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SevenVentures

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent ProSiebenSat.1 Media SEHQ Unterföhring, GermanyFounded 2009

SevenVentures is the corporate venture arm of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (media and entertainment). It was founded in 2009 and is based in Unterföhring, Germany. It invests from Series A to Growth in consumer e-commerce and brands, food and beverage, health and wellness.

Companies backedS4
41

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series A to Growth
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeries A to Growth
SectorsConsumer e-commerce and brands, Food and beverage, Health and wellness, Mobility, Fintech, Home services
GeographyGermany as the target growth market for B2C companies ; portfolio also Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway
OfficesUnterföhring, Germany, Berlin, Germany

Sources: S2 SevenVentures site (focus, structure, investment size).

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Investment stage: Series A to Growth

Investment stage: Series A to GrowthBar showing SevenVentures invests from series a to growth. Sector chips: consumer e-commerce and brands, food and beverage, health and wellness, mobility, fintech, home services. Geography: Germany as the target growth market for B2C companies ; portfolio also Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway.Investment stage: Series A to GrowthSevenVenturesSTAGEPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C+GrowthLate stageSECTORSConsumer e-commerce and brandsFood and beverageHealth and wellnessMobilityFintechHome servicesGEOGRAPHYGermany as the target growth market for B2C companies ; portfolio also Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, NorwayCorporateVentureCapital.comSource: SevenVentures site (focus, structure, investment size)
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeries A to Growth
SectorsConsumer e-commerce and brands, Food and beverage, Health and wellness, Mobility, Fintech, Home services
GeographyGermany as the target growth market for B2C companies ; portfolio also Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway
OfficesUnterföhring, Germany, Berlin, Germany

Sources: S2 SevenVentures site (focus, structure, investment size).

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Investments closed by outcome
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ItemCompaniesShare
Active2970.7%
Exited1229.3%

Status as the firm tags it

Sources: S4 Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages).

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Investments closed by outcome

Investments closed by outcomeDonut chart of companies by status on the firm's list: Active 70.7%, Exited 29.3%.Investments closed by outcomeSevenVentures · Companies by status on the firm's list41COMPANIESActive70.7% 29Exited29.3% 12CorporateVentureCapital.comSource: Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages)
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ItemCompaniesShare
Active2970.7%
Exited1229.3%

Status as the firm tags it

Sources: S4 Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages).

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeNot disclosed by the firm.
Companies backed41companiesStated by the firmS4
Companies on the firm's portfolio page41companiesCounted from the firm's own listS4

Sources: S4 Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages).

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Scale and capital allocated

Scale and capital allocatedSevenVentures headline size not disclosed by the firm. Dot strip of 2 published counts: Companies backed 41; Companies on the firm's portfolio page 41.Scale and capital allocatedSevenVenturesNot disclosed by the firm.COMPANIES BY STATUS ON THE FIRM'S LIST, 41 COMPANIESACTIVE 29 · 70.7%EXITED 12 · 29.3%COUNTS THE FIRM AND ITS PAGES PUBLISH10100Companies backed41 companiesCompanies on the firm's portfolio page41 companiesStated by the firmCounted from a list or another sourceCorporateVentureCapital.comSource: Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages)
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeNot disclosed by the firm.
Companies backed41companiesStated by the firmS4
Companies on the firm's portfolio page41companiesCounted from the firm's own listS4

Firms and databases count companies, rounds and investments differently.

Sources: S4 Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages).

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Unterföhring, Germany
Offices
  • Unterföhring, Germany
  • Berlin, Germany

Investment regionsS2

  • Germany as the target growth market for B2C companies ; portfolio also Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

LeadersS3

SevenVentures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyProSiebenSat.1 Media SESingle sourceS5
Parent industryMedia and entertainment (TV, digital, commerce)Single sourceS2
Founded2009Single sourceS8
HeadquartersUnterföhring, GermanySingle sourceS5
StatusActiveSingle sourceS5
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS2
Companies backed41Single sourceS4
People on the team page22Single sourceS3
StagesSeries A, Series B, GrowthSingle sourceS2

For founders

ItemWhat the firm saysSource
StagesSeries A, Series B, GrowthS2
Check size, GrowthEUR 500,000 to EUR 30MS2
Leads roundsNo. "part of the current Series D funding round"S5
Beyond capitalTV advertising reach on ProSiebenSat.1 channels and digital network, campaign optimisation tools, brand tracking, spot testingS2

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 41 companies: 29 active, 12 exited.S4

Companies by status on the firm's list. Status as the firm tags itS4
TagCompaniesShare
Active2970.7%
Exited1229.3%

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the SevenVentures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company name across the firms' own lists.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Samsung Next1Grover
Unilever Ventures1Helpling

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the SevenVentures list

41 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 29 active, 12 exited.S4 Read the firm's list.

Active 29

  • Aroundhome
  • Commerce and Ventures
  • Dogs ´n tiger
  • flaconi
  • Framily
  • Helpling
  • Jaimie Jacobs
  • Joboo
  • Jochen Schweizer mydays Group
  • Koakult
  • KoRo
  • LemonSwan
  • matsmart motatos
  • Mybacs
  • NEOH
  • nucao
  • oonique
  • Ottonova
  • Ph. AG
  • Planted
  • Prepmymeal
  • Pumpkin Organics
  • Refurbed
  • StudyHelp
  • tigermedia
  • Timeless Investments
  • Travador
  • vivido
  • Wellster Healthtech Group

Exited 12

  • About You
  • Billiger-Mietwagen
  • Bonify
  • CamperDays
  • friday
  • Grover
  • Instahelp
  • Sanity Group
  • Urban Sports Club
  • Verivox
  • Wetter.com
  • Xplora

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearNoteSource
Crosslantic Capital (spin-out vehicle holding the 2017 media-for-equity portfolio; Lexington Partners majority)Not published2017SevenVentures retained about 24.5 percent; proceeds mid double-digit EUR millionsS8

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountLed by the firmSource
2026-06-24FINNSeries D (about EUR 100 million new equity; SevenVentures stake via media-for-equity)Not statedS5
2026-06-01happybrushMedia-for-equity investmentNot statedS6

History

  1. ProSiebenSat.1 starts the media-for-equity model (summer 2009).S7
  2. SevenVentures GmbH founded 14 April 2011 as subsidiary bundling investments (Hans Fink and Arnd Benninghoff managing directors).S7
  3. Most of the media-for-equity portfolio sold to Lexington Partners via Crosslantic Capital; SevenVentures retains about 24.5 percent.S8
  4. MFE-MediaForEurope becomes majority shareholder of ProSiebenSat.1 (September).S1
  5. Investments in happybrush (June 1) and FINN (June 24).S5

Where sources disagree

  • Launch year: Founded 2009 by the ProSiebenSat.1 Group (company statement, 2017) (S8) vs SevenVentures GmbH subsidiary founded 14 April 2011 (press release, 2011) (S7). 2009 is the start of the media-for-equity model; 2011 the subsidiary company.S8S7

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Commerce and Ventures site: SevenVentures homeFirm
  2. S2SevenVentures site (focus, structure, investment size)Firm
  3. S3Commerce and Ventures team page (22 people with LinkedIn links)Firm
  4. S4Commerce and Ventures portfolio page (41 company cards with detail pages)Firm
  5. S5ProSiebenSat.1 newsroom: SevenVentures invests in FINN (2026-06-24)Parent company
  6. S6ProSiebenSat.1 newsroom: SevenVentures invests in happybrush (2026-06-01)Parent company
  7. S7ProSiebenSat.1 press release: founds subsidiary SevenVentures GmbH (2011-04-14)Parent company
  8. S8ProSiebenSat.1 press release: sale of media-for-equity portfolio to Lexington Partners (2017-06-28)Parent company
  9. S9Commerce and Ventures team detail: Florian HirschbergerFirm
  10. S10Commerce and Ventures team detail: Alexander KraußeFirm

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