POELLATH advises G-FUND on launch of its first venture capital fund

Munich-based G-FUND Management GmbH has successfully placed its first venture capital fund G-FUND Invest I with a volume of EUR  10 million. The team of investors includes Konstantin Urban, Christof Wahl, Carl-Philipp von Polheim and Sebastian Wahl. In recent months, the team has already invested in twelve start-ups – including Edurino, Kraftling, mable, mybacs, Milano Vice and Tilt.

G-Fund primarily invests in companies in the fast-moving consumer goods sector in Europe and Israel. The focus is on pre-seed to Series A investments in the sectors of nutrition (e.g., replacements for animal-based nutrition), health & wellness (e.g., products for general well-being), cosmetics (e.g., clean label products), sustainable fashion and digital education. The investment range extends from EUR 100,000 to EUR 500,000 per investment round.

POELLATH advised G-FUND on all contractual, regulatory and tax aspects of the fund structuring, contractual documentation and negotiations with investors with the following Berlin-based team:

• Dr. Philip Schwarz van Berk (partner, lead, private funds)
• Katharina Hammer (associate, private funds)
• Nele Frie (associate, private funds)