# Gunther Birkner

> Gunther Birkner is a angel investor at CCL Industries backing Software and Machine Learning. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CCL Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ccl-industries-inc)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guenther-birkner-13a0291a

Gunther Birkner is a angel investor at CCL Industries focused on Software and Machine Learning. Günther Birkner was appointed President, Food & Beverage Worldwide in November of 2011, broadening his scope as President of the Healthcare & Specialty Business in March of 2016.Birkner was one of the founding partners of Pachem AG, Austria building a successful business focused on the food and beverage markets entering into a jointventure with CCL in 2003 before the outright acquisition of Pachem in 2005.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dishtracker | Software that allows visual detection and automated check-out in the food sector |  | Angel | Jul 31, 2023 |  |
| The MoonVision | The MoonVision GmbH is a young company located in the heart of Vienna, Austria, focussed on transferring expert know-how to AI using visual information. The company was founded in August 2017, and was awarded with the title “Startup of the year” in 2017. In 2018 it was nominated for the “Go Silicon Valley Program” by WKO and won over partners likeAudi, A1, Sacher and Miba. MoonVision detects item type and amounts on a visual basis using proprietary computer vision algorithms and triggers events, like the optimization of machines, payment processes or data generation. | $982.5K | Angel | Jul 01, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [F-Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CCL Industries

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

A global specialty packaging pioneer, CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions to the Home & Personal Care, Premium Food & Beverage, Healthcare & Specialty, Automotive & Durables and Consumer markets worldwide. The Company is divided into three reporting segments: CCL Label, CCL Container andits new consumer arm, Avery. With over 19,000 dedicated employees, CCL Industries operate 149 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.

5 contacts available at CCL Industries.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gunther Birkner | President, Food & Beverage Worldwide | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gunther-birkner |
| Allison Phillips | Vice President and General Manager, Avery North America Printable Media | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allison-phillips |
| Eric Frantz | Vice President Operations, Home & Personal Care North America | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-frantz |
| Jamie Robinson | Vice President and Managing Director, Home & Personal Care Europe | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-robinson |
| Jim Anzai | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-anzai |

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## FAQ

### What does Gunther Birkner invest in?

Gunther Birkner invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Information Services startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gunther Birkner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gunther Birkner closed in Jul 2023. 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.

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