# Andreas von Richter

> Andreas von Richter is a Series A investor at LBBW VC (Stuttgart) backing Rental and Solar. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LBBW VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lbbw-venture-capital-gmbh)
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avonrichter
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/a_vonrichter
- Website: http://www.lbbw-venture.de

Andreas von Richter is a Series A investor at LBBW VC in Stuttgart focused on Rental and Solar. Prior to LBBW, Andreas was the managing director for EcoMobility Ventures at Idinvest Partners for two years. The fund focused on investments within transportation sectors and was financed by SNCF, Total, Air Liquide, Michelin and Orange. During his tenure, Ouicar was sold to SNCF. Before that, Andreas founded and managed the European and Israeliventure capital operations for GE Capital from 2008 till 2014. His investments included Solarage (NASDAQ: SEDG) and EMEFCY (ASX:EMC). Previously he was part of the leadership team of GE’s European R&D Centre, focusing on governmental funding and jointly developing research projects with GE customers in the energy, healthcare and inspection sectors. Andreas started his career in 1999 at Airbus and switched in 2000 to OHB System AG, leading the development of instruments for manned and unmanned space missions for four years. Andreas holds a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Delft and a MBA from INSEAD. He is a native German speaker and is fluent in English, French and Dutch.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 2 | 25% |
| Solar | 1 | 13% |
| DevOps | 1 | 13% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| Travel | 1 | 13% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 3 | 38% |
| France | 1 | 13% |
| Israel | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code Intelligence | Code Intelligence provides modern Security-Testing-Solutions using Coverage-Based-Fuzzing. Their solution decreases the amount of expert knowledge needed by setting up a continuous testing infrastructure using the newest and most modern technologies in the field of Software Testing.Based in Bonn, Germany, Code Intelligence helps leading globalcompanies such as Bosch, Deutsche Börse Group and Deutsche Telekom to make their Software secure and reliable. | $11.7M | Series A | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Cedalo | Cedalo is an innovative software startup on a mission: Everyone, even non-programmers, should be able to create and orchestrate apps and microservices for the IoT. In the foreground, this requires intuitive operation and a user-friendly modeling environment. In the background, connectivity to cloud and server systems must be ensured and thefoundation laid for complex processes and high usage loads. | $3.4M | Seed | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Code Intelligence | Code Intelligence provides modern Security-Testing-Solutions using Coverage-Based-Fuzzing. Their solution decreases the amount of expert knowledge needed by setting up a continuous testing infrastructure using the newest and most modern technologies in the field of Software Testing.Based in Bonn, Germany, Code Intelligence helps leading globalcompanies such as Bosch, Deutsche Börse Group and Deutsche Telekom to make their Software secure and reliable. | $2.2M | Series A | Jun 24, 2020 |  |
| Campanda | Campanda builds the world's largest online booking platform dedicated to the rental and sharing of recreational vehicles. Camping enthusiasts can search, compare and book RV rental deals from commercial and private suppliers in over 40 countries worldwide. | $5.5M | Series A | May 27, 2015 |  |
| SolarEdge Technologiesa | SolarEdge Technologies, a global leader in the DC power optimizer market. The company provides module-level electronics for solar power harvesting and monitoring systems for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic installers. The SolarEdge portfolio of products includes power optimizers and a web portal for module-leveloptimization and monitoring, as well as PV inverters, specialized to work with power optimizers. SolarEdge envisions that every solar module will be individually managed by DC-DC module-level electronics, accelerating the pace towards grid parity and making clean energy affordable.Founded in 2006, SolarEdge established the DC power optimizer segment and is leading it with over 70% market share. By Q4 2012, SolarEdge has shipped over 1,600,000 power optimizers to more than 40 countries worldwide. With strategic partnerships across the PV value-chain from module manufacturers to integrators, SolarEdge installations can be found in five continents. | $23M | Series B | Feb 28, 2009 |  |
| SolarEdge Technologiesa | SolarEdge Technologies, a global leader in the DC power optimizer market. The company provides module-level electronics for solar power harvesting and monitoring systems for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic installers. The SolarEdge portfolio of products includes power optimizers and a web portal for module-leveloptimization and monitoring, as well as PV inverters, specialized to work with power optimizers. SolarEdge envisions that every solar module will be individually managed by DC-DC module-level electronics, accelerating the pace towards grid parity and making clean energy affordable.Founded in 2006, SolarEdge established the DC power optimizer segment and is leading it with over 70% market share. By Q4 2012, SolarEdge has shipped over 1,600,000 power optimizers to more than 40 countries worldwide. With strategic partnerships across the PV value-chain from module manufacturers to integrators, SolarEdge installations can be found in five continents. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2009 |  |
| OuiCar | OuiCar is the very first website dedicated to private car rental. With 12,000 cars for rent throughout France, OuiCar is the simplest and most economical solution for renting a car near you and not expensive. | $3.3M |  |  |  |
| OuiCar | OuiCar is the very first website dedicated to private car rental. With 12,000 cars for rent throughout France, OuiCar is the simplest and most economical solution for renting a car near you and not expensive. | $2.2M |  |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OCCIDENT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/occident-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Verve Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verve-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GE Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genesis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LBBW VC

VC Fund · Stuttgart, Germany

LBBW Venture invests in brilliant entrepreneurs raising a late seed, Series A or Series B round within the DACH region.

5 contacts available at LBBW VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas von Richter | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-von-richter |
| Harald Poth | Senior Investment Manager (Life Sciences) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harald-poth |
| Markus Kazmaier | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-kazmaier |
| Maximilian Naumow | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maximilian-naumow-3753 |
| Patrick Herlinger | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-herlinger |

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## FAQ

### What does Andreas von Richter invest in?

Andreas von Richter invests primarily in Rental, Solar and DevOps startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Andreas von Richter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andreas von Richter closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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