At the heart of Hanse Ventures is our operational team of roughly 25 experts, all of whom have many years' experience in the digital sector. Founders are free to choose which discipline they need help with and when. Teamwork and knowledge transfer are crucial success factors.
Our support ranges from developing a name (including CI/CD) to the fully programmed website and app.
We derive recommended actions by optimally managing online campaigns.
We systematically pool and analyse data silos to determine profitable actions.
Teams have to be assembled and managed, which is where our expert knowledge comes in, from recruitment to employment law matters.
Founder & Partner
Partner
Partner
Jochen (born in 1982) has been an Internet entrepreneur since the age of 15. He is one of the pioneers of online marketing in Germany. In 2000, he founded artaxo AG, one of the leading agencies for search engine optimisation. As a Business Angel, he supported over 30 start-ups. Jochen is a Business IT graduate. He founded Hanse Ventures in 2010, together with the former Chairman of Gruner+Jahr, Dr Bernd Kundrun, and the former CEO of Sony Music, Rolf Schmidt-Holtz. Jochen develops new concepts and provides the portfolio companies with considerable support for strategic matters and fundraising.
Tobias (born in 1977) is a Business Studies graduate. He joined Hanse Ventures in 2011, after almost 10 years in publishing. He began his career as a trainee at Gruner+Jahr, established the company's magazine business as Head of Publishing in Croatia and was then appointed Deputy Managing Director of a G+J International joint venture operating throughout Eastern Europe. As Deputy Publishing Director of the news magazine, stern, and Publishing Director of the art magazine, Art, he was responsible for their development and strategic direction from 2008. At Hanse Ventures, he is responsible for the operational management of the company builder and overall project management with the portfolio firms.
Marvin (born in 1982) founded his first company at the age 18. At that time, Business Week voted him one of Europe’s Top 5 Best Young Entrepreneurs. He has since sat on the advisory boards of various domestic and overseas start-ups, as well as the Board of the listed Capital One AG, and worked as "Rescue Manager" at Unister Holding. During his time as Investment Manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds, he oversaw more than 12 investments, including the Rebelle marketplace co-founded by Hanse Ventures. Marvin is a Certified Private Equity Analyst and highly proficient in all aspects of start-up funding.
Hanse Ventures is a key institution for digital start-ups, creating economically successful working environments shaped by commitment, fun and pioneering spirit.
Thanks to its professional expertise and high-profile network of investors and business partners, Hanse Ventures offers its start-up teams the appropriate assistance along with the opportunity to establish sustainable business models.
We treat each other fairly and respectfully, working together and not at cross purposes. Because the success of our start-ups affects us all, while we jointly confront any errors made by our start-ups. Everyone treats each other as they themselves would wish to be treated.
The Hanse Ventures team is a group of experts. Each of us has our own specialism in which we excel. And as experts in our field, we have a wealth of experience that we are happy to share with every single one of our start-ups. We adopt a solution-oriented approach and get things done. With the dynamism of an agency and the experience of a corporate group.
We identify with our start-ups and are more than just a service provider. We operate like a member of their team and communicate on an equal footing. If we think something isn’t beneficial, we address the issue. Both internally at Hanse Ventures and when working with start-ups or external partners. We undertake knowledge management.
We provide creative opportunities with regard to salaries, working from home, curiosity, cohesion, job security and great coffee.
We support each other. We are also the right point of contact for the product or service during every stage of the validation and scaling of business models. We accept any challenge on any channel, in order to provide performance-oriented solutions using expert knowledge
We enter into certified partnerships and use the latest expertise. We organise events for founders, investors, experts and journalists and provide exciting, successful investment opportunities.
Would you like to set up your own business and receive honest feedback about your idea? Here, you have the opportunity to present your concept to an expert jury from our company builder and receive direct feedback.
Whether it's executive-level decision-makers from established companies or aspiring founders – they are all united by their passion for the Internet. Several times a year, Hanse Ventures invites two prominent players from the digital business community in order to take a look at their founding history and the secrets to their success.
In these "off the record" lectures, the speakers talk about their careers, the highs and lows and sometimes second chances. The lectures are seamlessly followed by casual networking. Over snacks, our guests can exchange views with the speakers and each other during face-to-face discussions, thereby taking away exciting insights and tips for their own start-up. Attendance at eBizzTalk is by invitation only.