We scale start-ups with media.

German Media Pool is one of Europe’s leading media for equity funds. We provide consumer-facing start-ups with TV, radio, out of home and print using our unique investment model.

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Highlights from the Portfolio

Europe’s fastest-growing fashion platform.

Present in 26 markets, ABOUT YOU is one of Europe’s fastest-growing fashion platforms. Founded in 2014, it now generates €1.7bn in revenue. The company has more than 30m monthly active users and offers over 400,000 products from more than 2,000 brands. Supporting the growth of ABOUT YOU over several years, German Media Pool invested TV, radio, out of home and print.

One place for all your insurance needs.

A German Media Pool portfolio company, CLARK, a leading insurance manager, offers its customers the opportunity to digitally manage, compare and improve their insurance policies. More than 400,000 customers already benefit from CLARK's intelligent algorithms and individual expert consultation. CLARK was founded in June 2015 and is a unicorn since November 2021. It is backed by leading global investors Tencent and White Star.

Europe’s leading technology rentals.

Another German Media Pool company, Grover is Europe’s market leader in technology rentals, enabling people to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them. Founded in 2015, Grover’s mission is to create the most innovative ways for everyone – both private customers and businesses – to get the tech they want. 500,000 devices have already been rented out in Europe and US. With a total financing volume of around €1.3bn, and currently around 400 employees, Grover is one of Germany’s best-funded scale-ups.

The first truly digital health platform.

Wellster Healthtech runs multiple leading D2C health brands, platforms and solutions. The company is runs brands such as Spring, MySummer, MySpring and Easytesten. Wellster Healthtech Group combines telemedicine, drug and digital therapies to create easily accessible treatment solutions.

Every place has an address now.

what3words is a global geolocation service, which has divided the world into a grid of uniquely accessible 3 meter squares, giving each its own three word identifier. The address of our German Media Pool office, for example is, “cake.stiff.working.” Emergency services across the world recommend the use of what3words to communicate positions. The app has many broad use cases, including the improvement of automotive navigation systems and ecommerce deliveries.

Flowers for the world.

Colvin is a digital platform that set out to build the future of the flower industry, bringing fresh flowers directly from the field to consumers in several markets. The Barcelona-based company offers B2C as well as B2B solutions. In the B2C segment, Colvin has its own brand and retail presence, selling flowers online to consumers in Spain, Italy, France and Portugal. On the B2B side, Colvin built a SaaS-enabled marketplace connecting flower growers directly with wholesalers and buyers.

Commerce

Mobility

Health & Wellness

Pets

Food

Agetech

Fintech

Pro-Planet

Wild Card

Commerce

Mobility

Health & Wellness

Pets

Food

Agetech

Fintech

Pro-Planet

Wild Card

Investment Focus

We primarily invest in consumer-facing companies at the scaling stage, i.e. Series A or later. We consider all consumer categories. We only invest in companies which are venture capital funded. A strong fit between our partner's media capabilities and the company’s customer acquisition strategy is essential and we will not invest without it.

Media Partners

German Media Pool’s media partners cover all major above-the-line media types and are among the leaders in their respective categories. Through our European partners, we have expanded our offering beyond Germany.

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Our Team

Aljoscha

Partner & Co-Founder

Aljoscha Kaplan worked in senior roles at Ernst & Young and several other consulting and analytics groups. He also worked for a Berlin-based angel investor and led an innovation incubator prior to GMPVC Group.

Amelie

Investment Analyst

Prior to joining GMPVC, Amelie Bahr spent two years at Sifted, the FT-backed news site, where she helped develop a new subscription product providing investment research on Europe’s early stage startup world.

Carolin

Media Operations Manager

Carolin Strelow is an experienced media manager, having worked in the radio industry for 17 years, including in areas such as investment strategy and business development.

Dennis

Partner

Dennis Ahrling came to German Media Pool from an Amsterdam-based early stage VC. He was one of the co-founders of Angel Island, an annual event bringing together the European start-up ecosystem.

Niko

Partner & Co-Founder

Niko Waesche is a seasoned media industry veteran and investor. He has held executive positions within television groups in Germany and the UK, at the US venture capital fund Upfront as well as IBM and GfK.

Tita

Head of Finance

Previous to German Media Pool, Christina (Tita) Meyer-Grunwald worked in different entrepreneurial and accounting roles for marketing, communications and events agencies.

Aljoscha

Partner & Co-Founder

Aljoscha Kaplan worked in senior roles at Ernst & Young and several other consulting and analytics groups. He also worked for a Berlin-based angel investor and led an innovation incubator prior to GMPVC Group.

Amelie

Investment Analyst

Prior to joining GMPVC, Amelie Bahr spent two years at Sifted, the FT-backed news site, where she helped develop a new subscription product providing investment research on Europe’s early stage startup world.

Carolin

Media Operations Manager

Carolin Strelow is an experienced media manager, having worked in the radio industry for 17 years, including in areas such as investment strategy and business development.

Dennis

Partner

Dennis Ahrling came to German Media Pool from an Amsterdam-based early stage VC. He was one of the co-founders of Angel Island, an annual event bringing together the European start-up ecosystem.

Niko

Partner & Co-Founder

Niko Waesche is a seasoned media industry veteran and investor. He has held executive positions within television groups in Germany and the UK, at the US venture capital fund Upfront as well as IBM and GfK.

Tita

Head of Finance

Previous to German Media Pool, Christina (Tita) Meyer-Grunwald worked in different entrepreneurial and accounting roles for marketing, communications and events agencies.

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