# Carsten Erdt > Carsten Erdt is a seed investor at Erdt Group backing Information Technology and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Erdt Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erdt-group) - Location: Viernheim, Germany - Total investments: 5 - Last investment: Jul 2019 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Carsten Erdt is a seed investor at Erdt Group in Viernheim focused on Information Technology and Software. Carsten Erdt - Founder and Managing Director @ Erdt Group ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Information Technology | 3 | 60% | | Software | 2 | 40% | | SaaS | 1 | 20% | | FinTech | 1 | 20% | | Big Data | 1 | 20% | 15 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 20% | | Angel | 1 | 20% | | Series A | 1 | 20% | | Series B | 1 | 20% | | Funding Round | 1 | 20% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Quantumrock | Quantumrock is an asset management and financial technology company that develops investment solutions for investors. The firm specializes in uncovering unique alpha sources and expanding access to alternative asset classes, including colored gemstones, through structured, regulated, and technology-driven investment products. | $9.8M | Series B | Jul 01, 2023 | | | Instaffo | Instaffo is a Heidelberg based HR technology company that has developed a reverse recruiting platform for a fulfilling employer-employee relationship to help people.Based on big data and artificial intelligence, Instaffo automatically connects workers and employers who are ideally matched. For this, not only the skills, but also the professionalgoals and wishes of candidates are considered. As a result, the proposed companies and jobs are the perfect match for the candidates and the candidates for the companies. In direct chat, both can quickly and directly clarify open questions and arrange interviews. | $2.1M | Series A | Apr 10, 2019 | | | Tracktics | TRACKTICS Germany's most widely used tracking system for footballers. Track and analyze your athletic performance data, compare yourself with professionals. | | Angel | Oct 23, 2017 | | | vr-on | vr-on, www.vr-on.com, was founded in 2016 by industry experts with almost two decades of experience in virtual reality technologies. The high-tech startup, based in Munich, is winner of the “Innovations-Preis-IT” 2018. vr-on's mission is to democratize the use of virtual reality-related applications in enterprises. vr-on offers STAGE Cloudthe unique end-to-end cloud solution for multi-user enterprise VR applications.www.vr-on.cloud | | | Aug 10, 2017 | | | Instaffo | Instaffo is a Heidelberg based HR technology company that has developed a reverse recruiting platform for a fulfilling employer-employee relationship to help people.Based on big data and artificial intelligence, Instaffo automatically connects workers and employers who are ideally matched. For this, not only the skills, but also the professionalgoals and wishes of candidates are considered. As a result, the proposed companies and jobs are the perfect match for the candidates and the candidates for the companies. In direct chat, both can quickly and directly clarify open questions and arrange interviews. | $932K | Seed | Feb 10, 2016 | | 5 of 5 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [affinity ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/affinity-ventures-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [BayBG Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baybg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [EOS VC Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eos-vc-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [FinLab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finlab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Phillip Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phillip-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [True Global Ventures (TGV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Erdt Group VC Fund 1 contacts available at Erdt Group. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Carsten Erdt | Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carsten-erdt | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund - [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund - [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund - [IBB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibb) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Recruiting Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/recruiting-angel-investors) - [Recruiting Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/recruiting-investors-germany) - [Recruiting Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/recruiting-angel-investors-germany) - [Big Data Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/big-data-investors-germany) - [Big Data Angel Investors in Germany](https://shizune.co/investors/big-data-angel-investors-germany) - [Big Data Angel Investors in Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/big-data-angel-investors-europe) ## FAQ ### What does Carsten Erdt invest in? Carsten Erdt invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Carsten Erdt last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Carsten Erdt closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 5 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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