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Simon Capital

Dusseldorf, Germany·Founded 2000··simoncapital.com

Simon Capital (formerly Bitburger Ventures) is a Dusseldorf-based family-backed corporate venture capital firm founded in 2000 and backed by the Simon family behind the Bitburger brewery group. It invests from seed to Series A across three theses: consumption (sustainable food and beverages), wellbeing (health tech) and productivity (B2B software), with Bitburger Ventures GmbH acting as a limited partner of Simon Capital GmbH & Co. KG. Notable outcomes include the exits of Just Spices to Kraft Heinz, Sanity Group to Organigram and Sastrify to Deel.

AUM
€105M
Funds
1
vintages 2000
Portfolio
19
Exits
5

Key facts

HQDusseldorf, Germany
Founded2000
Employees8+

Recent exits

Sanity Group
Sanity Group
Healthcare2026 · 6yr hold
Sastrify
Sastrify
Software2026 · 3yr hold
Doctorly
Doctorly
Healthcare2025 · 2yr hold
Naughty Nuts
Naughty Nuts
Consumer2023 · 1yr hold

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 24 portfolio companies (19 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Sector breakdown

24 companies
Consumer
8 · 33%
Biotech
5 · 21%
Software
5 · 21%
Healthcare
2 · 8%
Industrials
1 · 4%
Business Services
1 · 4%
TMT
1 · 4%
AI/ML
1 · 4%

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Simon Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund
Simon Capital EvergreenEvergreenActive
2000 · 26yr19 active · 5 realized

Unrealized

19 held
Eternal.ag
Eternal.agActive
IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2026
FermifyActive
BiotechAustria· Entry 2023
HolyActive
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2023
BiotechGermany· Entry 2019
Lyre's
Lyre'sActive
ConsumerAustralia· Entry 2020
MagaloopActive
Business ServicesGermany· Entry 2022
MicroHarvest
MicroHarvestActive
BiotechGermany· Entry 2023
MitteActive
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2020
Neople
NeopleActive
SoftwareNetherlands· Entry 2024
Ordio
OrdioActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
BiotechGermany· Entry 2024
SenseUpActive
BiotechGermany· Entry 2025
share
shareActive
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2019
Squake
SquakeActive
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
TuktoroActive
TMTGermany· Entry 2025
VisioLabActive
AI/MLGermany· Entry 2026
Vox.aiActive
SoftwareNetherlands· Entry 2025
waterdropActive
ConsumerAustria· Entry 2019
Wild EarthActive
ConsumerUS· Entry 2021

Realized

5 exits
Doctorly
DoctorlyExited 2025
HealthcareGermany· Entry 2023
Trade Saleto
Just SpicesExited 2021
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2020
Trade Saleto
Naughty Nuts
Naughty NutsExited 2023
ConsumerGermany· Entry 2022
Trade Saleto
Sanity Group
Sanity GroupExited 2026
HealthcareGermany· Entry 2020
Trade Saleto
Sastrify
SastrifyExited 2026
SoftwareGermany· Entry 2023
Trade Saleto
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Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Dr. Friedrich Droste
Managing Partner
Nico Heinz
Principal
Niklas Leske
Principal
Helen Gerharz
Investment Manager
Sophie Durr
Investment Manager
Fabienne Muller
Head of Finance and Operations

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