# Ben Fischer

> Ben Fischer is a seed investor at Project A Ventures (Berlin) backing Lighting and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Project A Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/project-a-ventures)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-fischer-4134a365/

Ben Fischer is a seed investor at Project A Ventures in Berlin focused on Lighting and E-Commerce. Ben Fischer - General Partner and Managing Director @ Project A Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lighting | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WindStar Medical GmbH | Windstar Medical AG manufactures and supplies healthcare products for private label products and branded products in Germany. |  | Seed | Dec 07, 2020 |  |
| Lampenwelt | Welcome to Lampenwelt.de, Europe's leading online shop for lamps and lighting . Here you will find around 50,000 dreamlike products as well as expert advice so that you can find and implement suitable dream lighting at home or for your business.Whether for home or garden, for office, shop or the property in general, you will find everythingabout light and lighting. Discover your dream lighting in our large selection - or keep an eye out for their current offers. | $131.6M | Private Equity | Mar 24, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3i Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3i-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Project A Ventures

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

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.

5 contacts available at Project A Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anton Waitz | General Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anton-waitz |
| Ben Fischer | General Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-fischer-8fa7 |
| Enrico Mellis | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enrico-mellis |
| Florian Heinemann | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-florian-heinemann |
| Jack Wang | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-wang-e91a |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Fischer invest in?

Ben Fischer invests primarily in Lighting, E-Commerce and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Fischer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Fischer closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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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