# Dirk Ippen

> Dirk Ippen is a Series A investor in München backing Books and Printing. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: München, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/dirk_ippen

Dirk Ippen is a Series A investor in München focused on Books and Printing. Dirk Ippen

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Books | 1 | 100% |
| Printing | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Publishing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open Publishing | Open Publishing is an online based publishing software which already manages over 200,000 books. They provide an easy way for publishers to publish digital and print on demand books and distribute them in all relevant online bookstores and e-readers worldwide. Open Publishing offers a variety of basic and advanced features for publishers (like aweb presence, e-commerce solution, multi-channel distribution and royalty payments) and makes them accessible both to small publishers and publishing startups trough automation and a competitive price point.Their platform uses an open API and encourages other systems and web applications to integrate with its publishing engine. Currently they offer integration with systems such as PayPal, Google Analytics and several other services. |  | Series A | Feb 01, 2015 | http://openpublishing.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Dirk Ippen invest in?

Dirk Ippen invests primarily in Books, Printing and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Dirk Ippen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dirk Ippen closed in Feb 2015. Shizune tracks 1 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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