Investments
41Portfolio Exits
13About Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures, or Vorwerk Ventures for short, is an independent investment entity within the Vorwerk Group. Vorwerk Ventures combines the dynamic growth of young, innovative companies with the strong financial position and the solid direct-selling expertise of the Vorwerk Group. Its knowledge of and experience in direct selling coupled with the sound background of one of the most successful direct selling companies in the world are what set Vorwerk Ventures apart from purely financial investors and represent unique added value for entrepreneurs seeking an investment partner.
Latest Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures News
May 5, 2018
Nach dem überraschenden Teilausstieg von Rocket Internet (der intern beim Grownup für großen Wirbel gesorgt hat), sucht nun auch Gesellschafter Vorwerk das Weite. “Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures hat seine Beteiligung an dem Lebensmittel-Lieferanten vollständig verkauft. Das Paket von 5,9 Millionen Aktien – gut 3,6 Prozent des Grundkapitals – hat einen Börsenwert von 67,8 Millionen Euro”, berichtet das Handelsblatt. Rocket Internet schlug kurz zuvor Aktien im Wert von 150 Millionen los. Dem HelloFresh-Team dürfte dieser Verlauf kaum schmecken. Es ist das falsche Signal zur falschen Zeit! +++ Im # StartupTicker tickert deutsche-startups.de kurz und knapp, was in der deutschen Start-up- und Digital-Szene so alles los ist. Wir freuen uns über Tipps, was wir hier im Laufe des Tages alles so aufgreifen sollten.
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures Investments
41 Investments
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures has made 41 investments. Their latest investment was in Nilo Health as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2022.
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/23/2022 | Seed VC | Nilo Health | $7.99M | Yes | 1 | |
4/21/2022 | Series B | Fresco | $20M | Yes | Instant Brand, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
2/18/2020 | Seed VC - II | Sharpist | $4.98M | Yes | 3 | |
11/25/2019 | Series D | |||||
11/11/2019 | Unattributed VC - II |
Date | 5/23/2022 | 4/21/2022 | 2/18/2020 | 11/25/2019 | 11/11/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series B | Seed VC - II | Series D | Unattributed VC - II |
Company | Nilo Health | Fresco | Sharpist | ||
Amount | $7.99M | $20M | $4.98M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Instant Brand, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures Portfolio Exits
13 Portfolio Exits
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures has 13 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Madchenflohmarkt on August 01, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/1/2023 | Asset Sale | 2 | |||
7/13/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
5/20/2022 | Asset Sale | 1 | |||
Date | 8/1/2023 | 7/13/2023 | 5/20/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Asset Sale | Acquired | Asset Sale | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures Team
3 Team Members
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Dirk Meurer.
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