Item: STS Ventures
Rating: 5.0
Author: Annik Wolf

Independent rating of STS Ventures VC fund

Overall rating:

5.0

(1)

Recommend to another founder: 90%

Team quality

4.5

Professionalism

Personal qualities

Integrity

Respect and decency

Experience

Relevant expertise

Investment process

4.8

Approachability

Clarity of the process

Speed of the process

Responsiveness

Ease of the process

Due diligence

Value add

4.2

Supportiveness

Value add beyond financing

Board activity

Terms

Founder friendly

Help with follow-up rounds

About STS Ventures VC fund

Website:

http://www.sts-ventures.de

Founded:

2013

Number of investments:

Number of exits:

Headquarters:

Cologne, Germany

Organization type:

Angel Group, Micro VC, Venture Capital

How STS Ventures VC fund invests

Rounds:

Seed Round, Venture Round, Series B, Series A, Pre Seed Round

Average ticket size:

1.43M USD

Biggest investment:

3.4M USD

Would lead round:

Yes

Would coinvest:

Yes

Countries where invested:

Germany

Portfolio - latest investments by STS Ventures VC fund

UpsellGuru

Baqend

Swaarm

Vantik

autengo

snabBus

rebike1

GetSteps

Talentspace

Founders' reviews of STS Ventures VC fund

Recommend to another founder 90%

Within a year by portfolio founder

Verified by BOUND

Pros

Focused on building exciting, financially stable companies instead of searching for the one unicorn which is highly unlikely to find, collaboration on eye-level, great team

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