Christian Wessel

Holtzbrinck Digital GmbH (Holtzbrinck Digital) is the strategic investment subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH in Germany. Formerly known as Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, the firm originated in 2000 when all internet investments from the Verlagsgruppe von Holtzbrinck were consolidated to form Holtzbrinck NetworXs AG, which was subsequently split into Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH and Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH in 2006. Located in Munich, Holtzbrinck Digital aims to develop new areas of business on the Web by managing interests in Internet companies and acquiring start-ups. From their experience as a venture partner helping to build B2C Internet companies, the firm has unique knowledge of how to build brands, win customers and handle regional expansion. They invest from the balance sheet of the parent company.

Part of Naspers Ltd., Fashion Days International AG is a Swiss company that operates a membership-only online shopping platform. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Fashion Days International was acquired by Dante International SA from Naspers Ltd. on November 18, 2015.

Jung Von Matt AG provides media marketing consultancy services. The firm offers services in the areas of advertising, apps, automotive, brand architecture, brand positioning, brand strategy, campaigns, community management and consultancy on automation. The company was founded in July 1991 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

RI Digital Ventures GmbH (RI Digital Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Raffay & Cie. GmbH. The firm was founded by Dirk Ippen, Malek de Jaroueh, and Florian Fenner in 2011 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Raffay & Cie. GmbH provides investment management and financing services. The firm’s investment and management activities focus on start-up digital media businesses. Its focus areas include shares acquisition and management, investment advisory, and funding support. The company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Part of Volkswagen AG, Raffay GmbH & Co. KG is a German company that deals cars. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany. Jochen Gutbrod has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH operates as an investment holding company with interests in publishing books, newspapers, periodicals and online media. Its customers include authors, researchers, academics, educators, librarians, and readers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Poolworks (Germany) Ltd. provides online information services for students. The company was founded by Ehssan Dariani, Dennis Bemmann, Lukasz Gadowski and Jonathan Teklu in October 2005 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

fundinfo AG provides financial consulting services. It offers fund publication, document and data dissemination, and web publication. The firm hosts international platforms for information and mandatory publications of investment funds. The company was founded by Philipp Portmann, Jan Giller, Michael Partin, Daniel Walter, and Matthias Weber on September 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

VSS Fund Management LLC (Veronis Suhler Stevenson) is a subsidiary of Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC, a private equity firm founded in the year 1981 by John J. Veronis and John S Suhler. The firm is headquartered in New York.

MyHammer AG engages in the development and operation of an online search portal for skilled workers and service providers. It enables users to find specialists based on the required services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Springer Nature (UK) Ltd. publishes academic and scholarly, educational, fiction and non-fiction publications. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

D&B Europe Holding AB provides digital business information services. It offers market, credit and business information. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Springer Nature Holdings Ltd. offers publishing services. It engages in publishing of books, journals, and periodicals. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.

Investment Navigator AG is a financial technology company based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company offers a web-service API and core-banking adapter for investment products such as funds, ETFs, and structured products. The company's platform provides an open architecture for data and rule inputs, and they have strategic partnerships with various financial institutions. The company's automated unambiguous suitability answer is in demand, processing over 1.5 million suitability requests per month and is accessible through web-service, API, platform empowerment, or hybrid installation. The company was founded by Julian Kohler, Alberto Rama, and Maurus Fries, with Alberto Rama serving as the CEO since incorporation.