# Top 50 Manufacturing Angel Investors in Germany in June 2026 ## Ralf Dummel - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Christian Dahlen - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Analytics, Information Technology Christian Dahlen is a business angel. He provides expert capital and venture advice to B2B SW startups in Silicon Valley and in Germany. He is a member of the Band of Angels, Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization. Christian was a VP at SAP and held various roles in business strategy and operations. Prior to SAP, he was theGeneral Manager for the Internet and phone business of Kabel Deutschland (KDG), Germany's largest cable operator. He joined KDG from Excite@Home, and before that was with McKinsey & Co. ## Frank Thelen - Type: Angel - Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - 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: 4 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Wellness, E-Commerce Judith Williams ## Michael Wax - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Michael Wax is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Forto. ## Just Beyer - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Funerals, Printing, Software Just Beyer ## Christian Gaiser - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Robert Maier - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Hanno Renner - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Hanno Renner is based out of Munich, Bayern and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Personio Foundation. Hanno previously worked at Quarterdeck Life Ltd as a Skipper of Sailing Yachts. Hanno Renner attended Columbia University. ## Johannes Schaback - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Johannes Schaback is based out of Berlin, Berlin and is the Co-Founder of STARK. Johannes previously worked at SumUp as a CTO. Johannes Schaback attended the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. ## Christoph Bergner - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Internet of Things, Industrial Automation Christoph Bergner is a serial entrepreneur and individual investor. ## Torsten Reil - Type: Angel - Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Torsten Reil is Co Founder and CEO at Helsing. He holds a BA in Biology from Oxford University and an MSc in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems from Sussex University. Prior to founding NaturalMotion, Torsten was researching for a PhD in Complex Systems at Oxford University’s Zoology department, from which he spun off NaturalMotion.Torsten hasbeen named amongst MIT’s TR100 global top innovators, Next-Gen’s 25 People in the Games Industry, and Develop magazine’s 25 Game Changers. ## Oliver Roskopf - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Banking, FinTech, Insurance Oliver Roskopf began his digital career at Rocket Internet in 2008. Following this, he became one of the founding team members who created online matchmaking site, eDarling, where he worked until 2010. In 2010 he took up a position as Managing Director of Citydeal, who were later acquired by Groupon. During his time with Groupon Germany herelocated to Sao Paulo in Brazil, returning to Berlin in 2011 to head up marketing for online retail giant, Zalando. He is currently working on a new venture. ## Christoph Behn - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Carsten Maschmeyer - Type: Angel - Location: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Carsten Maschmeyer is a successful entrepreneur, consultant and financial investor. He was born on May 8, 1959 in Bremen and grew up in Hildesheim. After his graduation in 1978 Maschmeyer completed military service before he began to study medicine in Hannover. To finance his studies, he worked part-time in sales of investment advice to it in 1982completely dedicated financial advice. More about Carsten Masch Meyers consultant. In 1988 Carsten Maschmeyer to AWD financial group, which was successfully launched on the stock market in 2000 and rise to the MDAX and expanded in 11 countries. Was sold in 2007 Carsten Maschmeyer all his shares in the company at the insurance group Swiss Life, who renamed the AWD in AWD Holding. Maschmeyer has today different occupational focuses, inter alia, as entrepreneur, investor and consultant. His experience Carsten Maschmeyer a sought-after speaker on the subject of success. Motivated by the desire expressed by many listeners to learn more about his secret of success, Carsten Maschmeyer published in the spring of 2012 his book "Self Made - performance live richly". In it he describes the basis of his own exciting path and the celebrities strategies for professional, financial and personal success. ## Beate Rosenthal - Type: Angel - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recycling, Manufacturing, Sustainability Beate Rosenthal ## Martina Pfeifer - Type: Angel - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing Martina Pfeifer joined Advent International GmbH in 2009 and acts as an advisor in the German-speaking region. Previously she worked for Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, where she spent two years as an analyst in the investment banking division. As a member of the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs she was involved in M&A, financingtransactions and marketing for German and international clients. ## Mark Miller - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: EdTech, Recycling, E-Learning MARK MILLER is a co-founder and partner at LearnLaunch. Miller is a lifelong entrepreneur since winning the business plan competition at Cornell University and building one of the earliest first education publishing subscription businesses. As a result of his own company exits and leading the sale of two companies he advised, Miller founded andserves as Managing Partner of Good Harbor Partners (GHP). GHP provides strategy consulting, outsourced corporate development and advisory M&A services to some of the top companies in the education marketplace.Miller has co-founded, built and/or served as Executive Chairman or CEO for leading publishing, technology and community companies. Many of these companies have had successful exits, including CollegiateLink, TakeNote, The Daily Jolt and The Custom Publishing Group.Miller was tapped by a set of leading University CIOs to commercialize CUPID and developed the first SaaS based on-demand publishing platform. NetPaper offered a new model for creation and consumption of textbook, journal and scholarly monograph content.Miller is a Cornellian and he currently serves on the The Cornell University Entrepreneurship Advisory Council. He was also was recognized for his contributions at Cornell and was tapped and serves as a member of the Quill and Dagger Honorary Society. ## Andre Schwammlein - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Rental, Solar Andre Schwammlein is the CEO of FlixBus DACH. Andre Schwammlein attended FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg. ## Carsten Thoma - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Carsten co-founded hybris in 1997. He is responsible for global operations, marketing and corporate planning of the company. After successfully driving the hybris North America market entry Carsten led the team that managed the acquisition of iCongo in August 2011. His relentless pursuit for talent has resulted in a highly motivated and passionateworkforce and unique corporate culture as that is at the center of the company’s success. He began his career at Hewlett Packard, where his ideas for a standardized and flexible e-commerce software were the starting point for what would become hybris. Carsten studied law and also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration ## Daniel W Dippold - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence Daniel W. Dippold is the Co-Founder and Partner of Newnow. He previously worked at Emoti as a Co-Founder. Daniel W. Dippold attended the University of Cambridge. ## Mario Götze - Type: Angel - Location: German, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Mario Götze is a professional footballer. ## Manuel Neuer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, B2B, Food and Beverage Manuel Neuer is a German football player. ## Stephen Weich - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Food Processing Stephen Weich ## Eric Ebert - Type: Angel - Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, Service Industry Eric Ebert - Marketing and Communications Manager @ Zenkit ## Dr. Gregor Heinrich - Type: Angel - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recycling, Manufacturing, Sustainability Dr. Gregor Heinrich is a CTO at creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft. He attended Leipzig University. ## Alf Arnold - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recycling, Manufacturing, Sustainability Alf Arnold is a member of Business Angels Club Berlin-Brandenburg. ## Michael Cortelletti - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Michael Cortelletti ## Christian Reber - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Christian Reber​ is the founder and CEO of Pitch. The German entrepreneur previously founded the award-winning to-do app Wunderlist. After it was acquired by Microsoft in 2015, he spent two years as Microsoft's Entrepreneur in Residence. He is an active investor and advisor in a number of technology businesses, such as Lilium, Notion,Onefootball, Neufund, Freigeist and more. Prior to his career in business, Christian studied Mathematics and Computer Science as well as International Management in Berlin. Christian received the Forbes 30 under 30 award in 2014 and 2016. ## Sten Tamkivi - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing Sten Tamkivi is the Chief Product Officer at Topia (formerly MOVE Guides). He was previously co-founder and CEO of Teleport (acquired by Topia), the place to scout for startup people. He co-founded the company as an EIR at Andreessen Horowitz.Sten has been a tech entrepreneur since 1996. After founding a few companies in Estonia, he joined Skypeas an early executive, ran the original R&D office, and held several global product leadership roles for 8+ years.He has an MS in Management from Stanford GSB. ## Wolfgang Mauer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Wolfgang Mauer ## Norbert Lemken - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Norbert Lemken ## Bela Seebach - Type: Angel - Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, B2B Bela Seebach is the Co-Founder of JustSpices. ## Chris Adelsbach - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Chris Adelsbach - Founding Partner @ Outrun Ventures ## Johannes von Borries - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Automotive Johannes loves to see new technologies and products entering the market. One of his most memorable moments was the day when he received the first order for an inspection system his former company, Nanda Technologies, had developed. Now, as an investor, he enjoys supporting teams to achieve this same moment and to grow their company beyond it. Withmany years’ experience in the VC industry and being a successful founder himself, he is well-acquainted with the ups and downs of a startup. ## ISB Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Battery ISB Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz ## 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. ## Johannes Reck - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Hospitality Johannes Reck is based out of Berlin, Berlin and is the Co-founder & CEO of GetYourGuide. Johannes Reck attended ETH Zurich. ## Jörg Kattner - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Jörg Kattner ## Tobias Fezer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Organic Food, Manufacturing, Food Processing Tobias Fezer ## Robin Haak - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## 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 ## Daniel Krauss - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Rental, Information Technology Daniel Krauss was born in 1983 in Neheim-Hüsten.He studied Economic Sciences at the FernUniversität Hagen. Daniel has generally worked in the IT area for Marquardt GmbH, IFS AB and Siemens AG. Before co-founding Flixbus in 2011, he was a Technical Account Manager at Microsoft for three years. Now Daniel is CIO of Flixbus, which was able toestablish Europe’s largest intercity bus network. ## Nikolaus D. Bayer - Type: Angel - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Education, SaaS, EdTech Nikolaus invests in early stage ventures focusing on software, artificial intelligence, digitalisation and process optimisation, not only but mostly in Germany. Before converting himself into an angel investor, he co-founded and headed risk management solution provider IRIS Analytics, which was eventually acquired by IBM in 2015. Nikolaus holds adiploma in computer science from RWTH Aachen university, and fluently speaks German, English and Spanish. ## Jackson Bond - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, Automotive Jackson Bond is a Co-Founder of iThings4U GmbH and serves as its CPO. Jackson Bond is a Co-Founder of MONOQI and 8hertz (sold to VoxGen). He designed and marketed consumer and developer facing internet platform products for MONOQI, XING Mobile, XING API, Holtzbrinck. VoxGen/8hertz since 1998. ## Feliks Eyser - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Learning, Internet Feliks Eyser is the founding partner of JETPACK. ## Christian Miele - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet Christian Miele is a General Partner at Headline. He was a Senior Vice President at Monedo. He attended the INSEAD. ## Dylan Field - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence Dylan Field is the CEO and Co-founder of Figma, a design and prototyping platform for teams who build products together. With the support of the Thiel Fellowship, Dylan dropped out of Brown University to start Figma with his TA Evan Wallace (who became Figma’s CTO). They built Figma on the web in the hopes of tearing down the walls around thesiloed design process. Dylan champions open, accessible design and believes such tooling must evolve for a cloud-based, collaborative world. He tweets @zoink ## Heinz Ferchau - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Robotics, Agriculture, Industrial Automation Founder of Ferchau Engineering ## Robert Ermich - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Soccer, Internet Robert Ermich # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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