Creandum

01/07/2021

We're going out with a 💥
The first half of 2021 is done (Already?! Where did the time go...?!) and we have put together the highlights of the last month in our newsletter. https://bit.ly/2SFGJcx

TL;DR: Two exits, the largest funding round in database history, a $45B valuation, and another Partner at Creandum!📰

28/06/2021

Here's a round-up of the latest insights, interviews and podcasts from our Investment Team:
"From Start-up to IPO: Are we pricing IPOs correctly?" - GP Fred Cassel https://bit.ly/2ThnrdI

The latest crypto trends and developments, and Visa's acquisition of Tink - IM Ines Streimelweger https://spoti.fi/3jjV2yi

"17 German greentech startups to watch" - Ines Streimelweger https://bit.ly/3jlHDpB

"Creandum's perspective on the Spanish startup ecosystem" - Partner Peter Specht x K Fund https://bit.ly/3A6uFSv

Invertimos en empresas y emprendedores capaces de crear las empresas del mañana

23/06/2021

Grocery delivery company Cornershop by Uber headquartered in LatinAmerica, was acquired 100% by Uber in an all-stock transaction valuing < $3B.

This acquisition is a true testament to how amazing the team has executed this business so far and created the world's most efficient on-demand delivery service.

Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to buy the remaining 47% stake in Chile’s online grocer Cornershop it doesn’t already own for about $1.4 billion in shares.

22/06/2021

🙌🙌🙌

Neo4j, the leader in graph technology, announced a Series F funding round as part of a $325 million investment led by Eurazeo with participation from GV.

19/06/2021

🍀🌍🏭

🔋 Northvolt’s competition. Norwegian lithium-ion battery maker Freyr is considering building a battery cell production plant in North America. The US’s lithium battery market is a big opportunity, projected to reach $20.3bn by 2025. 🚗 Old cars, new platforms. UK-based used car startup Mot...

18/06/2021

Did you know? Germany is home to the most climate tech companies in Europe!

Our Investment Manager Ines Streimelweger shared the 17 German startups we're keeping an eye on currently with Sifted.

Germany has seen several greentech startups sprung up in the past two years. But which ones has caught VCs' attention in 2021?

16/06/2021

🦄Which 5 key traits do some of the world‘s most successful founders have in common?

Our General Partner Johan Brenner has met his fair share of them - and has now shared his 20 years of insights with TechCrunch. Did he miss anything ? Comment below !

https://tcrn.ch/2TwL026

The easiest traits to recognize as an investor is the founder’s ability to ace the fundraising process, crucial to which is the ability to think strategically and influence, inspire and persuade.

14/06/2021

We did it! Thanks to your votes we are finalists for The Europas Tech Startup Awards 2021 in the category "Hottest VC fund of the year" 🔥 among the likes of Index Ventures and Project A Ventures.

Congratulations also to the funds' portfolio companies CAKE and TWAICE for being nominated as the hottest companies!

The winners will be announced June 24th at the . Heck yeah.

Founded in 2009 by Mike Butcher, editor-at-large at Techcrunch, The Europas was originally formed to recognize and celebrate the innovation emerging from Europe’s burgeoning tech startup scene. Today, we are in our twelfth year identifying of Europe’s most ambitious and successful startups, incl...

11/06/2021

Congrats to Sebastian Siemiatkowski and the whole Klarna team for becoming the highest-valued private fintech in Europe!🥳🛍

A new $639M funding round led by SOFTBANK values the company at $46B – 50% higher than just three months ago.

CNBC covered the deal in detail

Swedish fintech firm Klarna said Thursday that it raised $639 million in a new funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the company at $45.6 billion.

10/06/2021

We have another toast to raise! 🥂🥳 This time to Peter Specht, who has been promoted to Partner within the firm.

Peter has been with Creandum for four years and spearheaded several of our deals in the DACH region and Spain, including Factorial, CarOnSale, and many others.

We reached out to a few of our founders to share their thoughts and best experiences working with Peter.

Peter has been with Creandum since the summer of 2017 and focuses on SaaS, B2B Marketplaces, productivity, and mobility in DACH and Spain

08/06/2021

We at Creandum would like to raise a toast 🥂🍷 to Olivier Grémillon, who will be taking over as CEO at Vivino!

You might have heard of Olivier from when he rolled out Airbnb across Europe or from his time at Booking.com in charge of global expansion.

We're looking forward to seeing what Vivino has got lined up next! If you want more details, Forbes has got you covered: https://bit.ly/3x5GfLw

Fast-forward to today where the Vivino has 50 million users in 17 different countries, with wine sales of more than $265 million in 2020.