Dr. Johannes Rüberg

Johannes is passionate about advising and accompanying entrepreneurs and start-ups on their growth trajectory. This includes venture and growth financings in all stages and general corporate counseling.

• Engagements

  Projects and transactions in which Johannes has recently provided advice:

  • Representation of U.S. VC investor Coatue as lead investor in the $30 million Series A financing round and on investing in the $100 million Series B of Choco Communications; as lead investor in the $44 million Series A and the $250 million Series B financing round as well as on investing in the $1 billion Series C of Gorillas Technologies;
  • Representation of Haniel on its Series A investments in Happybrush and Sdui;
  • Representation of GRID eSports in its Series A Financing;
  • Representation of Headline (formerly e.ventures) on participating in the €122 million Series D financing of Staffbase;
  • Representation of Energy Impact Partners on leading the $33 million Series B of instagrid as well as their investment in the Series B financing round of zolar;
  • Representation of battery analytics company ACCURE Battery Intelligence on its foundation, its Pre-Seed as well as its $8 million Series A financing;
  • Representation of healthcare service provider Kenbi on its foundation, its Series Seed as well as its €23.5 million Series A financing round;
  • Representation of 3D printing start-up DyeMansion on various investments made by, among others, VCs BtoV and UnternehmerTUM; including its 2020 Series B and its $15m financing round announced in 2022;
  • Representation of lending platform auxmoney on its €150 million growth financing round led by Centerbridge Partners;
  • Representation of SaaS scaleup Contentful on its $80 million Series E with lead investor Sapphire and the preceding Series D and Series C financing rounds;
  • Representation of U.S. VC investor Goodwater Capital on its participation as co-lead in a $60 million financing round of German e-scooter company TIER Mobility;
  • Representation of Kärcher on several corporate venture capital investments, including becoming the lead investor in Finnish Mysoda Oy;
  • Representation of augmented reality specialist RE'FLEKT on a corporate venture capital investment by, among others, Bosch Group;
  • Representation of Aesculap on its corporate venture capital investment in Neuroloop, one of the largest university spin-outs in the medtech sector in Germany ever;
  • Representation of investors and founders of leading network systems company LANCOM on its divestment to Rohde & Schwarz;
  • Representation of leading Chinese furniture producer KUKA Home on the acquisition of luxury furniture producer Rolf Benz;
  • Representation of the Austrian Aaron Hotels & Hostels Holding AG in the sale of the budget hotel and hostel group A&O Hotels and Hostels to U.S. private equity investor TPG.