Walberg & Cie. advises Wizard Ventures on the sale of the venture capital platforms Startup&VC and VC Stack to Going VC

Munich — The Berlin-based venture studio Wizard Ventures GmbH (hereinafter”Wizard Ventures”) has its portfolio companies Startup&VC (hereinafter”Startup&VC”) and VC Stack (hereinafter”VC Stack”) to the US venture capital platform Going VC (hereinafter”GoingVC”) sold.

The venture capital platforms Startup&VC (startupandvc.com) and VC Stack (vcstack.io) are leading online platforms for founders and VC investors, which offer various resources for successful start-ups and investments. While Startup&VC helps founders build a team, especially with a specific job platform, VC Stack offers investors access to digital tools to optimize the investment process. Startup&VC has more than 90,000 social media followers, more than 1,000,000 views per year and more than 11,000 subscribers to the monthly newsletter.

The Walberg team, consisting of founders Manuel Brühl, Dr. Arno Malcher and Dr. Simon Sabel, provided legal and tax advice to Wizard Ventures on the sale of Startup&VC and VC Stack to Going VC. This sale also made full use of Walberg & Cie.'s distinctive interface expertise in the areas of tax, IT law and transactions. In addition to the tax aspects and the corporate structure of a cross-border transaction, IP-related issues were central to this deal. ”With two more exits, Wizard Ventures has now impressively demonstrated in a short period of time how digital entrepreneurship works: building digital platforms with high added value for users and, above all, offering high-quality content in a structured and easily accessible way and building value”, say the founders of Walberg & Cie. Walberg & Cie. last advised Wizard Ventures on the sale of the portfolio company basetemplates in November this year.

The venture studio Wizard Ventures, based in Berlin, builds, buys and develops online business models. All portfolio companies are purely digitally organized platforms. In addition to founders, start-ups and investors, Wizard Ventures is also increasingly focusing on mature companies: the still young portfolio company Magic Design (en.magicdesign.io), for example, offers companies high-quality, reliable and fast design solutions.

Going VC, based in San Francisco, USA, is a globally active venture capitalist who, in addition to early-phase investments in start-ups, also offers comprehensive venture capital education. This has resulted in a worldwide network of founders, investors and start-ups, which expands and deepens Going VC through various offers.

Advisor Wizard Ventures

Walberg Law Tax Strategy GmbH & Cie. KG

StB Manuel Brühl, taxes
Dr. Arno Malcher, Law of the Digital World
Dr. Simon Sabel, transactions

About Walberg & Cie.
Walberg Law Tax Strategy GmbH & Cie. KG is a specialized legal and tax consultancy based in Munich. The founders combine their enthusiasm for legal and tax advice with a strong technological and digital DNA. Walberg & Cie. focuses on corporate law, tax law and the law of the digital world with a focus on digitization, transactions and international aspects. The expertise of Walberg & Cie. is regularly required for complex projects, particularly in company sales, transactions, financing rounds, restructurings and transformation processes.