# Frederik Gerner

> Frederik Gerner is a seed investor at FORWARD.one (Cape Town) backing B2C and Energy. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FORWARD.one](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forward-one)
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederik-gerner-98b80718/

Frederik Gerner is a seed investor at FORWARD.one in Cape Town focused on B2C and Energy. Frederik Gerner

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $28k–$55k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2C | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Organic | 1 | 14% |
| Shopping | 1 | 14% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Angel | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 3 | 43% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ridge | Ridge is a fintech startup that provides the financial infrastructure for integrating natural assets. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Sensorfact | Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry. The company is a smart advisor for the industry who translates sustainability to day-to-day language and specific actions. No complex sensor technology, no complex software and no complex business models. We make sustainability understandable and transparant. | $27.4M |  | Jul 19, 2023 |  |
| Inseco | Inseco transforms low-value organic by-products into energy-rich insect proteins that are highly beneficial to both animals and consumers. | $5.3M | Seed | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Sensorfact | Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry. The company is a smart advisor for the industry who translates sustainability to day-to-day language and specific actions. No complex sensor technology, no complex software and no complex business models. We make sustainability understandable and transparant. | $14.3M |  | Jan 28, 2022 |  |
| DX Digital Africa | DX Digital Africa specializes in automotive intelligence to build capabilities for vehicles of the future. Optimizing processes and reducing maintenance costs throughout the lifecycle of vehicles from the factory floor to scrap yard. | $55K | Angel | Oct 25, 2019 |  |
| Yebo Fresh | Yebofresh is a new online shopping service, delivering popular groceries straight into areas that are generally unserved by most formal retailers. Our unique business model and partnerships with manufacturers allow us to deliver top quality products and A-brands at extremely competitive prices. Yebofresh serves Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha,Mfuleni and Gugulethu and following recent seed funding, is rapidly expanding across the greater Cape Town area. |  | Seed | Sep 23, 2019 |  |
| Zelda Learning | Zelda is a mobile platform that provides career guidance to students in high-school and university, linking them to opportunities that are right for them. | $28K | Angel | Nov 22, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blume Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Disrupt Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/disrupt-ventures-io) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E4EAfrica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e4eafrica) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futuregrowth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futuregrowth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oak Drive ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oak-drive) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SET Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/set-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About FORWARD.one

VC Fund · Amstelveen, The Netherlands

We are looking for big thinkers, who want to turn innovations into commercial success by solving complex problems. We are a VC firm specialized in investing in game-changing hardware innovations. FORWARD.one is an accomplished team of financial experts, engineers, startup entrepreneurs and scientists. We understand what it’s like to build asuccessful startup because we have done it ourselves.

5 contacts available at FORWARD.one.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arjan Göbel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arjan-g%C3%B6bel |
| Beau Anne Chilla | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beau-anne-chilla-b997 |
| Boy de Jonge | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boy-de-jonge |
| Cailin Greiner | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cailin-greiner |
| Frederik Gerner | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederik-gerner |

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## FAQ

### What does Frederik Gerner invest in?

Frederik Gerner invests primarily in B2C, Energy and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Frederik Gerner's check size?

Frederik Gerner typically joins rounds of $28k–$55k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Frederik Gerner participates in.

### When did Frederik Gerner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frederik Gerner closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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