Anton Waitz
General Partner and Managing Director @ Project A Ventures
Berlin, Germany
Anton Waitz is a seed investor at Project A Ventures in Berlin focused on Software and Education. Anton Waitz is general partner at the Berlin-based venture capital fund Project A, where he is responsible for the areas of investments and dealflow. Prior to joining Project A in 2016, as the managing director of Axel Springer Digital Ventures Inc. he built up the venture capital activities of the media company in the USA, after having worked inthe office of CEO Matthias Döpfner at Axel Springer SE. Waitz is a fully qualified lawyer and holds an MBA from the IESE Business School in Barcelona (Spain).
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 53%
Last updated:
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Industries Anton Waitz invests in
Stages Anton Waitz invests in
Countries Anton Waitz invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (33%)
- Education 3 (20%)
- E-Learning 3 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (20%)
- Medical 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (47%)
- Series A 5 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (7%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
- Funding Round 1 (7%)
Country
- Germany 6 (40%)
- United States 2 (13%)
- United Kingdom 2 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app. | $31.2M / Series B / Jun 13, 2025 | ||
| Rematiq operates as an AI-native platform for automated product compliance in the medical technology sector. | $6.1M / Seed / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| Root Global is a data-driven software company committed to redefining how F&B companies manage and reduce their environmental footprint. | $8.9M / Seed / Aug 19, 2024 | ||
| Heyflow is a software development company for interactive apps. They provide services for sales, marketing, and recruiting without having to write code. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications. | $16M / Series A / Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Ello revolutionizes the way children learn to read by combining real books with artificial intelligence technology and, in so doing, gives each child their own expert teacher. Ello uses evidence-based reading instruction to help them when they get stuck and behavioral psychology to motivate them to keep going.The company believes books are theportal to lifelong learning, and when children make a personal connection with a real book their natural, joyful curiosity flourishes. | $15M / Series A / Sep 07, 2023 | ||
| Valve provides industry-leading sales, marketing, and distribution solutions for landlords, operators, and brokerages transacting in the flexible workspace market. | $4.5M / Seed / Sep 15, 2022 | ||
| Root Global is a data-driven software company committed to redefining how F&B companies manage and reduce their environmental footprint. | $2.6M / Pre-Seed / Jul 27, 2022 | ||
| Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app. | $10.7M / Series A / May 24, 2022 | ||
| ExpressSteuer is building AI-powered software that simplifies and automates the process of filing a german tax return which is considered to be the most complex and complicated in the world. | $27.3M / Series A / Apr 05, 2022 | ||
| Heyflow is a software development company for interactive apps. They provide services for sales, marketing, and recruiting without having to write code. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications. | $6M / Seed / Sep 29, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Project A Ventures
Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies. In addition to $1bn in assets under management, Project A provides its portfolio companies with a wide range of operational support services. This includes more than 100 experts from key areas such as software engineering,business intelligence, marketing, and recruiting. The portfolio includes companies such as Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi.
Project A Ventures Contacts
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Anton Waitz
General Partner and Managing Director
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Ben Fischer
General Partner
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Enrico Mellis
Principal
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Florian Heinemann
Founding Partner
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Jack Wang
Principal
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What does Anton Waitz invest in?
Anton Waitz invests primarily in Software, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Anton Waitz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Anton Waitz closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 15 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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