# Axel Theis

> Axel Theis is a seed investor at Allianz X backing Insurance and Environmental Consulting. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Allianz X](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allianz-x)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axel-theis-7aba06102

Axel Theis is a former members of Allianz

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CarbonPool | CarbonPool promotes a transition to net zero by offering in-kind insurance against unforeseen reductions in or reversals of carbon credits. | $12.2M | Seed | Jan 29, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vorwerk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vorwerk-direct-selling-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HCS Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hcs-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heartcore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heartcore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Revent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revent-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Allianz X

VC Fund · München, Germany

Allianz X is the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group that invests in digital growth companies related to insurance.

5 contacts available at Allianz X.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Catherine Dietrich | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-dietrich |
| Joseph Engelhart | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-engelhart |
| Nazim Cetin | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nazim-cetin |
| Sever Savanciuc | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sever-savanciuc |
| Axel Theis | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-theis-cf32 |

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## FAQ

### What does Axel Theis invest in?

Axel Theis invests primarily in Insurance and Environmental Consulting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Axel Theis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Axel Theis closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 1 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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