# Jochen Krisch

> Jochen Krisch is a seed investor at K5 (Munich) backing E-Commerce, Retail and Fashion. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [K5](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k5)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jochen-krisch-8a8a3514/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jkrisch
- Website: https://x.com/jkrisch

JOCHEN KRISCH is an independent web analyst and strategy consultant with the retail and media industry. He founded Exciting Commerce in 2001 to explore new business models in the online retail industry. Among his clients are some of the largest and most successfull online retailers and some of the most innovative startups. Until 2001 Jochen wasVice President Planning & Analysis at Germany's first shopping channel HSE24. Jochen is one of the leading experts of new shopping models and was named one of Germany's 52 leading internet industry experts in 2007. He has co-authored reports like "Social Commerce - Selling in the Community Age" and "An Analysis of Change in E-Commerce" (both in German language) and is a regular speaker at industry events like Web 2.0 Expo Berlin, Web 2.0 Kongress, Internet World Kongress. He has been quoted in national (Focus, Spiegel, Zeit, Wirtschaftswoche) and international publications (Financial Times). Jochen holds a degree in Computer Science and resides in Munich, Germany.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 75% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |
| Shopping | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ink& | Ink& aims at promoting tattoo artists and styles by providing art prints, clothing, and stickers. Their tattoo artists use needles and various colored inks to draw or sketch a specific design on a client's skin. It takes considerable effort because a tattoo artist must sit for long hours to create a design based on the client'sspecifications. |  | Seed | Dec 16, 2022 |  |
| Miss Pompadour | Miss Pompadour sells primers, sealants, lacquer remover, chalkboard paint, magnetic paint, paintbrushes, rolls, accessories, paint spray systems, workwear, painter's clothing, and more. |  | Seed | Aug 11, 2022 |  |
| Vytal | Vytal is a provider of software-enabled reusable packaging solutions to eliminate single-use packaging waste in the food and beverage industry. It offers a reusable container system and container management software to facilitate sustainable takeaway and delivery services, serving restaurants, supermarkets, caterers, canteens, and event organizers. | $2.4M | Seed | Feb 10, 2021 |  |
| wyrld | Wyrld is an innovative social commerce platform designed to seamlessly connect creators and consumers through engaging, creator-driven content. By blending social interaction with e-commerce, Wyrld enhances the shopping experience, making it more interactive and community-driven. The platform empowers creators to showcase and monetize their contentwhile offering consumers a more immersive and personalized way to discover and shop for products.. | $1M | Pre-Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Burning Issues Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burning-issues-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caesar Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caesar-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HW Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hw-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mücke Roth & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mucke-sturm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nixdorf Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nixdorf-kapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About K5

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

K5 LIGA is an association of e-commerce ecosystem service providers and agencies that support online commerce in strategic growth phases.

3 contacts available at K5.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jochen Krisch | Creative Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jochen-krisch |
| Sven Rittau | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sven-rittau |
| Dörte Kaschdailis | Co-Host D³ - Digitaler Dialog mit Dörte | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d%C3%B6rte-kaschdailis |

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## FAQ

### What does Jochen Krisch invest in?

Jochen Krisch invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Fashion 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.

### When did Jochen Krisch last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jochen Krisch closed in Dec 2022. 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?

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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