# Joachim Drees

> Joachim Drees is a seed investor at MAN Truck & Bus backing Software and Information Technology. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MAN Truck & Bus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/man-truck-bus-ag)
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-drees-23a2762

Joachim Drees is a seed investor at MAN Truck & Bus focused on Software and Information Technology. Joachim Drees was born on November 20, 1964 in Düsseldorf.He studied business administration at the University of Stuttgart and did his MBA at Portland State University.Following his degree, he worked at various management consultant firms and the privatization agency (Treuhandanstalt) in Berlin. Drees held managerial positions in the DaimlerTruck Group and at Mercedes-Benz Trucks from 1996 onward, including as Commercial Director of the Gaggenau Transmissions Unit and as Head of Commercial Vehicle Controlling.In 2006, Joachim Drees joined British investment company HgCapital LLP as Partner for Portfolio Management.From 2012 onward, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Drees & Sommer AG with responsibility for Finance & Controlling, M&A, Human Resources, Administration, and Internationalization Support.Joachim Drees has been CEO of MAN SE and of MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Truck & Bus AG) since 2015.He is also a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$4.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 13% |
| Railroad | 1 | 13% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 6 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ENVIOTECH | ENVIOTECH is a startup focused on developing energy and lighting solutions. ENVIOTECH specializes in upgrading lighting systems with features such as motion detection, dimming, and IoT capabilities, aiming to reduce energy consumption. ENVIOTECH collaborates with partners like StreetLighTechnology and has received recognition for its efforts. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | May 04, 2026 |  |
| Driveblocks | Driveblocks provides a modular software platform for automated and self-driving commercial vehicles. The founding team has extensive experience developing algorithms for automatic driving. | $4.2M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Predium | Every building owner, real estate portfolio holder, developer and investor faces the challenge that data on buildings, energy consumption, CO2 emissions, tenants and climate risks is either not available or scattered in different places. They also lack the tools to act on their ambitions to become sustainable while remaining profitable.Predium’send-to-end platform empowers you to efficiently manage key building data and cost-effectively identify renovation opportunities. Our proprietary technology helps you to:1) Automate data collection and monitor portfolio-wide ESG data in one dashboard 2) Prioritize renovation opportunities and identify subsidy and financial incentives 3) Track and communicate progress according to industry standards | $13.7M | Series A | Nov 28, 2024 |  |
| Datagon AI | Datagon AI is an AI platform that provides software for quality management. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| ThisThat | For too long, influencer marketing has been the wild, wild west of the marketing world, with few ways to truly measure its impact. That was until now. We’ve created a brand uplift solution worthy of this fast growing, evolving space and brought outdated methodologies in line with the industry’s needs. ThisThat is the insight partner forinfluencer marketing, legitimising its impact. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| Driveblocks | Driveblocks provides a modular software platform for automated and self-driving commercial vehicles. The founding team has extensive experience developing algorithms for automatic driving. | $2.4M | Seed | Sep 08, 2023 |  |
| CO2OPT | We help carriers to resolve the dilemma between emission reduction targets and low profit margins by delivering an AI tool which optimizes their tire management. We enable logistics carriers to save fuel costs and CO2 emissions by up to 10% by delivering1. A neutral match making tool that determines the best tire - vehicle match 2. Monthlysubscription pricing models for our services 3. Operational suggestions to increase the tire life cycle incl. Retread 4. CO2 emission reduction certificates that prove the achieved savings 5. Working capital friendly tire mgmt. contracts |  | Seed | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| AWAKE Mobility | AWAKE Mobility is a Data Science Startup, that supports bus operators with digital transformation. | $4.1M | Seed | Sep 12, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bayern Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bayern-kapital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [B&C Innovation Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b-c-innovation-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rethink Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [b2venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/btovpartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EWOR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ewor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MAN Truck & Bus

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

MAN Truck & Bus is a supplier of commercial vehicles and transport. They specialize in providing transport solutions. Their product portfolio includes vans, trucks, buses, diesel engines, and gas engines. They provide services relating to the transportation of passengers and goods.

3 contacts available at MAN Truck & Bus.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joachim Drees | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joachim-drees |
| Carsten Intra | Chief Human Resources Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carsten-intra |
| Martin Mundinus | Marketing Communications Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-mundinus |

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## FAQ

### What does Joachim Drees invest in?

Joachim Drees invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Joachim Drees's check size?

Joachim Drees typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$4.2M 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 Joachim Drees participates in.

### When did Joachim Drees last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joachim Drees closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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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