# Lorenz Graef

> Lorenz Graef is a seed investor in Köln backing SaaS and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Köln, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzgraef
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/lgraef
- Website: http://www.lorenzgraef.de
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lgraef

Lorenz Graef is a seed investor in Köln focused on SaaS and Software. Lorenz Graef - Founder @ STARTPLATZ

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Data Visualization | 1 | 50% |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Golf Post | Golf Post is the community-based digital home for golfers. Founded in 2012, Golf Post is now the leading digital golf platform in Germany with more than 500,000 unique users per month. Editorial coverage of the latest news merges with a thriving social network to create the one-stop resource for all things golf-related. |  | Seed | Nov 04, 2017 | https://x.com/Golf_Post |
| iCharts | iCharts is the 2016 NetSuite SuiteApp of the Year. We provide best-in-class Real-Time Visual Analytics and Reporting for NetSuite and Google Cloud Platform.Learn more at http://icharts.netiCharts is the unrivaled leader in Collaborative Visual Intelligence. Their cloud-based Foresight Visual Analytics Platform empowers rapidvisualization of complex business information, large-scale research and dynamic data sets. Their simple, easy to implement solutions empower users to rapidly create, distribute and collaborate via comprehensive dashboards, interactive reports and intuitive charts. Data insights and intelligence are rapidly distributed and disseminated, delivering knowledge and empowering decisions. | $3.1M | Series A | Feb 29, 2012 | http://www.icharts.net |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Regehr Capital Management Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/regehr-capital-management-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lorenz Graef invest in?

Lorenz Graef invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lorenz Graef?

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### When did Lorenz Graef last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lorenz Graef closed in Nov 2017. Shizune tracks 2 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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