heise ventures

heise ventures is a venture capital firm based in Hannover, Germany, investing in early-stage European tech startups, primarily those developing technologies for small and medium-sized enterprises. Operating as the investment arm of the diversified media group heise, the firm focuses on sectors such as B2B-SaaS, AI, Blockchain, Digital Health, Ad & Edu-Tech, and Agentic-Sales & Marketing. Its strategy combines journalistic expertise from its parent company with startup investments to identify emerging business opportunities and promote innovation. The firm's leadership includes CEO Johanna Heise and Co-Founder & Venture Partner Andy Lenz, and its initial investment was made in the Altitude Fund, which specializes in SME technologies. heise ventures was recently launched to strengthen the parent company's innovative capacity, with Andy Lenz as a co-founder.