Fundraising FoxAxel Springer Porsche
Corporate VCBerlin · Pre-Seed · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
APX focuses on the earliest stage of company building, investing in pre-seed founding teams from across Europe and acting as a long-term partner. Building on the legacy of Axel Springer Plug & Play, which backed over 100 companies including fintech unicorn N26, APX supported more than 185 founding teams since 2018. As of May 2023, new initial investments are made through its successor HEARTFELT_, while APX continues to support and invest in its existing portfolio companies during their growth phase, leveraging the founder and investor communities built over the past decade.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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Dr. Henric Hungerhoff is a legally trained Co-CEO whose doctoral monograph reflects constitutional and criminal-law expertise, who co-led APX’s shift into high-velocity weekly deal-making and maintains a folk/roots music background.
Serial founder who built one of Germany’s earliest internet agencies, co-founded alando (sold to eBay), led eBay Germany and created a top early-stage platform while coaching founders in decision-making.
What they invest in
from 6 of 10 portfolio companiesMobility & Transportation ×3SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Cleantech ×2Energy ×2Healthtech ×2Biotech ×1Deep Tech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2New Zealand×1
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 34 dated
Aide is a digital health app that helps patients self-manage multiple chronic conditions between clinic visits, improving medication adherence at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Ian Wharton(Founder)inBrian Snyder(Founder)in
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalFuel VenturesHeartfelt CapitalOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Salica InvestmentsZEMU Venture Capital+1 more
BONNET provides GPS fleet tracking and asset management software for small to medium-sized fleets in New Zealand's construction and agriculture industries.
IoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSMount Maunganui, NZ
Steph Kennard(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnterprise AngelsNZVCAscension VenturesImperial College London
Bonnet offers an app for electric vehicle drivers to find, plan routes to, and pay for charging across a network of chargers in Europe.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Eliot Makabu(Founder)Patrick Reich(Founder)
Co-investors20VCHeartfelt CapitalLoric VenturesTrue.Ascension VenturesGV (Google Ventures)+2 more
Chargetrip develops software tools for routing electric vehicles to charging stations and managing EV charging networks, serving charging station operators, fleet operators, and vehicle manufacturers.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
BoardVaughn Blake(Board Member)inChristophe Defert(Chairman of the Board)inAshley Horvat(Independent Board Member)Christian Bryn(Board Member)David Klein(Board Observer)in
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersBridges Fund Management Ltd.Heartfelt CapitalNextGen Venture Partners
ChipFlow provides curated open-source EDA tools, mixed-signal design workflows and engineering support for integrated circuit (IC) design.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsCambridge, GB
Michel Laudes(Founder)inRob Taylor(Founder)Staf Verhaegen(Founder)Tomi Rantakari(Founder)
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersInMotion VenturesMana VenturesMarkovianMilkbox PartnersFontinalis Capital Partners
Qualifyze offers a centralized audit management platform for life sciences supply chains, letting quality and procurement teams plan, execute, and track supplier GxP audits globally with integrated CAPA tracking.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
David Schneider(Founder)Florian Hildebrand(Founder)
Co-investorsAuxxoCherry VenturesCompanion M Gmb HcoparionHeartfelt CapitalHEARTFELT_+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EmmoraGetquinOffmadeUnown
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Axel Springer Porsche made?
- Axel Springer Porsche has 10 tracked investments.
- What stage does Axel Springer Porsche invest at?
- Axel Springer Porsche invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What sectors does Axel Springer Porsche focus on?
- Axel Springer Porsche focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Axel Springer Porsche located?
- Axel Springer Porsche is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
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