# Erich Sieber

> Erich Sieber is a Series A investor at PeakBridge backing Water and Food and Beverage. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PeakBridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peakbridge)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichsieber/

Erich Sieber is a Series A investor at PeakBridge focused on Water and Food and Beverage. Erich Sieber is the Founding General Partner of PeakBridge, a global expert venture and growth fund manager focused on FoodTech. PeakBridge manages three FoodTech funds with AuM of over €200M and has invested in some 25 portfolio companies in Europe, Israel and the US, across the five verticals of ingredients, alternative protein technologies,digitalization, nutrition, and alternative farming. Prior to creating PeakBridge in 2018, Erich was Partner at Nestlé’s €750M strategic “fund-of-one” since its creation in 2001, investing in AgriTech, FoodTech and health & nutrition startups. In his earlier career, Erich was also an executive at Nestlé, the World Economic Forum and the German Finance Ministry.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 1 | 50% |
| Finland | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BE WTR | BE WTR makes a variety of hygienic water taps for offices and other businesses. The various high-tech taps can pour still or sparkling water, or heat or chill water. BE WTR taps also come with BRITA filtration built into the unit. | $45.6M | Series C | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| Kern Tec | Upcycling fruit pits to innovative ingredients for the food/beverage and cosmetic industry | $12.8M | Series A | Sep 23, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Convent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/convent-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edmond-de-rothschild-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Innovation Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Telos Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telos-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PeakBridge

VC Fund · Valletta, Malta

PeakBridge is a highly networked, global impact VC that funds and connects the people, technology and processes that will shape the future of food. We invest in visionary pioneers, from early stage to Series A-B, with scalable, protectable climate and health-focused technologies. At their core: a deep commitment to disrupting our food system whiledriving positive impact. Our team is spread across seven countries and includes pioneers of FoodTech investment and decades of deep Agri-Food operational and financial experience. Together, we create exceptional value for bold FoodTech entrepreneurs and investors. A member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership, PeakBridge is also the only venture capital firm that is an official partner of the world’s largest Agri-Food innovation initiative, EIT Food.

5 contacts available at PeakBridge.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erich Sieber | Founding General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erich-sieber |
| Eva Everloo | Senior Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eva-everloo |
| Jacqueline Giordmaina | Senior Operations Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacqueline-giordmaina |
| Martina Pace | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martina-pace-dace |
| Nadav Berger | Founding General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nadav-berger |

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## FAQ

### What does Erich Sieber invest in?

Erich Sieber invests primarily in Water and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Erich Sieber last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erich Sieber closed in Oct 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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