WEPA Ventures

WEPA Ventures is our corporate venturing arm through which we manage our start-up investments and collaborations.

We invest in companies and start-ups that focus their business model on sustainable hygiene solutions or offer products in the areas of alternative raw materials and sustainable packaging.

In addition, we are building our own start-ups that contribute to our mission:
To offer products and concepts that provide a safe hygiene experience and contribute to the well-being of millions of consumers across Europe - every day, everywhere.

Our competences

Consult

Our WEPA mentors support founders with their expertise in sales and logistics and various other areas.

Connect

We establish value-adding relations between founders, WEPA business units and our large network throughout Europe.

Co-Create

To leverage complementary competencies and overlapping strengths, we initiate and foster collaborations between start-ups and WEPA Group.

Does your start-up fit our focus?

Fitting Industry

We focus on B2C products/services in the hygiene segment and alternative raw materials/packaging solutions.

Outstanding Team

We invest in exceptionally talented, motivated and resilient founding teams.

Excellent Business Model

Proven product/market fit and a robust monetarization strategy are amongst our key investment criteria.

Extensive Growth Potential

Our start-up investments have access to a financially attractive market and follow clear growth goals.

Early Venture Stage

We generally invest in early stage ventures (seed, series A) that are at least ready for market.

Complementary Competencies

To generate strategic relevance for WEPA and ensure that we can optimally support founders, the core competencies of our portfolio companies and WEPA are complementary or mutually reinforcing.

The process

An excerpt from the WEPA Ventures portfolio

vetevo

"With the WEPA Ventures team, we have committed sparring partners at our side who provide us with valuable input for the development of the business model. In addition, there are exciting opportunities for joint projects via the WEPA Group and its Europe-wide network."

SNYCE

"With WEPA, we have a strong and reliable team at our side. The cooperation with the mentors is great, we get constant support on topics like marketing and product development."

MYLILY

"WEPA Ventures is a contact partner for us with a lot of expertise at eye level. In addition to pure investment, they also help us through their large network."