# Dirk Pahlke

> Dirk Pahlke is a funding round investor at Rothschild & Co. backing Retail and Shopping. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rothschild & Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rothschild-gestion)
- Location: Frankfurt An Der Oder, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirk-pahlke-b8a2421

Dirk Pahlke is a funding round investor at Rothschild & Co. in Frankfurt An Der Oder focused on Retail and Shopping. Dirk Pahlke is the Managing Director - Head of M&A at Rothschild & Co.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Shopping | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crowdfox | Crowdfox ist der Marktplatz einer neuen Generation. Wir sind die faire Plattform, die Händler und Käufer nachhaltig miteinander verbindet, um gemeinsam einen neuen Meilenstein im Online-Handel zu setzen. Die Idee zu Crowdfox entstand 2013. Sie begeisterte uns nicht nur mit einer einzigartigen Möglichkeit sondern vor allem mit der großenHerausforderung Lösungswege zu finden, an die sich bisher keiner heranwagen wollte. | $5.5M |  | Mar 17, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Rothschild & Co.

VC Fund · Paris, France

Rothschild has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. Today, it provides Investment Banking, Corporate Banking and Private Banking & Trust services to governments, corporations and individuals worldwide.

5 contacts available at Rothschild & Co..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paolo Scaroni | Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paolo-scaroni |
| Baron David de Rothschild | Group Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baron-david-de-rothschild |
| Charles-Edouard Bilbault | Assistant Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-edouard-bilbault |
| Dirk Pahlke | Managing Director - Head of M&A | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-pahlke |
| George Babu | Business Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-babu-0127 |

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## FAQ

### What does Dirk Pahlke invest in?

Dirk Pahlke invests primarily in Retail, Shopping and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round 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.

### When did Dirk Pahlke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dirk Pahlke closed in Mar 2016. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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