EiKam

EiKam

Andreas Kochhäuser founded AK Beteiligungen (operating as EiKam) after leaving 3i in 2008, where he had served in the German management team. He holds 100% of the firm and invests proprietary capital, not outside LP commitments. The platform reflects his three-decade career in German private equity, which began at Arthur Andersen in 1989 and then 3i from 1990 onward. EiKam deploys capital across two distinct streams. For established small and medium enterprises, the firm targets profitable B2B companies with revenue between €5 million and €20 million, seeking minority or majority equity positions and occasionally supplementing with shareholder loans. For early-stage companies, EiKam requires proof of concept and initial rising revenue, focusing on highly scalable B2B models. The firm invests exclusively in Germany — preferably the south and southwest — and always takes registered equity with corresponding governance rights. Kochhäuser typically joins the supervisory or advisory board in an active operational support role. The firm also participates in venture capital and private equity funds as a limited partner. The operation is lean, with Kochhäuser as the sole named principal. The coverage footprint is nationwide but concentrated in the Baden-Württemberg innovation corridor around Stuttgart. His board seat at Business Angels Region Stuttgart e.V. anchors EiKam into the regional startup deal flow. No publicly disclosed team size, AUM, or recent fund close exists — the firm has not published a press release or updated its own site with dated transactional activity. The firm’s architecture is rare: a single-owner holding company that invests like an institutional minority partner but judges deals like a business angel. EiKam carries no external LP pressure, no fundraising cycle and no fixed holding period. That lets Kochhäuser write equity checks structured as registered GmbH stakes while offering operational strategy support on the portfolio company’s supervisory board, a governance model distinct from either pure VC or classic mid-market buyout funds.