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Shortcut Ventures GmbH

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Shortcut Ventures is a German Venture Capital Enterprise created by founders for founders. The main focus of Shortcut Ventures investment strategy is on international startups specializing in the fields of Internet, Mobile, Games, and Social Media. The company mainly invests in startups that are in the early growth stages. Along with the financial support, firms in the portfolio are also provided with access to founder knowledge and know-how. Shortcut Ventures is managed by Dirk Freise, Martin Ostermayer, and Thorsten Rehling, entrepreneurs and founders of multiple companies such as blau.de and handy.de. The enterprise’s main investor is the Dutch telecommunications corporation, KPN.

Recent Milestones

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  Shortcut Ventures GmbH invested in SumUp. (8/23/12)
  Posted 8/23/12 at 8:50am via techcrunch.com
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  Shortcut Ventures GmbH invested in yuilop. (5/23/12)
  Posted 5/23/12 at 5:19pm via finsmes.com
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  Shortcut Ventures GmbH added Martin Ostermayer as CEO.
  Posted 4/5/12 at 6:45am
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  Shortcut Ventures GmbH added Thorsten Rehling as CEO.
  Posted 4/5/12 at 6:45am
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  Shortcut Ventures GmbH added Dirk Freise as CEO.
  Posted 4/12/12 at 2:03am

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Sources

1. Make Way For Another European Square: SumUp Launches With $20M+ In Backing (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. yuilop Raises €4.5M in Series A Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]