Jürgen Klopp's Strategic Startup Investments Reshape Sports Tech Landscape
Former football coach Jürgen Klopp is actively investing in startups through his family office, focusing on sports technology and consumer sectors. Calm/Storm Ventures, a Vienna-based HealthTech investor, has closed its second fund at 30 million euros. Quantum Systems, a Munich-based drone manufacturer, is closing a major 200 million euro funding round.
Jürgen Klopp, a renowned football coach currently associated with Red Bull, is increasingly investing in startups through his family office. His investment strategy focuses on SportsTech, ConsumerTech, and Sport-Entertainment sectors.
Notable investments include Prematch, an amateur football startup, Wholey, a Berlin-based breakfast bowl company, and The Icon League, a small-field football league. Calm/Storm Ventures, based in Vienna, has closed its second fund at 30 million euros, bringing total assets under management to 50 million euros. The firm has invested in over 90 startups, with typical initial investments around 500,000 euros.
Meanwhile, Quantum Systems, a Munich-based drone startup, is potentially closing a 200 million euro funding round, valuing the company at approximately 3 billion euros. However, the startup ecosystem also faced challenges, with three startups filing for insolvency: Augmented Robotics, common, and flowplace.
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