# Malte Siewert

> Malte Siewert is a funding round investor at Monkfish Equity (Düsseldorf) backing GPS and Pet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Monkfish Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monkfish-equity)
- Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Malte Siewert is a funding round investor at Monkfish Equity in Düsseldorf focused on GPS and Pet. Malte is a co-founder and Managing Director of trivago. He is responsible for the Marketplace dynamics (traffic monetization), Advertiser Relations, Finance and Legal. Earlier, he worked in Investment Banking and helped startups in different growth stages.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS | 1 | 100% |
| Pet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tractive | Tractive is global market leader in GPS Tracking, Activity & Health Monitoring for cats and dogs. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Pasching, Austria. |  |  | Dec 20, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Monkfish Equity

VC Fund · Leipzig, Germany

Monkfish Equity is the investment vehicle of the trivago founders. TRVG was started in 2004 and went IPO with over 1 b$ in revenue on NASDAQ in 2016. It was then labelled one of the first real Unicorns in Germany. As Co-investors, with a focus on later stage phases, they invest in companies which can benefit from their entrepreneurial experience.As “low maintenance” investors, they offer the leeway that entrepreneurs need to build their businesses. So far, the Monkfish team has invested in over 50 start-ups in Europe, Asia, the US and South Africa.

5 contacts available at Monkfish Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malte Siewert | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/malte-siewert |
| Niclas Lindemann | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niclas-lindemann |
| Peter Vinnemeier | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-vinnemeier |
| Philipp Frey | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-frey |
| Rolf Schromgens | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rolf-schr%C3%B6mgens |

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## FAQ

### What does Malte Siewert invest in?

Malte Siewert invests primarily in GPS, Pet and Software startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Malte Siewert last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Malte Siewert closed in Dec 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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