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Ventures

Selected participations and partnerships — actively supported, built for the long term.

  • Food & Beverage·Active

    Hottey

    Germany's first hot honey brand, from Dresden: a spicy honey-chilli sauce made from natural ingredients.

    Investment from “Die Höhle der Löwen”hottey.de – Visit website

  • Consumer·Active

    IRISgo

    Swiss double-walled stainless steel travel mug with a patented twist closure and interchangeable lids.

    Investment from “Die Höhle der Löwen”irisgo.com – Visit website
Teuto Seed Club

Membership

Member of the Teuto Seed Club

Herb Ventures is a member of the Teuto Seed Club, a community of experienced business angels from Ostwestfalen-Lippe in Germany. Founders and decision-makers from family businesses and mid-sized companies joined forces there in 2024 to back founder talent from the region and invest in innovative business models — with capital, industry knowledge and their networks.

The club invests above all in B2B business models in healthcare, energy, industry and logistics, and in artificial intelligence, sustainable technologies, big data, cloud computing, e-commerce tools and robotics. For Herb Ventures this continues our own approach: invest together and work alongside the team instead of only providing capital.

Visit the Teuto Seed Club website

The club at a glance

  • Founded in 2024 in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany
  • Business angels from family businesses and mid-sized companies
  • B2B focus: healthcare, energy, industry, logistics
  • Technology: AI, sustainability, big data, cloud, robotics
  • Start-ups apply through the Dealum platform

„I am genuinely excited about this initiative. These are entrepreneurs who have built companies themselves — and that is exactly what young founders need alongside capital. I am looking forward to the investments we will make together.“

Andreas W. Herb, Founder of Herb Ventures

“Teuto Seed Club” is a trademark of Business Angel Club OWL e.V., Bielefeld. The logo and name appear here in connection with the membership of Herb Ventures.

References & partnerships

Companies Andreas W. Herb is connected with as founder, shareholder or partner.

Brands we have built and developed

From the first concept through product development and packaging to sales and international expansion.

  • effect® Energy

  • SALITOS

  • SCAVI & RAY Winery

  • 9 Mile Vodka

  • Three Sixty Vodka

  • DOS MAS

  • Haynes Rum

  • Cracks

  • Goldberg & Sons

  • Johns Juice

  • Noir Velvet Beluga Caviar

  • Salitos Tequila Spirits

  • Sears Gin

  • Acqua Morelli Italian Water

  • Ganic Vitamin Water