# Daniel Gurdan

> Daniel Gurdan is a seed investor at Ascending Technologies (Munich) backing Battery and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ascending Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascending-technologies)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Daniel Gurdan is a seed investor at Ascending Technologies in Munich focused on Battery and Software. Daniel Gurdan - Co-Founder @ Ascending Technologies

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alteva | Alteva develops battery cells for the decarbonisation of the global transport sector, and focus on high-energy density battery cells with high safety profiles specifically designed for the aviation and heavy-duty transport sectors. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jan 20, 2025 |  |
| Sereact | Sereact created an adaptable AI in order to commercialise a new era of intelligent robots. They developed adaptable AI to commercialise a new era of intelligent robots. They use artificial intelligence to assist their customers in closing automation gaps and achieving new levels of cost-efficiency. | $5M | Seed | Aug 08, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NRW.BANK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nrw-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Air Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-street-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Point Nine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-nine-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unternehmertum-funding-for-innovators) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ascending Technologies

VC Fund · Krailling, Germany

Ascending Technologies is leading UAS developer & manu­facturer of technology for professional, civil & research UAV / drone use. Well over 1,000 of our unique aircraft solutions are in frequent operation worldwide.

5 contacts available at Ascending Technologies.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Gurdan | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-gurdan |
| Jan Stumpf | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-stumpf |
| Michael Achtelik | Co-Founder, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-achtelik |
| Klaus-Michael Doth | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/klaus-michael-doth |
| Nikolaus Pass | Head of Production & Logistics | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nikolaus-pass |

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Gurdan invest in?

Daniel Gurdan invests primarily in Battery, Software and Energy Storage startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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