# Axel Krieger

> Axel Krieger is a Series B investor at Yttrium backing Software and Information Technology. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Yttrium](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digitalpartners)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axel-krieger-89155/

Axel Krieger is a Series B investor at Yttrium in Munich focused on Software and Information Technology. Axel Krieger is based out of Munich, Bayern and is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Yttrium. Axel previously worked at McKinsey & Company as a Partner. Axel Krieger attended the Technical University of Berlin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 67% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Wireless | 1 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NavVis | Bridging the gap between the physical and digital world, NavVis enables service providers and enterprises to capture and share the built environment as photorealistic digital twins. Our SLAM-based mobile mapping systems generate high-quality data with survey-grade accuracy at speed and scale. And with our digital factory solutions, users areequipped to make better operational decisions, boost productivity, streamline business processes, and improve profitability. Based in Munich, Germany, with offices in the United States and China, NavVis has customers worldwide in the surveying, AEC, and manufacturing industries. For more information, visit www.navvis.com. | $85M | Series D | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| TRUCE Software | TRUCE Software, doing business as, provides distracted driving prevention solutions. It uses an automobile's onboard diagnostic computer and phone/device software to put a stop to texting, e-mail, Web browsing, and phone use while operating a vehicle. The company serves employees, teenage drivers, or family members; small businesses;corporations; and government agencies, as well as operators of interstate commercial motor vehicles and hazardous material transportation vehicles. obdEdge, LLC was founded in 2009 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |  | Series B | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Embotech | Embotech develops autonomous driving software for industrial and logistics applications. Its platform combines AI, computer vision, and motion planning to enable self-driving vehicles for ports, logistics yards, and automotive operations. The company also provides automated vehicle marshalling, fleet management, and safety-certified autonomysolutions for commercial deployments. | $26.3M | Series B | Dec 12, 2024 |  |
| Pricefx | Pricefx provides full suite price management solutions that are fast to implement, easy to use, and flexibly adapt to business needs. It offers a complete pricing platform with modules for price analysis, quoting (CPQ), list price management, rebate management, promotion management, and price optimization. The platform can be integrated seamlesslyinto the CRM solutions as well as connect with ERP, POS, and other systems.Christian Tratz, Marcin Cichon, and Martin Wricke founded Pricefx in 2011. It has its headquarters in Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn, Germany with major operations in Chicago, Brisbane, Prague, and Ostrava | $65M | Series C | Jul 14, 2020 |  |
| Pricefx | Pricefx provides full suite price management solutions that are fast to implement, easy to use, and flexibly adapt to business needs. It offers a complete pricing platform with modules for price analysis, quoting (CPQ), list price management, rebate management, promotion management, and price optimization. The platform can be integrated seamlesslyinto the CRM solutions as well as connect with ERP, POS, and other systems.Christian Tratz, Marcin Cichon, and Martin Wricke founded Pricefx in 2011. It has its headquarters in Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn, Germany with major operations in Chicago, Brisbane, Prague, and Ostrava | $25.2M | Series B | Nov 26, 2019 |  |
| Pricefx | Pricefx provides full suite price management solutions that are fast to implement, easy to use, and flexibly adapt to business needs. It offers a complete pricing platform with modules for price analysis, quoting (CPQ), list price management, rebate management, promotion management, and price optimization. The platform can be integrated seamlesslyinto the CRM solutions as well as connect with ERP, POS, and other systems.Christian Tratz, Marcin Cichon, and Martin Wricke founded Pricefx in 2011. It has its headquarters in Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn, Germany with major operations in Chicago, Brisbane, Prague, and Ostrava | $26.5M | Series B | Dec 19, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Apax Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apax-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bain & Company Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Talis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talis-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Allomer Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allomer-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cipio Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cipio-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Yttrium

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

Digital+ Partners is a growth equity investor focused on B2B technology companies. Their aim is to invest in companies with best-in-class technologies and help scale them into global digital leaders. Digital+ is active in Germany and internationally with a particular focus on companies in the IndustrialTech and FinTech verticals. Theydifferentiate their selves through their deep B2B domain expertise and a unique, global corporate network.

5 contacts available at Yttrium.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Axel Krieger | Founding Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-krieger |
| Patrick Beitel | Founding Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-beitel |
| Tim Kindt | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-kindt-2 |
| Christian Bohne | Advisory Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-bohne |
| Dirk Schmuecking | Managing Director and Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-schmuecking |

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## FAQ

### What does Axel Krieger invest in?

Axel Krieger invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Axel Krieger last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Axel Krieger closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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