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Investor
Aug 2022
At Bending Spoons, we acquire and improve digital businesses. We own AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo, WeTransfer, and many others. Our products have served more than a billion people, with over 400 million monthly active users and 7 million paying customers, including many Fortune 500 enterprises.
We acquire to hold for the long term, and have never sold a material business. After an acquisition, we typically invest in an ambitious effort to overhaul the technology, redesign the user interface, accelerate the release of new features, optimize marketing and monetization, and rearchitect the organization for improved long-term performance.
At the companys core is a relentless focus on talent density and workplace excellence. We received around 800,000 job applications in 2025 alone, with a 0.04% job offer rate, and have numerous first-place finishes in Great Place to Work awards.
Founding Investor
May 2022
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Investor & Board Member
2022
We transform mass recruitment through individuality, leveraging artificial intelligence.
Providing comprehensive talent placement for long-term partnerships: Empion is your specialist for high-quality placements in branches such as marketing, sales, finance, banking, IT, HR, consulting, and various other industries. We apply our expertise to connect businesses with the right professionals.
What sets us apart:
Empion is the first automated headhunting system for the skilled labor market. Applicants and companies are matched through a AI-based Robo Advisor based on skills, values, and personality traits.
In a research-based employer analysis, the Robo Advisor quantifies corporate values and seeks potential candidates accordingly. Talents discover their ideal corporate culture type through Empion. After evaluating the analysis, Empion presents them with suitable job offers.
Our vision:
We aim to bring individuality to recruiting, providing both companies and applicants with a personalized experience in talent and job searches. We dont see ourselves merely as traditional recruiters but as dedicated strategic talent consultants.
Our approach is characterized by personal attention, tailored actions, and a commitment to our talents that goes beyond the ordinary.
Contact us - we look forward to hearing from you!
Early Stage Investor
2019
We believe in a world where mobility is shared, sustainable, and accessible to everyone. We are creating an alternative to private car ownership with the goal to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and improve urban life.
Carsharing, Rental & Subscription
MILES offers station-independent carsharing in 12 German (for B2C and B2B). The offer includes payment according to kilometers driven as well as hourly and daily packages of up to 30 days.
With MILES Subscription, users can flexibly rent a car anywhere in Germany for between 1 and 24 months, including tax, maintenance and insurance.
MILES was founded in 2016 by Alexander Eitner and Florian Haus and is headquartered in Berlin.
Check out our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHBIxABvCVk
Early Stage Investor/Exit to Bird
2018
Circ (formerly Flash) was created by a team with a shared vision of cleaner, safer, better-connected journeys. Founded at the end of 2018, the company’s purpose-built e-scooters are now available in seven countries and enjoyed by hundreds of people every minute. Circ is building a champion for responsible micro-mobility in Europe and beyond, working with city authorities, local communities and other road users to transform urban transportation.
Early Stage Investor
2018
Circ (formerly Flash) was created by a team with a shared vision of cleaner, safer, better-connected journeys. Founded at the end of 2018, the company’s purpose-built e-scooters are now available in seven countries and enjoyed by hundreds of people every minute. Circ is building a champion for responsible micro-mobility in Europe and beyond, working with city authorities, local communities and other road users to transform urban transportation.
Early Stage Investor
2017
In an age where agility and rapid responses are paramount, yoummday shines as a trailblazing tech company tackling outsourcing challenges head-on. Our cutting-edge software platform, offered as a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solution, goes beyond merely facilitating the recruitment, management, and invoicing of remote teams. Its a gateway to remarkable efficiency enhancements, with advanced AI integration as a key driving force. Whats unique is that these efficiencies benefit not only remote workers but also our valued clients.
While yoummdays innovative solutions are currently fine-tuned for the BPO market, a sector worth a staggering 400 billion USD, our technology transcends sectors and team sizes. Our platform stands as an adaptable powerhouse, ready to redefine remote workforce standards across the board.
So, what sets yoummday apart? Its not just about pioneering the groundbreaking "Talent-Tech" sector; its the heartfelt story woven into our name. "You made my day" was the resounding feedback from our early users, and this authentic appreciation became the beating heart of our brand. This sentiment inspired the distinctive abbreviation: "yoummday."
Over 70 international companies (including Fortune 500 and DAX-listed) already use yoummday to care for their customers. They benefit from a modular software solution and the opportunity to instantly recruit a scalable CX workforce from over 11,000 vetted and verified multilingual freelancers. yoummdays sustainable outsourcing solution is simply a better way to BPO.
Experience · 11 entries
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Investments (9)
Founder (2)
Board (1)
2022
Investor
Aug 2022
At Bending Spoons, we acquire and improve digital businesses. We own AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo, WeTransfer, and many others. Our products have served more than a billion people, with over 400 million monthly active users and 7 million paying customers, including many Fortune 500 enterprises.
We acquire to hold for the long term, and have never sold a material business. After an acquisition, we typically invest in an ambitious effort to overhaul the technology, redesign the user interface, accelerate the release of new features, optimize marketing and monetization, and rearchitect the organization for improved long-term performance.
At the companys core is a relentless focus on talent density and workplace excellence. We received around 800,000 job applications in 2025 alone, with a 0.04% job offer rate, and have numerous first-place finishes in Great Place to Work awards.
Founding Investor
May 2022
Jeden Dienstag und Freitag informieren wir 5.000+ LeserInnen über die neuesten News und Trends in Krypto.
Kostenlos abonnieren: www.blockstories.de
Investor & Board Member
2022
We transform mass recruitment through individuality, leveraging artificial intelligence.
Providing comprehensive talent placement for long-term partnerships: Empion is your specialist for high-quality placements in branches such as marketing, sales, finance, banking, IT, HR, consulting, and various other industries. We apply our expertise to connect businesses with the right professionals.
What sets us apart:
Empion is the first automated headhunting system for the skilled labor market. Applicants and companies are matched through a AI-based Robo Advisor based on skills, values, and personality traits.
In a research-based employer analysis, the Robo Advisor quantifies corporate values and seeks potential candidates accordingly. Talents discover their ideal corporate culture type through Empion. After evaluating the analysis, Empion presents them with suitable job offers.
Our vision:
We aim to bring individuality to recruiting, providing both companies and applicants with a personalized experience in talent and job searches. We dont see ourselves merely as traditional recruiters but as dedicated strategic talent consultants.
Our approach is characterized by personal attention, tailored actions, and a commitment to our talents that goes beyond the ordinary.
Contact us - we look forward to hearing from you!
2021
Founder & CEO Valyria
Apr 2021
Wir wollen, dass so viele Hausbesitzer wie möglich ihr Zuhause energieeffizient machen. Dafür verbinden wir Energie-Expertise mit digitaler Innovation. Denn jetzt ist die Zeit zu handeln, um die Klimakrise zu bekämpfen.
Wohnhäuser sind für einen entscheidenden Anteil des weltweiten CO2 Ausstoßes verantwortlich. Um Klimaziele zu erreichen, müssen Hausbesitzer jetzt handeln. Das Bewusstsein und der Druck durch hohe Energiekosten sind so groß wie nie, doch der Weg zu einem klimaneutralen Zuhause ist kompliziert, teuer und lang. Wir machen es möglich mit individuellen Sanierungskonzepten, optimaler Förderung und Projektunterstützung. Auf digitalem Weg - für so viele Menschen wie möglich.
2019
Early Stage Investor
2019
We believe in a world where mobility is shared, sustainable, and accessible to everyone. We are creating an alternative to private car ownership with the goal to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and improve urban life.
Carsharing, Rental & Subscription
MILES offers station-independent carsharing in 12 German (for B2C and B2B). The offer includes payment according to kilometers driven as well as hourly and daily packages of up to 30 days.
With MILES Subscription, users can flexibly rent a car anywhere in Germany for between 1 and 24 months, including tax, maintenance and insurance.
MILES was founded in 2016 by Alexander Eitner and Florian Haus and is headquartered in Berlin.
Check out our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHBIxABvCVk
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