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SHS GmbH — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$1.0M Checks)

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Tübingen, GermanyWebsite

SHS GmbH is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Tübingen, Germany investing in Healthcare, Other, EdTech. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$1.0M
Portfolio
9 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Other, EdTech
HQ
Tübingen, Germany

Last verified: 2026-10-15

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.0M

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Healthcare and life-sciences investor focused on medtech, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical innovation. Best suited to regulated-health, clinical, and biotech-adjacent versions of the startup.

How SHS GmbH invests

SHS GmbH is a vc firm based in Tübingen, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, EdTech.

SHS GmbH typically writes checks of $500K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1B in assets under management. Our records include 6 funds raised by the firm.

SHS GmbH has backed 9 companies in our records, including Ackermann Instrumente GmbH, AMW GmbH, Basic Pharma Holding B.V..

Partners & Team

SK

Saul Kenny

Managing Director

MS

Martin Spitz

CEO

OT

Oliver Te Heesen

Director of Research and Development

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
EdTech

Funds

SHS Fund VI

$350M2022
actively investing

SHS Fund V

$300M2019
fully deployed

SHS Fund IV

$250M2016
fully deployed

SHS Fund III

$200M2013
fully deployed

SHS Fund II

$150M2010
fully deployed

SHS Fund I

$100M2007
fully deployed

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

AC

Ackermann Instrumente GmbH

medical devices·growth / buyout-style healthcare private equity

Manufacturer of high-quality surgical instruments for endoscopy, implantology, and general surgery

AM

AMW GmbH

pharma / drug delivery·growth / succession investment

Developer of specialty drug delivery systems using biodegradable implant and transdermal patch technologies

BA

Basic Pharma Holding B.V.

pharmaceuticals / CDMO·growth investment

Specialty pharma platform and full-service CDMO focused on nasal sprays and semi-solid formulations

BL

Blue Ocean Spine GmbH

medical devices / orthopedics

Developer of functional 3D-printed spinal implants

CA

CAM Bioceramics B.V.

medtech / biomaterials

Manufacturer of calcium phosphate solutions for medtech and life sciences

CO

CoreMedic GmbH

medical devices / cardiovascular

Developer of a transcatheter-based chordae repair system for the mitral valve

DE

Develco Pharma Schweiz AG

pharmaceuticals

Specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and produces medicines with known active ingredients

SE

Selfapy

SHS portfolio company

PU

puracon GmbH

Referenced in a later exit announcement as a company SHS owned and sold

How to pitch SHS GmbH
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Saul Kenny, Managing Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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