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About us

Scalable Capital was founded in 2014 by Erik Podzuweit, Florian Prucker, Adam French and Prof. Dr. Stefan Mittnik. Our international team, which is based in Munich, Berlin and London, combines comprehensive knowledge of the capital market and financial industry with decades of research experience in risk modelling, expertise in digital business models as well as technical and legal knowledge.

What we do

Our drive: to give all people the opportunity to consciously determine their own financial future.

As a leading investment platform in Europe, we do everything we can to enable access to the capital market through smart technologies, ease of use and low costs. We believe in entry opportunities, not entry barriers.

That's why, with Scalable Wealth, our digital asset management service, we have offered a simple and cost-effective option since the beginning of 2016 for anyone who doesn't want to take care of their own investments. Accumulate wealth or grow wealth - both can be implemented automatically and conveniently thanks to a large selection of investment strategies and customisable savings options. 

With the Scalable Broker, on the other hand, investors can trade stocks, ETFs, funds, cryptocurrencies and derivatives independently. Our intuitive app makes trading easy, convenient and mobile. With a monthly savings amount of just one euro, we create opportunities for countless investors to make financially self-determined provisions. 

Our founders

Our Founders

Erik has many years of experience in finance and in building digital business models. He was most recently responsible for the German business of Westwing Home & Living as Co-CEO. Previously, Erik worked for seven years as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs in London and Frankfurt. There he looked after financial institutions in the area of capital investments and was responsible for an electronic trading platform. Erik studied business administration and economics in Kiel and Warwick and taught as a tutor in statistics and econometrics.

Investors

Scalable Capital has received a total of 470 million euros in equity in five funding rounds from well-known investors. Our investors share our mission to provide people with professional, intelligent and cost-effective solutions for wealth creation, trading and investment.

Balderton

Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO. They have both early and growth funds and invest across the technology sector, with a proven track record backing fintech, B2B SaaS, digital health, mobility, gaming and marketplace companies.

Tencent

Tencent

Tencent is a market leader in communications, social, games, digital content, FinTech and cloud services in China. Through its strategic investments, Tencent promotes the growth of start-ups and helps build the ecosystem for the internet industry in China and global markets.

Tengelmann Ventures

Tengelmann Ventures

Tengelmann Ventures is one of the leading venture capital investors in Germany. The investment focus is on early and later stage investments in the areas of consumer internet, marketplaces and technology. Among the most prominent investments are Brands4Friends, Delivery Hero, Lazada, Stylight, Uber, Westwing and Zalando.

BlackRock

BlackRock

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, BlackRock helps millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate

Noteus

Noteuspartners

Noteus is an independent, entrepreneurial growth equity firm with a pan-European presence in Berlin, London, Madrid, and Paris. As one of the early pioneers in European growth equity, the Noteus team has been backing technology leaders for over a decade, with a collective track record of more than €2.6 billion invested. The firm partners with fast-growing, category-defining technology companies that combine proven, scalable business models with ambitious leadership teams.

Sofina

Sofina

Sofina is a Belgian investment company, listed on Euronext Brussels. Sofina’s mission is to partner with leading entrepreneurs and families, backing them with patient capital and supportive advice to foster sustainable growth of their businesses. Relationships and alignment are at the heart of what they do. Sofina has investments in Europe, Asia and the United States in various sectors, with a particular focus on Consumer and retail, Digital transformation, Education, Healthcare and life sciences as well as Sustainable supply chains. 

HVCapital

HVCapital

HV Capital, formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, has been investing in internet and technology companies through various generations of funds since 2000 and is one of the most successful and financially strongest early-stage and growth investors in Europe. HV Capital has already invested in around 200 companies, including Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixMobility, Depop and SumUp. The total of all HV funds amounts to €1.7 billion. The company supports start-ups with capital between €500,000 and €50 million. This makes HV Capital one of the few venture capitalists in Europe that can finance start-ups across all growth phases.