# Jan Borgstaedt

> Jan Borgstaedt is a seed investor at Join Capital (Berlin) backing Software and Semiconductor. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Join Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/join-capital)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janborgstaedt
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/janborgstaedt

Jan Borgstaedt is a seed investor at Join Capital in Berlin focused on Software and Semiconductor. Jan Borgstaedt is heading the European Ventures at BDMI. Currently Jan serves on the boards and councils of BDMI's Portfolio Companies Whisbi, Learnship, Semasio, alaTest, Contentfleet, Marfeel and Dealunited. Jan also cares for BDMI's investments in the French Venture Fund ISAI and the Italian venture incubator H-Farm. Beforejoining BDMI in 2007 Jan was a Member of the Bertelsmann Entrepreneurs Program, working as a Consultant on Digital Media Projects throughout the Bertelsmann Group. Prior to that Jan founded two companies in Cologne, both in the professional publishing market. Jan studied Law and Business Administration at the University of Münster, Germany. Jan graduated with a Diploma specializing in Finance, Auditing & Controlling. Jan also holds a Master of Marketing from EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain. Jan lives in Berlin he loves to travel and is passionate about Sailing and Skiing.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Semiconductor | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| B2B | 1 | 20% |
| Consulting | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 40% |
| Italy | 1 | 20% |
| Denmark | 1 | 20% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| QuadSAT | QuadSAT has been established as a VSAT solution and R&D company in Horsens, Denmark. Their satellite service offerings range from preventative maintenance, servicing, upgrades and new installation on Ku, C-band, and TVRO installations whether it is maritime or terrestrial.They also provide consultation, auditing, surveying and projectmanagement ensuring a reliable and efficient communications network for Their clientele.Their company has built on innovation; therefore they pay attention to the newest technologies and work on their own inventions to improve the service level in the whole satellite industry. | $5.8M | Series A | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| PhotonPath | Photonpath designs and produces integrated photonic devices to obtain, transmit and process information using light. They design and manufacture integrated photonics-based products for communication and sensing applications, to overcome electronic limits. Their applications include communications, sensing, and quantum. Their tech includes firmware,software, packaging solutions, a proprietary platform, automated testing, automated assembly, and an optical interface. | $6M | Series A | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| SEMRON | SEMRON develops a 3D-scaled AI inference chip, based on a new proven semiconductor device. It creates ai chips with the smallest footprint without compromising on raw computing power. It was founded in 2020 by Aron Kirschen and Kai-Uwe Demasius. | $7.9M | Seed | Jan 30, 2024 |  |
| how.fm | how.fm is a manual worker training and performance support platform | $5.4M | Seed | May 26, 2022 |  |
| RheoCube | RheoCube is a cloud-based complex fluids simulation platform, designed to offer a user-friendly alternative to the physical lab approach of trial-and-error, often used for prototyping new products and for applied material research. This simulation platform was created by VC-backed Electric Ant Lab (EAL) and their founder Dr. Eric Lorenz (a renownedexpert in the field of computational physics). RheoCube’s clients are primarily chemistry-focused R&D scientists in large corporations in sectors such as food, coatings, homecare, personal care, and specialty chemicals. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 17, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brembo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brembo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDP Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdp-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deep Ocean Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-ocean-capital-sgr-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Join Capital

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

JOIN Capital is an early stage VC focused on Seed and Series A investments in Industry 4.0 and enterprise tech. Our portfolio companies are front and center at factories, delivering smart machinery and robotics for high-volume manufacturing. They’re behind the scenes with powerful algorithms for managing global production systems. They rethink andrewire essential processes, with the goal of maximizing human capabilities. We invest in technologies related to core business functions: operations, manufacturing, data analytics, supply chain and software development. We seek innovative solutions to real customer problems that have achieved product-market fit. Technologies we invest in include: machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, IoT, smart sensors.

5 contacts available at Join Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Borgstaedt | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-borgstaedt |
| Manuel Effenberg | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manuel-effenberg |
| Philippe von Klitzing | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-von-klitzing |
| Sebastian Ribbentrop | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-v-ribbentrop |
| Tobias Schirmer | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tobias-schirmer |

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## FAQ

### What does Jan Borgstaedt invest in?

Jan Borgstaedt invests primarily in Software, Semiconductor and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jan Borgstaedt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jan Borgstaedt closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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