BPO Capital
Hamburg venture investor founded in 2014 by Benjamin Otto to invest his capital in early-stage startups with ethical and impact focus: health tech, social impact, e-commerce, new tech.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Hamburg, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 2014
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- HealthTechConsumer & E-commerceSoftware & SaaSArtificial IntelligenceEducationFintechBiotech & Life Sciences
- STAGES
- SeedSeries AGrowth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capitalImpact
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
BPO Capital GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Amtsgericht Hamburg HRA 118274) was founded in 2014 by Benjamin Otto, who makes his investments through it; decisions are taken by its own committee. It describes itself as a company friendly with the Otto Group and seeks investments that can, but need not, benefit the group. It invests mainly in early rounds, with four focus areas: health tech, social-impact business models, e-commerce and new technologies; its portfolio includes uberall, Appinio, Spryker, Friendsurance, CODE University and Avelios.
Investment thesis
Supports start-ups with digital potential and ethical standards that take social and ecological responsibility; focus on health tech, social-impact business models, e-commerce and new technologies, mainly in early rounds and often long term.
Holdings & investments (13)
- FriendsuranceFintech
- uberallSoftware & SaaS
- LokalleadsSoftware & SaaS
- SprykerSoftware & SaaS
- LemonSwanConsumer & E-commerce
- ProtembisHealthTech
- CODE UniversityEducation
- LearnlifeEducation
- ImmunserviceBiotech & Life Sciences
- AppinioSoftware & SaaS
- iSchemaViewHealthTech
- AveliosHealthTech
- NoscendoHealthTech
People
Frequently asked questions
BPO Capital is a single family office based in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2014.
BPO Capital invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital and impact.
BPO Capital invests at Seed, Series A and Growth stages in HealthTech, Consumer & E-commerce, Software & SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Fintech and Biotech & Life Sciences.
Key people at BPO Capital include Benjamin Otto (Founder), Sarah Reitemeyer (Geschäftsführung (Managing Director)), Frederic Arndts (Geschäftsführung (Managing Director)) and Benjamin Schaper (Geschäftsführung (Managing Director)).
BPO Capital's holdings and investments include Friendsurance, uberall, Lokalleads, Spryker, LemonSwan, Protembis, CODE University and Learnlife, among others.
BPO Capital states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
No. BPO Capital invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.