Jan-Gisbert Schultze

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hubert Burda Media Holding KG engages in the publication of magazines and provision of digital media content services. It offers online services in the areas of electronic commerce, social networks, online travel, publishing, and subscriptions. The company was founded by Franz Burda in 1903 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is a Haniel family equity firm. The company was founded in 1756 by Jan Willem Noot and is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Burda Digital Ventures GmbH (BDV) is an investment arm of Hubert Burda Media Holding GmbH & Co. KG, owned by Burda family, a publishing and media group based in Germany with operations throughout Europe and Eastern Europe as well as in the US, Hong Kong and Singapore. BDV was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Offenburg. The firm specializes in venture capital investing in the digital media industry. The firm invests the parent group's own capital.

Next47 Services GmbH (Next47, fka Siemens Venture Capital GmbH) is the venture capital unit of Siemens AG (FR: SIE; NYSE: SI), a global electronics and engineering company based in Germany. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Munich, with additional offices around the world.

AbeBooks, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for books. It offers new books, used books, rare books, and out-of-print books. The company was founded by Rick Pura, Vivian Pura, Cathy Waters, and Keith Waters in 1996 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

smac partners GmbH is an independent German venture capital firm headquartered in Bamberg, Germany. Formerly known as Siemens Acceleration in Communications, the firm was founded in 2001 and reorganized by Dietrich Ulmer, Oliver Kolbe and Ingo Potthof in 2006.

Abebooks Europe GmbH markets and sells books online. It serves through internet by providing information about copyrighted materials, trademarks, service marks, trade dress and other proprietary information. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

HV Capital Manager GmbH (HV Capital Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Lars Langusch. The firm is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Holtzbrinck Digital GmbH (Holtzbrinck Digital) is the strategic investment subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH in Germany. Formerly known as Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, the firm originated in 2000 when all internet investments from the Verlagsgruppe von Holtzbrinck were consolidated to form Holtzbrinck NetworXs AG, which was subsequently split into Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH and Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH in 2006. Located in Munich, Holtzbrinck Digital aims to develop new areas of business on the Web by managing interests in Internet companies and acquiring start-ups. From their experience as a venture partner helping to build B2C Internet companies, the firm has unique knowledge of how to build brands, win customers and handle regional expansion. They invest from the balance sheet of the parent company.

UAM Media Group GmbH offers integrated communications solutions. It specializes in cross-media communication and provides ambient media advertisement services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

MyOptique Group Ltd. operates as an online prescription eyewear store. It offers prescription glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses for men and women. The company was founded by Jamie Murray Wells in 2004 and is headquartered in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

Indochino Apparel, Inc. provides online custom suits. Its products include classic and fashion-forward suits, shirts, blazers and coats, pants, and accessories. The company was founded by Heikal Gani and Kyle Vucko in March 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

MPB Group Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in providing used photo and video equipment. Its custom-designed pricing technology enables to offer both buy and sell services through the same platform and offers a one-stop shop for all its customers. The company was founded by Matt Barker in 2008 and is headquartered in Brighton, the United Kingdom.

momox AG engages in the development and operation of an online platform for the reselling of used goods. It resells books, CDs, DVDs, computer and video games, and clothing. The company was founded by Christian Wegner in 2006 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

iwoca Ltd. provides credit facility for small businesses. The firm’s products include CBILS loans, flexi-loan and iwocaPay. It specializes in fintech, trade finance, alternative lending, small business financing, SME, working capital, small business, credit, finance and lending. The company was founded by James David Charles Dear and Christoph Rieche in March 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Mobify Research & Development, Inc. provides mobile commerce and engagement platform. It’s mobile platform offers global retailers and brands to deliver mobile shopping experience. The company was founded by Igor Faletski, John Boxall and Peter McLachlan in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Elder Technologies Ltd. operates as an online platform for live-in care services. The firm offers live-in care, paying for care, dementia care, home and elderly care. The company was founded by Peter Gerard Dowds and Thomas Robert Brooks in 2015 and is headquartered in Shoreditch, the United Kingdom.

signals Invest GmbH (signals Venture Capital) is venture capital investment subsidiary of SIGNAL IDUNA Lebensversicherung AG, ultimately owned by SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe, founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Alphasights Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company founded in 2018. The private company is based in London, UK.

everdrop GmbH operates as a holding company, which engages in the sale and distribution of cleaning agents and detergents. It offers everdrop tab kit mix, everdrop starter bottle kit, everdrop Byebye CO2 kit, everdrop tab kit bath, everdrop combi kit, everdrop tab kit all-purpose, laundry detergent kit, World saver set with cleaning agent and detergent, as well as everdrop tab kit glass. The company was founded by Daniel Schmitt-Haverkamp and David Löwe on October 31, 2019 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Charles GmbH is a leading European WhatsApp marketing platform that focuses on maximizing revenue for ecommerce brands. The company is based in an undisclosed location. It offers a unique blend of platform and support to help brands communicate new offers, answer customer questions, and make sales through WhatsApp. The German company has six departments that work towards its overarching vision of becoming the backbone of conversational commerce. The WhatsApp Business Platform (formerly API) is one of the company's offerings, and it helps brands get started with WhatsApp marketing. Charles was founded by Andreas Tussing and Artjem Weissbeck, who have been the CEOs since incorporation.

Family Sparks, Inc. is a Canadian company that focuses on teenage love and the various manifestations of this strong, all-consuming feeling. The company is based in Victoria, Canada. The company provides advice and insights on the psychology of love, particularly in children who respond sincerely to events that happen to them. The company was founded by Kenneth Spencer, Erin Skillen, Duncan MacRae, Jillian Roberts, Michael Williams, Hannes Blum, Rasool Rayani. Michael Williams has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Aluula Composites, Inc., Aluula Composites, Inc. (Canada) is a Canadian company that specializes in creating the next generation of lighter, stronger soft composites for a broad range of large vertical markets. The company is based in Victoria, Canada. Aluula's goal is to find solutions for real-world challenges not being met by traditional composite manufacturers. The company has been co-developing "application-specific" composites with well-known industry leaders in aerospace, sailing, outdoor packs & tents, and other industrial applications. Aluula's patented and proprietary approach to increase fiber strength at the molecular level allows the company to achieve strength-to-weight ratio materials that have been previously unachievable. The company's initial success in the wind sport markets has led to rapid market acceptance in a variety of industry segments over the past two years and earned Aluula Composites a reputation as the leader in new material development within the wind sport sector. The company was founded in 2019 by Richard Myerscough, who has been the CEO since 2019. Aluula Composites, Inc. (Canada was acquired by Bastion Square Partners, Inc. on April 17, 2023 for $10.29 million.

The Internet Economy Foundation operates as a foundation focused on the internet economy. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company was founded in 2016 and the CEO is Friedbert Pflüger.

Burda GmbH provides multimedia training services. The company is based in Offenburg, Germany. The CEOs are Holger Eckstein, Katharina Herrmann, Marc Al-Hames. The German company was founded in 1971.