Where is Hubraum's headquarters located?

Hubraum's headquarters is located in Berlin (Germany).

How many companies has Hubraum invested in?

Hubraum has invested in 105 companies, including Blinkist & Klara.

Which companies has Hubraum invested in lately?

phelas & DeepSkill are the latest investments by Hubraum.

How many exits has Hubraum been involved in?

Hubraum's portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 17 acquisitions.

Hubraum - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Hubraum, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in Berlin, Germany. With a presence in 19 countries, it has supported around 105 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Apr 2026, Hubraum has witnessed 20 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Blinkist, Klara and High Mobility. The program is backed by a team of 7 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Germany. Its latest investment was a $4.45M Seed round in phelas on Mar 06, 2024, which also saw participation from E44 Ventures and Axon Partners Group.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Berlin, Germany

Portfolio Companies

Blinkist, Klara & 103 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 29 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Grant (prize money) & 2 more

Locations of Investment

Germany, United States & 17 more

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Hubraum has a portfolio of 105 companies. Their most notable investments are in Ubirch and inSTREAMLY.Their portfolio spans across Germany, United States, Poland and 16 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 28 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Grant (prize money) and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Hubraum:

1. Blinkist

Blinkist is an app-based book summarizing platform that enables users to read or listen to the key lessons from nonfiction books. Delivers the key insights from non-fiction books in a bite-sized, made-for-mobile format. Each insight is called a 'blink'. Hires subject-expert writers to condense popular nonfiction titles into abridged versions. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about Blinkist

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Berlin (Germany)
Annual Revenue: €53M as on Dec 31, 2022
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $35M
Employee Count: 135 as on Dec 31, 2021
Investors: Greycroft, Insight Partners and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 20, 2018, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

2. Klara

Klara has developed an app, available on iOS and Android devices. It acts as a communication app between medical teams, patients and other providers. It helps to streamline all the medical communication into one easy to use and HIPAA compliant channel. Doctors can securely send messages, lab results and photos to their patients. Doctors can also chat with their own team, or an external provider. Everything is documented in one place and can be exported to your electronic health record (EHR).

Key facts about Klara

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Berlin (Germany)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $32M
Employee Count: 93 as on Nov 13, 2025
Investors: Creandum, Lerer Hippeau and 25 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 20, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

3. High Mobility

High Mobility has developed a platform using which developers can use proximity events around the vehicle to create new user experiences. Proprietary algorithms in the sensing engine autonomously gather data about the movement and identity of nearby devices, providing situational awareness. Offering to automotive OEMs and mobility providers includes complete toolkit to implement such a gateway. Participated in Startup Bootcamp Berlin, receiving $15K in funding and $7K in a design contest.

Key facts about High Mobility

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Berlin (Germany)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $3.51M
Employee Count: 15 as on Jul 23, 2025
Investors: Startup Autobahn, IBB Ventures and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 13, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. CiValue

ciValue provides grocery, drug, health and beauty retailers the tools to engage customers with a cloud-based, self-service customer analytics and personalized recommendation solution. It applies proprietary predictive data science algorithms to purchase and on-line behavior data, then providing actionable insights and personalized offer recommendations. It can be used to create optimized omni-channel retail experiences, driving loyalty and enhancing profit and competitiveness, with one-to-one customer relationships.

Key facts about CiValue

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $8.4M
Employee Count: 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Bright Pixel Capital, Deutsche Telekom and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 09, 2018, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

5. Relayr

relayr is a provider of enterprise middleware and Internet of Things solutions for the digital transformation of industries. The product line comprises of an IoT middleware platform, edge device management platform, and an IoT analytics & insights platform. The IoT middleware platform enables device data to be collated and communicated between any service, sensor, software, or hardware. It enables managing devices using multiple protocols or vendor-specific proprietary management protocols. The device management software provides all the tools necessary to maintain the IIoT deployment and keep it running for years with minimum downtime. The analytics platform uses AI to deliver actionable insights and also comes with predictive maintenance functionality. The company also provides end-to-end integration services and develops retrofit hardware solutions that enable the collection of business-critical data. Partners include Google Cloud, ARM, Bosch, C3 IoT, Cisco, Dell, L&T Technology, Intel and more. The company was acquired by Munich Re (via its HSB subsidiary) in 2018.

Key facts about Relayr

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Berlin (Germany)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $86.2M
Employee Count: 109 as on Dec 31, 2019
Investors: T.Capital, Kleiner Perkins and 20 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 19, 2018, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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Hubraum has invested in 105 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in phelas and most recent follow-on round was in Teraki.

Here are Hubraum's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0
2024	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2020	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2018	2	1	3
2017	0	1	1

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Hubraum has made 36 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.28M, 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $65.9K, 1 investment in Series A stage and 1 investment in Series B stage.

Here are Hubraum's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	36
Grant (prize money)	1
Series A	1
Series B	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Hubraum has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, Media & Entertainment and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 86 Tech companies, 65 Software companies, 55 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 45 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Hubraum's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	19
Consumer	10
High Tech	10
Media & Entertainment	7
Vertical SaaS	4
Others	30

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Hubraum has made most investments in Germany (18), followed by Poland where it has made 5 investments.

Here are Hubraum's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Germany	18
Poland	5
United States	4
Israel	2
Romania	2
Others	8

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Hubraum has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Hubraum:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Mar 06, 2024	phelas	Germany	Seed	3373	E44 Ventures [+2]
Feb 27, 2023	DeepSkill	Germany	Seed	5223	Hermann Ude
Dec 15, 2022	inSTREAMLY	Poland	Seed	7987	-
Oct 04, 2021	PhyTunes	United States	Seed	9089	Draper University [+2]
Nov 12, 2020	Mojilala	United States	Seed	9615	-

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3 of Hubraum's portfolio companies have become public.

Here are Hubraum's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
eParkomat	-	-	-	6778
Audiotool	-	-	-	1958
Taplend	-	-	-	5678

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17 companies from Hubraum's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Blinkist in May 2023 by Go1.

Here are Hubraum's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Blinkist	May 08, 2023	2012	Seed	9576
Amodo	Mar 01, 2023	-	-	2723
EDITION F	Nov 08, 2022	-	-	7524
CiValue	Mar 21, 2022	Nov 25, 2015	Seed	3375
Klara	Feb 08, 2022	2013	Seed	4687

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Hubraum has a team of 7 members located in Germany. Hubraum's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 14 years, 112 investors have co-invested in Hubraum's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Hubraum: TU Berlin, Attia Ventures and 24 others have invested in rounds before Hubraum. There is 1 company where TU Berlin has invested before Hubraum and 1 company where Attia Ventures has invested before Hubraum.
Top Co-investors of Hubraum: 19 investors entered a company along with Hubraum. These include investors like Quake Capital (2 companies).
Invested after Hubraum: A total of 67 investors have invested in Hubraum's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Deutsche Telekom (4 companies) and EIC Fund (2 companies).