Felix Ilse

Founder & Managing Director at Growing Imaginations GmbH

📍 Berlin Metropolitan Area, Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Germany
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Business Angel
Aug 2019
Igniting children’s love of learning through our award-winning, screen-free, interactive audio-play system ✨
early stageConsumer Goods
Business Angel
May 2018
Crafted with traditional wine expertise and a keen sense of innovation, Kolonne Null represents excellence in non-alcoholic wines. Rooted in the art of winemaking, the Kolonne Null wine lab collaborates with family-owned vineyards across Europe. Their shared goal is to capture the distinctive characteristics of each region, grape variety, and vintage in their wines, weaving a unique story with every bottle. Established in 2018 in Berlin, Kolonne Null is the category leader for de-alcoholized wines and sparkling wines. The range includes five still wines—Rosé, Riesling, Verdejo, and two red wine Cuvées—as well as two sparkling options.
early stageManufacturing
Business Angel
Mar 2018
Fruchtaufstrich aus der Tube in vielen leckeren Sorten. Marmelade war gestern - Marmetube ist heute!
early stageFood & Beverages
Business Angel
Aug 2017
Gesund und nährstoffreich. Nuri ist ein Online Shop für gesunde und nährstoffreiche Beikost, die dabei auch noch praktisch für Eltern ist. Dafür wurden in Kooperation mit dem Forschungsinstitut für Kinderernährung (FKE e.V.) vielfältige Rezepte entwickelt, um Gerichte zuzubereiten, die wie selbst gekocht schmecken. Alle verarbeiteten Lebensmittel sind dabei selbstverständlich Bio oder Demeter Qualität, und frei von Zusatzstoffen, Gewürzen, Salz und Zucker.
Business Angel
Aug 2015
Aeyde is a footwear and accessories brand for modern women. Inspired by German minimalism and European craftsmanship, we believe that understatement, timelessness, and the democratization of design are the hallmarks of contemporary luxury.
Experience · 12 entries
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2020
Co-Founder
Nov 2020
Funzy stands for Fun & Cozy and is a modular play sofa for children. Our vision is to provide children with long-lasting, imaginative and meaningful products with which they can grow up and play. This product innovation is the perfect combination of a toy and a piece of furniture. Founded in 2020, more than 80,000 parents now trust our play sofa.
early stageFurniture
Business Angel
Aug 2020
Meisterwerke aus Stahl seit 1906
Co-Head of Germany | Director of Asset Sourcing & Lettings
Jan 2020
IMMO is Europe’s first technology-led residential real estate platform, designed to create quality portfolios of existing single-family rental (SFR) housing at speed and scale. We’ve built a unique end-to-end solution, providing institutional partners with sourcing, acquisition, portfolio management, lettings and property management, enabling them to drive performance and maximise returns. Founded in 2017, we have assembled an experienced team of 130+ which includes successful entrepreneurs and industry leaders with expertise from McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Uber, HSBC, Amazon, Procter & Gamble, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Google and many more. We have an established presence in the UK, Germany, Spain and India and have been awarded “Tech Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum.
2019
Business Angel
Aug 2019
Igniting children’s love of learning through our award-winning, screen-free, interactive audio-play system ✨
early stageConsumer Goods
Managing Director & Co-Owner
May 2019
social. organic. pure. Wir haben purefood gegründet, um unsere westliche Konsumgesellschaft zu nutzen, um einen Beitrag zur Lösung der Probleme unserer Zeit zu leisten. Zu purefood gehören die Marken lycka, STARK und TEATOX®. Wir machen bei unserer Produktqualität und unserem sozialem Engagement keine Kompromisse. Nur wenn Menschen unsere Produkte lieben, werden wir Stück für Stück die Welt ein bisschen besser machen. Wir sind grade erst am Start einer langen Reise.
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