# Christoph Braun

> Christoph Braun is a Series A investor at Acton Capital (Munich) backing E-Commerce and SaaS. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Acton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acton-capital-partners)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophbraun-acton/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wildmsr
- Website: https://actoncapital.com/team/christoph-braun/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christoph.c.braun

Christoph Braun is a Series A investor at Acton Capital in Munich focused on E-Commerce and SaaS. Christoph Braun is based out of Munich, Bayern and is the Managing Partner of Acton Capital. Christoph previously worked at Maple as a Board Observer. Christoph Braun attended the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 38% |
| SaaS | 2 | 15% |
| Retail | 2 | 15% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |
| Automotive | 2 | 15% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 31% |
| Series B | 3 | 23% |
| Seed | 2 | 15% |
| Series C | 2 | 15% |
| Series D | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 9 | 69% |
| Canada | 2 | 15% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ECO Group | Eco is a supplier of consumer products. They create structures for increased growth and profitability within the group companies. | $8.2M | Series A | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| Ultramarin | Othoz is a deep tech investment boutique providing quantitative investment strategies and insights based on innovative ML-techniques. | $11.3M | Series A | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| SoSafe | SoSafe empowers organizations to build a security culture and mitigate risk with its GDPR-compliant awareness programs. Powered by behavioral science and smart algorithms, SoSafe delivers engaging personalized learning experiences and smart attack simulations that turn employees into active assets against online threats. Comprehensive analyticsmeasure ROI and tell organizations where vulnerabilities lie. Programs are easy to deploy and scale, fostering secure behavior in every employee.​ |  | Seed | Jul 22, 2020 |  |
| Cluno | Cluno is an online car subscription service providing rental cars irrespective of any contracts. Cluno's digital car subscription challenges traditional car ownership models in the mobility market and expands the space between hourly and years-long commitments with a flexible option and transparent, fully predictable costs. The carsubscription is offered at a monthly package price, which covers almost all car-related costs such as maintenance, wear and tear, seasonal tires, warranty, registration, vehicle tax, insurance, and vehicle inspections. The minimum booking period is six months per vehicle. Subject to a notice period of three months, customers can change their vehicle after the minimum period, pause their car subscription, or continue on with their Cluno car indefinitely. | $28M | Series B | Feb 06, 2019 |  |
| Vimcar | As one of Europe’s fastest-growing SaaS startups, Vimcar is redefining business mobility by seamlessly integrating commercial vehicles into digital ecosystems. An innovative combination of live car data and a set of cloud-based applications offer real-time insight into vehicle activity to reduce operational cost for fleets. The company specializesin providing low-price vehicle management services and has already equipped more than 90,000 vehicles with its SaaS solutions in German-speaking countries. In early 2020 Vimcar announced its expansion to the United Kingdom. | $13M | Series B | Dec 18, 2018 |  |
| Cluno | Cluno is an online car subscription service providing rental cars irrespective of any contracts. Cluno's digital car subscription challenges traditional car ownership models in the mobility market and expands the space between hourly and years-long commitments with a flexible option and transparent, fully predictable costs. The carsubscription is offered at a monthly package price, which covers almost all car-related costs such as maintenance, wear and tear, seasonal tires, warranty, registration, vehicle tax, insurance, and vehicle inspections. The minimum booking period is six months per vehicle. Subject to a notice period of three months, customers can change their vehicle after the minimum period, pause their car subscription, or continue on with their Cluno car indefinitely. | $8M | Series A | Apr 12, 2018 |  |
| sofatutor | Sofatutor is an online platform that of educational tutorials for school and college students to study for exams and recapitulate lessons. It offers short video tutorials, exercises, homework chat, and tutoring sessions for subjects such as mathematics, physics, English, French, Latin, computer science, economics, medicine and health, law,humanities, and so on. Sofatutor was launched by Stephan Bayer in February 2008 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | $3.3M | Series D | Feb 14, 2018 |  |
| Mobify | Mobify is the #1 provider of Progressive Web Apps for eCommerce for retailers and brands that want to close the gap between desktop and mobile conversion rates, keep up with customer expectations and win loyal customer relationships. The Mobify platform delivers a unified customer experience across mobile web and apps, while building customerrelationships through push notifications and store drivers. Leading global brands including Lancôme, Crabtree & Evelyn, Paula’s Choice, Carnival Cruise Line, London Drugs, Burlington, PureFormulas, Superdry, Columbia, eXtra Electronics, and ThinkGeek generate extensive revenue through the Mobify Platform and rely on Mobify to grow their customer lifetime value. | $15M | Series B | Sep 21, 2017 |  |
| Mobify | Mobify is the #1 provider of Progressive Web Apps for eCommerce for retailers and brands that want to close the gap between desktop and mobile conversion rates, keep up with customer expectations and win loyal customer relationships. The Mobify platform delivers a unified customer experience across mobile web and apps, while building customerrelationships through push notifications and store drivers. Leading global brands including Lancôme, Crabtree & Evelyn, Paula’s Choice, Carnival Cruise Line, London Drugs, Burlington, PureFormulas, Superdry, Columbia, eXtra Electronics, and ThinkGeek generate extensive revenue through the Mobify Platform and rely on Mobify to grow their customer lifetime value. | $5.5M | Series A | Nov 28, 2016 |  |
| Finanzcheck.de | FINANZCHECK.de is an independent consumer loan technology platform that enables German consumers to compare their personal loans and private financial products. The platform gives its customers visibility on all loans available covering the complete value chain from customer acquisition to credit scoring and ultimately contract signing. Inaddition, Finanzcheck offers B2B2C white label and B2B consumer financing technology solutions for brokers and banks. The company receives funding from Acton Capital Partners, HarbourVest Partners, TA Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, Acton Capital Partners, and various other investors. | $36.2M | Series C | Apr 06, 2016 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atlantic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apax Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apax-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apex Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Capital Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Acton Capital

VC Fund · München, Germany

Acton Capital is a leading later-stage venture capital investor with presence in Munich and Vancouver. Since 1999, the Acton team backs startups in the fields of fintech, SaaS, consumer health, mobility & logistics, education or future of work on their way to market leadership. With over two decades of investment experience in tech-enabledbusiness models, the team has invested 700+M EUR in more than 199 companies across five fund generations. Acton Capital invests worldwide, with a strong focus on Europe and North America.

5 contacts available at Acton Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bettina Engert | Director/Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettina-engert |
| Christoph Braun | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christoph-braun |
| Dominik Alvermann | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominik-alvermann |
| Fritz Oidtmann | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fritz-oidtmann |
| Jan-Gisbert Schultze | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-gisbert-schultze |

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## FAQ

### What does Christoph Braun invest in?

Christoph Braun invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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.

### When did Christoph Braun last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christoph Braun closed in Jul 2023. 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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