# Top 50 Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Germany in June 2026 ## Ralf Dummel - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Product Design Ralf Dummel, born on 02.12.1966 in Bad Segeberg in Germany, started his career on 01.04.1988 at DS Produkte as a sales assistant to the then founder. Over the years he learned the business from the ground and took full responsibility for purchases and sales after only a year. He vastly participated in the establishment of the company and has been apartner since 1996. Today, the group has an annual turnover of ca. € 250 000 000, 400 employees, and more than 4 000 products in its portfolio. He often travels the world to visit suppliers and customers, and to find inspiration in new innovative products. Dümmel knows Asia inside out, but Northern Germany is the place he calls home. Since 2016 he takes part in the TV program “Die Höhle der Löwen” (literally: The Lions’ Cave, German version of Dragons’ Den on German TV channel VOX ) where he plays one of the “lions”, looking for young entrepreneurs with brilliant products.Ralf Dummel is very convincing with his genuine and appreciative style. From day one, Ralf Dümmel brightened up the surroundings, thanks to his enthusiasm for business and for new products. He has a unique sense for trends and products; he can market them with more success than hardly anyone else. He proudly claims that there hardly is any household without a “DS product” in Germany. Dümmel is often on the road for professional reasons, and when he sees that a customer adds a DS product in their shopping cart, he feels the same tingle of joy after 28 years that he felt in the early days. The 400 employees are Dümmels’s most important asset. They actively take part in the company, invest themselves in it, and help it develop further. Dummel is very proud that the DS products are the result of such a varied cast of people and skill sets. These are people with different personalities and talents that complement each other in a cooperation shaping always innovative business and product ideas. ## Dagmar Wöhrl - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, E-Commerce Dagmar Wöhrl ## Nils Glagau - Type: Angel - Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Wellness Nils Glagau ## Verena Pausder - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Learning, EdTech Verena Pausder ## Tillman Schulz - Type: Angel - Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, E-Commerce Tillman Schulz ## Christian Edler - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech 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. ## Ole Strohschnieder - Type: Angel - Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series D - Focus: Food and Beverage, B2B, Beauty Ole Strohschnieder is the Co-Founder and CMO of JustSpices. ## Mario Götze - Type: Angel - Location: German, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Mario Götze is a professional footballer. ## Tijen Onaran - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, FinTech, Education Tijen Onaran - CEO & Founder @ Global Digital Women ## Bela Seebach - Type: Angel - Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, B2B Bela Seebach is the Co-Founder of JustSpices. ## Kağan Sümer - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Processing, Food and Beverage, Fashion Kağan Sümer is the CEO and co-founder of Gorillas. ## Stefan Lemcke - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Eyewear, Fashion Stefan Lemcke is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Ankerkraut. ## Lea-Sophie Cramer - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Food and Beverage, FinTech, Food Delivery Lea-Sophie Cramer (born April 16, 1987 in Berlin , Germany ) is a German entrepreneur . She founded in 2013 together with Sebastian Pollok, the online retailer and manufacturer of Sextoys, Amorelie, whose CEO she has been since. The business magazine Forbes named her in 2016 as one of the "30 under 30 Europe", the leading youngentrepreneurs in Europe. [1] ## Ludwig Cramer-Klett - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Processing, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage Ludwig Cramer-Klett is an Entrepreneur and Investor. ## Robin Haak - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series C - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Robin E. Haak is a German political scientist, tech entrepreneur, operator, and investor with a track record of founding, scaling, and exiting companies—as well as building and managing high-impact funds.He co-founded the AI/ML job matching platform Jobspotting, which later merged with SmartRecruiters. Through the merger, Haak became ashareholder, as well as Global COO and Managing Director of SmartRecruiters, where he built international go-to-market and fundraising operations. Under his leadership the company scaled strongly, surpassing $100M ARR, achieving unicorn status, and was acquired by SAP; SmartRecruiters is now fully integrated into SAP.Beyond that exit, Haak has invested in nearly 100 companies globally, spanning early-stage angel through growth equity. Notable investments include N26 (as the first check investor), Algolia, Aircall, Frontify, Coralogix, Epsor, Planity, Platform.sh, Wo\men Inc., Arx Robotics, and many others.He co-founded Wo\men Inc., a platform advocating for gender equality and diversity in technology, where he contributed as Founder and Chief Marketing Officer.Haak also co-created Revaia, a Paris–Berlin growth equity fund with an ESG and crossover strategy. He was central to raising its first €250 million fund, which has since grown to approximately €600 million assets under management.Today, Haak leads Robin Capital, a Solo GP venture capital firm that has now entered its second fund generation. Starting with €15 million in committed capital in Fund I, Robin Capital has expanded its focus beyond enterprise and B2B SaaS into deeptech, robotics, AI, and highly defensible products. The firm continues to back exceptional founders across Europe, with particular strength in the DACH region.In addition to founding and investing, Haak serves on several boards and advisory roles — including as Advisory Board Member of Slush and Stepstone — leveraging his experience to support founders, guide strategy, and scale businesses.Haak studied Political Science (with emphasis on History, Law, and Theology) at the University of Salzburg, and holds an MBA in Media Management from the Hamburg Media School / University of Hamburg.Outside his professional work, he has a deep interest in viticulture and spends part of each year harvesting grapes at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Burgundy, which he sees as a grounding counterpoint to the fast pace of venture capital. He also used to fight Muay Thai in Thailand, still trains regularly, and enjoys traveling, cooking, and reading. ## Nico Rosberg - Type: Angel - Location: Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Logistics Nico Rosberg is a sustainability entrepreneur, investor and 2016 Formula One World Champion. ## Steffen Zoller - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Beauty Steffen Zoller - Founder & CEO @ Care With Care ## Norbert Lemken - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Norbert Lemken ## Finn Age Haensel - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Grocery Finn Age Hänsel, 36, studied Business Administration in Germany, Hungary and New Zealand. Following a 4-year engagement at BCG, he joined Rocket Internet in Australia from 2011 to 2013, as a Managing Director. After founding the largest australian online fashion retailer, THE ICONIC, he went on to become the Managing Director of theProSiebenSat1-Incubator, EPIC Companies. In 2015 he founded the Berliner Berg brewery and became a Business Angel for multiple Berlin start-ups including CrossEngage, SMACC and Einhorn. In November 2015, he joined Movinga as CEO. Finn is also board member in the German Start-up Association. Just recently, he founded the Sanity Group, a European Cannabis company, together with Fabian Friede. ## Robert Maier - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, Software, Education 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. ## Jörg Kattner - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Jörg Kattner ## Thorsten M. Schiefer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Machine Learning, Waste Management, Food and Beverage Thorsten M. Schiefer serves as Managing Partner and CEO SlateNetwork Group. ## Felix Jahn - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology 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. ## Felix Wolf - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Web Apps, Blockchain Felix Wolf ## Gunnar Berning - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Food and Beverage, Consulting Gunnar Berning - CEO @ fromAtoB ## Michael Cortelletti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Michael Cortelletti ## Frank Kühne - Type: Angel - Location: Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Processing, Food and Beverage Frank is shareholder and chairman of the food ingredient supplier RAPS, as well as chairman of the ADALBERT RAPS foundation. Fifteen years ago, he took over the business from his father and guided it towards internationalization. RAPS is considered to be one of the leading savory ingredients companies in Europe. Additionally, Frank is engaged in ahandful of food tech startups ranging from growing to processing food, analytics, and replacing existing food. ## Tobias Fezer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Tobias Fezer ## Oskar Hartmann - Type: Angel - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. ## Fabian Friede - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Grocery, Delivery, E-Commerce Fabian is Sanity Group's Founder and Managing Director. He was the Co-Founder and CMO of locafox.de, a Berlin-based local commerce startup before that. ## Frank Thelen - Type: Angel - Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing Frank Thelen is the Founder & CEO of 10xDNA Capital Partners. He previously worked at mytaxi - The Taxi App as an Investor. Frank Thelen attended Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences. ## Judith Williams - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Wellness, E-Commerce Judith Williams ## Roger Hassan - Type: Angel - Location: Ilford, Redbridge, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Grocery, Medical Roger Hassan is the Founding Partner at Shorea Ventures. ## Philipp Kreibohm - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Legal 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. ## Christian Gaiser - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Mobile, E-Commerce, Retail Christian Gaiser is CEO of Bonial International Group, the global leading network of location-based shopping apps and technology, operating in 11 countries across 4 continents.Having spent time in Silicon Valley in 2008, Christian developed the concept for Bonial due to the entrepreneurial environment he was living in and the amount of flyersand mailers he was accumulating. He thought at that time that there must be a new and different way to reach the consumer that takes the time-honored circular into consideration. The concept was born. In 2008, Christian Gaiser and his team founded kaufDA in Germany, which was quickly honored in 2010 as “the star among location-based services in Germany” by W&V, Germany’s main magazine for communication and promotion. kaufDA has become Germany’s leading network for local retail promotions, initially financed by the venture capital divisions of Deutsche Telekom AG and OTTO Group. In early 2011, kaufDA was acquired by Axel Springer SE, one of Europe’s largest media companies. In just four years, German consumers have used kaufDA to actively open more than 5 billion digital circulars, with kaufDA continuously providing the latest information on more than 247,000 retail outlets in Germany.From Germany, Christian went on to launch the kaufDA concept as Ofertia in Spain, Bonial in France, Lokata in Russia, Guiato in Brazil and Retale in the United States. In 2012, the company was branded as Bonial International Group globally. Since the birth of kaufDA in 2008, Christian and his team have successfully serviced 600 retailers and 12 million consumers. Prior to Bonial, Christian worked in various positions at Goldman Sachs Private Equity in London, at McKinsey & Company in Vienna and Zurich, at the Monitor Group/Ermgassen & Co in London and at SAP Investor Relations in Walldorf. Christian is a graduate of the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar and HEC, Montréal. ## Brigitte Mohn - Type: Angel - Location: Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Fitness Dr. Mohn has been CEO of the German Stroke Foundation in Guetersloh since 2000. She has been heading the health program at the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2001 and has been a board member of this foundation since 2005. Dr. Mohn is a member of the supervisory board of the Bertelsmann AG and of the Rhoen-Kinikum AG, a member of the BertelsmannVerwaltungsgesellschaft mbh, and a member of the advisory board of MediClin AG.Dr. Mohn worked as a consultant with McKinsey and with Pixelpark, she was with the American publishing company Bantam Doubleday Dell and worked as an editor for the Muenster Chamber of Commerce and for the Institute of World Economics. Dr. Mohn earned a Ph. d. in Politics, Art History and German, a Master of Philosophy and she attained an MBA. ## Martin Enderle - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B - Focus: Big Data, Internet, Payments Martin Enderle is a Co-founder & Board member at allmyhomes. Martin previously worked at CEWE Stiftung and Co. KGaA as a Member of the Board of Trustees. He attended Leibniz Universität Hannover and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). ## Jochen Engert - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Rental, Travel Jochen Engert - Founder & CEO @ FlixBus ## Wolfgang Mauer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Wolfgang Mauer ## Dennis Aogo - Type: Angel - Location: German, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical, Cannabis, Software Dennis Aogo is a German former professional footballer. ## Anne Lemcke - Type: Angel - Location: Jesteburg, Niedersachsen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Eyewear, Fashion Anne Lemcke is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ankerkraut. She attended Box Hill Institute. ## Ugur Samut - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Processing, Fashion, Fitness Ugur Samut - Co-Founder & Board Member @ Gorillas ## Fredrik Jung Abbou - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Apps, Grocery Fredrik Jung Abbou is a CCO & Co-founder of KRY. ## Albert Wenger - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Internet Albert Wenger is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures. Before joining USV, Albert was the president of del.icio.us through the company’s sale to Yahoo and an angel investor (Etsy, Tumblr). He previously founded or co-founded several companies, including a management consulting firm and an early hosted data analytics company. Albert graduatedfrom Harvard College in economics and computer science and holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology from MIT. ## Marcus Borner - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Finance 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. ## Moritz Heininger - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Processing, Fashion, Blockchain Advising and investing in (pre)seed startups around the world – focusing on go-to-market, B2B sales, internationalization, and company culture.Investments include Keen4Greens (keen4greens.com), HEAT (heat.io), Biovox (biovox.systems), Clearpool (clearpool.finance)I am currently building DiscoEat/ DIDIT. With DIDIT, we are digitizing theway guests pay at restaurants. Within 15 seconds, guests can split and pay their bill, tip, leave a Google review and their email address. DIDIT is 100% customizable to the brand of the restaurant.Career Path: - Consultant - Bain & Company. - Managing Director DACH - Tink Labs/ handy/ hi.com (B2B hospitality tech). - COO - Anchanto.com - Asia's leading eCommerce selling & logistics tech platform. - ManagingDirector - foodpanda (Delivery Hero, formerly Rocket Internet) in Hong Kong and JakartaPersonal: - Fun things I love: Traveling, Reading, Podcasts, Crossfit, Wake Surfing, Dogs - Businesses I love: Food Tech, Restaurant Tech, web3, platform companies - Tasks I love: Company building, Culture building, Organizational development, B2B Sales ## Christoph Behn - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Advanced Materials Christoph Behn is the Chairman & Founder of better ventures. He previously worked at Die Kartenmacherei as an Advisory Board & Founder. Christoph Behn attended HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. ## Julius Göllner - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Julius Göllner - Co-Founder @ ARRtist Summit ## André Schürrle - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Sports, Software, Fantasy Sports André Schürrle ## Arman Anatürk - Type: Angel - Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Wellness Arman Anatürk is Co-Founder @ FoodHack.