CK Invest
St. Johann in Tirol family office and company builder of entrepreneur Christoph Klein (SOFORT founder); holds Immoware24, Almwelt, Kitz-Air, real estate and wind assets.
USEFUL FOR Founders · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
- FOUNDED
- 2013
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Software & SaaSConsumer & E-commerceMobility & LogisticsIndustrial & ManufacturingArtificial IntelligenceReal Estate & PropTechClimate & Energy
- GEOGRAPHY
- AustriaGermany
- STAGES
- Seed
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsReal estate
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
CK INVEST GmbH is an investment company in St. Johann in Tirol, founded in 2013 by Christoph Klein, who earlier founded Payment Network AG (SOFORTüberweisung), sold to Klarna in 2014. It describes itself as a family office managing a small portfolio across sectors and as a company builder that supports businesses with capital, strategy, HR and marketing. Holdings include property-management software Immoware24, the Almwelt/Wirkes traditional-fashion retailer, helicopter operator Kitz-Air, electrical contractor Kitz-Blitz, real estate in Germany and wind energy.
Investment thesis
An active investor and sparring partner rather than a classic capital provider, open to visionary business ideas in any sector and helping build them from strategy to staffing and marketing.
Holdings & investments (5)
- Immoware24NOTABLESoftware & SaaS · since 2013
- Artificial Intelligence · since 2023
- Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2021
- Mobility & Logistics · since 2018
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2015
People
Frequently asked questions
CK Invest is a single family office based in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, founded in 2013.
CK Invest invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and real estate.
CK Invest invests at Seed stage in Software & SaaS, Consumer & E-commerce, Mobility & Logistics, Industrial & Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate & PropTech and Climate & Energy.
Key people at CK Invest include Christoph Klein (Founder and CEO (Geschäftsführer)), Martin Besl (CMO) and Marc Phillip (Senior Marketing Manager).
CK Invest's holdings and investments include Immoware24, Almwelt / Wirkes Dirndl Trachten und Ledermoden, Kitz-Air (European Helicopter Group), Kitz-Blitz Elektroanlagen and we-do.ai.
The most recent publicly reported investment by CK Invest is we-do.ai (Acquisition by portfolio company Immoware24), announced in Dec 2023.
CK Invest states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
No. CK Invest invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.