EMH Partners

EMH Partners is a leading growth investment firm based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in partnering with technology businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe, with a particular focus on the German, Austrian, and Swiss (DACH) region. The firm provides strategic capital and deep industry expertise, investing in fast-growing, profitable companies through both minority and majority stakes. EMH Partners aims to build long-term value alongside entrepreneurs and management teams, bridging the gap between traditional venture capital and classic buyout funds by offering growth financing.

The firm's origins trace back to 2010 when Maximilian and Sebastian Kuss, after successfully founding and selling their own technology companies, established the EMH Group as private investors. They initially invested over €100 million in young tech and e-commerce companies. In 2016, EMH Partners officially launched its first institutional fund, EMH Growth Fund I, with a hard cap of €350 million. This was followed by EMH Growth Fund II, which closed in 2020 at a hard cap of €650 million, bringing the firm's total committed capital to more than €1.5 billion.

EMH Partners boasts a diverse portfolio of technology-driven companies. Notable investments include DIGITEC, a specialist in FX Swaps technology; Snke, a healthtech innovator leveraging AI and big data; Brainlab, which digitizes medical workflows; Occhio, a market leader in high-end design lighting; Native Instruments, a manufacturer of audio production software and hardware; and Stonebranch, a provider of service orchestration and automation solutions. Other portfolio companies span areas like home automation (Basalte), content governance AI (Markup AI, formerly Acrolinx), performance marketing (Smarketer), subscription management (Cleverbridge), and brand experience (Liganova, AVANTGARDE).

The team at EMH Partners is characterized by its entrepreneurial heritage and a shared vision for growth. The founders, Maximilian and Sebastian Kuss, bring firsthand experience in building and scaling technology companies. The firm's investment approach is built on integrity, personal relationships, excellence, and an entrepreneurial mindset, supporting partners as both investors and sparring partners. EMH Partners is also committed to sustainability, having become a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2020 and a member of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI) as of June 2024.