Juniqe makers create exit

Lea Lange and Marc Pohl have sold their poster start-up. Investors from the same industry have stepped in.

Lea Lange and Marc Pohl have apparently sold their start-up Juniqe at the end of November. This was reported by Gründerszene with reference to a press release from the start-ups. The two founders are leaving the management team and will remain on board as consultants. According to the report, the two have signed a contract with RMR Verwaltungs GmbH. The holding company is owned by Myposter founders Rene and Marc Ruhland.

The poster start-up Juniqe fits well thematically into the portfolio. Since its foundation in 2014, the start-up has raised around 20 million euros in venture capital and brought well-known investors such as Vorwerk Ventures and the Cewe Foundation on board. The founders themselves held 15 percent, of which Sebastian Hasebrink held around seven percent. The co-founder had already left the start-up four years ago. The investors are now likely to benefit from the deal. How much RMR Verwaltungs GmbH paid for Juniqe was initially kept secret.

Juniqe is said to have recently turned over 26 million euros with posters and images, and thanks to the pandemic, the start-up was also profitable for the first time. However, it is still unknown how high the profit was in 2021. For comparison: according to the new owners, Myposter's most recent turnover was 40 million euros.