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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 10 SOURCES

Wecken & Cie.

Also known as Wecken & Cie. (Basel)

Basel family office of Klaus R. Wecken (Wecken & Cie., limited partnership) investing in German and Austrian software and proptech startups.

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Family & background

FAMILY
Wecken
HEADQUARTERS
Basel, Switzerland

Investment approach

SECTORS
Software & SaaSReal Estate & PropTechFintech
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsVenture capital
LATEST DEAL
happyhotel (EUR 6.5M round (follow-on)) · Feb 2026

Overview

Wecken & Cie. is a limited partnership registered in Basel and described in the German startup press as the family office Wecken & Cie. It co-invests in venture rounds of German-speaking startups, mainly software and proptech, such as sevDesk (2017), Kugu (2020), iDWELL (2021), einwert (2022 and 2024), Ordio (2025) and happyhotel (2023 and 2026). In 2018 it was named an existing shareholder of Jedox.

Holdings & investments (7)

  • Ordio
    Software & SaaS · since 2025 · about 5% stake (2025)
  • happyhotel
    Software & SaaS · since 2023
  • einwert
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2022
  • iDWELL
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2021
  • Kugu
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2020
  • sevDesk
    Fintech · since 2017
  • Jedox
    Software & SaaS

People

  • Frank Hölzle
    Key investment manager · source
  • Thilo Schmid
    Investment Manager · source
  • Klaus R. Wecken
    Founder · source

Frequently asked questions

Wecken & Cie. is a single family office based in Basel, Switzerland.

Wecken & Cie. invests on behalf of the Wecken family.

Wecken & Cie. invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and venture capital.

Wecken & Cie. invests in Software & SaaS, Real Estate & PropTech and Fintech.

Key people at Wecken & Cie. include Klaus R. Wecken (Founder), Frank Hölzle (Key investment manager) and Thilo Schmid (Investment Manager).

Wecken & Cie.'s holdings and investments include happyhotel, Ordio, einwert, iDWELL, Kugu, Jedox and sevDesk.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Wecken & Cie. is happyhotel (EUR 6.5M round (follow-on)), announced in Feb 2026.