# Christian Dahlen

> Christian Dahlen is a seed investor at Band of Angels backing Software. See 47 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Band of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/band-of-angels)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 47
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/christian-dahlen/1/447/4b3
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mercurygod
- Website: https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/7544150678421823574

Christian Dahlen is a business angel. He provides expert capital and venture advice to B2B SW startups in Silicon Valley and in Germany. He is a member of the Band of Angels, Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization. Christian was a VP at SAP and held various roles in business strategy and operations. Prior to SAP, he was theGeneral Manager for the Internet and phone business of Kabel Deutschland (KDG), Germany's largest cable operator. He joined KDG from Excite@Home, and before that was with McKinsey & Co.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$4.8M |
| Pre-Seed | $235k–$1.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 26% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 19% |
| Analytics | 7 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 15% |
| SaaS | 6 | 13% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 49% |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 17% |
| Angel | 3 | 6% |
| Series A | 3 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 38% |
| Germany | 11 | 23% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Poland | 1 | 2% |
| Hungary | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terrantic | A stealth mode company. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 23, 2024 |  |
| Almetra | AI-based process analytics platform to increase productivity and quality in manual processes. Processes are captured using computer vision and automatically analysed with a highly flexible AI to identify improvement potential.1. Real-time capture with cameras Cameras are installed at individual assembly stations capturing live video streams ofassembly or packaging tasks.2. AI tracks material & work steps Video streams are continuously analyzed to detect workpiece movements, cycle times, and work step sequencing.3. Aggregation for data analysis Process data is aggregated per article and production to provide insights on process performance. Video snippets allow for a comprehensive root-cause analysis.4. Data-driven improvements Your factory managers and process engineers define, implement and measure process improvements to increase productivity and quality in your assembly line. | $4.8M | Seed | Apr 26, 2024 |  |
| Rencore | Rencore is a Munich-based software company specializing in governance, security, and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365, the Power Platform, and enterprise AI. Its cloud platform enables organizations to inventory, analyze, and control collaboration and automation environments at scale. Rencore’s customers include global enterprises and publicsector organizations that rely on its technology to maintain security, ensure compliance, and govern AI responsibly across the modern workplace. |  | Angel | Jan 20, 2024 |  |
| Rencore | Rencore is a Munich-based software company specializing in governance, security, and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365, the Power Platform, and enterprise AI. Its cloud platform enables organizations to inventory, analyze, and control collaboration and automation environments at scale. Rencore’s customers include global enterprises and publicsector organizations that rely on its technology to maintain security, ensure compliance, and govern AI responsibly across the modern workplace. | $8.5M | Series A | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| comstruct | comstruct is working on a platform that will allow construction companies to digitize and automate material purchasing. All delivery bills, invoices, and purchase orders, as well as processes such as invoice verification, can be exchanged digitally with suppliers. All data pertaining to the purchasing process is made available for documentation,evaluation, and process optimization. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Mar 23, 2023 |  |
| clous | Clous is the developer of a work distribution and collaboration platform. It is designed to boost industrial engineering productivity. The company provides a computer-aided design work distribution solution that breaks down complex and linear engineering processes into numerous interconnected parts and adapts project components using algorithms. |  | Seed | Nov 15, 2022 |  |
| Almetra | AI-based process analytics platform to increase productivity and quality in manual processes. Processes are captured using computer vision and automatically analysed with a highly flexible AI to identify improvement potential.1. Real-time capture with cameras Cameras are installed at individual assembly stations capturing live video streams ofassembly or packaging tasks.2. AI tracks material & work steps Video streams are continuously analyzed to detect workpiece movements, cycle times, and work step sequencing.3. Aggregation for data analysis Process data is aggregated per article and production to provide insights on process performance. Video snippets allow for a comprehensive root-cause analysis.4. Data-driven improvements Your factory managers and process engineers define, implement and measure process improvements to increase productivity and quality in your assembly line. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Alphadoc | The developer experience platform built for growth. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Almetra | AI-based process analytics platform to increase productivity and quality in manual processes. Processes are captured using computer vision and automatically analysed with a highly flexible AI to identify improvement potential.1. Real-time capture with cameras Cameras are installed at individual assembly stations capturing live video streams ofassembly or packaging tasks.2. AI tracks material & work steps Video streams are continuously analyzed to detect workpiece movements, cycle times, and work step sequencing.3. Aggregation for data analysis Process data is aggregated per article and production to provide insights on process performance. Video snippets allow for a comprehensive root-cause analysis.4. Data-driven improvements Your factory managers and process engineers define, implement and measure process improvements to increase productivity and quality in your assembly line. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| OKAPI:Orbits | OKAPI:Orbits is a SaaS startup dedicated to making space travel more sustainable through Collision Avoidance Software for satellites. | $5.7M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |

10 of 47 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlantic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-labs) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [another.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/another-vc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Expedite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expedite-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Merantix Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merantix) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Band of Angels

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Band of Angels is an investment firm that offers financial and advisory services to start-up companies. Band members have founded companies such as Symantec, Logitech, and National Semiconductor and been senior executives at the likes of Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, and Intuit.

5 contacts available at Band of Angels.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art Reidel | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/art-reidel |
| Christian Dahlen | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-dahlen |
| Manthi Nguyen | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manthi-nguyen |
| Tom Carroux | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-carroux |
| VK Rajaram | Member & Screening Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vk-rajaram |

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## FAQ

### What does Christian Dahlen invest in?

Christian Dahlen invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 47 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Christian Dahlen's check size?

Christian Dahlen typically joins rounds of $1M–$4.8M at Seed and $235k–$1.6M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Christian Dahlen participates in.

### When did Christian Dahlen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christian Dahlen closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 47 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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