# Gisbert Ruehl

> Gisbert Ruehl is a seed investor in Munich backing Marketplace, B2B and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisbert-ruehl

Gisbert Ruehl is a seed investor in Munich focused on Marketplace and B2B. Studies in Industrial Engineering, Hamburg University. 1987, Management Consultant, Roland Berger & Partner; top management positions in IT, finance, chemicals and the automotive sector; 2002-05, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. July 2005, Chief Financial Officer, Klöckner & Co Group. With Klöckner & Co SE: since November2009, Chairman of the Management Board; until end of 2012, also acting Chief Financial Officer.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.1M–$6.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 3 | 75% |
| Austria | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| avoltra | Avoltra aims to position itself as an "intelligent energy purchasing solution" by leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights to optimize energy procurement. | $2.7M | Pre-Seed | Jul 02, 2025 |  |
| METYCLE | The B2B marketplace for global scrap metal trading. We give the world access to scrap metal. | $5.2M | Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| SPARETECH | SPARETECH’s Vertical AI software enables maintenance and procurement teams in manufacturing to reliably reduce spend and optimize inventory by sourcing spare parts inside or outside their production network and stop buying parts they already have. | $6.2M | Seed | Oct 04, 2021 |  |
| Schrott24 | Schrott24 is a B2B-focused managed marketplace for metal scrap. We help recyclers to source more material and scrap metal producers to market their metal waste more efficiently. Besides matching supply and demand, the fulfillment of transactions is processed through our proprietary technology. We digitalize processes and increase the efficiency ofthe recycling industry. | $3.1M | Seed | Oct 22, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Project A Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/project-a-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/augus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDTM Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdtm-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutchfoundersfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Market One Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/market-one-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gisbert Ruehl invest in?

Gisbert Ruehl invests primarily in Marketplace, B2B and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gisbert Ruehl's check size?

Gisbert Ruehl typically joins rounds of $3.1M–$6.2M 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 Gisbert Ruehl participates in.

### When did Gisbert Ruehl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gisbert Ruehl closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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