# Christof Wittig

> Christof Wittig is a pre-seed investor at Hornet (San Francisco) backing Software and LGBT. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hornet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hornet-networks)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christof
- Website: https://x.com/christofw
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/christofw

Christof Wittig is a serial software entrepreneur and investor. He is Founder and CEO at Queer Spaces and Hornet Networks, the world’s queer social networks, and Managing Partner at Strive Capital, based in San Francisco, CA.Previously, Christof was founder and CEO at LiquidM, the first mobile DSP provided as a SaaS platform, which he formed in2013 when restructuring Madvertise, Europe’s largest mobile ad network. Previously he was the founder and CEO of Servo Software, the world’s first Android middleware company, which merged with Synclore to form Kii in 2010, today a leading player in the IoT space based in Tokyo. He was also founder and CEO at db4objects, an open source, “no sql” database company, which he sold to Versant in December 2008. Before that he was the founder and CEO of Apsis Software to revolutionize real estate cost management with software and led the company through its sale to Nemetschek in 1999 and its merger with conject in 2002.Christof is an investor and/or board member in various companies, including Enish (TYO:3667), Metago, KeepSafe, Virta, Cerebral, and App Annie. He has been active in the US, Germany, and throughout Asia.Christof holds a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow in the Class of 2004 and author of the case studies on MySQL and Google’s Android. He also holds a Dipl.Ing. from Technical University Munich.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| LGBT | 1 | 50% |
| Coworking | 1 | 50% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Queer Spaces | Queer Spaces is building SPACES, a group chat platform for queer communities, and an app to serve the entirety of the LGBTQ+ spectrum. It’s a place for all queer people to connect over their favourite topics and interests, plan meetups and hang out. They can discover and join specific communities, fandoms, local teams and organizations, and closefriends, some public and others invite-only, all on a platform where they can safely be their true, authentic selves. | $1.1M | Convertible Note | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Silo | Placed across the city in coffee shops, SILO reshapes the idea of remote working with our fleet of software-enabled work pods. Each SILO is designed and built for Zoom, with sound-proofed walls, portrait lighting, a premium chair and desk, and easy access to power outlets, USB ports, and a whiteboard. |  | Pre-Seed | May 05, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Hills Funding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-hills-funding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mana-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moai Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moai-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hornet

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Founded in 2011, Hornet is the world’s premier gay social network. With over 30 million diverse users globally, the Hornet mission is to empower gay men to come out and join in the fun and fabulous of the gay community. The Hornet Feed curates content from acclaimed editors, thousands of community leaders, friends, and the guy next door, to sparkmeaningful connections. Powered by leading-edge technology, Hornet has become the number one gay app in markets such as France, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, and Taiwan, and is rapidly expanding its sizable user base in the United States. More information at hornet.com Hornet - Connect To Your Community

4 contacts available at Hornet.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alim Dhanji | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alim-dhanji |
| Anne Dorman | Counsulting CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-dorman |
| Christof Wittig | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christof-wittig |
| Sean Howell | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-howell |

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## FAQ

### What does Christof Wittig invest in?

Christof Wittig invests primarily in Software, LGBT and Coworking startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Christof Wittig last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christof Wittig closed in Nov 2022. 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?

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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