Hasso Plattner Ventures

Hasso Plattner Ventures
invests in fast-growing IT-driven companies.
Hasso Plattner Ventures
located in Potsdam,
active worldwide.
Hasso Plattner Ventures
fosters deep tech software innovation.

News

Dec

20

Robin System in Forbes 'Top Nine Vendor Highlights From KubeCon'

ROBIN also extends Kubernetes to stateful applications by providing self-service provisioning and management for Kubernetes-based applications. It consolidates big data workloads without compromising performance – essential to any enterprise looking to… more
Nov

28

Robin Systems makes it to CRN's Top 10 Hottest Container Startups Of 2018 List

CRN just elected the ten top container startups that are driving innovation and delivering enterprise-ready solutions for deploying cloud-native applications at massive scale. The companies that made it to the… more
Nov

01

Pokémon Chooses Vera’s Data-Centric Security Platform to Protect Critical IP Worldwide

We are very proud to announce that The Pokémon Company International has chosen Vera as the company’s enterprise standard for data security and rights management. To learn more about how… more
Aug

29

Vera appointed a new CEO and closed an investment by BMW i Ventures

Vera, the trusted standard for securing and sharing enterprise data, welcomes Carlos Delatorre, former Chief Revenue Officer at MongoDB, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Vera announced a capital investment… more
Aug

22

Robin System is launching the first hyper-converged Kubernetes platform

Robin Systems today announced the industry’s first hyper-converged Kubernetes platform that brings self-service App-store experience and increased efficiency to Big Data, Databases and AI/ML. Kubernetes is the de-facto standard for… more
Jul

18

Robin Systems closed partnership with Microsoft

Robin Systems, one of our portfolio companies, today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to pave the way for 1-click migration of on-premise enterprise applications including all the application… more
Jun

27

Intermix.io in the media

Today, TechCrunch has published an interesting article about one of our portfolio companies. Nice read about about how Intermix.io and its founders, Paul Lappas and Lars Kamp, want to help data… more
May

18

Dreamlines acquires Cruise 1st

Dreamlines confirmed today the acquisition of Cruise 1st, the UK headquartered cruise specialist. With this acquisition Dreamlines continues its fast international expansion, entering into the UK cruise market, the world’s… more
May

08

Dreamlines scores EUR 45 Mn. Series E

Dreamlines, Europe’s largest online travel agency specializing in cruise-related travel, is disclosing that it has raised EUR 45 million in series E funding. The company, which already operates in 10… more
Apr

05

Reflektion expands leadership team as part of surging Q1 Growth

Reflektion, one of our portfolio companies and one of the world’s leading AI-powered personalization platforms for the retail industry, yesterday officially welcomed two new members in their leadership team. Ray… more
Mar

09

Alex, our venture advisor, shared some insights about our investment background in Handelsblatt

In Germany, most investor funds flow into safe bets such as e-commerce according to a new study by management consulting firm EY. On the other side, it's really tough for… more
Feb

16

Intrigo chooses Robin Systems to introduce its SAP Hana DBaaS for Enterprises on-premise and in the cloud

Robin Systems, the leading container-based Application-Defined Infrastructure (ADI) software provider, and Intrigo Systems, the leading provider of enterprise and cloud solutions in e-commerce, supply chain and procurement in the dynamic… more
Feb

15

Vera continues to expand by closing a partnership with Canon Solutions America

More great news from Vera Security who continues to branch out and provide its second layer of security to enterprise cloud platform makers. The latest one belongs to Canon Solutions… more
Feb

09

Parallel Wireless chooses Robin Systems for its Big Data Analytics Solution

Robin Systems, the leading container-based Application-Defined Infrastructure (ADI) software provider, yesterday announced that Parallel Wireless has chosen Robin Cloud Platform to power its Big Data Analytics solution to help global… more
Feb

01

Robin Systems chosen by USAA for its Big Data Analytics Pipelines

Robin Systems, the leading container based Application-Defined Infrastructure (ADI) software provider, today announced that USAA has deployed the Robin Cloud Platform to power its Big Data infrastructure. "It is an… more
Jan

10

How Application-Defined Infrastructure (ADI) Will Disrupt the Cloud In 2018

Applications are becoming more sophisticated and demanding everyday. They require massive amounts of data in real-time to make decisions and take action. Therefore, the supporting infrastructure is becoming more complex… more
Dec

20

Vera's CEO Ajay Arora in the media about the impacts of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Many U.S. companies may think they don’t have to worry about New EU Rules on Data Privacy. But, as Ajay Arora (CEO of Vera) and Justin Antonipillai explain in the… more
Dec

13

Reflektion Named One of the World’s Top 100 Most Promising AI Companies

Reflektion, the leader in individualized personalization solutions for the retail industry, today announced its 2018 inclusion on CB Insights’ prestigious AI 100. The AI 100 is a select group of… more
Dec

12

More great news from Vera who closed a partner deal with Oracle

Continuing its commitment to supporting the development of a heterogeneous security ecosystem, Oracle launched the Identity SOC Security Network in Oracle Cloud Marketplace. In addition, Oracle continues to enable hundreds… more
Dec

01

Interview with Khai Tran, Managing Director of Valsight, about the company's development and the cooperation with SAP

Khai Tran shares some nice insights about Valsight to become a true leader in the field of Agile Performance Management. Valsight’s software improves planning and forecasting processes of their cooperate… more
Nov

03

Vera extends its unique encryption and tracking technology to emails

Vera’s platform aims to address the challenges associated with protecting data once it leaves an organization’s network. The company’s solutions allow companies to encrypt, track and maintain control of their… more
Oct

25

Hasso Plattner Ventures leads $12M financing round in Reflektion

We're happy to increase our engagement in Reflektion, an AI-driven customer engagement platform founded in 2012 by ex-Google pioneer Amar Chokhawala. Beside our investment, existing investors including Battery Ventures and… more
Oct

19

Interview with Reflektion's founder Amar Chokhawala

Amar Chokhawala, the founder of Reflektion, gives some interesting insights about his journey as an entrepreneur. Reflektion uses AI tech to allow businesses to better monetize customer intent. Currently, the… more
Sep

28

Vera scores huge deal to protect all of GE’s IP

Vera gives customers control over files as they move through the world by encrypting every one, then enabling customers to control who can see it and if they can print,… more
Sep

27

Perforce Software acquires Hansoft Technologies

Perforce Software, a global provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility and scale during all phases of the technology development lifecycle, today announced its acquisition of Sweden-based Hansoft… more
Sep

14

Vera honored with CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award for Enterprise Encryption Solution of the Year

We're proud to announce that VERA has been selected by the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards as "Enterprise Encryption Solution of the Year." Kudos to the team! more
May

10

Hasso Plattner Ventures Leads $15M Strategic Investment in Vera

A big welcome to our newest portfolio company VERA, the pioneer in data-centric security enabling businesses of all types and sizes to secure, track and share any type of data.… more
Aug

17

Further Funding Round for Dreamlines to Support International Expansion

Europe’s biggest online booking portal for cruises, Dreamlines has announced 14 million euro in additional funding from its investors – Hasso Plattner Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Dimaventures, Truventuro, Target Global and… more
Aug

09

Hasso Plattner Ventures says Thank you and Good Bye to OpenSynergy

Panasonic Corporation and OpenSynergy GmbH today announced that Panasonic has acquired all the outstanding shares. OpenSynergy’s embedded automotive software technologies for cockpit solutions make it possible to realize a next-generation cockpit… more
Aug

09

Diablo Secures $37 Million in Oversubscribed Series C Funding

Diablo's recent achievements such as the production release and volume availability of its award-winning Memory1™ 128GB DDR4 system memory module accompany the last funding round of $37 Million in Series… more
Jul

20

Diablo & Inspur unleash full Potential of Big Data Applications

By leveraging Diablo's Memory1 technology to maximize system memory, Inspur servers can now support larger and/or more workloads per server with no changes required to application software. "This is a… more
Jun

27

Interview with Robin's CEO Premal Buch & CTO Partha Seetala at DockerCon 2016

At this years DockerCon in Seattle, WA, a two-and-half-day, Docker-centric conference, Robin's CEO Premal Buch and CTO Partha Seetala had a talk with John Furrier and Brian Gracely. In the… more
Jun

23

FACTON Opens New Office in North America

The FACTON EPC Suite is the leading Enterprise Product Costing solution for the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering and electronics industries. The office opening in Troy, MI, brings FACTON developed solutions… more
Jun

16

Robin Systems Honoured with 2016 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award

Well, you just have to agree with Premal Buch, chief executive officer of Robin: "Being named to the Red Herring Top 100 is great confirmation of the Robin team's efforts."… more
Jun

01

Congrats to Robin Systems for ‘Startup of the Year’ recognition

Robin Systems, a Silicon Valley-based enterprise software company, announced yesterday it was named the Silver winner in the 2016 IT World Awards in the Hot Companies “Startup of the Year”… more
May

06

Wayin and EngageSciences are joining forces to redefine marketing campaigns

Amidst the seeming chaos of social media, brands need the ability to discover valuable social media content, the metrics and visualize it. At the same time they need to build… more
Apr

06

Diablo's leading-edge memory solution

Since the number of applications taking advantage of large memory capacity is growing like crazy, especially in the Big Data analytics and HPC fields, and in all those cases where… more
Mar

14

Diablo's Memory1: A larger and cheaper form of main memory

Diablo Technologies is spruiking a new kind of memory. The new product, Memory1, is a larger, cheaper form of main memory that uses flash storage instead of DRAM to provide… more
Feb

23

$18 Million in Series B Funding for Reflektion

Today CEO Sean Moran announces the closing of Reflektion's $18 Million Series B Funding round led by Battery Ventures. The incredible development of the company and their impressive real-time predictive… more
Feb

18

Optimized costing at Jaguar Land Rover with Facton EPC

The FACTON EPC application puts the “Enterprise Product Costing (EPC)” approach into practice – a cost management method for standardized, enterprise-wide product costing independent of location and department. Solid calculation… more
Feb

18

HP Ventures' and Hasso Plattner Institute's companies well represented in the German Tech Scene

The New-York based research company CB Insights recently published its Periodic Table of Tech in Germany. We proudly announce that among the identified key players in the German Tech Scene… more
Jan

20

Rebuy Expands into Europe

The preparations at Rebuy for its expansion into Europe are running at full speed; the main focus is currently on Germany. Since the turn of the year also customers from… more
Jan

20

Gamze in Forbes 30 under 30

Gamze Demirci, former Analyst of Hasso Plattner Ventures made it in the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list - category Finance. We are very proud of you, Gamze! See the… more
Jan

13

$19 Million and Key Hires for Diablo Technologies

In their latest financing round Diablo raises $19 million to further accelerate customer deployments. Their ground-breaking memory solutions convinces old and new investors alike. The Series C round is led… more
Dec

03

Welcome on Board - Key Hires for Robin Systems

We are excited about two key additions to the company's executive ranks. Robin's new CTO Partha Seetala with more than 16 years of technology and product expertise, joines from Symantec's… more
Nov

13

Riccardo Badalone about DRAM economics

In a recent article about DRAM economics Riccardo Badalone, co-founder and CEO of Diablo Technologies, outlines how DRAM plays a surprising role in the high cost of Data Centers. DRAM… more
Oct

21

Valsight's Simulation Software Ready for Pilot Customers

The first version of Valsight's simulation software is ready and waiting for pilot customers. The 4-man founding team has worked hard in the last months for their long sales pipeline… more
Oct

19

Interview with Dubsmash Founder Roland Grenke

Roland Grenke, Co-Founder of Dubsmash - one of the most successful apps worldwide - talks in an interview about the German startup scene and investors and advises young entrepreneurs not… more
Oct

12

How Reflektion made an impression on the Startup of the Year Judges

Reflektion’s technology is able to track shoppers in real time as they browse products online. Click-by-click, Reflektion’s technology develops a sense of shoppers as individuals — their preferences, interests and… more
Oct

09

Reflektion Winner of Shop.org's Startup of the Year Competition

Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation, is the world's leading community for digital retail. The renowned judges of the group's Digital Commerce Startup of the Year competition named… more
Oct

08

Interesting Interview with ReBuy Founder

Lawrence Leuschner founded ReBuy together with his schoolmate Markus Börner in 2004. But the idea to sell used goods goes back to their childhood. Today ReBuy employs more than 500… more
Oct

07

Excellent Key Executives at Robin Systems

Premal Buch former vice president of Software Engineering of Altera is the latest addition to the excellent management team of Robin Systems. Cheng Tang, whose background includes tours of duty… more
Oct

07

Robin Systems wins over investors for $15 million round

Robin Systems revolutionizes industry's IT infrastructure by their data-centric compute and storage containerization software. According to the company customers are able to speed up their queries by factor of 3x… more
Oct

06

Reflektion hits major milestones

Our portfolio company Reflektion - which delivers through their predictive analytics platform an average of 70 percent increase in shopper engagement and 26 percent increase in conversion rates for existing… more
Sep

01

$5.5 million in Series A funding - Dubsmash on the road to success

Two-year-old Dubsmash raises $5.5 million in Series A funding. The video messaging app thrills celebrities and investors alike. That's how the young founders closed the round with Index Ventures as… more
Aug

27

Celebrities drawn to Dubsmash

We are proud: our portfolio company Dubsmash conquers the world, attracting more and more celebrities - as this article clearly shows. Read full article Visit Dubsmash more
Aug

06

Diablo's flash DIMMs attack DRAM

Diablo Technologies, innovator in flash memory, announces a new flash device that replaces DRAM. At up to 256GB capacity, at 1/10th the cost, and using 1/3rd the power, it looks… more
Jul

03

Die Software für den Grexit

Wenn Griechenland den Euro verlässt, müssen Unternehmen schnell reagieren: Sollen sie Warenpreise erhöhen oder senken? Die Produktion ausweiten oder einschränken? Eine neue Software soll helfen. Das Finanz-Simulationsprogramm „Business Simulator“ erlaube… more
Jun

10

Arnstädter und sein Team gewinnen 50 000 Euro

Vier Studenten, darunter der Arnstädter Alexander Schulze, haben am Freitag 50 000 Euro Förderung für die Gründung eines eigenen Unternehmens zugesagt bekommen, informierte jetzt Hans-Joachim Allgaier, Pressesprecher des Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) für… more
Feb

16

economictimes.indiatimes.com: Infosys buys automation tech company Panaya valued at $200 million

MUMBAI: InfosysBSE -0.93 % said it would buy automation technology company Panaya Inc, at an enterprise value of about $200 million, as the third-largest IT company in the country looks… more
Jan

22

Video Selfie App Dubsmash Proves To Be A Smash Hit

When Dubsmash founders, Jonas Drüppel, Roland Grenke and Daniel Taschik, created a new mobile app that lets you record a video of yourself, synced to a preselected sound clip, such… more
Nov

26

In 2015, Hasso Plattner Ventures will celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Dear Visitors, In 2015, Hasso Plattner Ventures will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, we’ve managed three funds: HPV I founded in 2005 and HPV II founded in… more
Nov

25

www.tnooz.com: Dreamlines cruise booking service steams into new Euro 20 million investment round

www.tnooz.com: Dreamlines cruise booking service steams into new Euro 20 million investment round Online cruise search and booking brand Dreamlines has secured another round of investment from a heavyweight roster of backers.… more
Sep

25

Hasso Plattner Ventures sells its shares in Fyber (ex SponsorPay)

After four years of successful collaboration Hasso Plattner Ventures is giving up its position as investor of Fyber GmbH (ex SponsorPay). The shares will be taken over by the existing… more
Aug

27

www.forbes.com: GoEuro Closes $27 Million Funding Round

Long Europe’s leading metropolis for digital start-ups, London’s 600 blossoming tech companies have earned it the well-deserved title of Tech City. In recent years, however, Berlin has gained serious ground.… more
Jul

02

venturebeat.com: Sweden’s Hansoft raises $10M for dev tools

The new round of funding for the company was led by investment firm Hasso Plattner Ventures. Hansoft makes the team collaboration tool Agile, which game companies such as Capcom, id Software, and EA’s… more
Jun

20

siliconallee.com: Forget the Unicorn: Why Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Opt for Tech

A small group of computer nerds drop out of school, set up a tiny business in a garage and conquer the tech world. This is the American Dream, Silicon Valley… more
May

23

forbesindia.com: The Indian in Berlin...

Imagine you’re in the UK on holiday and you want to get from London to Edinburgh quickly, on a budget. At £35, a 90-minute flight is clearly the best way… more
Apr

07

abendblatt.de: Bei Dreamlines gibt's die Kreuzfahrt per Mausklick

Hamburg. Russische Gespräche dringen abwechselnd aus der Etagenküche, englische, portugiesische, deutsche. Mitarbeiter von Dreamlines stehen auf eine Tasse Kaffee zusammen, verschwinden dann wieder in die Arbeitsräume vor ihre Computerbildschirme und… more
Mar

08

www.tnooz.com: DreamLines sails into new capital round...

A former-boss of Kayak in Europe is behind a seven-figure Euro investment in DreamLines, a German online travel agency specialising in cruise trips. Christian Saller, who joined Kayak as part of… more
Jan

16

IBM is First Mover with Disruptive Flash Memory Technology on New x6 Servers

This week, IBM announced its new line of x86 servers, and included among the usual incremental product improvements is a performance game-changer called eXFlash. eXFlash is the first commercially available… more

About us

Since 2005, Hasso Plattner Ventures encourages innovative ideas driven by information technology.

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our information technology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.

After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.

To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.

Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.

As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley.

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Hasso Plattner – Co-founder of the software company SAP

Hasso Plattner (born in 1944) grew up in Berlin and Konstanz, Germany. He studied Communications Technology at the University of Karlsruhe.

His career started at IBM Germany in 1968. In 1972, Hasso Plattner and four colleagues founded the software company SAP in Walldorf. Hasso Plattner was responsible for the new company’s technology segment. When the company went public, he became a member of the Board, which he chaired from 1998. Since 2003, he has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Hasso Plattner is regarded as one of the most important and influential IT entrepreneurs world-wide, and has received numerous awards for success in business, as well as in science. His awards include honorary doctorates by the University of Saarbrücken (1990) and the University of Potsdam (2002). He teaches as a professor at the University of Potsdam. (Here you will find the link to the Wikipedia article on Hasso Plattner and to SAP)

Investments

Investing in fast-growing and information technology-driven companies.

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests solely in fast-growing and information technology-driven companies. We like to be the first institutional investor and help our companies grow leveraging our strong network and well-known brand.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

The technological edge of a company is our main focus for investment. We concentrate on information technology companies in Europe and the USA with a strong emphasis on IT in their value propositions. Our goal is to foster entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. In order to achieve this goal, we focus on growth investments.

VALUE PROPOSITION:

Funding: We provide seed and growth capital.
Brand: We offer a well-known brand that is directly linked to one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Germany, and in the information technology sector worldwide.
Network: We offer access to our global network, which includes other information technology-driven companies, large corporations and capital providers.
Strategic Support: We help as a strategic partner and provide support in terms of strategy, executive recruiting and partnering.

MISSION:

The mission of Hasso Plattner Ventures is to support and inspire young software and IT entrepreneurs as they successfully transform great technological ideas into sustainable, viable products and companies in Germany, as well as abroad. Furthermore, we want to leverage our know-how to enable startups to maximize their company’s value, and to achieve personal fulfillment.

Portfolio

Engagement focus: Information technology-driven companies in seed or growth stage.

Hasso Plattner Ventures is the umbrella brand for all engagements and investments of Hasso Plattner. Since 2005, Hasso Plattner has supported as well as directly or indirectly invested in more than 50 companies.

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Seed stage

Category: Exited
Website: www.rib-software.com

Category: Exited
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.opensynergy.com

Category: Active, Growth
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.vera.com

Category: Active, Growth
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.robinsystems.com

Category: Active, Growth
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.reflektion.com

Category: Active, Growth
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.dreamlines.de

Category: Exited
Website: www.goeuro.de

Category: Exited
Website: www.deliveryhero.com

Category: Exited
Website: www.izettle.com

Category: Exited
Website: www.panaya.com

Category: Exited
Website: www.rebuy.de

Category: Active, Seed stage
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.intermix.io

Category: Active, Seed stage
Contact: Dr. Rouven Westphal
Website: www.dubsmash.com

Category: Active, Seed stage
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.valsight.com

Category: Exited
Website: www.datango.de

Category: Active
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.hansoft.com

Category: Active
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.vioso.com

Category: Exited
Website: www.fyber.com

Category: Active, Seed stage
Contact: Yair Re'em
Website: www.sablono.com

Category: Exited
Contact: Dr. Rouven Westphal
Website: www.myheritage.de

Category: Exited
Website: www.inchron.de

Category: Exited
Website: www.hitfoxgroup.com

Category: Exited
Contact: Dr. Rouven Westphal
Website: www.facton.com

Category: Exited
Website: www.ez.no

Category: Exited
Contact: Dr. Rouven Westphal
Website: www.collax.com

Investment Criteria

Hasso Plattner Ventures focuses on technology growth investments. In the Seed phase, we work closely with the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) to support young HPI-related startups.

We use the following criteria to pre-select suitable investments:

SEED INVESTMENTS

You are an information technology-driven company whose business model is based significantly on proprietary information technology.
You are in the pre-revenue phase and have no prior institutional financing.
You are located within one-hour driving distance from our Potsdam office.
At least one of the founders studied at the Hasso Plattner Institute.

GROWTH INVESTMENTS

You are an information technology oriented company.
Your revenues exceeds EUR 2m in this fiscal year.
You are already growing fast or planning to accelerate growth.

Contact us

Potsdam

Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 32
14482 Potsdam
Germany

Phone +49 (331) 231880-60