Ocean Investment GmbH
Berlin single family and investment office from a tech-entrepreneur background; invests in technology-driven asset classes directly and as first LP/GP seed investor.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Berlin, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 2018
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Global
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsFunds (as LP)Public equities
Overview
Ocean Investment GmbH (Berlin, HRB 255389) describes itself as a single family and investment office with a background in technology entrepreneurship and a team of about 15 in Berlin. It targets asset classes that benefit from the growth of the technology sector, prefers liquid assets, and invests directly and through asset managers, often as first LP and GP seed capital for new managers. It funds the Global Technology Risk Foundation, a Berlin non-profit whose founder and sponsor is Jan Beckers.
Investment thesis
Invest in asset classes that benefit from the growth of technology, only where there is a credible path to annualised double-digit returns over the long term; prefers liquid assets and seeds new managers as first LP and GP investor.
People
Frequently asked questions
Ocean Investment GmbH is a single family office based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2018.
Ocean Investment GmbH invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, funds (as lp) and public equities.
Ocean Investment GmbH invests in Fintech, Climate & Energy, HealthTech, Software & SaaS, Food & Agriculture, Mobility & Logistics and Space.
Key people at Ocean Investment GmbH include Dr. Fritz Schuchmann (Managing Director) and Jan Beckers (Founder and sponsor, Global Technology Risk Foundation (part of the family office group)).