New venture capitalist Cusp Capital

Lisa Marie Münster Lisa Marie Münster | 20.04.2021

Well-known investors from Tengelmann, 300 million euros and clear goals as to which start-ups they want to support: This is the concept of the new venture capitalist Cusp Capital.

Cusp Capital is the name of the new venture capitalist around Christian Winter. Together with Jan Sessenhausen, Helmut Klawitter and Wilken Engelbracht he wants to invest in start-ups. All of them come from the Tengelmann company, which also has its own venture capital arm, Tengelmann Ventures. They are to operate independently of Tengelmann.

The fund set up comprises 300 million euros, which is to be used for 25 to 30 companies. For initial investments, the team initially wants to invest single-digit million sums. In the current year Cusp Capital wants to close already five or six investments, the focus is on start-ups in early phases. The venture capitalist's locations are Essen and Berlin.

In terms of content, Cusp Capital is primarily interested in ideas outside the start-up metropolises of Berlin and Munich and also away from the usual concepts that primarily appeal to a certain clientele. For example, the focus should be on services in the low price segment or offers that provide an advantage for the majority of people and are not only used by individual groups, such as instant grocery delivery services. The investors also see sustainability with the help of digital solutions as a topic for themselves.


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