Top 50 Transportation Angel Investors in Germany in October 2023
Top 50 Transportation Angel Investors in Germany in October 2023
| Investor | Transportation Germany investments |
|---|---|
| Christophe Maire | 18 |
| Michael Brehm | 17 |
| Kai Hansen | 16 |
| Rouven Dresselhaus | 14 |
| Matthias Hilpert | 14 |
| Martin Sinner | 13 |
| Stefan Glänzer | 12 |
| Florian Huber | 11 |
| Carsten Maschmeyer | 11 |
| Rolf Schromgens | 10 |
| Lukasz Gadowski | 10 |
| Bjorn Kolbmuller | 9 |
| Christian Gaiser | 9 |
| Klaas Kersting | 9 |
| Christian Reber | 9 |
| Sven Gabor Janszky | 9 |
| Dagmar Wöhrl | 8 |
| Felix Haas | 8 |
| Maximilian Tayenthal | 8 |
| Charlie Songhurst | 8 |
| Philipp Kloeckner | 7 |
| Stefan Jeschonnek | 7 |
| Andre Schwammlein | 7 |
| Jan Deepen | 7 |
| Andreas Burike | 7 |
| Oliver Roskopf | 7 |
| Thomas Bachem | 6 |
| Marco Valta | 6 |
| Verena Pausder | 5 |
| Christian Edler | 5 |
| Michael Baum | 4 |
| Johannes Reck | 4 |
| Roman Kirsch | 4 |
| Marcus Borner | 4 |
| Peter Mertens | 4 |
| Robert Maier | 4 |
| Philipp Kreibohm | 4 |
| Julius Göllner | 4 |
| Florian Heinemann | 4 |
| Lothar Stein | 4 |
| Michael Wax | 4 |
| Tim Marbach | 4 |
| Felix Jahn | 3 |
| Andreas Kupke | 3 |
| Christian Vollmann | 3 |
| Matthias Wilrich | 3 |
| Jochen Engert | 3 |
| Dave Morin | 3 |
| Joachim Drees | 3 |
| Fabrice Grinda | 2 |
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CEO and Founder @ Atlantic Labs Founder @ FoodLabs Venture Capital Architect @ Neufund Co-Founder @ gate5 Co-founder @ Plazes
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- Software, Commerce/Shopping, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Managing Director & Founder @ i2x Partner @ Redstone
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- Software, Internet, Financial
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Founder and Partner @ Rheingau Founders
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- Commerce/Shopping, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Managing Partner @ Cavalry Ventures
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- Software, Commerce/Shopping, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
CEO @ MH2 Capital
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- Software, Other, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
COO @ 360dialog Venture Partner @ Berlin Ventures MD @ idealo
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- Software, Internet, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Founder @ White Bear Yard Founding Partner @ Passion Capital Chairman / Co-Founder @ Rebate Networks
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- Software, Media and Entertainment, Financial
- Seed, Angel, Series A
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- Software, Health Care, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Founder and CEO @ seed + speed Ventures Founding Partner @ Maschmeyer Group Ventures Managing Partner @ ALSTIN Capital
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- Software, Health Care, Science/Engineering
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Co-Founder @ leadership.sprouts Co-Founder @ Monkfish Equity
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- Software, Internet, Hardware
- Seed, Series A, Angel
Founder and CEO @ Team Europe Co-Founder @ Point Nine Co-Founder @ Delivery Hero Korea Founding Editor @ Grunderszene Co-Founder and CEO @ Circ Entrepreneur in Residence @ Target Global Founder & Chariman @ Spreadshirt
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- Software, Internet, Commerce/Shopping
- Series A, Seed, Series B
Founder & Managing Director @ zenloop
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- Design, Software, Clothing/Apparel
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Co-Founder & CEO @ NUMA Group Founder @ CG Partners
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- Commerce/Shopping, Financial, Software
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Founder and CEO @ Phoenix Games
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- Software, Gaming, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Co-founder & CEO @ Pitch Team Member @ Advise.me
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- Software, Apps, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
CEO @ JANSZKY GmbH CEO & Founder @ future.me Co-Founder @ 2b AHEAD Ventures Fund Co-Founder @ 2b AHEAD Ventures CEO @ RULEBREAKER Management President @ RULEBREAKER Society Futurist & CEO @ 2b AHEAD ThinkTank
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- Science/Engineering, Biotechnology, Hardware
- Seed, Series A
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- Gaming, Health Care, Food/Beverage
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder @ IDnow Founding Partner @ 10x Group Founding Partner @ FLEX Capital Management GmbH
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- Software, Financial, Science/Engineering
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Co-CEO & Co-Founder @ N26
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- Software, Financial, IT
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Advisor @ Bear Robotics
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- Software, IT, Data and Analytics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
External Search Strategy Consultant @ Rocket Internet Mentor @ Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator Search & Product Consultant | Angel Investor @ Visual Meta Search Strategy Consultant @ Home24 Search Strategy Consultant @ Lazada Group
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- Software, Apps, Financial
- Angel, Funding Round, Seed
Founding Partner @ Discovery Ventures Co-Founder & CEO @ Zeitgold Founding Partner @ Discovery Ventures
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- Financial, Software, Commerce/Shopping
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Founder and Managing Director @ FlixBus
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- Software, Hardware, Transportation
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Co-Founder @ SumUp Co-Founder & CRO @ Zeitgold Founding Partner @ Discovery Ventures
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- Financial, Software, Commerce/Shopping
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
CFO @ AnyDesk
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- IT, Administrative, Software
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Founder & Managing Director @ Soyan VitaMed Natur
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- Apps, Software, Financial
- Seed, Angel
Founder and Chancellor @ CODE University of Applied Sciences Founder & Vice Chairman @ German Startups Association Founder & MD @ Scaling Technologies
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- Internet, Software, Education
- Seed, Angel, Series A
partner @ Ambridge Capital
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- Commerce/Shopping, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
Verena Pausder
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- Food and Beverage, E-Learning, Food Delivery
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Prematch — Prematch leverages AI/NLP technology to automate content aggregation and curation for all non-professional football players in Germany. As a second step, Prematch uses its holistic data silo to create pro-level interaction and gamification experiences for the non-pro ecosystem.
- Knowunity — Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app.
- Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences — Build the skills, competencies, and mindset needed in the 21st-century with our fully-remote and flexible bachelor's and master's degrees.
Christian O. Edler is an investor and entrepreneur with a proven track record in sectors ahead of mainstream adoption. He invests opportunity-driven, sector- and business-model agnostic. Christian built a 10-year track record investing in early-stage ventures and securing exclusive deal flow in primary and secondary growth opportunites. He isco-investing with the best investors and VCs in the world – like Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel, Christian Angermayer, Gsquared, Bitkraft, Bessemer Ventures, Coatue, Sony, FirstMark Capital, DN Capital, FJ Labs, Moore Capital, Alexis Ohanian (Seven Seven Six), Left Lane, Insight, Tencent, Hive and many others. Due to his track record, he has access to exclusive opportunities in the EU/US. Christian’s >75 angel startup investments returned over 20x including several unicorns. As an entrepreneur, Christian recruited, educated and led over 1,500 sales people with $500M in annual sales. His primary focus is on world-class entrepreneurs with new categories of ideas and a potential for massive scale. If you like to co-invest with him, follow his syndicate on AngelList: https://angel.co/s/edleredler/fCORTChristian is a Scout Partner of Sequoia Capital, Venture Partner of BITKRAFT VC, an alumnus of Harvard Business School, a former semi-pro alpine skier, and based in Berlin & Los Angeles.
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- Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Blobr — Get your branded developer portal to launch and grow adoption of your API products.
- Comet Rocks — Comet helps brands launch remote stores with one click checkout in any 3rd party online application. No redirects, more engagement, full control.
- Weflow — All-in-one workspace to manage your Salesforce pipeline, notes & to-dos. Designed for sales teams who like to move with speed.
Michael Baum is a successful Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur who has built billion dollar companies. Michael is the founder and CEO of FOUNDER.org, an early investor in young innovators solving world problems. FOUNDER.org provides audacious innovators an unrivaled experience through it’s company building science, deep mentoring and earlyfunding. Having created over 3,500 jobs, 150 millionaires and more than $6B in shareholder value, Michael is driving the next generation of inspired game-changers.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Grant
- United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Unu motors — unu wants to create the mobility solution that fully connects people to the city. They believe in cities in which all people are enabled to embrace the full potential of urban life. Their first product, electric scooter unu, was launched in summer 2014. unu is stylish, emission-free, quiet and super-easy to charge thanks to portable batteries.
- KONUX — KONUX combines Machine Learning algorithms and IoT to deliver software-as-a-service solutions for operation, monitoring, and maintenance process automation
- PlushCare — PlushCare provides online doctor care for primary, urgent care, mental health and therapy. Affordable, convenient teleheath visits and same day online doctor appointments available now.
Johannes Reck is the Chief Executive Officer at GetYourGuide. He leads the company’s long-term vision and strategy.Johannes co-founded GetYourGuide in 2009 while attending the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and has grown the company into the leading booking platform for incredible travel experiences. Under Johannes’ leadership, over 30million tickets have been booked to date via the GetYourGuide website, mobile app, and partnership network. GetYourGuide has raised over $650M from investors such as the SoftBank Vision Fund, Battery Ventures and KKR. Johannes leads GetYourGuide’s 550-person global team from its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Johannes originally hails from Cologne, Germany and holds an M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
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- Internet, Software, Transportation
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Germany
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- RYDES — One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport
- Tacto — Tacto develops an intuitive, data-driven, and automated solution for procurement in medium-sized industrial enterprises. The AI-based software gives customers a transparent overview of their procurement activities, algorithmically highlights risk & savings potential, and automates all transactional workflows in sourcing and supplier managementto focus on what matters. With Tacto customers can focus on strategic work, leverage savings potential, and reduce complexity - without the need for costly IT resources.
- NAVIT — One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport
Roman Kirsch is the Entrepreneur and Investor of Rapid Pioneers Group.
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- E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Germany, Italy, Malaysia
Portfolio highlights
- Casavo — Want to sell your house fast? Fill out the online form and receive a free home value estimate and real estate prices from Casavo!
- Bending Spoons — Bending Spoons is a fast-growing tech company focused on building and marketing mobile applications. Despite being such a young company, we've already achieved notable results, with tens of millions of downloads of our apps, and millions of users active every month. Our goal? Becoming the #1 app developer and publisher in the world. And ourambitions don't end there!We invest immensely in our team, and we couldn't be more proud of each other. We are a group of extremely young, talented, and ambitious software engineers, data scientists, and graphic designers, with among our ranks entrepreneurs that raised money from prestigious VCs, ex-CERN, ex-Google, and ex-McKinsey. We work from our amazing headquarters in Milan, but also support remote work.We're always on the lookout for people that want to be part of our über-challenging journey to build one of the greatest tech companies in the world. If that sounds exciting to you, don't hesitate to apply at http://bendingspoons.com/careers.html.
- Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.
Marcus Borner is a university drop-out and founded his first company reBuy.com when he was 17 years old. Rebuy became Germany's re-commerce leader, raised ~40M€ in venture capital, now employing over 500 employees and with annual revenues of over 70M€. Besides rebuy Marcus has been shareholder in over a dozen companies from many industriessuch as insurance, food delivery, saas and adtech. He is currently founder and CEO of OptioPay.com a Berlin based fintech-company creating the first payment solution software for marketing payouts. OptioPay offer diverse payout options to increase flexibility and value for payment recipients. Backed by international venture capital investors and banks as shareholders, OptioPay is run by a diverse team of over 30 experts from 12 nations, who love to work hard and have exceptional passion for changing how people receive money.
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- E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- unea — Everything you need to level up your retail media and trade marketing business - from consulting, workshops to leading software -
- Grovy — Grovy is a q-commerce & grocery delivery provider. Customer order via App or Web and get the order delivered within 10 minutes. The company was founded in Dec 2020 and headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Reverse.supply — reverse.supply helps brands & retailers become more sustainable by enabling them to own the resale of their products
Peter Mertens
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- Software, Automotive, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Certivity — Certivity offers software to model digital regulatory twins of their products. This will ensure that current regulatory requirements are integrated in the right place in the engineering process. Product compliance will be smarter, safer, more transparent, more efficient, and significantly cheaper.
- DeepDrive — We are DeepDrive. We are powered by fusion. Absolute professionalism mixed up with our deeply rooted urge to discover. Deep expertise meets revolutionary innovations.
- Moonblock — Moonblock is a tool to navigate Web3 with the right insights with a Web3 Brand Intelligence platform.
Robert Maier is a Business Angel at Saarbrücker21 and an investor at various companies. Robert was a Founder and Managing Director at Visual Meta. He attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
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- Internet, Software, Service Industry
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Germany
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- Synctive — Synctive enables equipment-as-a-service and pay-per-use business models for machine and plant manufacturers.
- ChefCoco — Chef Coco offers personalized meals delivered daily based on your health and taste preferences.
- Blockbrain — Blockbrain analyzes millions of transactions on the blockchain to proactively detect threats and opportunities for digital assets you store in crypto wallets and exchanges.The company manages all types of wallets in one secure technology. Track KPIs, be aware of threats, and manage your assets.Blockbrain was established on May 6, 2022 byJohannes Strachwitz in Hamburg, Germany.
Philipp Kreibohm - born in 1976. After completion of his law studies and PhD at FU Berlin he co-founded Mundwerk AG in Berlin in 2001, which was sold to Excelsis Business Technology AG in 2004. From 2006-2007 Philipp was a lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and in 2007 a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. In 2007 he became foundingManaging Director of Rocket Internet, before he founded FP Commerce in 2009. Later on, this company was renamed to Home24 AG, where he is still the Co-CEO.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Legal
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- academa — Academa primarily offers digital education in administration.
- 8returns — 8returns is the returns platform that turns your customers into loyal fans, while saving you time and money.
- ChefCoco — Chef Coco offers personalized meals delivered daily based on your health and taste preferences.
Julius Göllner is the Co-Founder of ARRtist, SinnRec, GSL - Global Sales Leaders, F&P Stock Solution GmbH, MOODJA, and SIP Distribution. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of eNugget Ventures and the Advisor and Investor for different companies.Julius attended Technische Universität Chemnitz, Yale School of Management, and TampereUniversity.
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- Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Kurabu — KURABU verbindet nahtlos eine umfangreiche Verwaltungssoftware mit einer modernen Vereinsapp. Starte jetzt kostenlos & unverbindlich!
- Cello — Turn users into your most valuable growth channel. Cello is the easiest way to add a P2P referral program to any SaaS product in hours.
- SalesPlaybook — Leading European startups to their sales goals & beyond
Florian Heinemann is a Founding Partner at Project A Ventures, where he is responsible for the areas of marketing, CRM, and business intelligence. Before co-founding Project A, he was Managing Director at Rocket Internet with the same areas of responsibility (2007-2012). During his time at Rocket, he was mainly involved at Zalando, Global FashionGroup, and Spark Networks (aka eDarling/Affinitas).Prior to Rocket, Florian was Co-Founder and Managing Director of JustBooks/AbeBooks being in charge of marketing and product (1999-2002, exit to Amazon in 2008). Then, he was co-heading the online marketing department of Jamba! and the online dating portal iLove (2003-2005, exit to Verisign). In 2006, he was Co-Founder of the online marketplace antibodies-online.com (exit to Broadoak).Moreover, he has been an investor/business angel in more than 80 startups including Trivago (seed investor), Zalando (founding investor), Audibene (seed investor), Home24 (founding investor), CityDeal/Groupon (founding investor), Betreut.de/Care (seed investor), ClassPass (early stage investor), Mimi Hearing (early stage investor), Bitbond (seed investor), Lillydoo (early stage investor), and the Code University (seed stage investor).Apart from his Project A-related board activities he sits on the board of Koerber AG and About You and the digital advisory boards of Henkel and Oetker.Florian holds a doctorate’s degree in innovation management/entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University. He was a visiting scholar at the Wharton School. His research has been published in leading international journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of International Marketing, and Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft. Furthermore, Florian holds a masters degree in business administration from WHU Koblenz. During his studies, he was a fellow of "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" (German National Academic Foundation).
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Germany, Brazil, Portugal
Portfolio highlights
- itravel — itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content.
- Unicorn Workspaces — Unicorn offers work solutions for teams of all sizes with flexible terms and independent of high market rental prices. It is a fast-growing shared office provider, with 21 workspaces in Berlin, Potsdam, Cologne, Munich, Hamburg, and LisbonTheir vision of “Workspace as a Service” is reflected in their all-inclusive offer, and support fromcommunity baristas. They combine their coffee expertise and community manager knowledge to provide seamless work experience. With their friendly attitude and eagerness to help, members and visitors will receive good advice and assistance.Each of their workspaces is equipped with a modern café, where they offer organic direct trade coffee and hot beverages for all of their members and guests. They also offer a small selection of cold drinks, salads, and desserts. The café functions as a central meeting point for their community.
- CODE University of Applied Sciences — Become a Software Engineer, Interaction Designer or Product Manager. Get a degree that prepares you for reality and allows you to work in interdisciplinary teams on projects you care about.
Lothar Stein - Mentor @ SINN Power
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- Information Technology, Energy, Railroad
- Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- KONUX — KONUX combines Machine Learning algorithms and IoT to deliver software-as-a-service solutions for operation, monitoring, and maintenance process automation
- SINN Power — SINN Power develops innovative wave energy technology to supply people worldwide with clean and reliable energy from ocean waves.
Michael Wax is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Forto.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- NUMOS — NUMOS is an insurance tech platform.
- Parloa — Transform your customer service with our customized, enterprise-ready contact center AI platform across all channels.
- how.fm — Training software for better onboarding processes and digital store floor management. Train staff with no effort and language barriers.
Tim is a global entrepreneur and venture investor. He started his first company bonial.com in 2008 and sold it to German media conglomerate Axel Springer SE in 2011. In 2013, Tim relocated to South East Asia and has since co-founded and invested in many successful consumer internet companies through his private internet holding company Asia VentureGroup. Those companies have successfully raised several hundred million USD in follow-on venture capital and employ several thousand employees across the global. Those companies include HappyFresh, iPrice Group, iMoney (sold to iSelect), FlowerChimp, audibene (sold to Sivantos/EQT), Scalable Capital (sold to BlackRock), Jewelcandle (sold to Equistone), Vicampo (sold to Burda), CARS24, Movinga, Homebell, Fave, Stoyo and many more.
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- Marketplace, Rental Property, Real Estate
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany, Thailand, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Alpakas — Alpacas, in the storm of delivery services, offer a real alternative. With their e-cargo bikes, they deliver sustainable products, sustainably packaged, directly to their homes. Those delivery products include fresh foods, pastries, beverages, household products, and beauty care. They offer gift packs for new products and on a weekly sales basis.
- MYNE Homes — MYNE-Miteigentum ist der clevere Weg in die eigene Traum-Ferienimmobilie! Immoblieneigentum im Share-Deal | Nur anteilige Kosten | Professionell verwaltet
- PropertyScout — PropertyScout is a proptech startup that builds an end-to-end rental and sale platform for owners, agents, buyers, and tenants. The startup is connecting over 1,800 agents and agencies with buyers, renters, and owners, servicing thousands of satisfied customers every month. PropertyScout leverages its database of more than 200,000 properties, itstechnology platform, and its centralized operations to digitize and automate 90% of the real estate transaction. This frees up agents’ time to professionally and efficiently communicate with buyers, renters, owners and co-agents to deliver outstanding service and close transactions faster. Providing a transparent and trusted experience, PropertyScout has quickly become the favorite go-to place for buying, selling, and renting real estate in Thailand, as proven by hundreds of five-star reviews.
Felix is an active entrepreneur and business angel. A WHU graduate, Felix was one of the first MDs of Rocket Internet, responsible for many of the initial companies incubated in 2007-2009. He went on to start Home24 in 2009 and run it as Co-CEO until 2014. In 2015 he started german hybrid real estate agent McMakler as founding investor and has beenrunning the company as executive Chairman and CEO since then. His current and past private business angel investments include Zalando, Auto1 Group, HomeToGo, among others.
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- Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- 42 Watt — 42 Watt is an energy conservation consultancy which strives to reduce costs, save energy and protect the climate.
- Kursinsel — We empower children to discover their interests and pursue their passions from the comfort of their homes. Providing access to a large variety of interactive online courses from drawing, dancing, science to Minecraft and many more.
- Getpaid — Payments infrastructure for B2B marketplaces, wholesalers and SaaS platforms. B2B checkout to process all B2B transactions online & offline | payout instantly | automate complex money flows, end-to-end reconciliation.
Andreas Kupke is the COO at Finanzcheck.de.
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- Drones, Biotechnology, Satellite Communication
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- GovRadar — GovRadar accelerates and simplifies the procurement process for the public sector. Our procurement platform helps public authorities procure innovations efficiently - automated and in compliance with procurement law. The SaaS solution generates tender documents in a few clicks rather than months.
- Urban Ray — Urban Ray makes goods accessible anytime for everyone.
- OKAPI:Orbits — OKAPI:Orbits is a SaaS startup dedicated to making space travel more sustainable through Collision Avoidance Software for satellites.
Christian Vollmann is the Chairman Of The Board at nebenan.de.
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- Software, Internet, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany, Ireland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- xolo — Xolo is a 3D printing firm that offers a volumetric printing solution to various industries.
- marta — German Version below:marta offers a market place for families, people in need of care and European caregivers. We believe that, on the one hand everyone has the right to receive appropriate care and to age with dignity and on the other hand caregivers should be able to do their work under fair conditions.We are working on software solutions toconnect caregivers with families across Europe and we support both parties during the entire process. In our own families we have seen that the current market is characterized by non-transparent services and does not deliver adequate quality. It is out mission to change that.That is why we at marta pursue the goal of making things better by applying our software solutions to fundamentally rebuilding the "24-hour" care market.Deutsche Version:marta bietet einen Marketplatz für Familien, pflegebedürftige Menschen und europäische Pflegekräfte. Aus unserer Sicht, hat zum einen jede/r das Recht darauf, angemessene Pflege zu erhalten und in Würde zu altern und zum anderen sollten Pflegekräfte unter fairen Bedingungen ihre Arbeit machen können.Wir arbeiten an dem Bau von Softwarelösungen, um Pflegekräfte mit Familien in ganz Europa zu verbinden und während der Betreuung zu begleiten. In unseren eigenen Familien haben wir gesehen, dass der derzeitige Markt von intransparenten Dienstleistungen geprägt ist und keine angemessene Qualität liefert.Deswegen verfolgen wir bei marta das Ziel, es durch unsere Softwarelösungen besser zu machen und den Markt der "24-Stunden" Pflege grundlegend neu aufzubauen.
- Meine Erde — Meine Erde is a provider of ecological burial option in Europe.
Matthias Wilrich is the VP Vehicles and Supply Chain at TIER Mobility.
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- E-Commerce, Delivery Service, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, Austria, Malaysia
Portfolio highlights
- Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
- MAYD — MAYD provides telepharmacy platform providing healthcare-related goods in a convenient way by delivering it to doorstep.
- HELLO INSIDE — HELLO INSIDE is a scientific self care company empowering people to have data-driven conversations with their bodies. Unlock your best self.
Jochen Engert - Founder & CEO @ FlixBus
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- Software, Rental, Travel
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
- LANCH — LANCH is a startup that provides a virtual kitchen and food delivery service.
- WeSki — Experience winter's magic with WeSki. Explore, and compare endless ski holiday combinations and build your perfect ski package holiday in just few clicks.
Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.
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- Mobile, Internet, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, France, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
- Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
- Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS
Joachim Drees was born on November 20, 1964 in Düsseldorf.He studied business administration at the University of Stuttgart and did his MBA at Portland State University.Following his degree, he worked at various management consultant firms and the privatization agency (Treuhandanstalt) in Berlin. Drees held managerial positions in the DaimlerTruck Group and at Mercedes-Benz Trucks from 1996 onward, including as Commercial Director of the Gaggenau Transmissions Unit and as Head of Commercial Vehicle Controlling.In 2006, Joachim Drees joined British investment company HgCapital LLP as Partner for Portfolio Management.From 2012 onward, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Drees & Sommer AG with responsibility for Finance & Controlling, M&A, Human Resources, Administration, and Internationalization Support.Joachim Drees has been CEO of MAN SE and of MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Truck & Bus AG) since 2015.He is also a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE.
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- Railroad, Software, Logistics
- Seed
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- CO2OPT — We help carriers to resolve the dilemma between emission reduction targets and low profit margins by delivering an AI tool which optimizes their tire management. We enable logistics carriers to save fuel costs and CO2 emissions by up to 10% by delivering1. A neutral match making tool that determines the best tire - vehicle match 2. Monthlysubscription pricing models for our services 3. Operational suggestions to increase the tire life cycle incl. Retread 4. CO2 emission reduction certificates that prove the achieved savings 5. Working capital friendly tire mgmt. contracts
- Driveblocks — driveblocks' Mapless Autonomy Platform enables heavy duty vehicles to reliably detect objects and perceive their sourrounding without relying on high-definition maps. It's applications are container terminals, mining, agriculture, and hub-to-hub logistics. The technology unlocks cost-saving potentials, safety improvements and more efficient workflows.
- AWAKE Mobility — AWAKE Mobility is a Data Science Startup, that supports bus operators with digital transformation.
Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors.He has over $300 million in exits and 150 angel investments. Fabrice has served as CEO for three multinational companies and has an impressive track record as an early investor in Alibaba, Lending Club, Delivery Hero and Brightroll.Fabrice is currentlyinvesting in startups and building companies through FJ Labs, which he cofounded with business partner Jose Marin. Fabrice is also co-founder and executive chairman of Beepi, a next generation used car marketplace. Beepi recently raised $60 million in series B funding.Prior to FJ Labs and Beepi, Fabrice was co-founder and co-CEO of OLX, one of the largest websites in the world with over 200 million unique visitors per month. The company operates in 40 countries and has over 1,200 employees. OLX is the largest classifieds site in India, Brazil, Pakistan, Poland, Ukraine, Portugal and many other emerging markets.Before OLX, Fabrice was co-founder and CEO of Zingy, one of the largest wireless media companies in the Americas. Fabrice successfully grew the business to $200 million in sales in four years.Fabrice started his entrepreneurial journey in 1998, at 23, when he co-founded and was CEO of Aucland. Soon after, Aucland grew into one of the largest auction sites in Europe. Before his entrepreneurial endeavors, Fabrice worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.Fabrice holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996, and was awarded the Halbert White prize, given to the most distinguished economics student, as well as The Wolfe Balleisen memorial prize, awarded for best thesis.In his free time, Fabrice likes to travel the world, kitesurf, play tennis, and blog about his personal and professional life at www.fabricegrinda.com.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- OTPless — Experience the future of user authentication with OTPLESS. Our one-tap sign-in solution eliminates the need for passwords and OTPs, offering a secure, convenient, and user-friendly alternative.
- PIXmania.com — PIXmania is a pan-European electrical e-tailer operating in 26 countries. PIXmania has been growing its market positions across Europe while leveraging the benefits of being part of the Dixons Retail Group. Pixmania now serves more than 7 million customers over Europe with a wide range of product categories.
- Le Collectionist — Le Collectionist is a luxury travel brand offering the discerning traveller a selection of exquisite holiday rentals around the world with hotel-like services.
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