# Ewald Hesse

> Ewald Hesse is a seed investor in Lisbon backing Blockchain and Information Technology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ewald Hesse is a seed investor in Lisbon focused on Blockchain and Information Technology. Ewald Hesse

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$4.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 67% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Music Protocol | Music Protocol is a blockchain services provider that uses the blockchain to tokenize music rights and royalties into RWA. The company specializes in tokenized music royalties, investment pools, risk-sharing pools, consistent yield generation, liquidity flexibility, and diversified asset classes. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Odyssey | Odyssey is the maker of metaverse stack for collaboration based in The Netherlands. | $4.6M | Seed | Nov 04, 2021 |  |
| Kivu Technologies | Established in Austria in 2016, Kivu is a talented multidisciplinary team of engineers, developers, data scientists, analysts and security professionals. Founded by a passion to drive change through innovation, we believe we can make the world a better, safer place. We believe our world is increasingly connected, an exponentially expanding network.Existing technologies are inadequate to handle massive networks. Understanding networks and the connected relationships within these networks is vital to tackle the most challenging problems of our time. At Kivu, we design and build technology to help save lives and enhance human security. | $2M | Seed | Sep 11, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scytale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scytale-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [APEX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-ventures-12df) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [APEX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [aws Gründungsfonds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aws-grnderfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BR Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockrock-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [b2venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/btovpartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ewald Hesse invest in?

Ewald Hesse invests primarily in Blockchain, Information Technology and Music startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ewald Hesse's check size?

Ewald Hesse typically joins rounds of $2M–$4.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ewald Hesse participates in.

### When did Ewald Hesse last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ewald Hesse closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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