Rethinking health
Barmenia Next Strategies (BNS) invests in digital business models for tomorrow's customer needs. Here, we act as a supporter of marketable models with our digital expertise from the insurance industry and the healthcare market.
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What we do
As BNS, we see it as our task to absorb impulses from the market. BNS participates in new promising business models, especially with a focus on health. As an early-stage investor, it is part of the Wuppertal-based insurance group Barmenia. Through early investments, BNS supports young companies financially and with know-how from the healthcare sector. However, our search focus is not limited to "Digital Health", but always open for exciting innovation that will benefit from our support.
Company Building
Together with our partners, we identify challenges and opportunities of tomorrow's insurance industry, develop innovative business models and spin them off as startups.
Venture Investment
We are looking for passionate startup teams that create value with their creative ideas and digital solutions in the insurance sector. Our investment sweet spot: startups in the pre-seed and seed phase.
About us
Barmenia: Thinking about tomorrow already today
As an independent insurance group with a nationwide reputation, Barmenia is an attractive partner for startups with innovative ideas. BNS assumes the role of cooperation and sparring partner.
crossbuilders: Idea factory and startup professionals
The company builder and VC expert crossbuilders supports BNS as a competent partner. The Cologne-based company brings years of expertise and a broad network in the startup and insurance environment and supports the operational activities of BNS around the financing and implementation of the ventures.
Portfolio
Together with these companies, we are rethinking health.
Our team
BNS lead
Jan Seidel and Konrad Schultheiß are the managing directors of BNS. While Jan has been involved in shaping the Barmenia Group's corporate strategy since 2018 and subsequently the merger of Barmenia and Gothaer in various roles, Konrad is a financial expert and part of the corporate finance team, responsible for managing BarmeniaGothaer's investment portfolio. Both have a broad network within and outside BarmeniaGothaer and are enthusiastic about the opportunities offered by digital business models, particularly in the healthcare sector.
Digital experts
crossbuilders builds on many years of experience as a company builder and venture investor. The team has been dedicated to early-stage investments in startups in the insurance, healthcare and tech segments, as well as some related areas, for many years.
What we offer
We are more than just a provider of capital - BNS provides all the resources a promising idea needs to emerge and take off.
Implementation
Ideas and solutions find use cases with us and are further developed together
Network
Direct link to Barmenia and integration into our broad partner network
Infrastructure
Access to office space, developers, designers, and UX and online marketing experts
Capital
We support startups with initial seed investments of up to €500k and also intend to invest in follow-on rounds
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Whether founders or investors - BNS is always on the lookout for exciting ideas and strong partners.