DuMont Venture

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2007

AUM

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Location

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

Europe
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

DuMont Venture was a corporate venture capital firm established in 2007 as a subsidiary of the M. DuMont Schauberg media corporation. Based in Cologne, Germany, the firm focused on investing in early-stage startups. The team was composed of professionals with backgrounds in media and technology, leveraging their expertise to support innovative companies in these sectors.

The firm primarily invested in digital media, education, e-commerce, gaming, video, and information technology sectors. DuMont Venture targeted early-stage companies and had a portfolio of 45 investments. The firm was known for its strategic focus on digital transformation within the media industry, aligning its investments with the broader goals of its parent company.

Notable investments included rankingCoach - business productivity software, movingimage - video management solutions, Navabi - specialty retail, Lieferando - food delivery service, and Scanbot SDK - document scanning software. These investments reflect DuMont Venture's commitment to supporting companies that drive digital innovation.

Industry

Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising IT Services Internet and Web Services Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty E-commerce/Marketplace Edtech Education Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Music

Contacts

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Christoph Bauer CEO
CEO
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Jörg Binnenbrücker Managing Director
Managing Director
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FAQs about DuMont Venture

DuMont Venture is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
DuMont Venture is located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
DuMont Venture was founded in 2007.
DuMont Venture invests in companies and startups in Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, IT Services, Internet and Web Services, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, E-commerce/Marketplace, Edtech, Education, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Music.
DuMont Venture invests in companies and startups in Europe.
DuMont Venture invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
DuMont Venture usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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