Wellington Partners Venture Capital
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1998 |
| Seat | Munich , London , Zurich |
| Number of employees | 25+ |
| Branch | Private equity |
| Website | http://www.wellington-partners.com/welcome/ wellington-partners.com |
Wellington Partners is a pan-European venture capital firm with offices in London, Munich, Zurich and Palo Alto and a fund volume of around EUR 800 million. It invests over-the-counter equity capital across Europe in the start-up and growth phase, particularly in the areas of digital media , cleantech and life sciences .
history
In 1991, Rolf Christof Dienst founded Wellington Partners after having built up TVM Capital in the 1980s, one of the first and to this day largest German venture capital company. In 1998 Wellington Partners launched the first fund Wellington Partners I, which was followed in 2000 by a second fund with a volume of 210 million euros. At the request of investors, Wellington Partners launched its first pure technology fund in 2004 for 150 million euros, and in 2006 a life science fund. At the beginning of 2008, the company closed its latest technology fund of 265 million euros.
Holdings
Wellington Partners has invested in more than 100 companies in Europe and Israel to date. From the field of digital media this includes a. Alando , Astaro , Ciao , EyeEm , Hailo , ImmobilienScout24 , net mobile , Qype , Retailo , SAF , Spotify , Webmiles , XING and 1-2-3.tv . The Life Sciences segment includes a. Actelion , immatics, mtm laboratories, Quanta , Sapiens and Sensimed.
Web links
- Wellington Partners Venture Capital on wellington-partners.com
- Federal Association of Private Equity Companies on bvkap.de
- Wellington Partners on crunchbase.com
- Wellington Partners on gruenderszene.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portfolio Technology ( Memento from October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Portfolio Life Sciences ( Memento from October 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Track Record Technology ( Memento from October 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Track Record Life Sciences ( Memento from October 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )