Our Investments

Co-founded as a single-campus university, IU expanded into Germany’s largest online and hybrid higher-education platform, now serving over 140,000 students.

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We co-founded what began as a small, brick-and-mortar university campus with just 500 students. Through bold greenfield expansions and digital innovation, it grew into IU Group—today, Europe’s largest private university, delivering accessible online and hybrid education to over 140,000 students.

IU Group

Early investor in Munich-based med-tech pioneer of in-ear vital-sign sensors; supported growth for a decade prior to sale to Corpuls, retaining partial rollover.

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In 2015, we became early backers of Cosinuss°, a Munich-based med-tech innovator specializing in in-ear sensors that monitor vital signs. Over ten years, we helped fund and guide the expansion of its AI driven technology platform. In June 2025, Cosinuss° was acquired by Corpuls (a Nordic Capital company)—a strategic move that continues to honor the company’s vision and capabilities . We remain invested through a partial rollover position.

Cosinuss.com

Minority investor and board member in an EdTech platform that has scaled via organic growth and several add-on acquisitions.

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As a minority investor and board member in Education Partners, we’ve supported its growth into a leading continuing education platform. It has achieved success through both organic expansion and at least five strategic acquisitions in the past four years, broadening its reach across pedagogical, tech, and social sectors.

Education Partners

Co-founded with a searcher couple: two café locations and a wholesale roasting business, bringing artisanal coffee to community and commerce.

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In collaboration with an entrepreneurial searcher couple, we launched Project Coffee—expanding it into two neighborhood cafés and a thriving wholesale roasting business. This venture blends community engagement with strategic growth in the specialty coffee space.

Project Coffee

Founded in 1998, Pepper grew into a global marketing & technology leader in the financial industry with 300 employees before its acquisition by Computershare—now part of iris worldwide.

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Pepper GmbH was launched by NXTWAVE’s founding family in 1998. Over the years, it evolved into a highly successful global marketing and technology business with around 300 employees. The business helped large listed companies managing their share register, employee share plans and communicating with the respective stakeholders. Eventually, it was acquired by Computershare (ASX: CPU) - a global leader in investor services - and now operates under the umbrella of iris worldwide.