Sankonline

Sankonline is a corporate venture capital firm, owned by an industrial group, that invests in startups building new technology. It works with founders who already have a minimum viable product, a scalable business model and first customer validation.

What Sankonline offers

• Seed fund: early-stage frontier-technology startups that fit the group's own verticals, such as health technology, energy, gaming and mobility.
• Main fund: more traditional ventures from early to later stages, across all areas of technology.
• Funding rounds: seed, pre-Series A, Series A and beyond, with lead roles decided case by case.
• Mentoring and connections: help entering the market, drawn from its partner network and shared collaboration platform.
• Sector focus: four sourcing fields: energy technologies, mobility, gaming and food technology.

Clients

The firm favours digital, scalable and asset-light companies that show product-market fit. It aims to hold no more than about a fifth of a company. Founders send a short business plan by email, and the firm does not sign non-disclosure agreements.

Key facts

• Structure: two funds with slightly different criteria
• Sector areas: energy, mobility, gaming, food technology, plus blockchain and NFT games