General Partner

Founder Auxxo Angel Fund

Co-Founder and Member

Business Angel (mostly in the context of Auxxo, some with active board / advisory roles)

Vice President

Founder / Intrapreneuer Shopnow

Strategic Product Development

Product Manager Premium Products BILD

Consultant

Associate Consultant

Trainee Research Executive

Funding the strongest female founders in Europe

Bettine Schmitz

Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

Venture Partner

Investor

Columnist

Initiator

General Counsel

VC | Initiator #stayonboard | Top 40u40

Sophie Pollok

Managing Partner

Initiating Partner

Advisory Committee Member

Member Of The Supervisory Board

Advisory Board Member

Partner

Investor, Business Angel

Fabiola Hochkirchen

Head of Platform

Fellow

Chief Of Staff

Co-Founder

Entrepreneur in Residence

Initiator & Program Lead #codeathome Bootcamp

VC @Auxxo

Carla Schell

A venture capital fund that backs and unites pre-seed and seed female-founded startups in Europe.

AUXXO Female Catalyst Fund

The Auxxo Female Catalyst fund is co-investing in the strongest female-founded pre-seed and seed stage startups in Europe.

We drive equitable participation of women as founders and investors in venture capital - powered by network, experience and wholeheartedness.

Exciting News: The 2024 European Women in VC Report is out! ✨ 

In collaboration with Founders Forum Group and Tech Nation, the European Women in VC flagship report: "𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐒: 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞” is based on 334 VC firms and LPs surveyed across Europe.

Here are the key findings: 
⭐ More VC money is going to European positive impact-driven startups than ever before.
⭐ 88% of the VCs say that they use an impact investing framework or tool to guide their investment decision due to their own personal of fund’s values73% of LPs say alignment with SDGs is important.
⭐ 9 out of 10 of the VCs and LPs say that increased diversity in VC leads to better investments decisions and financial returns. 
⭐ 82% of VCs and 77% of LPs say the diversity of the founding team of the startups or funds they invest in is important.
⭐ 87% have already implemented an internal ESG policy or plan to do so in the next year.

Thank you to European Women in VC, especially 🚀Kinga Stanislawska and the whole team for bringing this report to life! 

👉 Download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eTB3w448

🤝 This week was probably THE most important week for GPs in Venture Capital and Private Equity: It was SuperReturn/SuperVenture week. During this week we co-hosted two events, which were absolutely amazing. The feedback was completely overwhelming. Many people told us that they thought one of our events was the best event they had attended at SuperVenture/SuperReturn EVER. The reason for this is very simple - and this was the feedback that came from all sides: These two events were by far the most diverse events of the conference week. 

🌈 The first event was the amazing 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 we hosted together with identity.vc  I Backing LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs, the Evangelistas and Out Investors. A big THANK YOU to STUDIO LEGAL Rechtsanwälte, EY, Cinven, bunch and torq.partners, our sponsors, who made this event possible.
This event was planned for 200 people, but at the end more than 350 people joined us at the great beautiful Fotografisca venue - people actually had to queue at the entrance - it almost looked like the Berghain queue 🪩 Over 50% of the attendees were women and over 30% POC. 

❤️ The second event we co-hosted was the 𝐋𝐏 & 𝐆𝐏 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡, which was initiated by European Women in VC and co-hosted by Hello Tomorrow and Alliance VC at the amazing Anomalie night club. A special thanks to Brightpoint Group, Latham & Watkins and Key Search who generously sponsored this event!
Five LPs reached out to us after this event and told us that the quality of connections to GPs here was especially high and meaningful. This confirms the findings European Women in VC made last year in their report - female fund managers deliver high returns (with less risk at the same time!).

We are full of gratitude and are looking forward to repeating both events next year! Thank you to everyone who was involved! 

Til Klein 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺, Jochen Beutgen, 🚀Kinga Stanislawska, Kasia Piasecki, Selma Meryem Peters, Dania Sommer, Alexander Hees, Julia Dous, Michael McGraw, Tobias Gombert, Jaren S., Alberto P., Maren Eckloff-Boehme, Mario Stefan Oelkers, Robert Hinsch, Enrico Ohnemüller, Philip J., Alena Redeker, Bettine Schmitz, Dr. Gesa Miczaika

Yesterday we had the honor of hosting our monthly Auxxo Aperitivo together with our valued Limited Partner Burda Principal Investments at the iconic Burda Bar in Munich.

We were pleased to welcome over 80 guests from Munich's vibrant startup and investor community over food, drinks, and great conversation.

A big thank you goes to all our amazing guests who contributed to the success of the evening with their presence! Special thanks go to Luisa from BPI & Carla for initiating this great collaboration!

Want to join our next edition in Munich? Feel free to reach out! ✨

This week bunch, Kerberos Compliance and Rödl & Partner hosted a panel and flying dinner at Katz Orange in Berlin around the topic of "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞".

Our very own Dr. Gesa Miczaika had the pleasure of moderating this insightful conversation amongst a group of prominent European fund managers and fund CFOs. The panel dived into the main challenges that managers are facing with fund compliance and administration and discussed innovative tech solutions aimed at streamlining fund processes.

Thank you to bunch, Kerberos Compliance and Rödl & Partner for hosting this wonderful evening!

It is with a bittersweet mix of emotions that we have to announce that our Carla will be embarking on a new journey outside of Auxxo from May onwards.

As our first employee, Carla has been a true cornerstone from the very beginning, making Auxxo what it is today through her proactive mindset, entrepreneurial nature, and high moral compass. Over the last two years, she has built and driven our core business-building activities and got our Auxxo platform up and running with an incredible NPS of 94!

As we grew, she grew and discovered that her true passion lies in building and bringing great things to life, not "just" investing in them. That's why Carla was longing more and more for an operational role - our portfolio founders were simply the best role models!

We are very sad to see her leave us, but we are incredibly excited for the next chapter of her journey. We know she will continue to achieve amazing things!

Carla, thank you for building Auxxo with and for us. We are full of love and grateful for the time we have had and can’t wait to be your biggest cheerleaders during your next endeavors. 🧡

CC: Alena Redeker, Bettine Schmitz, Dr. Gesa Miczaika, Dr. Sophie Pollok, Stefan Tietze

🧭 The perfect navigator through the DACH venture capital industry!

The Startup Insider Investors Report 2024 by Startup Insider is finally here and presents over 100 of the most active VCs from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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	Bettine Schmitz General Partner
	Sophie Pollok Venture Partner
	Fabiola Hochkirchen Initiating Partner
	Carla Schell Head of Platform

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