DvH Ventures
DvH Ventures (Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH) is a Cologne-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 and backed by German publisher Dieter von Holtzbrinck. It is distinct from HV Capital (formerly Holtzbrinck Ventures). The firm invests up to about EUR 2 million in early-stage rounds, frequently as lead investor, across digital health, education, deep tech, fintech and climate tech, and complements cash with a media-for-equity programme using Holtzbrinck titles such as Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, DIE ZEIT and Tagesspiegel.
AUM
–
Funds
4
vintages 2014–2020
Portfolio
31
Exits
13
Key facts
Recent exits
35up
Software2026 · 5yr hold
Masterplan
EdTech2025 · 8yr hold
Humanoo
Healthcare2024 · 8yr hold
ndgit
Fintech2023 · 6yr hold
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 44 portfolio companies (31 active · 13 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
44 companiesFintech
13 · 30%
HealthTech
11 · 25%
Software
5 · 11%
Healthcare
3 · 7%
EdTech
3 · 7%
Consumer
3 · 7%
SaaS
2 · 5%
Biotech
1 · 2%
Funds & portfolio
Every fund DvH Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
4 funds
DvH Ventures Fund IV (Digital Health Fund)Healthcare2020 · 6yr€70M14 active
Unrealized
14 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotech |  Germany | 2021 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2023 | |
| Healthcare | Germany | 2025 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2023 | |
| TMT | Germany | 2023 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2021 | |
| Healthcare | Germany | 2025 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2022 | |
| HealthTech |  United States | 2022 | |
| HealthTech |  United Kingdom | 2022 | |
| HealthTech |  Switzerland | 2023 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2022 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2024 | |
| HealthTech | Germany | 2021 |
Broken StringActive
BiotechGermany· Entry 2021
Germany· Entry 2021CaeraActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2023
Germany· Entry 2023DermanosticActive
HealthcareGermany· Entry 2025
Germany· Entry 2025Dr. Vivien KarlActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2023
Germany· Entry 2023eNoteActive
TMTGermany· Entry 2023
Germany· Entry 2023HealthCatersActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2021
Germany· Entry 2021HelloBetterActive
HealthcareGermany· Entry 2025
Germany· Entry 2025HonicActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2022
Germany· Entry 2022JuliActive
HealthTechUnited States· Entry 2022
United States· Entry 2022Okko HealthActive
HealthTechUnited Kingdom· Entry 2022
United Kingdom· Entry 2022OneTwentyActive
HealthTechSwitzerland· Entry 2023
Switzerland· Entry 2023QunomedicalActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2022
Germany· Entry 2022TuktoroActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2024
Germany· Entry 2024VirtonomyActive
HealthTechGermany· Entry 2021
Germany· Entry 2021DvH Ventures Fund III (Digital Tech Fund)EvergreenActive2017 · 9yr9 active · 4 realized
Unrealized
9 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Germany | 2019 | |
| Software | Germany | 2021 | |
| SaaS | Germany | 2022 | |
| Deep Tech | Germany | 2020 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2019 | |
| Cybersecurity | Germany | 2018 | |
| Software | Germany | 2021 | |
| SaaS | Germany | 2023 | |
| EdTech | Germany | 2020 |
buynomicsActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2019
Germany· Entry 2019ekkoActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2021
Germany· Entry 2021GiftlystActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2022
Germany· Entry 2022LiveEOActive
Deep TechGermany· Entry 2020
Germany· Entry 2020Meet PabloActive
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2019
Germany· Entry 2019NectActive
CybersecurityGermany· Entry 2018
Germany· Entry 2018PolyteiaActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2021
Germany· Entry 2021Scrolly.comActive
SaaSGermany· Entry 2023
Germany· Entry 2023StudySmarterActive
EdTechGermany· Entry 2020
Germany· Entry 2020Realized
4 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | Germany | 2021 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| EdTech | Germany | 2017 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Fintech | Germany | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Fintech | Germany | 2016 | 2023 | MBO | – | – |
DvH Ventures Fund IIEvergreenActive2015 · 11yr5 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fintech |  Austria | 2017 | |
| Fintech | Germany | 2016 | |
| Fintech | Germany | 2016 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2018 | |
| Fintech | Germany | 2016 |
CashpressoActive
FintechAustria· Entry 2017
Austria· Entry 2017EntrafinActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2016
Germany· Entry 2016LiqidActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2016
Germany· Entry 2016mymoriaActive
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2018
Germany· Entry 2018OptioPayActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2016
Germany· Entry 2016Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | Germany | 2016 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Fintech | Germany | 2018 | 2021 | Secondary | – | ||
| Fintech | Germany | 2016 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – |
DvH Ventures Fund IEvergreenActive2014 · 12yr3 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fintech | Germany | 2015 | |
| Fintech | Germany | 2014 | |
| Fintech | Germany | 2014 |
LendstarActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2015
Germany· Entry 2015MoneyMeetsActive
FintechGermany· Entry 2014
Germany· Entry 2014Passt24Active
FintechGermany· Entry 2014
Germany· Entry 2014Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Germany | 2014 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Fintech | Germany | 2014 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | Austria | 2014 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| HealthTech | Germany | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Fintech | Germany | 2014 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| EdTech | Germany | 2015 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – |
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