Top 10 eSports Angel Investors in Germany (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Christian Edler
Angel
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2 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $497k–$100M |
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany | Series A, Series B | Sports, eSports, Mobile | $6M–$10M |
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Brian Distelburger
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | SaaS, Software, Events | $250k–$17M |
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Al Tylis
Angel
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1 | Germany | Series A | Sports, eSports, Video Games | |
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Dan Gilbert
Angel
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1 | United States, Israel, Germany | Series A, Series B, Seed | Video, Sports, Content | $1.6M–$90M |
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Andrey Belousov
Angel
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1 | Germany | Pre-Seed | Gaming, eSports, Internet | |
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Sumit Gupta
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany, Argentina | Seed, Post-IPO Equity | SaaS, Digital Entertainment, Gaming | $500k–$2M |
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Joseph Tsai
Angel
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1 | United States, China, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series D | Sports, Fashion, E-Commerce | $3.2M–$6.1M |
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YuChiang Cheng
Angel
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1 | United States, Germany | Seed, Series A | eSports, Video Games, Gaming | $3.5M–$17M |
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Myke Naef
Angel
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1 | Switzerland, Germany, United States | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | FinTech, SaaS, Sports | $10M–$18M |
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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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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 80
- Round size: Seed $700k–$8.7M; Pre-Seed $497k–$11M; Series A $1.1M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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!
- Weflow — All-in-one workspace to manage your Salesforce pipeline, notes & to-dos. Designed for sales teams who like to move with speed.
- Visual Layer — Visual Layer is a Tel Aviv based startup providing visual data management platform that scales to billion images and videos.
John Sherman "JuJu" Smith-Schuster is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
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- Industry: Sports, eSports, Mobile
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Series A $6M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sleeper — Fastest live scores, standings, and player updates across NFL, NBA, CBB, MLB, NHL, and WNBA
- Art of Sport — Art of Sport is a complete line of daily essential body and skin care products made for athletes. Powered by high performance skincare science, fresh scents, clean formulas, and natural botanical ingredients. Shop Aluminum-Free Deodorant, Charcoal Body Wash, Body Spray, Body Bar Soap, Lotion, Shampoo and more.
- GRID Esports — Grid Esports is an esports-focused data analysis company.
Brian Distelburger is based out of New York and is the Co-Founder of Windmill. Brian previously worked at Food Genius as a Chairman. Brian Distelburger attended Cornell University.
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- Industry: SaaS, Software, Events
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $250k–$6.5M; Series A $550k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Lyte — Lyte is the live event industry's only demand-first end-to-end ticketing solution. Lyte enhances your ticketing, ensuring events are full and fans happy.
- The Vendry — The Vendry is a digital marketplace and professional community for the events industry. By joining The Vendry, event professionals get free access to RFP tools that help them source venues and vendors for their events, an exclusive jobs board, discussion forums and networking opportunities, and other resources to keep up with industry news and seekinspiration for their own events. As of September 2021, The Vendry has over 17,500 members and has helped plan thousands of live and virtual events.
- GreenPlaces — Gain visibility into your carbon emissions, reduce your environmental impact, and reach your company's sustainability goals with ease.
Al Tylis
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- Industry: Sports, eSports, Video Games
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
Dan Gilbert is the Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans. He previously worked at StockX as an Investor. Dan Gilbert attended Wayne State University.
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- Industry: Video, Sports, Content
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, Israel, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Series A $1.6M–$90M; Series B $10M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- dub — The first Copy-Trading platform for stocks. Copy anyone's investments. For free. Regulated Broker-Dealer member FINRA and SIPC & FDIC insured.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
- Rocket Fiber — Dedicated fiber internet, managed network services, voice, and cloud for small and enterprise business. Gigabit speed home internet. Amazing 24x7 support.
- 10 years of management experience both in creating several companies from the scratch and in developing various businesses (IT, High-Tech, Intagration, Services, Mobile&PC games). - Hand-on experience in running a business, building a team, restructuring a company performance and customer service. - Solid background in business strategy,market analysis,B2B sales and business development, operational management, developing and implementing strategies.
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- Industry: Gaming, eSports, Internet
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RMT — GameValues is more than just a marketplace, it's a revolution in the way players interact with the games they love. Imagine a world where the items and experiences you acquire in your favorite games have real value beyond the virtual world. GameValues is making that a reality. By creating a seamless in-game experience that allows players tobuy, sell, and trade their in-game items and experiences, GameValues is tapping into a massive untapped market.Our AI platform is designed to empower players, providing them with the ability to monetize their time and skill within the games they play. At the same time, it also opens up a whole new world of possibilities for game developers, giving them a new revenue stream and a way to deepen the engagement of their players.With GameValues, you are not just investing in a marketplace, you're investing in a future where the line between the virtual and real worlds is forever blurred. Join us in building this revolutionary platform, and watch as we change the way the world plays and values their games.
Sumit Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Midnight Society. He previously worked at Bash Gaming as a Founder and CEO. Sumit Gupta attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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- Industry: SaaS, Digital Entertainment, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Post-IPO Equity
- Geography: United States, Germany, Argentina
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $500k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ShareRoot — Creating value for businesses through social media and digital tools and optimising real-world evidence to advance technologies for life.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
- Experimental — Experimental is a game development studio producing blockchain-based games that are not only incredibly fun to play but also allow users to monetize their gaming experiences. The studio developed CryptoWars (https://cryptowars.jp), the first fully decentralized strategy game played by thousands of users around the globe.
Joseph Tsai is the current Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Group. He previously worked at Investor AB as a Vice President and Senior Investment Manager. Joseph Tsai attended Yale Law School.
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- Industry: Sports, Fashion, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series D
- Geography: United States, China, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$6.1M
- Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cambium — Cambium Carbon is an early stage social enterprise start up focused on implementing systems-level natural climate solutions centered on reforestation and urban wood reuse.
- WNBA Enterprises — The official home of the Women's National Basketball Association. Keep up to date with news, scores, and standings for your favorite teams.
- Premier Lacrosse League — Premier Lacrosse League is the biggest stars in the fastest growing sport pioneering a new future for lacrosse designed for the fans.
YuChiang Cheng is the Chief Product Officer of Zwift. YuChiang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College. He lives in Silicon Valley and, when not playing golf, you’ll find him restoring classic cars, playing hockey and wrestling his dogs.
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- Industry: eSports, Video Games, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $3.5M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Boom.tv — Your all in one hub for playing games, watching esports, and growing your fans!
- VENN — VENN is a new 24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences. Launching in 2020 and broadcasting live from studios in New York and Los Angeles, VENN will be distributed across a broad range of media platforms and offer original programming produced in-house and in partnership with some of the biggest names andcreators across industries.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
Myke Naef
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- Industry: FinTech, SaaS, Sports
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Series A $10M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ledgy — Digitize your cap table, automate equity plans and simplify compliance. Find out how leading companies use Ledgy to empower their employees and engage investors.
- Birdsy — Birdsy is the first AI based video platform for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts. Connecting the mainstream with birds & wildlife.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
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