Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 10 SOURCES

ASTUTIA

Also known as ASTUTIA Ventures GmbH, Astutia Ventures, Astutia Alternative Assets, Arviq Capital Partners

Owner-managed Munich investment company founded in 2006 by Benedict Rodenstock: venture capital (VC funds plus direct pre-Series A stakes), art and digital assets.

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Munich investment company of Benedict Rodenstock (Rodenstock eyewear family). Not the Rodenstock eyewear company, which the family sold in 2006.

Family & background

FAMILY: Rodenstock (Benedict Rodenstock)
WEALTH ORIGIN: Rodenstock eyewear group (family business sold in 2006)
HEADQUARTERS: Munich, Germany
FOUNDED: 2006

Investment approach

SECTORS: Consumer & E-commerce Software & SaaS Crypto & Web3
GEOGRAPHY: EuropeGermanyAustriaSwitzerland
STAGES: SeedSeries A
ROUTES: Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES: Venture capitalDirect investmentsFunds (as LP)

Overview

ASTUTIA Ventures GmbH is an independent, owner-managed investment company in Munich founded in 2006 by Benedict Rodenstock, a descendant of the Rodenstock eyewear family, which sold its business in 2006. It invests directly and indirectly in alternative asset classes: venture capital, modern and contemporary art, and digital assets such as Bitcoin and blockchain, with a focus on Europe and the DACH region. In VC it follows a core-satellite approach of diversified VC funds plus direct stakes, with a sweet spot at pre-Series A; former investments include Mister Spex, Dreamlines, Amorelie, InterNations, Building Radar and Asana Rebel. In 2021 Rodenstock announced a VC fund of up to €70 million under the name Arviq Capital Partners; the arviq domains now point to the Astutia site.

Investment thesis

Long-term investor in alternative asset classes (venture capital, art, digital assets) with a focus on Europe and the DACH region; in VC a core-satellite strategy of diversified VC funds plus selected direct stakes, with a sweet spot at pre-Series A and emphasis on strong founding teams, technological leverage and sustainable management.

Holdings & investments (13)

Mister SpexNOTABLE
Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
Pactas
Fintech · since 2012
Dreamlines
Consumer & E-commerce
Asana Rebel
Consumer & E-commerce
Amorelie
Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
Building Radar
Software & SaaS
InterNations
Consumer & E-commerce
Horizn Studios
Consumer & E-commerce
reINVENT
Fashionette
Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
Flaconi
Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
Mysportgroup
Consumer & E-commerce
Roq.ad
Software & SaaS

People

Manuel Sprödhuber
Investment Manager (since 2014) · source
Benedict Rodenstock
Founder and CEO; Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) · source

Frequently asked questions

ASTUTIA is a single family office based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2006.

ASTUTIA invests on behalf of the Rodenstock (Benedict Rodenstock) family (Rodenstock eyewear group (family business sold in 2006)).

ASTUTIA invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital, direct investments and funds (as lp).

ASTUTIA invests at Seed and Series A stages in Consumer & E-commerce, Software & SaaS and Crypto & Web3.

Key people at ASTUTIA include Benedict Rodenstock (Founder and CEO; Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)) and Manuel Sprödhuber (Investment Manager (since 2014)).

ASTUTIA's holdings and investments include Mister Spex, Dreamlines, Asana Rebel, Amorelie, Building Radar, InterNations, Horizn Studios and reINVENT, among others.