Press area of Schenker Ventures.
About Schenker Ventures
Schenker Ventures is uniting the best of both worlds.
Schenker Ventures Venture Capital is an early-stage investor with a focus on startups in logistics and supply chain within Europe. Investment scope: B2B XaaS, digital business models, and investments ranging from Seed to Series B, with ticket sizes ranging from 200k to 5 million euros.
Schenker Ventures Venture Studio is a company builder equipping founders with operational support and capital to turn great ideas into industry-changing companies. The Venture Studio is built upon a partnership between DB Schenker and MVP Factory, Berlin.
Portfolio companies benefit from the access to the global DB Schenker network of suppliers, partners, and customers, as well as active connections to top-tier investors. Additionally, we provide profund industry expertise in land transport, air and ocean freight, contract logistics and supply chain management.
Head of Schenker Ventures
Patric Hoffmann is globally responsible for Schenker Ventures and Schenker’s New Business Models. He is fueled by the deepest belief that founders and entrepreneurship are making the real difference – and he is resolutely living up to this.
A brief sneak in his professional experience:
- Several C-Level and Partner positions at leading service providers and consultancies like Arvato or Kerkhoff Consulting
- Managing Director and President of arvato e-commerce – responsible for building, validating, and growing the arvato e-commerce business.
- “Patric probably understands the needs of founders and startups better than most of the VC and investors out there. But above all, he is willing to put this into corporate practice.” – Philipp Petrescu, CEO MVP Factory
Patric lives with his wife and three kids in a calm and peaceful town in Eastern Westphalia (OWL). For a welcome change, he regularly seeks adventures on travels. He loves to ski, so you’ll likely find him in mountain resorts in [e.g.] the Alps.
Support for journalists
Welcome to the press area of Schenker Ventures. For all media inquiries, please get in touch with Mario.
Mario Arnold
Communication Lead Schenker Ventures
mario.arnold@dbschenker.com
+49 1523 7478808
Selected press releases
DB Schenker joined a 31 million USD Series A investment to accelerate the development and commercialization of its AI & 3D vision-based autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
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Media voices about us
Mit ihrem eigenen Drei-Säulen-System will sich Schenker deutlich von der Konkurrenz unterscheiden und attraktiver für neue Startups in der Logistikbranche werden: Venture Building, Venture Studio, Klassische Venture Capitial Investments.
Der klare Fokus soll aber auf die unternehmerische Freiheit der Startups gerichtet bleiben. Schenker will nicht aktiv in die strategische Entwicklung eingreifen, sondern will steht mit seinem kompletten Know How und finanziellen Möglichkeiten zur Hilfe um attraktive und neue Ideen auf den Markt zu bringen.
The venture studio has been established together with Berlin-based MVP Factory. It aims to pioneer a new way of corporate venture building in logistics. It will offer exceptional entrepreneurs the opportunity to launch the next generation of logistics companies that will drive the ongoing and deep transformation of the industry.
Kick-starting your idea
Gain access to early-stage funding, best-in-class industry know-how, and state-of-the-art functional support. Enabling you to build and launch your minimum viable product (MVP).
Building your company
Enjoy the support of our experienced venture builders. These proven experts – most of them founders and investors themselves – help you to build your company, raise the next rounds, and make sure your business is ready to scale.
Scaling your business
Scale your business and get full backing. We give you access to the global DB Schenker network of suppliers, partners, and customers, and provide active connections to top-tier investors. Making sure that you have everything at hand to scale your business.
