# Björn Kolbmüller

> Björn Kolbmüller is a seed investor in Berlin backing E-Commerce, Fashion and Internet. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolbmueller/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kolbmueller

Björn Kolbmüller is a seed investor in Berlin focused on E-Commerce and Fashion. Björn Kolbmüller is co-founder and managing director of zenloop, a SaaS platform for feedback mgmt. using the Net Promoter System (NPS) method. After studying business administration at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Björn Kolbmüller began his professional career at Mister Spex. In 2008 he joined Procter & Gamble's brandmanagement team. Afterwards he co-founded the online perfumery Flaconi together with Paul Schwarzenholz, where he was responsible for marketing, product and tech until the sale to Pro7Sat1. In addition to zenloop, Björn Kolbmüller is an active business angel and passes on his experience to young start-ups.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.9M–$1.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 31% |
| Fashion | 2 | 15% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |
| Gaming | 1 | 8% |
| Cycling | 1 | 8% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 38% |
| Angel | 3 | 23% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial Technology and Witchcraft | Industrial Technology and Witchcraft make games in voxels and pixels with amazing soundtracks. | $1.9M | Seed | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| straede | Straede develops cycling clothing that offers an optimal balance between aesthetics, price, and performance. They concentrate on minimalist designs and a few well-thought-out products. |  | Angel | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| whylab | Whylab operates an online group-support platform that helps people overcome life challenges. It combines smart tech and real humans to create impactful solutions for the subclinical health market. Whylab was founded in 2021 and is based in Berlin, Germany. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Kittl | Heritage Type provides solutions that automate complex design processes to create beautiful graphics. | $1.9M | Seed | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| Kittl | Heritage Type provides solutions that automate complex design processes to create beautiful graphics. | $1.9M | Seed | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| Wisefood | Wisefood provides retail and wholesale services. They offer a range of products that include cutlery, plates, bowls, cups, napkins, drinking straws, candles, kitchen and bar items, paper towels, and more. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 08, 2021 |  |
| 8returns | 8returns is a self-service returns center for eCommerce stores that want to automate returns & improve customer experience. | $947K | Angel | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| vCOACH | vCOACH developed a mobile app for consumers looking to access virtual training for communication skills improvement. |  | Pre-Seed | May 17, 2021 |  |
| Everdrop | Everdrop manufactures cleaning products. |  | Seed | Sep 08, 2020 |  |
| AskBrian | AskBrain uses narrow AI technologies to build products that connect humans with services and information via natural language. Brian, the AI assistant, communicates via email and performs time-consuming tasks that reflect the needs of management consultants and similar knowledge workers. Brian empowers users to focus on high-value activities bytaking care of tedious ones such as document translation (100 languages), file conversion, industry benchmarks, country research, presentation graphics, and many more. |  | Angel | Jun 30, 2020 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Expedite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expedite-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [better ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-ventures-9d06) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BLN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bln-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shio Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shio-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Joyance Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joyance-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Björn Kolbmüller invest in?

Björn Kolbmüller invests primarily in E-Commerce, Fashion and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Björn Kolbmüller's check size?

Björn Kolbmüller typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$1.9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Björn Kolbmüller participates in.

### When did Björn Kolbmüller last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Björn Kolbmüller closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 13 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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