About HR Ventures
HR Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Dreieich, Germany. As of Dec 2017, HR Ventures has invested in 17 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Enterprise Applications and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of BYHOURS Overall, HR Ventures portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions, namely Familo, Tausendkind and HAPPYCAR. A lot of funds co-invest with HR Ventures, with names like Howzat Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. HR Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
HR Ventures' List of Top Investments
HR Ventures has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments are in Beach-Inspector.com and Itembase.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Spain, Austria and 2 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by HR Ventures:
1. BYHOURS
Online platform for booking hourly-based hotels accommodations. Users can book hotel rooms by the hour after providing travel details such as destinations, arrival times and time-slots. The platform also enables interested hoteliers to sign up on the platform. App is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about BYHOURS
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Barcelona (Spain)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $22M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, DILA Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 20, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Gronda
Online community and content platform for chefs. It allows chefs to share culinary creations and recipes. Its mobile application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Gronda
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Innsbruck (Austria)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $1.78M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Howzat Partners, Speedinvest and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 05, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Familo
Familo is an app-based platform that enables users to discover or share their location with friends and family. Automatically notifies when someone reaches their destination. Users can send a distress signal with their current location to their contacts in times of emergency. The app is available for iOS and Android users.
Key facts about Familo
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Hamburg (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 3 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: WestTech Ventures, HR Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 11, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Nezasa
Provider of SaaS-based travel planning software. Its features include online travel planning, itinerary creation, an online marketplace for travel content, travel documentation, inventory management, hotel descriptions, travel agency administration and white-labelling.
Key facts about Nezasa
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $16.5M
- Employee Count: 73 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: UBS, Verve Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 26, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Tausendkind
Tausendkind is an online German shop that sells children's products in the categories including fashion apparel, shoes, toys, accessories, crafts, and home furnishing for babies and kids. The company also offers personalised gifts for relatives and family members such as T-Shirts, Towels, Pillows with baby's name on it. The products offered are from brands including Play Shoes, Hugo Boss, Finkid, Sanetta, and more.
Key facts about Tausendkind
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2017
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 15 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: MGO Digital Ventures, NJF Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 09, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
HR Ventures' Investments by Stage
HR Ventures has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $187K, 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.74M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $12.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 6 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HR Ventures' Investments by Sector
HR Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Travel and Hospitality Tech, Enterprise Applications, Retail and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 15 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 10 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Retail | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HR Ventures' Investments by Geography
HR Ventures has made most investments in Germany (9), followed by Austria where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 9 |
Austria | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HR Ventures' recent investments
HR Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by HR Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2017 | Spain | Series A | 6236 | [+2] | |
Oct 06, 2016 | Germany | Series A | 5439 | [+3] | |
Sep 05, 2016 | Spain | Series A | 5026 | ||
2016 | Austria | Seed | 8207 | [+1] | |
2016 | Switzerland | Series A | 4259 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in HR Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from HR Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tausendkind in Oct 2024 by Vertbaudet for $*****.Here are HR Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 25, 2024 | - | - | 6705 | |
Jun 13, 2023 | Oct 16, 2015 | Series A | 4416 | |
Sep 26, 2017 | Jan 27, 2016 | Seed | 8921 | |
Aug 03, 2017 | Mar 11, 2015 | Series A | 1659 |
Team profile of HR Ventures
HR Ventures has a team of 2 members located in Germany. HR Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of HR Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 71 investors have co-invested in HR Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before HR Ventures: HTGF, Axon Partners Group and 11 others have invested in rounds before HR Ventures. There are 2 companies where HTGF has invested before HR Ventures and 1 company where Axon Partners Group has invested before HR Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of HR Ventures: 24 investors entered a company along with HR Ventures. These include investors like Howzat Partners (3 companies).
- Invested after HR Ventures: A total of 34 investors have invested in HR Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include DILA Capital (1 company), Angel Ventures (1 company) and German Media Pool (1 company).
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