Kaercher New Venture
Kaercher New Venture is the corporate venture capital arm of Alfred Kaercher SE & Co. KG, the German cleaning-technology group based in Winnenden. Founded in 2018, it makes late-seed and Series A equity investments off the parent balance sheet into robotics, AI, connectivity, sustainable consumer products and software platforms that advance the future of cleaning, deploying tickets from around USD 250k with roughly USD 50M under management across North America and Europe.
Kaercher New Venture is a Winnenden venture capital firm with €46M AUM, 10 active companies and 1 exit.
Sector breakdown
11 companiesGeography breakdown
5 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Kaercher New Venture sold Contorion to Hoffmann Group in 2017 after 1 year.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 11 portfolio companies (10 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Kaercher New Venture has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Kaercher New Venture EvergreenActiveEvergreen2018€46M10 assets1 exitsEvergreen2018 · 8yr€46M101
Unrealized
10 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Homebell Germany | – |
| InOrbit Software · US | 2020 |
| Mitte Consumer · Germany | 2018 |
| Mysoda Consumer · Finland | 2022 |
| Peanut Robotics Deep Tech · US | 2021 |
| Route United States | – |
| Skyline Robotics Deep Tech · US | 2022 |
| SoniQ Services Germany | 2019 |
| Tulu Consumer · Israel | 2022 |
| ZanCompute United States | – |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contorion E-commerce · Germany | 2016 | 2017 | Trade Sale | Hoffmann Group | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Kaercher New Venture focus on?
- Kaercher New Venture focuses on VC strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Kaercher New Venture have?
- Kaercher New Venture has 10 active portfolio companies and 1 completed exit and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Kaercher New Venture headquartered?
- Kaercher New Venture is headquartered in Winnenden, Germany.
- What is Kaercher New Venture's assets under management?
- Kaercher New Venture manages approximately €46M in assets under management.
- When was Kaercher New Venture founded?
- Kaercher New Venture was founded in 2018.
- What sectors does Kaercher New Venture invest in?
- Kaercher New Venture invests across Software, Industrials, Consumer, Business Services.
- What are Kaercher New Venture's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Kaercher New Venture include: Contorion (2017) to Hoffmann Group.
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