreen
Gardia
hey circle
info.link
Lichtwart
pickshare
SLACE

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.butterphant.de/
Portfolio www.butterphant.de/en/our-startups

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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