{"id":36963,"date":"2023-08-10T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T07:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startupport.de\/?p=36963"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:37:15","slug":"voids-60000-euros-raised-in-first-pre-seed-financing-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startupport.de\/en\/voids-60000-euros-raised-in-first-pre-seed-financing-round\/","title":{"rendered":"VOIDS: 600,000 euros raised in first pre-seed financing round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The startup VOIDS from the University of Hamburg has set itself the task of creating a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem for everyone. It develops advanced technologies for e-commerce companies that enable them to proactively manage their future sales growth and profitability. Co-founder Jannik Semmelhack recently reported on a successful pre-seed financing round and the insights gained from it.  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In April 2023, Jannik Semmelhack announced in our <a href=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/en\/startup\/voids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Story<\/a> that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voids.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VOIDS<\/a> plans to serve around 3,000 SME customers over the next few years. The two founders from Universit\u00e4t Hamburg have now taken an important step in this direction: they raised 600,000 euros in a successful pre-seed financing round. They were joined by well-known investors, angels and founders, supported by Index Ventures, Lakestar and Creandum. Jannik has now shared his insights from the fundraising process:   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask other founders for insights into fundraising as a shortcut: the response rate for cold calling was over 40 percent, and one of the people asked is now an angel investor at VOIDS.<\/li>\n<li>Your network is your superpower: Use second-level connections for warm introductions. VOIDS had a 30 percent conversion rate from first contact to first call. <\/li>\n<li>Keep committed investors in the loop: VOIDS lost two well-known investors because they could have been more transparent and provided more regular updates (once a week) on the progress of the round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the meantime, VOIDS has also expanded the team with industry experts, launched the first web app within 4 weeks and signed several +12-month contracts with new customers to take the next steps towards its vision: building a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem for all. &#8220;It&#8217;s about contributing to an e-commerce landscape where e-commerce D2C founders can scale their brands profitably, while customers worldwide benefit from a greater variety of products and a better shopping experience,&#8221; says Jannik in an earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/en\/startup\/voids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview for our Startup Stories<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Jannik believes the start-up is well positioned for the future: &#8220;Last but not least, I am very lucky to have Tobias Wandersleb as my co-founder and friend. In addition to our great team, he is the driving force behind our solutions and has guided me through the entire fundraising process,&#8221; he concludes his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7094565391741407232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> gratefully. But not without pointing out the newly advertised positions. Things are moving forward.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voids.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.voids.ai<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Further information on the VOIDS startup story: <a href=\"https:\/\/startupport.de\/en\/startup\/voids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/startupport.de\/startup\/voids\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The startup VOIDS from the University of Hamburg has set itself the task of creating a sustainable e-commerce ecosystem for everyone. It develops advanced technologies for e-commerce companies that enable them to proactively manage their future sales growth and profitability. 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