Who founded Ottonova?

Ottonova was founded by Dr. Roman Rittweger, Sebastian Scheerer, Frank Birzle in 2015.

Who are Ottonova's investors?

Ottonova's investors include Earlybird Venture Capital, STS Ventures GmbH, Vorwerk Ventures, HV Capital, Ischyros New York, Tengelmann Ventures.

Where is Ottonova headquartered?

Ottonova is headquartered in Berlin, DE.

Ottonova

Berlin, DE · Founded 2015 · 178 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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Ottonova offers private health insurance for employees, self-employed individuals, students, and government employees in Germany, as well as supplementary insurance for those enrolled in statutory health insurance.

Digital Health InsurTech

Founders & leadership

Ottonova was founded in 2015 by Dr. Roman Rittweger, Sebastian Scheerer, and Frank Birzle.

Dr. Roman Rittweger Founder, CEO2015–2022Dr. Roman Rittweger founded Ottonova, Germany's first digital private health insurance platform. He previously co-founded athagoras, an AI-based pharma services platform, where he serves as board member and senior advisor.

Sebastian Scheerer Co-Founder & CDOSebastian Scheerer co-founded Wunderlist, a task management app that won Apple's App of the Year, before co-founding Ottonova, a health insurance provider in Germany. He leads design at Ottonova, which has received customer satisfaction awards.

Frank Birzle Co-Founder / Geschäftsführer / Vorstand2016–2019

Dr. Bernhard BrühlVorstandsvorsitzender

Roman RittwegerFounder

Investors · 6

Earlybird Venture Capitallisted by Earlybird Venture CapitalBerlin · $540K – $12M

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STS Ventures GmbHlisted by STS Ventures GmbHCologne · $220K – $1.1M

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Vorwerk Ventureslisted by Vorwerk VenturesWuppertal · $1.1M – $5.5M

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HV CapitalreportedMunich, Bavaria · $540K – $54M

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Ischyros New YorkreportedNew York · $250K – $3M

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Tengelmann VenturesreportedMunich

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Frequently asked questions

What does Ottonova do?: Ottonova offers private health insurance for employees, self-employed individuals, students, and government employees in Germany, as well as supplementary insurance for those enrolled in statutory health insurance.
Who founded Ottonova?: Ottonova was founded by Dr. Roman Rittweger, Sebastian Scheerer, Frank Birzle in 2015.
Who are Ottonova's investors?: Ottonova's investors include Earlybird Venture Capital, STS Ventures GmbH, Vorwerk Ventures, HV Capital, Ischyros New York, Tengelmann Ventures.
Where is Ottonova headquartered?: Ottonova is headquartered in Berlin, DE.