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Zollhof
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Zollhof
Websiteurl
zollhof.de
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2016
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersNürnberg, Germany
HQ citystring
Nürnberg
HQ countrystring
Germany
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
tech incubator services, early-stage venture capital, deeptech startup funding, pre-seed investment, university spin-off support
Industry3 codes
1Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated)
CodeFSANAAAMPrimaryYes
2Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed)
CodeFSANAAAAPrimaryNo
3Venture Studios / Company Builders
CodeFSANAAAHPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice52394
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Startup Incubator and Early-Stage Venture Capital
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Venture Capital Fund Management
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

ZOHO.VC generates returns through equity investments in early-stage technology startups. As the venture capital arm of ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator, the fund invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, with returns realized through portfolio company exits, IPOs, or secondary sales.

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Zollhof operates the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator in Nuremberg, providing technology-driven startups with ecosystem resources, mentorship, and infrastructure to help them start and scale. Its venture capital arm, ZOHO.VC, manages a €10 million inaugural fund (€7 million first close) that invests pre-seed and seed capital in deeptech companies and university spin-offs connected to the ZOLLHOF ecosystem. Together the two offerings combine incubation services with equity investment to commercialize technology ventures.

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Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service2 records
1ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator
CategoryStartup incubation
Description

A Nuremberg-based tech incubator that supports technology-driven startups with ecosystem resources, mentorship, and connections to help them successfully start and scale their businesses.

2ZOHO.VC Early-Stage Fund
CategoryEarly-stage venture capital fund
Description

A €10 million inaugural venture capital fund that invests pre-seed and seed capital in deeptech companies and university spin-offs connected to the ZOLLHOF ecosystem, with a €7 million first close reached ten months ahead of schedule.

Scale indicator3 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Peers10 records
1SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator
TypeDirect peer
Description

Leipzig-based German startup accelerator affiliated with HHL university, providing workspace, mentorship, and seed investment—directly overlapping ZOLLHOF's DACH-deeptech/uni-spin-off focus.

2High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Germany's leading early-stage deeptech investor with technology-focused seed funds and close ties to research institutions, the most directly comparable German seed investor for ZOHO.VC's thesis.

3Founder Institute
TypeDirect peer
Description

Global pre-seed accelerator with affiliated fund vehicles, focused on founder formation and early capital—comparable program structure to ZOLLHOF's incubator curriculum.

4Station F
TypeEmerging player
Description

Paris-based mega-incubator offering structured programs for early-stage startups with partner VC funds, similar in operating as a hub for emerging founders and university talent.

5Plug and Play Tech Center
TypeDirect peer
Description

Global accelerator and venture fund operating industry-specific programs and an affiliated investment vehicle, structurally aligned with ZOLLHOF's incubator + fund approach.

6Y Combinator
TypeDirect peer
Description

The benchmark early-stage investor-operator combining accelerator programs with a continuous deployment fund (YC Continuity); ZOLLHOF/ZOHO.VC pursues the same dual structure at smaller scale.

7Antler
TypeDirect peer
Description

Global early-stage VC and founder-incubator that combines accelerator programs with proprietary pre-seed/seed fund deployment—structurally identical to ZOLLHOF/ZOHO.VC's model of running an incubator alongside a fund.

8Earlybird Venture Capital
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Established European early-to-growth-stage VC with deeptech exposure across DACH—competes for the same university spin-off pipeline as ZOHO.VC but at significantly larger fund vintages.

9Techstars
TypeDirect peer
Description

World's largest accelerator network operating structured cohort programs with affiliated venture funds, directly comparable to ZOLLHOF's incubator-plus-fund hybrid model.

10Wayra (Telefónica)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Corporate-operated accelerator with an associated investment vehicle targeting technology startups, comparable as a broader incumbent running an in-house founder program and fund.

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Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

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Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

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Subsidiaries2 records

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Funding rounds

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Investors

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Zollhof

Startup Incubator and Early-Stage Venture Capitalzollhof.de

Zollhof firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Zollhof
Legal name
Zollhof
Website
https://zollhof.de
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Zollhof industry classification

Industry
Product category
Startup Incubator and Early-Stage Venture Capital
NAICS
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro primary industry
Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)
akta.pro secondary industries
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA), Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

Keywords

  • Tech incubator services
  • Early-stage venture capital
  • Deeptech startup funding
  • Pre-seed investment
  • University spin-off support

Where Zollhof is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Nürnberg
HQ country
Germany
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Zollhof business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Venture Capital Fund Management: ZOHO.VC generates returns through equity investments in early-stage technology startups. As the venture capital arm of ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator, the fund invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, with returns realized through portfolio company exits, IPOs, or secondary sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Zollhof product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Zollhof operates the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator in Nuremberg, providing technology-driven startups with ecosystem resources, mentorship, and infrastructure to help them start and scale. Its venture capital arm, ZOHO.VC, manages a €10 million inaugural fund (€7 million first close) that invests pre-seed and seed capital in deeptech companies and university spin-offs connected to the ZOLLHOF ecosystem. Together the two offerings combine incubation services with equity investment to commercialize technology ventures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator A Nuremberg-based tech incubator that supports technology-driven startups with ecosystem resources, mentorship, and connections to help them successfully start and scale their businesses.
  • ZOHO.VC Early-Stage Fund A €10 million inaugural venture capital fund that invests pre-seed and seed capital in deeptech companies and university spin-offs connected to the ZOLLHOF ecosystem, with a €7 million first close reached ten months ahead of schedule.

Companies that use Zollhof

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Zollhof technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Zollhof partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Zollhof competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator: Leipzig-based German startup accelerator affiliated with HHL university, providing workspace, mentorship, and seed investment—directly overlapping ZOLLHOF's DACH-deeptech/uni-spin-off focus.
  • High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF): Germany's leading early-stage deeptech investor with technology-focused seed funds and close ties to research institutions, the most directly comparable German seed investor for ZOHO.VC's thesis.
  • Founder Institute: Global pre-seed accelerator with affiliated fund vehicles, focused on founder formation and early capital—comparable program structure to ZOLLHOF's incubator curriculum.
  • Plug and Play Tech Center: Global accelerator and venture fund operating industry-specific programs and an affiliated investment vehicle, structurally aligned with ZOLLHOF's incubator + fund approach.
  • Y Combinator: The benchmark early-stage investor-operator combining accelerator programs with a continuous deployment fund (YC Continuity); ZOLLHOF/ZOHO.VC pursues the same dual structure at smaller scale.
  • Antler: Global early-stage VC and founder-incubator that combines accelerator programs with proprietary pre-seed/seed fund deployment—structurally identical to ZOLLHOF/ZOHO.VC's model of running an incubator alongside a fund.
  • Techstars: World's largest accelerator network operating structured cohort programs with affiliated venture funds, directly comparable to ZOLLHOF's incubator-plus-fund hybrid model.

Emerging players

  • Station F: Paris-based mega-incubator offering structured programs for early-stage startups with partner VC funds, similar in operating as a hub for emerging founders and university talent.

Broad incumbents

  • Earlybird Venture Capital: Established European early-to-growth-stage VC with deeptech exposure across DACH—competes for the same university spin-off pipeline as ZOHO.VC but at significantly larger fund vintages.
  • Wayra (Telefónica): Corporate-operated accelerator with an associated investment vehicle targeting technology startups, comparable as a broader incumbent running an in-house founder program and fund.

Market position

Customer concentration

Zollhof social profiles

Digital presence

Zollhof financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Zollhof leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Zollhof subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries2 records

Zollhof funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Zollhof M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Zollhof

What does Zollhof do?

Zollhof operates the ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator in Nuremberg, providing technology-driven startups with ecosystem resources, mentorship, and infrastructure to help them start and scale. Its venture capital arm, ZOHO.VC, manages a €10 million inaugural fund (€7 million first close) that invests pre-seed and seed capital in deeptech companies and university spin-offs connected to the ZOLLHOF ecosystem. Together the two offerings combine incubation services with equity investment to commercialize technology ventures.

Is Zollhof a public or private company?

Zollhof is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Zollhof founded?

Zollhof was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Zollhof based?

Zollhof is headquartered in Nürnberg, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Zollhof make money?

One revenue line is on record: venture Capital Fund Management.

Who are Zollhof's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Founder Institute, Plug and Play Tech Center, Y Combinator, Antler and Techstars. Station F is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Earlybird Venture Capital and Wayra (Telefónica).

Does Zollhof have an API?

No public API is recorded for Zollhof.

What industry is Zollhof in?

Zollhof's product category is Startup Incubator and Early-Stage Venture Capital. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAM, Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated), with a secondary code of FSANAAAA, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed). Its NAICS code is 52394 and its SIC code is 6282.

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