Not every collaboration needs a shareholding, and not every shareholding needs a majority. What matters is which structure fits the venture.
Schmitz Universe is not a fund. Holdings arise where we can contribute operationally: structure, technology, brand, sales or access to partners.
Conversely: if a company is only looking for capital, we are rarely the right partner. If it is looking for building work, we usually are.
Legal note
The company belongs entirely to the platform. Strategy, brand and central services come from headquarters while operational management sits in the company.
Suitable for: Own foundations and ventures created entirely within the ecosystem.
A founding team stays invested and operationally responsible while the platform holds the majority and contributes structure, technology and sales.
Suitable for: Existing companies facing growth or succession questions.
The platform participates without taking over management and provides services from its central units.
Suitable for: Companies seeking support while remaining independent.
Two or more partners establish a joint entity for a clearly defined venture, with defined contributions and rights.
Suitable for: Ventures where brand, access or capital come from several sides.
An entity for a single venture with a limited term, clear costing and a defined end point.
Suitable for: Real estate, event or development ventures with a delimitable scope.
A brand is licensed for use against a fee, without creating a corporate link.
Suitable for: Regional partners and operators working under an existing brand.
Cooperation without a shareholding: joint services, sales channels or technologies on a contractual basis.
Suitable for: Technology, sales and service partners.
Participation in the result of a specific offering rather than in the company – suitable for time-limited cooperation.
Suitable for: Sales partners, creators and intermediaries.
A venture is built together from scratch. The platform provides structure, technology and sales while the operating team takes the lead.
Suitable for: Founders with an idea but without structure.
Managers participate in the company they build and share entrepreneurial risk and outcome.
Suitable for: Entrepreneurs in residence and operational management.
A brief description of the company or venture.
A mutual check: is this a fit at all?
Numbers, market, legal position and open questions.
Selecting the right structure and the contributions of both sides.
Contractual arrangement with legal support.
Onboarding into the central units and joint delivery.
Describe your company or venture in a few sentences: business model, status, market access and what you are looking for. We will come back with an honest assessment.