Kai Panitzki
Managing Partner & Founder @ BitStone Capital
Cologne, Germany
Kai Panitzki is a Managing Partner at BitStone Capital.In more than 15 professional years, Kai Panitzki gained a wide range of experience and know-how as an entrepreneur and expert, especially in the technology and finance sector.After a classic apprenticeship as a banker and lawyer, Kai began his career as an editor at Germany's largestinvestor magazine “Der Aktionär”, where he gained valuable insights into the financial markets. In addition, he made intensive contacts in the venture capital scene. In 1999 he moved to Bonn as a project manager for the BBDO subsidiary "Sponsor Partners". Just one year later he founded his own communications agency, from which "Scholz & Friends Düsseldorf" emerged in 2007 and which Kai managed until January 2013. At the same time, in 2007 he founded a company for press and social media monitoring, "X-Ray PMD GmbH", and in 2009 sold it in full to Scholz & Friends.In 2013, Kai became a member of the board of directors of Börsenmedien AG, publisher, among other things, of the investor magazine “Der Aktionär”. As part of his board activities, Kai took on various supervisory and advisory board mandates, some of which he continues to this day. In 2015 he became a board member of the listed Finlab AG. When Kai is not negotiating exciting deals, he devotes himself enthusiastically to the family, to water sports and to reading many books (mostly on the Kindle).
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Kai Panitzki invests in
Stages Kai Panitzki invests in
Countries Kai Panitzki invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (29%)
- Cloud Data Services 2 (29%)
- Hotel 1 (14%)
- Retail 1 (14%)
- Marketing 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (57%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (14%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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aedifion
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Aedifion develops tools for the cloud-based processing of operating data from building automation systems. | $19.7M / Series B / Jun 23, 2025 | |
Alago
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Alago is an AI tool that can convert notes into finished protocols. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jun 17, 2025 | |
Upmin
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Upmin is an online platform for Real estate management and works as a Digital property manager | $4.7M / Seed / Sep 06, 2021 | |
Aeditive
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Construction, Concrete 3D Printing, Automation, Robotics, Digital Concrete | $7.3M / Seed / Jun 08, 2021 | |
_blaenk
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_blaenk is the leading Omnichannel RetailTech startup in Europe (EU Retail Innovation Award 2020). With _blaenk os (omnichannel system) the company connects brick-and-mortar and digital commerce in a revolutionary way for brands and consumers. With the data-driven and flexible approach brands can simply execute retail campaigns in digital andstationary storefronts on demand, generating awareness, consumer data and sales. _blaenk has been featured in Press such as Forbes, Handelsblatt and many more. | $1.1M / Series A / Nov 04, 2020 | |
Hotelbird
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Hotelbird's mission is to provide the core technology for every host to operate profitably and give every guest a great experience with our digital reception. | $3.8M / Seed / Nov 21, 2019 | |
Synavision
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Synavision is a young and dynamic company based in Bielefeld. As a spin-off company from the Chair of Software Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and the Institute for Building and Solar Technology at the Technical University of Braunschweig, we are your competent partner when it comes to software-based planning and building management. With aportfolio of innovative product solutions and customer-specific individual solutions in the area of data acquisition and evaluation, we support you in increasing the performance of your buildings and systems. Synavision offers the possibility to use the competence from the planning in the company to achieve optimal performance. With innovative Internet tools, specialist planners can precisely plan and document building and system functions. This gives installers of building automation and measurement and control systems clear and unambiguous guidelines for programming. Facility managers can access this documentation during operation and receive automatic information about optimization potential. And building owners always have all the important information on performance and processes related to their buildings and systems. | Seed / Dec 01, 2018 |
Co-Investors
Apeiron Investment Group
2 deals together
Atlantic
2 deals together
Eurazeo
2 deals together
Bauwens Digital
1 deal together
BayBG Venture Capital
1 deal together
About BitStone Capital
BitStone Capital is an internationally operating company builder and investor who selectively invests in innovative digital Real Estate and Construction business models, and also accelerates their growth with own resources. BitStone supports young companies with its outstanding network, excellent industry know-how and broad expertise in newtechnologies - from product development through market entry to successful rollout.
BitStone Capital Contacts
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Kai Panitzki
Managing Partner & Founder
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Manfred Heid
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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What does Kai Panitzki invest in?
Kai Panitzki invests primarily in Software, Cloud Data Services and Hotel startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Kai Panitzki last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kai Panitzki closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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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