Laureus Capital

The firm is led by the founding brothers, Dr. Christian Wawrzinek and Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, who co-founded Goodgame Studios and are the principals of Laureus Capital. Fabian Ritter, a former co-owner of Altigi GmbH (the holding company behind Goodgame), is also a partner. Investment decisions are made by this tight-knit team of operator-turned-investors based in Hamburg.

The capital base originates from the 2017 sale of Goodgame Studios, a German mobile and browser-game developer founded by the Wawrzineks, to Stillfront Group. The deal was structured as a mix of cash and equity in Stillfront, converting their operating wealth into a permanent pool of investment capital. This remains the observable anchor of the firm's family-office balance sheet.

Laureus Capital holds a disclosed, significant equity stake in Stillfront Group — the publicly traded Swedish gaming conglomerate that acquired the Wawrzineks' Goodgame Studios in 2017. The relationship is that of a major shareholder; Fabian Ritter, a Laureus partner, was formerly a key principal in the entity that sold to Stillfront. There is no structural integration beyond the equity holding.

The firm's disclosed strategy centers on direct, concentrated investments and buyouts, not fund commitments. Its known positions — such as the direct co-investment in Impossible Cloud alongside HV Capital — indicate a preference for direct deployment. There is no public record of Laureus acting as a limited partner in third-party funds.

Laureus Capital targets later-stage and buyout opportunities in enterprise software, digital infrastructure, and media, with a specific focus on transformative companies where the founders can add operational value. The investment in decentralized cloud platform Impossible Cloud and the continued relationship with Stillfront suggest a mandate spanning growth-stage tech through established public-company equity.