Top 10 Photography Angel Investors in Germany

Last updated: Aug 2024 A list of 10 angel investors that invest in Photography startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Photography companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Photography Angel Investors in Germany

Investor	Photography Germany investments
Friedrich Georg Hoepfner	3
Joachim Bernecker	3
Florian Heinemann	2
Christian Vollmann	2
Felix Petersen	1
Alexander Ljung	1
Klaas Kersting	1
Peter Read	1
Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss	1
Christophe Maire	1

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Friedrich Georg Hoepfner - Managing Director @ Hoepfner Brau

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Video
Seed
Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Kamedi — Kamedi is going to provide users a device for the hyperthermic treatment of irritated skin after insect bites, the heat_it.
GotPhoto / fotograf.de — fotograf.de/GotPhoto provides photographers a SaaS system for selling photos online.
HQS Quantum Simulations — HQS Quantum Simulations is developing quantum algorithms to predict molecular properties for performance materials, specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical companies.The development of specialty chemicals, performance materials, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals is an iterative, time-consuming and often very expensive process: Designing productsbased on functional molecules, formulations or solid-state compounds requires many – often hundreds – subsequent synthesis, formulation and testing steps to yield the desired specifications. Simulations are a powerful tool to decrease the time-to-market and decrease cost for R&D and product development cycles, but can’t be used in an efficient way in many cases or is simply not advanced enough to tackle certain problems. Shifting from conventional to quantum computers promises to overcome these hurdles, but is not yet available for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Joachim Bernecker

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Seed, Funding Round
Germany

Portfolio highlights

Reposito — Reposito is develops smart phone applications for digitization, storage, and on-line management of receipts.
MoBerries — MoBerries is a network that connects companies and professionals. MoBerries mission is to revolutionize the old fashioned recruitment processes, offering networking software with a unique real-time matching algorithm, tailored to both professionals as well as partners.The system enables employers to expand their reach when sourcing high-qualitycandidate leads for their job openings without wasting precious time and resources. The added value for professionals is that MoBerries provides them qualified leads for potentially matching positions.
GotPhoto / fotograf.de — fotograf.de/GotPhoto provides photographers a SaaS system for selling photos online.

Florian Heinemann is a Founding Partner at Project A Ventures, where he is responsible for the areas of marketing, CRM, and business intelligence. Before co-founding Project A, he was Managing Director at Rocket Internet with the same areas of responsibility (2007-2012). During his time at Rocket, he was mainly involved at Zalando, Global FashionGroup, and Spark Networks (aka eDarling/Affinitas).Prior to Rocket, Florian was Co-Founder and Managing Director of JustBooks/AbeBooks being in charge of marketing and product (1999-2002, exit to Amazon in 2008). Then, he was co-heading the online marketing department of Jamba! and the online dating portal iLove (2003-2005, exit to Verisign). In 2006, he was Co-Founder of the online marketplace antibodies-online.com (exit to Broadoak).Moreover, he has been an investor/business angel in more than 80 startups including Trivago (seed investor), Zalando (founding investor), Audibene (seed investor), Home24 (founding investor), CityDeal/Groupon (founding investor), Betreut.de/Care (seed investor), ClassPass (early stage investor), Mimi Hearing (early stage investor), Bitbond (seed investor), Lillydoo (early stage investor), and the Code University (seed stage investor).Apart from his Project A-related board activities he sits on the board of Koerber AG and About You and the digital advisory boards of Henkel and Oetker.Florian holds a doctorate’s degree in innovation management/entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University. He was a visiting scholar at the Wharton School. His research has been published in leading international journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of International Marketing, and Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft. Furthermore, Florian holds a masters degree in business administration from WHU Koblenz. During his studies, he was a fellow of "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" (German National Academic Foundation).

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Germany, Brazil, Portugal

Portfolio highlights

itravel — itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content.
Unicorn Workspaces — Unicorn offers work solutions for teams of all sizes with flexible terms and independent of high market rental prices. It is a fast-growing shared office provider, with 21 workspaces in Berlin, Potsdam, Cologne, Munich, Hamburg, and LisbonTheir vision of “Workspace as a Service” is reflected in their all-inclusive offer, and support fromcommunity baristas. They combine their coffee expertise and community manager knowledge to provide seamless work experience. With their friendly attitude and eagerness to help, members and visitors will receive good advice and assistance.Each of their workspaces is equipped with a modern café, where they offer organic direct trade coffee and hot beverages for all of their members and guests. They also offer a small selection of cold drinks, salads, and desserts. The café functions as a central meeting point for their community.
CODE University of Applied Sciences — CODE is private state-recognized university of applied sciences located in Berlin. Our mission is to empower, educate, and unite innovative the next generations of technology leaders and entrepreneurs.

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

Investment focus

Software, Internet, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Angel
Germany, Ireland, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

autarc — We supercharge installers with our OS to become heat pump champions
NeoCarbon — NeoCarbon reverses climate change by dramatically cutting costs of Direct Air Capture leveraging cooling towers around Europe. By retrofitting existing infrastructure without impacting their original function, the time and cost needed to set up a carbon capturing system is improved by up to 10x.
Packmatic — Packmatic finds the ideal flexible packaging solution for your product and lets you manage it online.

Felix Petersen is CEO and Co-Founder of He´s also an activeinvestor and advisor to companies like Born and raised in Berlin, Petersen has been busy with remote data transmissions since the late eighties and has been building things on the Internet since 1996.

Investment focus

Video, Mobile, Hardware
Seed
Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Loopcam — How can Armenia take advantage of the artificial intelligence craze with startups and companies with its .am ccTLD? "AI I AM "
Narrative — Clip 2 is the world's most wearable camera.
RetentionGrid — Two thumbs up - I recently switched to WPX Hosting and recommend their speed, service and security - they do know what they are talking about when it comes to WordPress hosting.

Alexander Ljung is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Dance. He co-founded SoundCloud Limited in 2007 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Alexander Ljung serves at interactive installations. He has a background as a post-production sound designer and motion film music producer. He holds an M.Sc. degree within MediaTechnology from The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and also studied Marketing & Business Development at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Germany, Sweden, United States

Portfolio highlights

Lottie — Lottie's mission is to change the way young kids experience technology and to bring peace of mind to parents, by building a magical experience that the whole family can love.
Weflow — All-in-one workspace to manage your Salesforce pipeline, notes & to-dos. Designed for sales teams who like to move with speed.
Stockeld Dreamery — We set off with a first vision: to create a cheese that is superior in taste and nutrition, constantly striving to use our planet’s resources wisely, accessible to all yet one of the top preferred cheeses by chefs and restaurants. Simply put, the world’s most ambitious cheese.

Klaas Kersting is a serial entrepreneur (Gameforge / flaregames / Phoenix Games) and Seed-/Early-stage investor in startups in games and e-commerce. He served and serves as board member and advisor to several of his investments.Most recently, in 2019, Klaas founded Phoenix Games, a company aiming to help game founders to achievemore - both financially as well as commercially. In 2008 Klaas Kersting was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year'. Gameforge was awarded 'Red Herring 100 Europe', and 'Technology Fast 50 Rising Stars'. Furthermore, he was selected 'Technology Pioneer 2009' by the World Economic Forum.

Investment focus

Gaming, Mobile, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Germany, United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Fein — Fein is a female-led studio developing casual games for women.
Kasaz — Buying and selling properties in Spain is a daunting task. Low-quality listings, inaccurate location and painful visits-scheduling combined with dated portals makes for a bad user experience.Kasaz' one-stop real-estate portal reduces time to purchase by connecting buyers and sellers in a platform where the quality of the experience is key.The company was founded by Sebastien Marion, a serial entrepreneur who sold his previous startup Comufy to king.com.
Aggero — We convert video content into actionable insights, boosting your marketing strategies & ROI.

Peter is a partner at Vitruvian; a venture partner at BlueYard and LocalGlobe; an advisor to Entrepreneur First, Future Positive Capital, and StrongMinds; and a Trustee of Frazzled Cafe, Doteveryone, and the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He is an angel investor/advisor in over 100 tech startups

Investment focus

Software, Apps, E-Commerce
Seed, Series E, Series F
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Qapital — Qapital is an award-winning app designed to let you save, invest, and spend with any goal in mind.
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Car Throttle — The internet's car community

Eric Wahlforss is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dance. He co-Founded SoundCloud Limited in 2007 and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Eric Wahlforss has been working with the web since 1995 and served as the Interaction Designer for Gate5 (acquired by Nokia in 2007). Under the artist name Forss, he has released electronic music on Berlin basedlabel Sonar Kollektiv and toured across the world. He holds an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Economics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and has studied three years at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Mobile
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Germany, United States, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Lovely Day Foods — We harness the power of plants and cutting-edge technology to crack the egg.
Buddywise — Gain control of your safety risks and empower your EHS teams to be truly data-driven. Use existing cameras to gather data, eliminate risks and react in real-time.
Weflow — All-in-one workspace to manage your Salesforce pipeline, notes & to-dos. Designed for sales teams who like to move with speed.

Christophe F. Maire is the Founding Partner and CEO of Atlantic Labs, a Berlin-based seed investor dedicated to identifying and investing in innovative digital startup companies. In the last 20+ years, Christophe has built an international track record both as a founder; including gate5 (sold first to Nokia and later developed into HERE and sold tothe German automotive industry) and Plazes.com (also sold to Nokia); and as a farsighted investor named best “European Seed Investor” by Techcrunch two years running. Exited investments include Brands4Friends (eBay), Readmill (Dropbox); StudiVZ, Fyber and Plista. Recent investments led by Atlantic Labs include Medigo, Clue, Jodel, and Campanda, amongst others. Christophe remains actively involved in all his investments, including as a board member of Soundcloud, EyeEm, and Monoqi, and an active promoter of the Berlin startup ecosystem.