# Friedrich Droste

> Friedrich Droste is a Series A investor at Bitburger Ventures backing Biotechnology and Beauty. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bitburger Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitburger-ventures)
- Location: Bitburg, Germany
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-friedrich-droste-6a0ab585/

Friedrich Droste is a Series A investor at Bitburger Ventures in Bitburg focused on Biotechnology and Beauty. Friedrich Droste is theManaging Director of Bitburger Ventures. He studied at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in 2010.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 43% |
| Beauty | 1 | 14% |
| Chemical | 1 | 14% |
| Wellness | 1 | 14% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pacifico Biolabs | Pacifico Biolabs offers fermentation biotechnology for development, production and distribution of sustainable and food alternatives. | $8.1M | Series A | May 27, 2026 |  |
| SenseUp Biotechnology | SenseUp is a biotech company that develops microbial production-strains. It offers de-novo construction or optimization of existing strains, using state of the art genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics, accompanied by our unique biosensor-technology. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia. | $3.5M | Seed | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| a2zebra | a2zebra is a zebra company that specializes in instructional technology for elementary school kids. | $2.9M | Seed | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Pacifico Biolabs | Pacifico Biolabs offers fermentation biotechnology for development, production and distribution of sustainable and food alternatives. | $3.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 16, 2024 |  |
| MicroHarvest | MicroHarvest is an early-stage startup in Hamburg, Germany. The company is on a mission to produce better, healthier and tastier protein, produced sustainably using the power of microorganisms. Its proprietary and scalable technology allows producing nutritional biomass from fast-growing bacteria, with potential applications across the wholeprotein value chain. With that, MicroHarvest contributes to a world where everyone has access to nutritious food through a fair and resilient food system. | $1.6M |  | May 05, 2023 |  |
| MicroHarvest | MicroHarvest is an early-stage startup in Hamburg, Germany. The company is on a mission to produce better, healthier and tastier protein, produced sustainably using the power of microorganisms. Its proprietary and scalable technology allows producing nutritional biomass from fast-growing bacteria, with potential applications across the wholeprotein value chain. With that, MicroHarvest contributes to a world where everyone has access to nutritious food through a fair and resilient food system. | $1.7M | Series A | May 05, 2023 |  |
| O.C. Hairsystems | O.c. Hairsystems offer hair replacement solutions for men. | $4.9M | Series A | Sep 29, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FoodLabs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-food-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sprout & About Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprout-about-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CHECK24 Impact GmbH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/check24-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DvH Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dvh-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bitburger Ventures

VC Fund · Bitburg, Germany

In the mid of 2018, Bitburger Holding founded the investment company Bitburger Ventures for its investments in start-ups. The aim is to combine the growth potential of young, innovative companies with the financial strength and access to different expertise along the value chain of the Bitburger Group. Our heritage as a medium-sized family businesswith a long-term orientation distinguishes Bitburger Ventures from pure financial investors and offers young entrepreneurs a unique added value. Our activities focus primarily on the German-speaking area, where we have been operating for 200 years. Through our industrial holdings in leading medium-sized companies that are successful in various industries and in international markets, we have direct access to different networks and various competencies. We are pragmatic, accessible and credible and expect the same from our venture partners.Bitburger Ventures invests venture capital in the form of minority holdings in already established start-ups, preferably in the Seed to Series B phase. Our investment focus is on consumer-facing business models, but we are also interested in leading alternative technology and service solutions. Following the tradition of a family business, we sustainably support our portfolio companies on their growth path. Bitburger Ventures also invests in international venture capital funds.

3 contacts available at Bitburger Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Friedrich Droste | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/friedrich-droste |
| Nico Heinz | Manager Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nico-heinz |
| Niklas Leske | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niklas-leske |

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## FAQ

### What does Friedrich Droste invest in?

Friedrich Droste invests primarily in Biotechnology, Beauty and Chemical startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Friedrich Droste last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Friedrich Droste closed in May 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?

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