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HV Capital (Headline)

www.hvcapital.com

VCMatch tracks HV Capital (Headline) as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, Logistics/Supply Chain, and Healthtech companies, Seed and Series A rounds, Germany and Europe markets, and $110k to $550k check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$110k to $550k

Geography

Germany and Europe

Investment Thesis

HV Capital positions itself as a long-term, all-stage partner that “backs entrepreneurs with daring visions from seed stage to exit.” The firm emphasizes partnering with founders for sustained growth (supporting companies “for 10 years or longer”), combining deep sector experience across tech and digital businesses with a broad, cross-stage capital capability (seed through growth and follow-ons). HV describes itself as “the leading all-stage investor in the German market, and one of the leading investors in Europe,” pursuing category-defining companies by deploying capital, network access and operational support across the lifecycle.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

HV Capital (Headline) is most relevant for founders raising Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds in Enterprise SaaS, Logistics/Supply Chain, Healthtech, and AI/ML, especially across Germany and Europe, with public check-size signals around $110k to $550k.

Focus statement

HV Capital focuses on market-leading digital and technology-driven companies across stages — leading early-stage rounds (€0.5–10m), growth investments up to €60m, and follow-ons up to €100m — and across sectors including B2B, SaaS, Logistics, Healthcare, AI and Blockchain.

Value Add

  • All-stage investor with explicit ticket ranges: "early-stage rounds from €0.5-10m, growth stage investments of up to €60m, and follow-on investments with up to €100m per company."
  • Long-term support commitment: explicitly states it "supports companies for 10 years or longer."
  • Large scale and track record in Europe: "Founded in 2000... with over € 2.8bn under management" and having "invested in about 250 disruptors."
  • First mover on continuity solutions in Germany: creation of "a continuation fund in 2022 – a unique financial vehicle in Germany so far."
  • Fund structure to cover seed-to-growth: Fund IX (>€700m) split into "Fund IX Venture" and "Fund IX Growth" to target Seed to Series D and beyond.
  • Extensive network and co-investor ecosystem: "Our network is our biggest value... HV’s funds co-invest with a set of top international business angels and investors."
  • Proven exits and marquee portfolio: early backer of companies such as Zalando, HelloFresh, Delivery Hero, SumUp and FlixBus.

Stage And Sector Fit

Portfolio Highlights

Zalando

Ecommerce

HelloFresh

Foodtech

Delivery Hero

Marketplace

SumUp

Fintech

FlixBus

Mobility

Flank

Ai Ml

Glovo

Marketplace

Rappi

Marketplace

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