# Wenske Ventures

> Wenske Ventures is an independent, privately held investment and holding company. We back, build and hold a focused portfolio of businesses for the long term, with our own capital. We are not a fund: there is no exit clock, no fundraising cycle, and no pressure to sell what works.

Wenske Ventures invests its own permanent capital and measures success in years, not quarters. The team are operators who have run companies themselves, acting as a direct counterparty (the decision-makers are in the room) rather than as a broker, advisor or intermediary. Canonical page: https://wenske.ventures/

## What we do

- **Acquire & hold**: Take meaningful majority or minority stakes in established companies with proven models and honest economics, then hold them with no intention to flip.
- **Invest & back**: Back founders with patient capital that behaves like a partner: aligned, present when it counts, never board tourism.
- **Build & operate**: When something is worth owning from day one, build it in-house with our own people and our own money.

## How we work

- **Skin in the game**: Every investment is made from our own balance sheet. No management fees, returns only.
- **Few things, done properly**: A small number of positions we genuinely understand; concentration is our risk management.
- **Time is the advantage**: Permanent capital, no forced exits; earnings reinvested, decisions judged in years.
- **Straight talk**: First answer in days, a no always comes with the reason, no surprises between handshake and signature.

The path to a deal: first conversation (days), our own diligence (weeks), a clear answer in writing, then ownership (years).

## Main investments

- [Zaproo](https://www.zaproo.com): eCommerce studio building and running online retail for leading brands since 2012, with over €100M in client GMV powered.
- [REVIMIT Energy Labs](https://www.revimit.com): Caffeine energy pouches, developed in-house and sold direct to consumers.

## Common questions

- **Is Wenske Ventures a fund?** No. It is an independent holding company investing its own capital. No fund life, no exit clock and no outside money, so nothing forces a sale.
- **What does Wenske Ventures invest in?** Established companies with proven models and honest economics, founder-led businesses looking for a patient partner, and ventures built in-house from day one. Majority and minority stakes both work.
- **How long is a business held?** Indefinitely. Earnings are reinvested rather than stripped out, and decisions are judged in years, not quarters.
- **How quickly do they decide?** A first answer in days, their own diligence in weeks, and a no always comes with the reason.
- **Who does an approach reach?** The people who decide, from the first call. Wenske Ventures is a direct counterparty, never a broker, advisor or intermediary.

## Contact

- Website: https://wenske.ventures
- Email: hello@wenske.ventures

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