# Benedikt Ilg

> Benedikt Ilg is a seed investor at Flip (Stuttgart) backing Software and E-Learning. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Flip](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flip-77d5)
- Location: Stuttgart, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benedikt-ilg-8650a882/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benedikt.ilg

Benedikt Ilg is a seed investor at Flip in Stuttgart focused on Software and E-Learning. Benedikt Ilg is the CEO and Co-Founder of Flip. He previously worked at SK GmbH as an Intern - Projects and Sales. Benedikt Ilg attended DHBW Stuttgart.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Sales Enablement | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HappySupport | HappySupport is a self-updating Help Center platform for B2B and B2C SaaS companies. The product records user interface actions in the customer's software as DOM and CSS selector chains, not as pixel screenshots or video. A GitHub integration tracks the customer's front-end source code and updates affected guides automatically when theunderlying UI changes.HappySupport ships in three components. HappyRecorder is a Chrome browser extension used to capture guide content. HappyAgent is the GitHub Sync engine that maintains documentation against the source. HappyWidget is an in-product overlay that surfaces relevant guides inside the customer's application.The company was co-founded by Henrik Roth and Niklas Gysinn and is based in Germany. | $230K | Pre-Seed | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| gyde | Gyde offers digital micro-learning and cross-company coaching for managers. Gyde builds a fully digital talent development solution that enables employees to learn through app-based microlearning and peer coaching sessions. They connect employees with peers from other companies to foster a steep learning curve through social learning. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 05, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bar Tiger Wolf](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bar-tiger-wolf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [d.ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ES KAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/es-kapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [L-Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [S-Kap Unternehmensbeteiligungs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s-kap-unternehmensbeteiligungs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SNABB CAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snabb-cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Flip

VC Fund · Stuttgart, Germany

Flip is the employee app empowering all employees from firstline to desktop. It does so by combining top-down and bottom-up communication tools such as newsfeed and chat with intuitive integrations in the existing corporate HR and IT landscape. Flip empowers employers by enabling them to reach all employees at the same time with just two clicks.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.

1 contacts available at Flip.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benedikt Ilg | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benedikt-ilg |

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## FAQ

### What does Benedikt Ilg invest in?

Benedikt Ilg invests primarily in Software, E-Learning and Sales Enablement startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Benedikt Ilg last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benedikt Ilg closed in Mar 2026. 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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