# Gerald Binz

> Gerald Binz is a seed investor backing Big Data and Railroad. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Gerald Binz is a seed investor focused on Big Data and Railroad.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$7.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Railroad | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |
| Predictive Analytics | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RailWatch | RailWatch is a provider of AI and big data services that bring digitalization to the rail industry. As a result, they provide critical data support to all market participants in order to digitize and optimize work processes. Its customers can access the necessary data with the click of a mouse, whether through an API interface or the web portal. Itcollects condition data on freight wagons using their own technology, converts it into valuable information using AI and Big Data Analytics, and feeds this information directly into customers' operating processes | $1.7M | Seed | Jun 11, 2021 | https://x.com/rail_watch?s=20 |
| RailWatch | RailWatch is a provider of AI and big data services that bring digitalization to the rail industry. As a result, they provide critical data support to all market participants in order to digitize and optimize work processes. Its customers can access the necessary data with the click of a mouse, whether through an API interface or the web portal. Itcollects condition data on freight wagons using their own technology, converts it into valuable information using AI and Big Data Analytics, and feeds this information directly into customers' operating processes | $7.8M | Seed | May 31, 2020 | https://x.com/rail_watch?s=20 |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Gerald Binz invest in?

Gerald Binz invests primarily in Big Data, Railroad and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gerald Binz's check size?

Gerald Binz typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$7.8M 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 Gerald Binz participates in.

### How do I contact Gerald Binz?

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### When did Gerald Binz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gerald Binz closed in Jun 2021. 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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