Jens Hilgers

Jens Hilgers

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Founding General Partner

Bio

Jens Hilgers a serial entrepreneur with His primary interest in esports, videogames and online technologies. Having build his first videogame online tournaments, lan-events and gameserver farms as early as 1997 he had consider myself a veteran in the eSports industry. Building companies and making ideas become reality is what he really loves. Outstanding user experience, agility, transparency and sustainability are the core principles of his daily work. He is a creative thinker, problem solver and quick learner. He has team up with ambitious and smart people of upright character.

For 22 years now he has been building and managing international games&tech companies in Central and Eastern Europe aswell as in Asia. Since 2012 he is also actively investing in and supporting selected startups.

Location

Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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Primary Organization

BITKRAFT Ventures

BITKRAFT Ventures

Founded

2015

Investment

172

Lead investment

105

Exits

9

Employees

11-50

Industry

Venture Capital, Virtual Reality, Digital Entertainment, Video Games, eSports

Jobs history

3

Co-Founder

2022 - Current

LIV

Board Member

Invalid date - Current

Chairman

Invalid date - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Jens Hilgers is the Founding General Partner at BITKRAFT Ventures, based in Europe. With a background in Venture Capital, Jens Hilgers has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Jens Hilgers has made 9 investments. Their Latest investment was Venture Round - Unicorn Workspaces on Apr 14, 2021

Number of investment

9

Number of exits

2

Personal investment

9

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Mar 01, 2019
Birdsy Birdsy
Pre Seed Round - Birdsy
0
Mar 19, 2019
Dorian Dorian
Seed Round - Dorian
2.0M
Feb 01, 2020
femtasy femtasy
Seed Round - femtasy
2.7M
Apr 14, 2021
Unicorn Workspaces Unicorn Workspaces
Venture Round - Unicorn Workspaces
7.0M

Partner investment

34

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Mar 31, 2022
LIV LIV
Series A - LIV
LIV BITKRAFT Ventures
8.5M
Apr 07, 2022-
Series A - Legendary Play
BITKRAFT Ventures
4.0M
Jan 17, 2023
Carry1st Carry1st
Series B - Carry1st
Carry1st BITKRAFT Ventures
27.0M
Jun 27, 2023-
Series B - Anzu.io
BITKRAFT Ventures
28.0M

Exits

2

exit.name Vertical Media

Vertical Media

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