About ALSTIN I
ALSTIN I is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Hanover, Germany. As of Oct 2024, ALSTIN I has invested in 10 companies. It primarily invests in Series C round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series G round of Blacklane Overall, ALSTIN I portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions including key companies like Blacklane, Orderbird and Nu3. A lot of funds co-invest with ALSTIN I, with names like Mercedes-Benz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.ALSTIN I's List of Top Investments
ALSTIN I has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in Crealytics and Contentbird.Their portfolio spans across and Germany. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by ALSTIN I:1. Blacklane
Provider of chauffeur services including airport transfers and city-to-city rides. The company offers transportation solutions such as one-way trips, hourly bookings, and full-day hire. It provides options for booking and managing journeys through its application. The company focuses on safety and aims to provide private travel solutions.
Key facts about Blacklane
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: $12.3M as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $127M
- Employee Count: 665 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: b2venture, Mercedes-Benz and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Oct 29, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Orderbird
Provider of POS solutions for restaurants. Features includes invoicing, taking orders, track invoices, digital orders, mobile ordering, real-time data analysis, cashless payment acceptance, accounting, reporting, and more. It offers solutions for bars, restaurants, cafes, and other food businesses.
Key facts about Orderbird
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €5.6M as on Sep 30, 2016
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $36.3M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Sep 30, 2020
- Investors: Deutsche Bank, LeadX Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Nu3
Nu3 is an online retail platform for fitness supplements and beauty products. The platform offers nutritional advice over the phone and a blog with technical advice and tips. The company offers products of other brands and its own branded products.
Key facts about Nu3
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: $25.6M as on Dec 31, 2015
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.47M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Dec 31, 2018
- Investors: Black River Ventures, FJ Labs and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 22, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. pflege.de
Pflege is a senior care portal and acts as inter-regional contact point for care and housing and life in old age. Users can find nursing homes for elderly care, assisted living facilities, service aids and also get counselling services.
Key facts about pflege.de
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Hamburg (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 77 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: ALSTIN I, Pd ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 13, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Contentbird
Contentbird, formerly known as Linkbird, provides content marketing workflow solutions for businesses. Its product includes Workflow Platform which allows clients to develop content by analyzing competitors' content, and other product Content Marketing Pipeline tracks progress and evaluates the effectiveness of content. Other solutions include enables businesses to optimize content relevance, quality, and quantity using artificial intelligence and auto distribution of content through integration with CRM, social platforms, and CMS. Its native conversion app enables clients to target native ads to customers. Also provides services related to content creation and operations. Offers subscription-based pricing model. Clients include Zalando, Immowelt, and others.
Key facts about Contentbird
ALSTIN I's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ALSTIN I has invested in 10 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Orderbird and most recent follow-on round was in Blacklane.ALSTIN I's Investments by Stage
ALSTIN I has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.07M, 1 investment in Series A stage, 1 investment in Series B stage and 1 investment in Series C stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ALSTIN I's Investments by Sector
ALSTIN I has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Auto Tech, Consumer, FinTech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 9 Tech companies, 7 Software companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ALSTIN I's Investments by Geography
ALSTIN I has made most investments in Germany (4).ALSTIN I's recent investments
ALSTIN I has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by ALSTIN I:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 29, 2024 | Germany | Series G | 9563 | ||
Jan 08, 2019 | Germany | Series C | 7147 | [+2] | |
Jan 30, 2018 | Germany | Seed | 9356 | [+1] | |
Mar 09, 2017 | Germany | Series C | 5611 | [+3] | |
Aug 01, 2016 | Germany | Series C | 8251 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in ALSTIN I's Portfolio
5 companies from ALSTIN I's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Blacklane in Mar 2026 by Uber.Here are ALSTIN I's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 30, 2026 | Dec 19, 2013 | Series A | 5392 | |
May 12, 2022 | Jan 08, 2019 | Series C | 6885 | |
Jan 02, 2021 | - | - | 2090 | |
Jul 17, 2018 | - | - | 7595 | |
Mar 14, 2016 | - | - | 7110 |
Co-investors of ALSTIN I
Over the past 13 years, 28 investors have co-invested in ALSTIN I's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ALSTIN I: ALSTIN Capital, Concardis and 6 others have invested in rounds before ALSTIN I. There is 1 company where ALSTIN Capital has invested before ALSTIN I and 1 company where Concardis has invested before ALSTIN I.
- Top Co-investors of ALSTIN I: 11 investors entered a company along with ALSTIN I. These include investors like Mercedes-Benz (1 company).
- Invested after ALSTIN I: A total of 9 investors have invested in ALSTIN I's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (1 company), Al Fahim Group (1 company) and Sixt (1 company).
