Benita Krahforst

Managing Director at nebenan.de

📍 Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2020
VC🌍 Germany
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Board Observer
Mar 2020
Dalia is a leading technology that develops cutting-edge research to better understand the needs, desires, and preferences of people around the world. Dalia research’s technology was acquired by PureSpectrum in May of 2022.
late stageMarket Research
Board Member
Mar 2019
Were on a mission to empower womanhood 🤝 Through empowering products from first period 🩸 to menopause 💦. And an educative community with over 500k members. Recent award-winning campaigns: www.tamponbook.com & www.onegirlonecup.de Recent awards: Deutscher Gesundheits-Award 2024. OEKO-TEST Note "sehr gut" (Bio-Tampons) #empoweringwomanhood
early stageManufacturing
Board Observer
Feb 2017
Bloom & Wild is re-inventing the $60B global flower industry. Over a billion flower exchanges take place every year and industry satisfaction levels are low. Driven by our core belief that you can never care too much or be too thoughtful, we do things a little differently. From inventing letterbox flowers to founding The Thoughtful Marketing Movement. And we’ve seen impressive traction to date. We are Europe’s largest direct to consumer flower company. As the inventor of letterbox flowers, Bloom & Wild is powered by great ideas that are rooted in continuously improving the experience for our customers. On a mission to make sending and receiving flowers the joy it should be for both the sender and the recipient, we promise beautiful, brilliantly-designed letterbox surprises and make-a-statement bouquets. Our flowers are sent as the freshest buds, carefully packed and ready to bloom for arrangements that last. The result is almost 60k five star reviews and the status of the UK’s most-loved online florist. Since launching in 2013 we’ve raised £126m of venture capital and private equity funding from investors including General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Burda Principal Investments and MMC Ventures. We’ve been named one of the 5 fastest growing tech companies in Europe and are alumni of Tech Nation’s Future Fifty. We were also one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For 2020. We’ve got a brilliant ideas-led innovation culture. And we’re looking for people from all backgrounds to help drive our next exciting stage of growth. If you’re interested in joining us, please take a look at our open roles on our jobs tab. Bloom & Wild acquired bloomon in April 2021 and Bergamotte in July 2021, cementing our position as Europes leading online flower company. Together, we are active in 8 countries. We are home to a family of 3 strong brands, Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte.
mid stageRetail
Board Observer
Jul 2016
Die Good Hood GmbH betreibt mit der Nachbarschaftsplattform nebenan.de Deutschlands größtes soziales Netzwerk für Nachbar:innen. Als Sozialunternehmen ist es unser Ziel, Nachbar:innen wieder miteinander in Austausch zu bringen und so zu einer lebendigen, helfenden und sicheren Nachbarschaft beizutragen. Wir sind überzeugt, dass funktionierende Nachbarschaften eine Antwort auf viele unserer aktuellen, gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen liefern. Impressum: https://nebenan.de/imprint
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2020
Board Observer
Mar 2020
Dalia is a leading technology that develops cutting-edge research to better understand the needs, desires, and preferences of people around the world. Dalia research’s technology was acquired by PureSpectrum in May of 2022.
late stageMarket Research
2019
Principal
Apr 2019
Burda Principal Investments (BPI), a division of Hubert Burda Media, provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies. Hubert Burda Media is one of Europe’s largest media and technology conglomerates with a strong investment track record in internet-centric businesses. BPI has been a partner for visionary entrepreneurs, leveraging Burda’s capital, brands and sector expertise, particularly in the areas of business expansion, internationalization and localization. BPI is invested in a portfolio of highly successful consumer internet companies in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. The current BPI portfolio includes: Nord Security, Vinted, Bloom & Wild, Carsome, Moneybox, Billease, Skillshare, Expel, and many more. In the past, Hubert Burda Media has invested in internet platforms such as Etsy, zooplus or Xing AG. BPI is run by a dedicated team of investment professionals based in Munich, Berlin, London and Singapore.
Board Member
Mar 2019
Were on a mission to empower womanhood 🤝 Through empowering products from first period 🩸 to menopause 💦. And an educative community with over 500k members. Recent award-winning campaigns: www.tamponbook.com & www.onegirlonecup.de Recent awards: Deutscher Gesundheits-Award 2024. OEKO-TEST Note "sehr gut" (Bio-Tampons) #empoweringwomanhood
early stageManufacturing
2018
Portfolio Company
Jul 2018
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. On Skillshare, millions of members come together to find inspiration and take the next step in their creative journey. Are you looking for a holistic learning solution for your entire organization? Learn about Skillshare for Teams: https://teams.skillshare.com/ Want to work at Skillshare? Our collaborative culture goes far beyond our online community. It’s a real part of the humans-first way we work as a team. We believe the work we do makes a difference in the lives of our members, and our mission extends to ensuring our own team members live balanced, fulfilling lives. That means different things for everyone, but it begins with a workplace that embraces modern flexibility, inclusivity and transparency. See our career opportunities: https://jobs.lever.co/skillshare
2017
Board Observer
Feb 2017
Bloom & Wild is re-inventing the $60B global flower industry. Over a billion flower exchanges take place every year and industry satisfaction levels are low. Driven by our core belief that you can never care too much or be too thoughtful, we do things a little differently. From inventing letterbox flowers to founding The Thoughtful Marketing Movement. And we’ve seen impressive traction to date. We are Europe’s largest direct to consumer flower company. As the inventor of letterbox flowers, Bloom & Wild is powered by great ideas that are rooted in continuously improving the experience for our customers. On a mission to make sending and receiving flowers the joy it should be for both the sender and the recipient, we promise beautiful, brilliantly-designed letterbox surprises and make-a-statement bouquets. Our flowers are sent as the freshest buds, carefully packed and ready to bloom for arrangements that last. The result is almost 60k five star reviews and the status of the UK’s most-loved online florist. Since launching in 2013 we’ve raised £126m of venture capital and private equity funding from investors including General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Burda Principal Investments and MMC Ventures. We’ve been named one of the 5 fastest growing tech companies in Europe and are alumni of Tech Nation’s Future Fifty. We were also one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For 2020. We’ve got a brilliant ideas-led innovation culture. And we’re looking for people from all backgrounds to help drive our next exciting stage of growth. If you’re interested in joining us, please take a look at our open roles on our jobs tab. Bloom & Wild acquired bloomon in April 2021 and Bergamotte in July 2021, cementing our position as Europes leading online flower company. Together, we are active in 8 countries. We are home to a family of 3 strong brands, Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte.
mid stageRetail
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