# Manuel Thurner

> Manuel Thurner is a pre-seed investor at Kaia Health backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kaia Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaia-health)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelth/

Manuel Thurner is a pre-seed investor at Kaia Health in Munich focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Manuel Thurner is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Kaia Health. He attended the Technical University of Munich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Center for Digital Technology and Management, CDTM.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| iOS | 1 | 25% |
| Forestry | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 50% |
| Belgium | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AYES | AYES creates an application that helps the 1 out of 4 Americans with a disability. Today, the AYES service not only utilizes AI to make daily travels seamless for blind and visually impaired people but also captures valuable visual data with each assistance provided. We've assisted in crossing over a million streets, enhancing independencealong the way. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 26, 2021 |  |
| OCELL | OCELL is a Munich-based climate-tech startup that develops local climate projects that are transparent, measurable, and effective. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of forests and make a significant contribution to climate mitigation. To achieve this, we use aerial photographs, data from various sources, and artificial intelligence tocreate ‘digital twins’ of forests. These provide valuable insights into forest growth, current carbon storage capacity, and other metrics, and enable us to predict optimal forest management strategies. With our state-of-the-art technology and unwavering commitment to data transparency, we ensure the effectiveness of our solutions. Currently, OCELL manages over 250,000 hectares of sustainable forest land in Europe, North America, and South America. |  | Seed | Jun 24, 2021 |  |
| OCELL | OCELL is a Munich-based climate-tech startup that develops local climate projects that are transparent, measurable, and effective. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of forests and make a significant contribution to climate mitigation. To achieve this, we use aerial photographs, data from various sources, and artificial intelligence tocreate ‘digital twins’ of forests. These provide valuable insights into forest growth, current carbon storage capacity, and other metrics, and enable us to predict optimal forest management strategies. With our state-of-the-art technology and unwavering commitment to data transparency, we ensure the effectiveness of our solutions. Currently, OCELL manages over 250,000 hectares of sustainable forest land in Europe, North America, and South America. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 24, 2021 |  |
| Kranus Health | Kranus Health is a global provider for Men‘s Health Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs). Our therapies make millions of men live a better and longer life and enable doctors to treat their patients more efficiently. | $115K | Pre-Seed | Jul 10, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [better ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-ventures-9d06) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Initiative for Industrial Innovators](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initiative-for-industrial-innovators) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Better Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kaia Health

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics company that creates evidence-based treatments for a range of disorders including back pain and COPD. Working with experts in various medical fields, the company uses machine learning to deliver individualized app interventions that aim to empower and motivate patients to take control and self-manage theircondition with digital alternatives from their home using devices they already own (i.e. smartphones and tablets).The company has enrolled more than 400,000 users to date in its digital therapy program. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

5 contacts available at Kaia Health.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Pellegrini | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-pellegrini |
| CJ Mark | Chief Revenue Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cj-mark |
| Fabiano Pereira | Staff Software Engineer - Internal Developer Platform | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabiano-pereira |
| Manuel Thurner | Co-Founder and Co-CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manuel-thurner |
| Thomas Wilke | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-wilke |

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## FAQ

### What does Manuel Thurner invest in?

Manuel Thurner invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and iOS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and 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 Manuel Thurner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Manuel Thurner closed in Nov 2021. 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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