# Hermann Arnold

> Hermann Arnold is a pre-seed investor at 42tasks.com (Zürich) backing GPS and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [42tasks.com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/42tasks-com)
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermannarnold
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hermannarnold
- Website: https://x.com/hermannarnold

Hermann Arnold is a pre-seed investor at 42tasks.com in Zürich focused on GPS and SaaS. Entrepreneur, Investor and Board Member in Tech, Climate, Inclusion, Education & Democracy – and especially where they intersect. Encouraging the many to jointly achieve the extraordinary.9-digit exit, unicorn investments Co-founded vision kids, START, b2venture, umantis, IT rockt, NEOS, citizens for democracy, demokratie21, 42hacks, schoolof participation, Monitoris // Invested in VIU, invenda, pastaHR, sherpany, studyond, talentify, atempo, DeepL and 50+ ventures

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $274k–$725k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 2 | 67% |
| Spain | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manax | Manax is a business management software that helps field service businesses digitalize their operations and close more sales. |  | Angel | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Loopia | Thingsy is the digital hub for the implementation of the circular economy. | $274.2K | Pre-Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| kollabo | Kollabo - the deep job platform for skilled blue collar workers. Thanks to our large network of temporary offices & our qualified team, we excel at finding the perfect match for job seekers and staffing agencies. Never before has the recruiting process been so easy and hassle-free for everyone involved. The goal is to digitally enable allstakeholder, generating a win-win-win situation. It can be that simple with Kollabo – We make work easy. | $725.4K | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Founderful](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wingman-897a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 42tasks.com

VC Fund

42tasks.com is an task management and collaboration tool with apps for Web, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Win, Ubuntu and Android. Access your tasks anywhere.

1 contacts available at 42tasks.com.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hermann Arnold | Co-Founder, Co-Initiator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hermann-arnold |

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## FAQ

### What does Hermann Arnold invest in?

Hermann Arnold invests primarily in GPS, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Hermann Arnold's check size?

Hermann Arnold typically joins rounds of $274k–$725k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hermann Arnold participates in.

### When did Hermann Arnold last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hermann Arnold closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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