Tengelmann Ventures

Tengelmann Ventures is an early-stage investor in European companies that use software to change parts of personal and professional life. It invests once a company has entered the market, follows up across later growth stages and helps portfolio companies shape their strategy and organisational foundations. Its team mixes investors with former operators.

What Tengelmann Ventures offers

• Early-stage investment — funding after market entry, with active follow-on rounds.
• Strategy support — work on a company's narrative and positioning.
• Organisational support — help with the structures underneath a growing business.

Who it works with

European software and sustainability companies. The team is interested in industry-specific software for small and medium-sized businesses, online services for lower-income consumers, and the meeting point of digital technology and sustainability.

Key facts

• Region: Europe
• Stage: early stage after market entry