# Dietrich Becker

> Dietrich Becker is a seed investor in London backing Travel and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dietrich-becker-8547a515
- Website: https://x.com/dietrichbecker

Dietrich Becker is a seed investor in London focused on Travel and E-Commerce. Dietrich Becker Prior to joining Perella Weinberg Partners, Mr. Becker served as Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s Global Industrial Group and as one of the firm’s most senior German investment bankers. During his tenure at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Becker was involved in a broad range of assignments including mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financingsand leveraged buyout transactions involving many of Germany’s leading companies and industrial clients worldwide.Mr. Becker received a degree from Cologne University Law School and a Masters in Business Administration from New York University Stern Graduate School of Business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Horizn Studios | Horizn is a travel tech venture, headquartered in Berlin. Their hero hardware product is their Smart Luggage range. As first vertical, online player in the European luggage market, and Europe's first Smart Luggage brand, HS designs, develops and sells premium quality, innovative travel products at very competitive prices. Their products offerGPS, Chargers, Proximity Alerts, Travel App, Personal Travel Assistant, and more - subtly integrated in a very contemporary design. |  | Series A | Dec 14, 2016 | http://horizn-studios.com |
| Horizn Studios | Horizn is a travel tech venture, headquartered in Berlin. Their hero hardware product is their Smart Luggage range. As first vertical, online player in the European luggage market, and Europe's first Smart Luggage brand, HS designs, develops and sells premium quality, innovative travel products at very competitive prices. Their products offerGPS, Chargers, Proximity Alerts, Travel App, Personal Travel Assistant, and more - subtly integrated in a very contemporary design. | $3.8M | Seed | Apr 29, 2016 | http://horizn-studios.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Project A Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/project-a-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vorwerk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vorwerk-direct-selling-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [#adm ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astutia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astutia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Monkfish Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monkfish-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [U-Start](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/u-start) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dietrich Becker invest in?

Dietrich Becker invests primarily in Travel, E-Commerce and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Dietrich Becker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dietrich Becker closed in Dec 2016. 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.

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