About Holtzbrinck Digital
Holtzbrinck Digital is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Munich, Germany. As of Aug 2023, Holtzbrinck Digital has invested in 33 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to EdTech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the €***** Seed round of nilo Overall, Holtzbrinck Digital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 11 acquisitions including key companies like Parship, IFI CLAIMS and pflege.de. IRIS co-invest with Holtzbrinck Digital, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Holtzbrinck Digital has team of 4 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, PE & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Holtzbrinck Digital's List of Top Investments
Holtzbrinck Digital has a portfolio of 33 companies. Their most notable investments are in Tutoria and Likeminded.Their portfolio spans across Germany, United States, United Kingdom and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, EdTech, HealthTech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, PE and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Holtzbrinck Digital:1. AMBOSS
Provider of medical knowledge platforms and clinical decision support tools. These digital resources offer interactive libraries and question banks for medical education and exam preparation. The technology integrates into clinical workflows to assist healthcare professionals with evidence-based recommendations and diagnostic guidance. The system provides access to medical content and reference materials for use in educational and clinical settings.
Key facts about AMBOSS
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $292M
- Employee Count: 1,098 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Wellington Partners Venture Capital, Lightrock and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 25, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Inkitt
AI-based self-publishing platform for writers. The platform helps writers and book enthusiasts to publish, share, and discover stories on the platform. Uses algorithms to predict future bestsellers based on the reading list of users. Works with publishing houses to print top picks identified. The mobile application is available for Android users.
Key facts about Inkitt
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $117M
- Employee Count: 331 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Earlybird, Frontline Ventures and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 27, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Lecturio
Provider of medical and nursing educational resources and exam preparation. They offer learning content, courses, sample questions, and concept pages for medical and nursing students. The company provides resources for various medical and nursing exams. It also provides tutoring and certificates in pre-medical, medical, pre-nursing, and nursing fields.
Key facts about Lecturio
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Leipzig (Germany)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $49.2M
- Employee Count: 120 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: HV Capital, Sterling Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 21, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. TetraScience
Provider of a cloud-based data platform for life science industry. It provides a platform that automatically gathers scientific data from lab equipment, gets data ready for analysis and display, and re-engineers raw or primary data into harmonised data.
Key facts about TetraScience
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $114M
- Employee Count: 216 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Karlin, Floodgate and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 13, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Frontiers
Frontiers is an open-access digital publishing platform that enables academicians & scientists to post & discover research paper, articles, and reports on multiple topics related to science & technology research. The platform provides peer review, post-publication review, impact metrics for articles and authors, democratic evaluation of the best research papers, research networking and a growing ecosystem of open-science tools. Monetizes through publishing fees, and on-demand prints.
Key facts about Frontiers
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 3,443 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Europa and Holtzbrinck Digital
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 01, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Holtzbrinck Digital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Holtzbrinck Digital has invested in 33 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in nilo and most recent follow-on round was in Searchmetrics.Holtzbrinck Digital's Investments by Stage
Holtzbrinck Digital has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.48M, 1 investment in PE stage, 1 investment in Series A stage and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $6.75M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Holtzbrinck Digital's Investments by Sector
Holtzbrinck Digital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, HealthTech, EdTech and Real Estate and Construction. Notably, it has invested in 30 Tech companies, 20 Software companies, 19 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
HealthTech | 2 |
EdTech | 1 |
Real Estate and Construction | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Holtzbrinck Digital's Investments by Geography
Holtzbrinck Digital has made most investments in Germany (4), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 4 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Holtzbrinck Digital's recent investments
Holtzbrinck Digital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Holtzbrinck Digital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 01, 2023 | Germany | Seed | 6188 | ||
Jul 31, 2023 | Germany | Seed | 5116 | ||
Jul 13, 2015 | Germany | Series A | 4999 | - | |
Nov 10, 2014 | United States | Series D | 1534 | [+1] | |
May 12, 2014 | United States | Series D | 6610 | [+1] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Holtzbrinck Digital's Portfolio
1 of Holtzbrinck Digital's portfolio company became public - Figshare.Here are Holtzbrinck Digital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 2294 |
Acquired companies in Holtzbrinck Digital's Portfolio
11 companies from Holtzbrinck Digital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was LabGuru in Apr 2024 by Titian Software for $*****.Here are Holtzbrinck Digital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2024 | - | - | 2829 | |
Dec 14, 2023 | - | - | 9195 | |
Jun 07, 2023 | - | - | 8315 | |
Feb 07, 2023 | Jan 11, 2011 | Series C | 3882 | |
Jan 23, 2023 | - | - | 4737 |
Team profile of Holtzbrinck Digital
Holtzbrinck Digital has a team of 4 members including 1 Partner and 2 Principals located in Germany. Holtzbrinck Digital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Holtzbrinck Digital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Stuttgart | - | ||
Principal | Munich | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Holtzbrinck Digital
Over the past 16 years, 22 investors have co-invested in Holtzbrinck Digital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Holtzbrinck Digital: Heartcore Capital, Hasso Plattner Ventures and 15 others have invested in rounds before Holtzbrinck Digital. There are 2 companies where Heartcore Capital has invested before Holtzbrinck Digital and 2 companies where Hasso Plattner Ventures has invested before Holtzbrinck Digital.
- Top Co-investors of Holtzbrinck Digital: IRIS entered a company along with Holtzbrinck Digital.
- Invested after Holtzbrinck Digital: A total of 4 investors have invested in Holtzbrinck Digital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include N & V Capital (2 companies), IBB Ventures (2 companies) and Kreos Capital (1 company).
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Labguru joins Titian Software in Battery Ventures Life-Science PlatformBusiness Wire•Apr 17, 2024•Battery Ventures, LabGuru, Holtzbrinck Digital, Titian Software
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