Acton Capital
Acton Capital is a Munich-based growth-equity and late-stage venture firm founded in 1999 as the investment team of Hubert Burda Media (Burda Digital Ventures) and spun out as an independent manager in 2008. It backs tech-enabled, consumer-facing and B2B software businesses at Series A and beyond across Europe and Canada, with typical initial cheques of five to ten million euros. Across its Heureka and Acton fund series the firm has invested in around 100 companies, including Etsy, mytheresa, zooplus, Mambu, HomeToGo, iwoca and SoSafe. It runs a generalist strategy spanning SaaS, fintech, marketplaces, healthcare and consumer internet, and keeps a second office in Vancouver.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 34 portfolio companies (24 active · 10 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Acton Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Acton VIGrowth2023 · 3yr€225M10 active
Unrealized
10 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7Learnings | Software | Germany | 2025 |
| Eolas Medical | Healthcare | United Kingdom | 2026 |
| Formalize | Software | Denmark | 2025 |
| Jus Mundi | Software | France | 2024 |
| Paretos | Software | Germany | 2024 |
| remberg | Software | Germany | 2025 |
| Semeia | Healthcare | France | 2026 |
| Stotles | Software | United Kingdom | 2025 |
| tomorro | Software | France | 2025 |
| vialytics | Software | Germany | 2024 |
Acton Fund VGrowth2019 · 7yr€193M11 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convelio | Logistics | France | 2020 |
| everstox | Logistics | Germany | 2021 |
| Laserhub | Software | Germany | 2020 |
| Maple | Healthcare | Canada | 2019 |
| Metalshub | Software | Germany | 2021 |
| MPB | Consumer | United Kingdom | 2019 |
| Seatti | Software | Germany | 2022 |
| Skribble | Software | Switzerland | 2022 |
| SoSafe | Software | Germany | 2020 |
| Ultramarin | Fintech | Germany | 2021 |
| Yoto | Consumer | United Kingdom | 2021 |
Heureka Growth Fund IIGrowth2015 · 11yr€170M3 active · 2 realized
Heureka Growth Fund IGrowth2010 · 16yr€150M0 active · 6 realized
Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | Software | Canada | 2012 | 2019 | Secondary | – | |
| Etsy | TMT | United States | 2013 | 2015 | – | – | – |
| momox | Consumer | Germany | 2010 | 2020 | Secondary | – | |
| mytheresa | Consumer | Germany | 2010 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | |
| sofatutor | Consumer | Germany | 2012 | 2021 | Secondary | – | |
| windeln.de | Consumer | Germany | 2011 | 2015 | – | – | – |
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