# Dirk Kanngiesser

> Dirk Kanngiesser is a seed investor at TU capital backing Medical. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Firm: TU capital
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkkanngiesser
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/dikaheto

Dirk Kanngiesser is a seed investor at TU capital in San Mateo focused on Medical and Biopharma. Dirk Kanngiesser is the Co-founder/Chairman of the Board at Cryptowerk, San Mateo.. He is a founder of the seed fund of the TU Dortmund, Germany

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KyDo Therapeutics | KyDo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops novel covalent-allosteric small molecule inhibitors. | $5.3M | Seed | Sep 16, 2025 | https://kydo-tx.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [i&i Biotech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-i-biotech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KHAN Technology Transfer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khan-technology-transfer-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VORNvc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vornvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dirk Kanngiesser invest in?

Dirk Kanngiesser invests primarily in Medical, Biopharma and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed 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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