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📣 refurbed and SevenVentures: Together for the Circular Economy Peter Windischhofer, founder of refurbed, and Christopher Halbig, Vice President Equity Investments at SevenVentures, recently sat down to discuss their collaboration in a special edition of VentureCapital Magazin. They delve into the shared vision of driving sustainability, the importance of trust in the refurbished market, and the impact of their joint efforts. Reducing electronic waste and promoting sustainable consumption are top priorities for refurbed. As a marketplace for refurbished electronic devices, they offer consumers the opportunity to buy high-quality, like-new products at affordable prices. To further amplify their mission, refurbed has teamed up with SevenVentures. Through our Media-for-Equity collaboration, we're supporting refurbed's brand building efforts, helping to gain the consumers’ trust and increasing their visibility through TV advertising. We're proud to be part of refurbed's journey towards a circular economy. Together, we're making a positive impact on the environment and changing the way people think about refurbished products. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dx9jfpAS

🤩 The SevenVentures Pitch Day was omnipresent on our LinkedIn the last weeks and we are still starstruck by the amazing pitches and the event. But in the meantime, our team was also involved in other projects which we don’t want to leave unmentioned here: Alexander, Daniel and Luca Pauline, for instance, visited the IdeaLab! - WHU Founders' Conference. On the start-up conference, which is entirely organized by students of the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, they had the chance to meet interesting start-ups from different fields. Our team enjoyed networking with the founders and hearing their innovative ideas. One of the highlights was Alexander’s appearance on stage as one of the judges of the final pitch battle of the event. He represented SevenVentures in the jury alongside colleagues from Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures, MVP Factory and Good Brands AG. All pitches were impressive and the exchange with the other jury members very insightful. Congratulations again to the winner, Plantsalt®. 🎉 Of course, our team also listened to other panels and speeches on stage and mingled in the crowd. Next to the founders, they enjoyed meeting other event partners and not the least the engaged students. It was great to see that the students are highly motivated and already fully embrace the entrepreneurial spirit. Daniel, Pauline and Alexander not only discussed SevenVentures’ investment approach with them but also options to work with us. We are, for instance, currently looking for new interns joining the team in 2025. Sounds interesting to you too? The link to the vacancy is in the comments below! ⬇️

🎬 🎉 It’s a wrap! It still feels unreal, but the SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024 is over - and we had the best evening! Congratulations again to Ann-Sophie Claus and the whole team of The Female Company GmbH and another great shout out to the fellow finalists Deniz Ficicioglu (BettaFish), Hendrik Sander (NeoTaste), Melissa Raupach and Felix Lill (Plantura) – you all were amazing and we are still impressed by your passionate pitches. We asked Anne-Sophie Claus how she feels after her win: “We are overwhelmed and incredibly grateful to be the winners of the SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024. This success shows that our commitment to women's health and sustainability is resonating. We look forward to taking the next step with the TV coverage we have gained and taking The Female Company to the next level. This is how we bring FemCare into people's minds and break the taboo in the mass market." Our jury host and managing director Florian Weber concludes: "I've been involved in several SevenVentures Pitch Days as a judge and yet the quality of the final pitches and participants inspires me every year! All four start-ups delivered impressive presentations. It was particularly nice to see how diverse our finalists are - they offer solutions for a wide variety of everyday problems. Congratulations to the team from The Female Company. We at SevenVentures are already looking forward to working together on their TV advert and media planning, using our reach to make the brand even better known in German-speaking countries and promote the start-up's growth." Also a big thanks to the whole Pitch Day team. We are already looking forward to the next one! ©: SevenVentures/Bene Müller

🎉 The Female Company GmbH has done it!! 🎉 Congratulations to The Female Company GmbH for winning the SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024 and securing the incredible €3 million media budget! Your innovative pitch stood out among fierce competition, and we can't wait to see where this journey takes you. Ann-Sophie Claus impressed the jury with her incredible pitch and the company's potential to scale to the mass market with its organic period products, designed to support women through every stage of life. A huge thank you to all our amazing finalists — BettaFish, NeoTaste and Plantura — for their inspiring ideas and hard work and of course our jury of experts Florian Weber Alexandra Szarmach Jason Modemann Boris Hardi and Sophia Tran 🚀 Thanks also to the New Com Summit for hosting us and for the support and cooperation over the past few months. And of course, a special shoutout to all our incredible founders for submitting such strong and inspiring applications! Stay tuned as we follow The Female Company GmbH on their exciting growth journey! 

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Less than one hour to go until #SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024! Our four amazing finalists are ready to pitch for the €3 million media budget! Best of luck to BettaFish, NeoTaste, Plantura, and The Female Company GmbH. Shoutout to our brilliant pitchers: Ann-Sophie Claus, Deniz Ficicioglu, Melissa Raupach, Felix Lill, and Hendrik Sander — you’ve got this! 💪 Catch SevenVentures Pitch Day live on #Joyn at 17:45 CET, link in the comments Florian Weber  Alexandra Szarmach  Jason Modemann  Boris Hardi  Sophia Tran 🚀

Who will win SevenVentures Pitch day 2024? Let’s ask the New Com public…

SevenVentures Pitch Day is good to go! We’ve built the stage, we’ve tested the equipment and our finalists are pumped! Now we just need you! Catch us tomorrow from 17:45 CET on #Joyn and find out who will take home the €3 Million media budget. We can’t wait! Lisa Maria Greimel Julia Brenninger Kyra Thoma Katy Diggory

Only one day to go until #SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024! Which of our four finalists BettaFish, NeoTaste, Plantura and The Female Company GmbH will win the €3 million media budget? Tune in to #Joyn tomorrow at 17:45 CET to find out!

🌟Breaking Taboos and Empowering Women: Meet Ann-Sophie Claus, Founder and CEO of The Female Company GmbH, finalist at SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024! 🌟 Founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, The Female Company is leading the charge in FemCare innovation. Known for its bold campaigns and natural period products, this startup is redefining how we talk about and experience menstruation. From period underwear to organic tampons, they offer natural, safe products and have gained recognition for their audacious communication and award-winning awareness campaigns. We spoke with Ann-Sophie about the inspiration behind the brand and the challenges they’ve faced along the way: 🌱What inspired you to start your company, and how does your product make a difference in the world? Back in 2017, a US model lost both her legs due to a tampon. We later found out that there are no regulations in the FemCare market—unlike the highly regulated categories like baby care or cosmetics. It made us think, why are there no standards when women use these products inside their bodies for five days a month? Our mission was to start a company that could guarantee the safety of period products. We do this by testing all our products for over 1,000 harmful substances. But beyond safety, we also faced a market built around a massive taboo. At the time, commercials still used blue liquid instead of showing red blood. Women were still hiding tampons in their fists while walking to the bathroom, making sure no one noticed they were on their period. We wanted to turn that upside down. No matter what category we launch—whether it’s motherhood or teens—we aim to change perceptions, take the shame away, and empower women in everything we do with our large community of over 500,000 followers. 💪 What has been your biggest challenge as a start-up, and how did you overcome it? With The Female Company, I went through a lot of ups and downs. One of the most real moments was when my co-founder faced burnout and left the company within weeks. I believe that sharing these kinds of stories more openly can help future generations of (female) founders recognize early symptoms and know whom to reach out to for support. 🚀 Why do you think your start-up deserves to win SevenVentures Pitch Day 2024? FemCare and FemTech remain significantly overlooked and underfunded categories, despite their substantial market size and potential. Recently, search volume for period underwear has, for the first time, surpassed that of regular underwear. This shift highlights the above-average market growth, yet many investors—often men—find it challenging to invest in categories where they have no personal experience or connection. Together with SevenVentures, we aim to break into mass market once and for all.    Catch The Female Company and our other inspiring finalists live on stage at SevenVentures Pitch Day on October 15, during the New Com Summit. Streaming free on #Joyn from 17:45 CET! 🌿📺