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Top 50 Blockchain Angel Investors in Germany in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Blockchain startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Blockchain companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Blockchain Angel Investors in Germany in December 2024

Investor	Blockchain Germany investments
Andrew Keys	3
Sekip Can Gokalp	2
Eric Ebert	1
Ash Egan	1
Jutta Steiner	1
Trent McConaghy	1
George Burke	1
Philippe Teixeira da Mota	1
Thomas Witt	1
Markus Ament	1
Andreas Bodczek	1
Ryan Sean Adams	1
Jakob Schreyer	1
Jason Choi	1
Jeremy Yap	1
Sebastian Herzog	1
Ganesh Swami	1
Werner Geissler	1
Tom O'Keefe	1
Marcus Erken	1
Johannes Schaback	1
David Osojnik	1
Florian Reike	1
Gregor Stuhler	1
Nitin Sharma	1
Robert Maier	1
Sundeep Ahuja	1
Charlie Songhurst	1
Heiko Rauch	1
Chris Leiter	1
Janis Zech	1
Sebastian Schmidt	1
Hesham Zreik	1
Jaesung Park	1
Mo Dong	1
Pranay Mohan	1
Florian von Bodman	1
Ravindra Kumar	1
Vel Kanniappan	1
Peter van Hardenberg	1
Christian Vollmann	1
Jesse Clayburgh	1
Rahul Sethuram	1
Anthony Sassano	1
Jason Choi	1
Declan Kelly	1
Valeria Kholostenko	1
Tim Draper	1
Jens Hewald	1
Philipp Treuner	1

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Andrew Keys is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Andrew Keys. He previously worked for ConsenSys as a Head of Global Business Development. Andrew Keys attended Loyola University Maryland.

Investment focus

Software, Finance, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Norway

Portfolio highlights

Stackr Labs — Micro-rollups to scale web3 applications
Zivoe Finance — Join Zivoe in disrupting predatory high-interest lending.
Ithaca Finance — Ithaca Finance a cross-chain derivatives trading and settlements protocol, is composed of an on-chain settlement layer with an innovative off-chain matching engine.

Şekip Can Gökalp is the founding partner of Mobilike, a mobile advertisement network. Gokalp's previous experience includes his time as a regional business development manager of Netlog and a part-time interactive marketing lecturer. He also contributes regularly to publications related to his field.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Banking
Seed, Funding Round
Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Aiden.ai — Aiden provides an AI analytics platform intended to assist marketers how to spend their budget efficiently. Its platform uses machine learning reading to analyze large sets of paid advertising data, enabling clients to proactively make changes to improve ROI of their manage multichannel paid acquisition campaigns easily.
Bitbond — Bitbond radically improves the issuance, settlement and custody of financial assets with the help of blockchain technology and tokenization.

Eric Ebert - Marketing and Communications Manager @ Zenkit

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Service Industry
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

Synctive — Synctive enables equipment-as-a-service and pay-per-use business models for machine and plant manufacturers.
Wundertax — Wundertax provides online tax returns filing and related services.
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.

Ash Egan is founder and general partner at Archetype focused on early stage blockchain and crypto investments. Before Archetype at Accomplice, Ash has led investments in Bison Trails, Coda, Near, amongst other crypto-networks and crypto-enabled companies. Previously, he was a founding Principal on the venture team at ConsenSys, the largestblockchain company in the world, where he co-led early stage investments. Ash began his career in venture capital at Converge VC, where he focused primarily on blockchain/crypto and machine learning applications, and led the firm's investments in Chainalysis. Ash received his AB in American Politics from Princeton University where he captained the Men's Varsity Squash team and played on the National Champion Team in 2012. He is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and serves as an advisor at ConsenSys' Tachyon Accelerator, and mentors university students at Harvard Ventures. Ash received Forbes 30 Under 30 for Venture Capital in 2020 and has been published in Techcrunch, Coindesk, VentureBeat, and the Boston Globe.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Zerion — Zerion is an investing app that enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to access a suite of new financial products and services built on the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi). Simple, user-centered design is combined with a powerful tech stack that aggregates across every major decentralized exchange, offering users a single point of entryfor managing their digital assets with ease. Zerion is non-custodial, which means users never delegate their funds to the platform. This agile approach mitigates centralization risk and has allowed Zerion to operate globally since inception.
Myco — Myco lets people build digital communities which are co-owned by their members. We make it easy to manage an all-in-one community space for any niche or project, by merging fun social experiences with powerful business tools that can help large groups of people coordinate together online.
Syndicate — Infrastructure for powerful web3 products at scale

Jutta Steiner is the co-founder and CEO of Parity Technologies.Parity Technologies has developed the most advanced Ethereum client and has recently started a new blockchain network protocol called Polkadot—a pioneering work to address governance, interoperability, and scalability of blockchain technology and a fundamental building block of thefuture decentral Web 3. She previously served as Chief of Security for the Ethereum Foundation, overseeing security audit and integration prior to the launch of the public blockchain in 2015.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Series A
Germany, Estonia, Liechtenstein

Portfolio highlights

Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
Freatic — Building the monetization layer for your alpha
Celestia — Celestia is a modular data availability network that securely scales with the number of users, making it easy for anyone to launch their own blockchain.

Trent McConaghy is the founder of Ocean Protocol.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed, Initial Coin Offering, Seed
Germany, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
H2O — H2O is a data-backed stable asset with a managed float regime that serves as a medium of exchange and unit of account in decentralized data marketplaces.
Synesis One — Synesis One is a data crowdsourcing platform where anyone can earn $SNS by completing micro-tasks that train AI.

Passionate problem solver specializing in blockchain, cryptocurrency, health & wellness tech, biohacking.Product manager, marketer, & executive with a proven ability to recognize and capitalize on commercial opportunities. Conceived, launched and successfully exited three companies. 13+ years of experience in consumer product development& growth marketing.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Initial Coin Offering, Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

KILT Protocol — KILT Protocol is an open-source blockchain protocol for creating Web 3.0 credentials that are verifiable, revocable, and anonymous.KILT provides Internet Data Sovereignty and puts users in control of their data, allowing them to choose which data to share, when, with whom, and why. It's a blockchain protocol that creates a distributed onlinetrust market to help people manage their online trust connections.It was founded in 2018 and is based in Berlin, Berlin.
Field Complete — Free software for any field service company looking to improve operations and become more profitable! Get access to free home services management software.
Movement Labs — Movement Labs is on a mission to create a global community of Move Builders, working together to improve decentralized network user experience.

Co-founder of Shapers. Previously Partner at Hedosophia.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Cloover — Cloover provides a flexible financing solution that allows you to rent renewable technologies and make savings from day 1, completely risk and worry free!
Palm — Cash Management for the Modern Treasury
Kontigo — We help underbanked gig workers in Latam build credit and access group financing where small groups of family or friends lend and save money together. Users can validate their income from multiple sources such as gig apps, catalog sales, and open finance (Uber, Rappi, Didi, Indriver, Avon, and all major banks). After verifying the income wedirectly offer them group savings and group loans, without leaving WhatsApp, their primary messaging app.

Thomas Witt

Investment focus

CMS, SaaS, Software
Pre-Seed, Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

w3.fund — A vibrant Web3 fund, involved in all things around web3 investments in ventures and digital assets, web3 media and bringing together likeminded people.
JustRelate — JustRelate helps medium-sized as well as large companies and public institutions building Digital Experience Platforms (DXP).
Scrivito — Scrivito is a decoupled/headless enterprise web CMS designed to be the flexible basis for all your websites and apps. It delivers content to all kinds of channels and devices.

Serial FinTech entrepreneur, Markus Ament, or Maex as he is known, has led many companies from early-stage startups to global leaders, loved by thousands worldwide. He is currently CEO and co-founder at Centrifuge with the mission to create an operating system for global commerce, in order to fundamentally change how businesses transact andcollaborate. Maex is co-founder and member of the board of Taulia and has transformed the company from an idea in 2009 to the market leading Financial Supply Chain company, connecting businesses to create a more efficient and profitable supply chain. With an enviable list of the of Fortune 500 clients and over 300 employees, Taulia has quickly become the recognized leader in the financial supply chain.

Investment focus

Software, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Germany, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
Anything World — Anything World is a platform that allows you to play with any object you can imagine using the power of your voice.

Andreas Bodczek is passionate tech entrepreneur, seasoned board room executive, global mindset. Backing fellow entrepreneurs as active early-stage tech investor, and Point Nine Capital board partner. Co-founded, scaled and sold Fyber. Former CEO of Telefónica Deutschland, MD of Telefónica UK, member of Bertelsmann’s junior managementprogram.Excited about bold ideas in mobility, digital health, blockchain beyond crypto currencies.Interested in private equity operating partner assignments, management buy-in/buy-out scenarios, buy-and-build strategies, tech distress/transformation opportunities.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bitbond — Bitbond radically improves the issuance, settlement and custody of financial assets with the help of blockchain technology and tokenization.
Donut — Donut helps people discover new ways to build wealth, by providing the easiest and most trusted way to save & earn high yield with DeFi. Donut was founded in 2018 and is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin.
Weflow — All-in-one workspace to manage your Salesforce pipeline, notes & to-dos. Designed for sales teams who like to move with speed.

Ryan Sean Adams

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Rep3 — Rep3 is a Web3 community management application. Rep3 uses gamification methods to assist lps encryption projects in managing communities, members, and contributions.
Pimlico — Leverage Pimlico to get more users by unlocking the full potential of gas sponsorships.
Soul Wallet — Soul Wallet is a smart contract wallet.

Jakob is CEO of orderbird, a berlin based start-up. Before co-founding orderbird AG, Jakob worked as a marketing and strategy consultant for Red Bull‘s lead agency Kastner&Partners in NYC and a german based start up in San Francisco, planing the US market entry.

Investment focus

EdTech, FinTech, Software
Pre-Seed, Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

NAO — NAO curates innovative and hard-to-find investments and creates unprecedented access to sustainable, long-term wealth creation through crowdinvesting.
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.
Bling.de — The pocket money card and app that empowers children & teens to be money-smart. Safe, simple and educational.

Jason Choi is Venture Investor at Contrary Capital.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Singapore, United States, Norway

Portfolio highlights

Encode Club — Learn crypto with our web3 education community. Get learning. Get building. Get hired. Get funding.
Hashflow — Tight spreads. Zero slippage. MEV-resistant.
LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

Jeremy is a full time angel from Singapore who invests across USA/Canada, Europe, and Israel.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Dust — Dust is a platform for creating sophisticated processes based on large language models and semantic search.
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Terminal 3 — We empower an equitable Web3 future

Sebastian initiated and built the Lufthansa Innovation Hub GmbH in Berlin, where he pursues intensive collaboration with startups, develops creative and innovative travel-products and gets things done. The former positions held at Lufthansa include those of the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Lufthansa Group and the Manager for Market &Fleet Development. Sebastian has spearheaded numerous internal innovation initiatives. He is increasingly looking at airlines as an open platform – both in terms of infrastructure and data – and is persistently rethinking the entire travel chain to make collaboration with startups more attractive and effective. Having founded his own company, Sebastian constantly moves between the corporate culture and the startup spirit. Additionally, he is a startup mentor; a speaker and a panellist at various events about future travel and innovation.

Investment focus

Web3, Security, Software
Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

AuditOne — Looking for a smart contract audit? Look no further. AuditOne gathers qualified auditors providing quality and affordable smart contract audits.

Ganesh is the CEO & Co-founder of Covalent – a blockchain data analytics company. Covalent is bringing transparency and visibility to the blockchain space. Ganesh is a serial entrepreneur and has over a decade of experience in big data analytics. He started his career in building protein simulation algorithms to solve cancer.

Investment focus

Blockchain, B2B, Developer Tools
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, Germany, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Onmeta — Onmeta
Shardeum — Shardeum is an EVM-based, linearly scalable smart contract platform that maintains low gas fees while providing true decentralization and solid security
BuidlersTribe — Buidlers Tribe is an incubator that takes founders/startups from idea/proof-of-concept/MVP stage and works with them to build companies. They focus on Web3 companies and are platform agnostic. They vet appropriate startups for investors according to the investor’s needs and have access to various experts in the blockchain field.

A native of Germany, Werner spent 2 years with the German Air Force before graduating with an MBA from the University of Cologne.He has held positions of increasing responsibility in Brand and General Management and worked in several of our categories including Household Care, Cosmetics and Fragrances, Baby Care, Tissue Towels, and Hair Care.He has led operations in Germany; Turkey/Caucasian and Central Asian Republics; Northeast Asia/Japan; and Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has helped integrate several acquired businesses during his career.He regularly engages in the communities in which he has lived and holds an honorary doctorate from the International University in Geneva, as well as an honorary ambassadorship from Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City, Japan for which he developed a marketing strategy to attract more foreign direct investments. Werner Geissler has served as Vice Chairman of Global Operations at Procter & Gamble since July 2007.After earning an MBA at the University of Cologne (Germany), Mr Geissler joined Procter & Gamble Germany in 1979 as Assistant Brand Manager. He progressed to Brand Manager of Meister Proper (1982) and Pampers (1983), became Marketing Manager of Procter & Gamble Germany (1985-1988) and then Marketing Director of Procter & Gamble Netherlands (1988-1989). Moving back to Germany, he became Category Manager, Detergents (1989-1991) and then General Manager, Cosmetics and Fragrances (1991-1994). This was followed by a series of more senior management postions: Vice President and General Manager, Fine Fragrances-Western Hemisphere, Procter & Gamble Europe (1994-1996), Vice President and General Manager, Tissue/Towel and Cotton Products-Germany, Procter & Gamble Europe, Middle East and Africa (1996-1997), Vice President and General Manager, Laundry, Cleaning and Paper Products-Germany, Procter & Gamble Europe, Middle East and Africa (1997-1998), Vice President and General Manager, Turkey/Caucasia/Central Asia (1998-2001), President, Northeast Asia (2001-2004), and, prior to his current position, Group President, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (2004-2007).Mr Geissler is also advisor to the Governor of Hyogo Prefecture (Japan) and a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.He serves on the Executive Board of Lausanne-based IMD, the leading global institution for senior management education.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Blockchain
Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

peaq — Build decentralized applications for vehicles, machines and devices on the peaq network.

Tom O'Keefe

Investment focus

FinTech, GreenTech, Blockchain
Pre-Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

GreenTrade — GreenTrade is a marketplace for nature-based carbon credits and impact claims. The company accelerates the funding of new carbon projects by turning long-term purchase agreements into digital tradable assets and making them available for corporate buyers today. We're a team of experienced entrepreneurs, transforming the Voluntary Carbon Market($200B by 2050) by introducing the concept of Future Credits. Through long-term offtake agreements (ERPAs) with project developers, we’re securing future supply rights and turning them into digital assets (NFTs). Buyers are mitigating future price and access risk, while developers are able to secure funding for additional projects. Our mission is to mitigate climate change through realizing 1B TONNES OF CARBON CREDITS BY 2030. Short Video about us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVQehoqCv1Y

Happy and curious.Marcus is a founding partner of Sunfish Partners, an early stage VC that invests in deep tech startups from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).In addition, he has made angel investments throughout the world and co-lectures an annual university course in which students start their own companies.Previously, Marcus had theprivilege of working with more than 120 student startups at WHU’s university incubator, which he co-built.Marcus holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Business & Management from WHU Vallendar, a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Poland, Germany, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

liftOS — liftOS allows you to find, access and work with your SaaS tools without friction. Organise your data & apps and spend less time switching tabs.
AIRMO — Airmo is a space tech company that offers an independent data source that locates, quantifies, and tracks carbon dioxide and methane emissions through a small satellite constellation.
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.

Johannes Schaback is the CTO of SumUp and was a Co-founder and CTO at Visual Meta. He attended Technische Universität Berlin and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Funerals
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Germany

Portfolio highlights

SECJUR — Secjur provides a platform for automated compliance using AI. The startup's technology streamlines procedures in the Digital Compliance Office for areas including data security, anti-money laundering, and whistleblowing.
Packmatic — Packmatic finds the ideal flexible packaging solution for your product and lets you manage it online.
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.

David Osojnik

Investment focus

Blockchain, Content Creators, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Germany

Portfolio highlights

FUEL — Where everlasting fanbases are built

Florian Reike is the Co-Founder at Advanced Blockchain AG.

Investment focus

FinTech, Information Technology, Enterprise Software
Pre-Seed, Seed
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Abel — Abel is a technology platform that helps you lend to your business customers, capable of full automation and underpinned by the latest in risk intelligence. Our digital service automates origination, credit decisioning, loan servicing and ongoing risk monitoring front-to-back.
Forest Park — Your modern operating system for institutional lending, in T+1.
Unblock — Unblock is building a free, white-labelled, instant and local on and off-ramp to stable cryptocurrencies.

Gregor Stuhler is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scoutbee. He is experienced in operations leadership roles within heavy manufacturing brands like Wittenstein in Germany, Gregor leads scoutbee’s technical vision and product innovation.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Analytics
Seed, Pre-Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

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.
GlassDollar — GlassDollar is the go-to enabler of innovation partnering for large- and medium-sized corporations. Our marketplace of startup solutions and our Innovation Project management software help innovation teams to source, manage, and successfully scale impactful startup collaborations within their organizations.

For the last 10+ years, I've had the rare fortune of working with world-class entrepreneurs - as a venture or angel investor, startup team member or growth advisor - in the US and in India. Experience: US VC - Investor @ NEA India VC - Principal & Founding Member @ Lightbox (ex. Kleiner Perkins India and Sherpalo) Startup ops in the US- VP, Bus Dev and early employee @ EverFi (one of the largest edtech networks globally) Startup ops in India - Key leadership responsibilities related to 4 Lightbox companiesCurrently, I am especially spending a large portion of my time on blockchain startups and cryptocurrencies. INVESTING: Lots of learnings from working on early to growth stage investments. US: Millennial Media (IPO, acq. by AOL), OPOWER (IPO, acq. by Oracle), Gilt Groupe (acq. by Saks / Hudson Bay), ChannelAdvisor (IPO), AddThis (acq. by Oracle), EverFi, Suniva, Videology, Credibase, new crypto and blockchain projects India: Droom, Melorra, Paymate, Zoomin, Stalkbuylove, Fynd, The Better India, Mech MochaSTARTUP OPERATIONS: Hands-on experience in both hyper-growth and turnaround situations. Wore a few hats as an early employee and head of BD at EverFi (one of the largest edtech networks globally having served 16MM students and raised $250MM), led strategic finance projects for NEA companies Suniva and AddThis, and interned at InMobi. Owned or helped solve problems across strategy, M&A, senior hiring, int'l expansion and fundraising while working closely with management at Droom, Melorra, Paymate and Zoomin

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Learning
Pre-Seed, Seed
India, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Klub — India's leading Revenue Based Financing platform with a vision to revolutionize growth capital. Join the Klub for fast, fair & flexible funding.
StayQrious — We are replacing traditional schools with a virtual school that teaches real-world skills. Apply now for ages 8-10 and join the Neoschooling movement.
Molecule — Molecule is a collaborative platform, where stakeholders in drug development work together to accelerate the process of bringing novel therapeutics to patients. We connect leading researchers to investment opportunities by turning intellectual property and its development into a liquid and easily investable asset.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Education, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Germany

Portfolio highlights

a2zebra — a2zebra is a zebra company that specializes in instructional technology for elementary school kids.
Synctive — Synctive enables equipment-as-a-service and pay-per-use business models for machine and plant manufacturers.
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.

Sundeep Ahuja is a founder, investor & author currently running Climate Capital, a leading early stage climate investor with 300+ portfolio companies; more @ https://www.climatecapital.co/

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Estonia, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Ordinary Seafood — We are a consumer facing food-tech company using the power of plant protein and biotechnology to deliver the next generation of sustainable seafood. Our mission is to bring balance back into our food system by offering delicious and healthy seafood alternatives.
GreenTrade — GreenTrade is a marketplace for nature-based carbon credits and impact claims. The company accelerates the funding of new carbon projects by turning long-term purchase agreements into digital tradable assets and making them available for corporate buyers today. We're a team of experienced entrepreneurs, transforming the Voluntary Carbon Market($200B by 2050) by introducing the concept of Future Credits. Through long-term offtake agreements (ERPAs) with project developers, we’re securing future supply rights and turning them into digital assets (NFTs). Buyers are mitigating future price and access risk, while developers are able to secure funding for additional projects. Our mission is to mitigate climate change through realizing 1B TONNES OF CARBON CREDITS BY 2030. Short Video about us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVQehoqCv1Y
Pina Earth — Unlocking carbon markets for European forest owners

Charles Songhurst is a founding partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies.Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skypeacquisition. Before running corporate strategy, Charles was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry.Prior, Charles was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Stelia — Stelia stands at the forefront of the AI infrastructure revolution and is driving the transition from Internet 2.0, designed for data movement, to Internet 3.0, designed for data mobility, enabling the seamless flow and processing of data across diverse environments. With its ground-breaking HyperBand platform, Stelia enables businesses toharness the full potential of AI. The company's mission is to become the backbone of the next generation of data mobility, empowering organizations across industries to accelerate innovation, optimize operations, and drive transformative growth. Stelia will be at the gravitational centre of the AI infrastructure ecosystem – a trusted partner and catalyst for change that brings together forward-thinking businesses, technology leaders, and industry experts to shape the future of AI. It was founded in 2021 and is located in London, United Kingdom.
Lodestar — Lodestar is a next-gen robotics company building a fully-integrated solutions to construct, restore and protect high-value assets in space.
Briefcase — Briefcase is an AI-powered tool for bookkeeping and month-end automation designed specifically for professional services practices.

Co-Founder of UFOstart

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Spain, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

CodeOp — Coding Academy Empowering Women, Trans, and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals in Tech. Join Us to Bridge the Gender Gap and Boost Your Career!
VisionAI — VisionAI is a rebellious research lab crafting products to enhance and grow online shops with visual and text-based AI. Experience our new website.
Modelmanagement.com — Model Management connects new faces and models with scouts, international modeling agencies and model photographers.

Early stage investor in techbio

Investment focus

Software, Blockchain, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed
Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

ReSync Bio — ReSync Bio is a scientific software firm that develops solutions to help biopharmaceutical companies accelerate their drug discovery processes.
Molecule — Molecule is a collaborative platform, where stakeholders in drug development work together to accelerate the process of bringing novel therapeutics to patients. We connect leading researchers to investment opportunities by turning intellectual property and its development into a liquid and easily investable asset.

Janis Zech is the Founder and CEO at Weflow.

Investment focus

B2B, Banking, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round
United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Bitbond — Bitbond radically improves the issuance, settlement and custody of financial assets with the help of blockchain technology and tokenization.
JOBOX.ai — JOBOX.ai is a B2B stealth mode AI startup disrupting the on-demand economy.
Masters — Train mind and body on the Masters app with full workout programs designed and run by the world's best athletes. Join today and start training like a pro.

Sebastian Schmidt

Investment focus

Software, Analytics, Blockchain
Pre-Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

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.

Hesham Zreik is the Founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator. He has co-founded over 100 startups as a technical co-founder and invested in them as an angel investor. Under his leadership, FasterCapital has expanded its network to include over 1,000 regional partners, 1,000 mentors, and 200 partnerships with incubators,accelerators, and venture funds. The organization has helped over 300 startups raise more than $1 billion.Zreik began programming in 1989 with Basic, transitioning to QBasic in 1992. He ranked 7th in the Baccalaureate exams and earned an engineering degree at HIAST, followed by a DBA at Edinburgh Business School and a Master’s in Computer Information Science from AABFS.In 2018, Forbes ranked him #39 among the top 50 investors based on his investment activity and successful exits. He has invested in over 100 startups, co-founded more than 40, and has served as a mentor and board member for various companies. Zreik's investment interests include AI, fintech, blockchain, e-commerce, IoT, HR, and B2B startups.His portfolio includes companies such as Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX. In 2002, he founded ZGroup Mobile, growing it to a valuation of $2.5–$3.25 million by 2005. The company was a candidate for acquisition by Incagold plc.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Angel Investor

Investment focus

Information Technology, Apps, Gaming
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

bitsCrunch — Forensic and AI-powered NFT analytics that fight wash trading, fraud and give accurate value for digital assets.
Bunch — Bunch is your your place to talk, share and play together
EthStorage — EthStorage is a crypto startup and It is a storage rollup built on top of ethereum.

Mo Dong is a Co-Founder of Celer Network. Mo received his Ph.D. from UIUC. He was founding engineer and product manager at Veriflow, working on network formal verification. He is an expert in applying algorithmic game theory to protocol design and teaches full-stack smart contract courses with hundreds of students graduated.

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, UX Design
Funding Round
Germany

Portfolio highlights

LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

Pranay Mohan is the Co-founder of Nomad.

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, UX Design
Funding Round
Germany

Portfolio highlights

LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

Florian von Bodman is the CEO of Blue Lake Ventures.

Investment focus

Web3, Security, Software
Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

AuditOne — Looking for a smart contract audit? Look no further. AuditOne gathers qualified auditors providing quality and affordable smart contract audits.

Ravindra Kumar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Frontier Wallet. He was formerly the CTO of InstaDApp and Woodstock, is a smart contract developer, an Android developer, and computing polyglot.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Ethereum, Internet
Seed, Funding Round
India, Germany, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

VELAR — VELAR is a Multi-Feature DeFi App with Bitcoin Finality.
bitsCrunch — Forensic and AI-powered NFT analytics that fight wash trading, fraud and give accurate value for digital assets.
Router Protocol — Router Protocol is a Cross Chain Bridge. Currently live on Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Building an interoperable cross chain future of the blockchain ecosystem.

Vel Kanniappan is the Senior Vice President – Finance, responsible for all global finance functions at NIUM.Vel Kanniappan is with UiPath as Vice President – Global Business & Finance Operations, responsible for the Commercial finance organization for the Asia Pacific, and is also a vital member of the global finance organization.Vel joinedTekion in 2017 at a very early stage when the organization had 20 employees. Being the only qualified finance professional in the organization, he was responsible for managing the global finance and operations (Global Facilities, Procurement, IT Infrastructure, SOC Certifications, Payroll, Compliances, etc.) in addition to product design and management. He was responsible for conceptualizing and building the finance modules for Tekion’s product offering, including designing wireframes and UX. He was involved in three rounds of funding and actively interacted with the investors during the funding and periodical reporting, which included Index Ventures, Storm Ventures, Airbus Ventures, General Motors, BMW i Ventures, Alliance Ventures, and few car dealerships in the Bay Area. Vel joined EMC Corporation in 2002. In a career spanning 15 years with EMC and its group companies, which included 9 years at VMware, Vel managed the Controllership for the Asia Pacific and also managed the global finance organization, which included an end to end ownership for Procure to Pay, T&E, General Ledger Accounting, Global Payroll (Except US), Accounts Receivable (Collections targets of close to $ 3 B per quarter). Vel was also the first employee of EMC and VMware in India and was responsible for growing their operations to 10,000+ employees in India. Vel managed a global team, including a shared services team of 250+ professionals.By qualification, Vel is a Certified Public Accountant from Arizona State-USA, Certified Management Accountant-USA, Certified Internal Auditor-USA, Project Management Professional-USA,He is also a Chartered Accountant-India, Cost & Management Accountant-India, Company Secretary-India, Bachelor of Law-India, Bachelor of Commerce-India.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Payments
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
India, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Revoh — Electric vehicle powertrain manufacturing company primarily focused on 2 wheeler and 3 wheeler segment.
Frigate — Frigate Engineering Services Private Limited bridges the gap between innovation and practice, by imparting clever and inventive ideas proposed by startups or industries and building mthe to life by ingeniously planning and designing the said idea into well-engineered products using sustainable design processes.At Frigate, we aim to achievesimplicity in complex tasks by designing and producing products that would be of great use for small scale businesses, farmers and even us in our day to day lives. We find and solve various problem statements identified in the daily world and build from scratch, interesting eco-friendly products/prototypes based on the required need.Our Manufacturing Capabilities ranging from1.Sheet metal Fabrication-Light Engineering from MS to SS to Aluminium. 2.Heavy Engineering fabrication starting from 5 tons-10 tons 3.All kinds of machining with in-house lathe, VMC and laser cutting facilities 4.3D printing from FDM,SLS,SLA 5.Injection Moulding and die making 6.Vaccum casting
bitsCrunch — Forensic and AI-powered NFT analytics that fight wash trading, fraud and give accurate value for digital assets.

Peter van Hardenberg is the Lab Director / CEO at Ink & Switch. He previously worked at Auth0 as a Board Member. Peter Van Hardenberg attended the University of Victoria.

Investment focus

Software, Blockchain, Operating Systems
Series A
Germany

Portfolio highlights

Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.

Christian Vollmann is the Chairman Of The Board at nebenan.de.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Series A
Germany, Ireland, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

OXOLO — Omaslot merupakan agen situs slot online gacor setiap hari yang telah terverifikasi sebagai salah satu agen situs slot online terpercaya dan telah menjadi agen judi online terbaik yang menawarkan berbagai pilihan permainan terlengkap hanya dalam satu akun.
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.

Jesse Clayburgh

Investment focus

Software, iOS, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
Gradia Health — Gradia is an integrated, concierge care platform designed for clinics to support patients with chronic conditions.
Superdao — Tools to start, manage, and grow a decentralized autonomous organization

Rahul Sethuram - Partner @ Lone Wolf Partners

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Ethereum
Funding Round, Seed
Germany, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Stackr Labs — Micro-rollups to scale web3 applications
WalletConnect — Reown gives developers the tools to build user experiences that make digital ownership effortless, intuitive, and secure. Explore now
LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

Anthony Sassano is a Product Marketing Manager at Set Labs. He attended La Trobe University.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Zaros Finance — Zaros is a protocol that provides efficient liquidity, boosts staking rewards from LSTs, and aims to become the preferred liquidity hub for on-chain derivatives.
Creadibly Neutral — Credibly Neutral is a builder-led early stage venture fund investing $50-250k in protocols, infrastructure, and crypto SaaS.
Horizon Blockchain Games — We make web3 easy, fun, and accessible for users and builders.

Jason Choi is Venture Investor at Contrary Capital.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Singapore, United States, Norway

Portfolio highlights

Arch — The pioneering network for building bridgeless apps directly on Bitcoin. Arch makes it easy to deploy interoperable smart contract-like programs on the L1, without fracturing liquidity or taking on bridge risk.
Hashflow — Tight spreads. Zero slippage. MEV-resistant.
LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

Founder of Foreword.vc, an early-stage micro fund backing startups throughout their initial chapters. Also advisor at Web Summit and EiR at Seedcamp. Previously covering Europe for Techstars Ventures and founding member of Web Summits venture fund, Amaranthine.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Werk — Werk is building a construction labor marketplace, that matches workers internationally to any country, all while automating the paperwork and HR. Our community provides trade union benefits, globally. Think of it as a mix of Deel & LinkedIn, but for construction that disrupts the European gray economy. Werk is building a digital identity forthe workers building our homes and offices.
Payable — Scale your business with our payment operations API and dashboard. Track, reconcile and make payments instantly.
Gradient Labs — Gradient Labs is an AI firm developing an operating system for AI agents to automate manual, repetitive tasks.

Valeria Kholostenko has almost 20 years of experience helping accelerate innovation and growth. From 2017-2018, Valeria oversaw international collaborations between organizations exploring Ethereum enabled technologies as the Head of Development and Global Community at ConsenSys New York. Valeria's passion for driving global expansion tookher to advise LUKSO Blockchain, founded by the creator of the ERC20 standard for Ethereum, with positioning, and eventually as CMO in Berlin. At Parity Technologies, Valeria focused on collaborations with Polkadot investor network, education about Polkadot, startup incubation, and corporate engagement to drive the adoption of the network. After heading up Partnerships at Reef Finance, Valeria took over the role of CMO and continued to build out the Reef ecosystem, hiring all the marketing team leads, optimizing investor realtions, and negotiations with all agency partners. Venture building has always been one of Valeria’s passions, particularly the opportunity to connect venture to promising startups. In 2020, through her expansive global venture network, Valeria raised capital for more than 15 blockchain companies built primarily on Polkadot and Polygon. Most recently Valeria lead the marketing team for one of the leading Parachains in Polkadot as CMO. Currently looking at projects with the right synergies for early 2023. If you are interested in working together, please say hello!

Investment focus

Financial Services, Information Technology, Gaming
Seed
United States, Germany, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Lukso — LUKSO is an open blockchain ecosystem specifically created for the fashion and lifestyle industry, providing a decentralized innovation and trust infrastructure for fashion brands, start-ups and customers. It offers the foundation for new forms of automated economic interactions and sustainable ownership management.The LUKSO architectureencourages its users to design and deploy an infinite number of innovative features for the modern fashion system: it opens up digital wardrobes and sharing economies, secures IP rights and authenticity, enables omnichannel communications and novel ways of funding collections.
Tidal Finance — Tidal Finance is the first flexible DeFi insurance platform and marketplace, offering the highest APYs in the industry.
Cross The Ages — Cross The Ages is a universe in which fantasy and science fiction come together. The two worlds share the single continent of Artellium. To the west lies Arkhante, masters of magic and summoning. To the east, the city-continent Mantris is home to ultra-connected multicultural people whose technology has invaded everyday life.The young Malkha,surrounded by her seven Primus, reigns from the capital, Babylonia. To the west, the city-continent Mantris is home to Neurotechs, an ultra-connected multicultural people whose technology has invaded everyday life. The Amortals, humans who have transferred their minds to super-AIs, run the corporations for which the citizen-shareholders of Mantris work.

Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

GALY — Saving Our Planet by Transitioning the World to Cellular Agriculture
Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
Zest Protocol — Zest Protocol enables users to put their Bitcoin to work. Earn more BTC, or borrow against your BTC.

Jens Hewald is the Co-Founder of Soonami.io and UFOstart. He previously worked at Agrilution as an investor. Jens Hewald attended HTW Berlin.

Investment focus

Internet, Finance, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Itembase — Leading Companies use Itembase to onboard merchants across Commerce Systems with enterprise-grade integration and scalability features.
SPRK.global — AI-driven technology platform approach to eliminate food waste in the supply chain, while driving down climate damage. Become a partner and scale the impact.
UFOstart — We are an international community of independent marketers, developers, and product managers with a common passion for digital marketing, blockchain, and web3 technologies. We combine our decades-long digital marketing experience with over 6 years of blockchain experience to enable decentralized projects to perform successful marketing.