About MGO Digital Ventures
MGO Digital Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Bamberg, Germany. As of Apr 2019, MGO Digital Ventures has invested in 15 companies. It primarily invests in Series A 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 Skoove Overall, MGO Digital Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Blinkist, CHRONEXT and Tausendkind. A lot of funds co-invest with MGO Digital Ventures, with names like IBB Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. MGO Digital Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
MGO Digital Ventures' List of Top Investments
MGO Digital Ventures has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investments are in Skoove and Blinkist.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Switzerland and United States. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by MGO Digital Ventures:
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: €50M - €100M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $35M
- Employee Count: 146 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: MGO Digital Ventures, Greycroft and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 20, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Everphone
Provider of device as a service for mobile fleet management. The company offers procurement, staging, integration, delivery, and refurbishment of devices. It automates device fleet operations and logistics. The company integrates devices with software and ensures regulatory compliance. It also provides add-on services, including mobile device management support and mobile threat defense.
Key facts about Everphone
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €50M - €100M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $167M
- Employee Count: 191 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Eiffel Investment Group, MGO Digital Ventures and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. CHRONEXT
Online retailer of certified new, pre-owned, and vintage luxury watches. The company provides a platform for buying and selling timepieces. Authenticity is guaranteed through qualified watchmakers. They offer a warranty for each watch, regardless of condition, through their service center.
Key facts about CHRONEXT
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cologne (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $117M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Tengelmann Ventures, JamJar Investments and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 11, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Skoove
Mobile & SaaS-based platform providing piano-related learning solutions. The platform offers interactive piano lessons, personal feedbacks, piano instructors, and more. Its mobile app is available for iOS devices.
Key facts about Skoove
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.66M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: MGO Digital Ventures, b2venture and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 16, 2019, $*****
- 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 Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: IRIS, MGO Digital Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 09, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
MGO Digital Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
MGO Digital Ventures has invested in 15 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 Skoove and most recent follow-on round was in Blinkist.MGO Digital Ventures' Investments by Stage
MGO Digital Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.64M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.39M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $5.3M and 1 investment in Series C stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MGO Digital Ventures' Investments by Sector
MGO Digital Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Media & Entertainment, Retail, EdTech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 10 Consumer (B2C) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
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Consumer | 4 |
Media & Entertainment | 3 |
Retail | 3 |
EdTech | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MGO Digital Ventures' Investments by Geography
MGO Digital Ventures has made most investments in Germany (4), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
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Germany | 4 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
MGO Digital Ventures' recent investments
MGO Digital Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by MGO Digital Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 16, 2019 | Germany | Series A | 2507 | [+5] | |
Dec 08, 2016 | United States | Series A | 3480 | ||
Dec 08, 2016 | Switzerland | Seed | 6032 | ||
Jan 06, 2016 | Germany | Series A | 5205 | [+2] | |
Nov 04, 2015 | Germany | Series B | 1695 | [+5] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in MGO Digital Ventures' Portfolio
1 of MGO Digital Ventures' portfolio company became public - CHRONEXT.Here are MGO Digital Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Nov 04, 2015 | Series B | 9628 |
Acquired companies in MGO Digital Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from MGO Digital Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tausendkind in Oct 2024 by Vertbaudet for $*****.Here are MGO Digital Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Oct 25, 2024 | Mar 09, 2015 | Series C | 3051 | |
Jun 13, 2023 | - | - | 2178 | |
May 08, 2023 | Dec 04, 2013 | Seed | 2012 | |
Dec 19, 2014 | - | - | 3422 |
Team profile of MGO Digital Ventures
MGO Digital Ventures has a team of 2 members located in Germany. MGO Digital Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of MGO Digital Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 39 investors have co-invested in MGO Digital Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before MGO Digital Ventures: Hubraum, Capnamic Ventures and 13 others have invested in rounds before MGO Digital Ventures. There is 1 company where Hubraum has invested before MGO Digital Ventures and 1 company where Capnamic Ventures has invested before MGO Digital Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of MGO Digital Ventures: 14 investors entered a company along with MGO Digital Ventures. These include investors like IBB Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after MGO Digital Ventures: A total of 10 investors have invested in MGO Digital Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Greycroft (1 company), e.ventures (1 company) and Insight Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to MGO Digital Ventures
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Chronext Closes $5.3M Venture Capital Funding Round |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Nov 04, 2015•CHRONEXT, Inventure Partners, MGO Digital Ventures, Altus Capital Partners and 5 others
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Partech Ventures invests in ChronextPartech Ventures•Nov 03, 2015•CHRONEXT, Inventure Partners, MGO Digital Ventures, Altus Capital Partners and 5 others
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Tausendkind Raises Funding |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Mar 19, 2015•Tausendkind, Iris Capital, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, MGO Digital Ventures and 2 others
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Book summary app Blinkist bags sixVenture Village•Dec 04, 2013•Blinkist, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, MGO Digital Ventures
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Mehrere Millionen für Tausendkind | GründerszeneGruenderszene•Tausendkind, Iris Capital, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, MGO Digital Ventures and 2 others
