# Matthias Lais

> Matthias Lais is a Series B investor at Neosfer backing Artificial Intelligence and News. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Neosfer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neosfer)
- Location: Frankfurt, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2017
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-lais-2b109384/

Matthias Lais is a Series B investor at Neosfer in Frankfurt focused on Artificial Intelligence and News. Matthias Lais is one of main incubator’s Founder Directors.Due to his many years of experience in banking with private as well as corporate clients and the corresponding contacts, one of his main tasks is connecting startups and the bank. In addition, he assumes responsibility concerning the area of operations at main incubator.Prior tojoining main incubator, the trained Diplom-Kaufmann was responsible for Credit Portfolio Management at Commerzbank’S Mittelstandsbank, where he oversaw the structuring of securitization transactions and the development of innovative capital market solutions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CANDIS | CANDIS automates financial processes such as the collection of invoices, data capture, pre-accounting, and payments - for small and medium-sized companies through artificial intelligence. That enables companies and tax advisors to save time and have a better collaboration within finance teams. To date, Candis serves thousands of customers andinvests heavily in technology. |  |  | Jan 26, 2017 |  |
| Retresco GmbH | Retresco has expertise in the automation of content-driven business models. On the basis of semantic processes and artificial intelligence, Retresco automates the effective utilisation of its clients‘ content and data. Retresco’s highly innovative technologies are used by Axel Springer, FAZ.net, United Internet, Simpleshow and the Federal Ministryof Health, amongst others.Cost and time pressures are important in every sector. Working with content is complex, time consuming and expensive. Retresco’s technology can replace a large number of editorial and communication activities and become a key technology as part of every digitalisation strategy.In the media environment, Retresco’s technology is increasingly replacing editorial activities by automatically writing weather and sports reports for example. But it also supports the identification of specific topics and automates the collection and distribution of content to the respective target groups.In the financial sector, Retresco’s technology is mostly used for the generation of asset performance reports. Fund, deposit and investment reports as well as index and single value reports are generated in real time and in several languages. The results are based on comprehensive data, data analysis and artificial intelligence. Amongst other things, Retresco has developed software that evaluates and analyses large amounts of data and generates reports, analysis and even guidelines using the collected information. This In real time and efficiently generated content is informative and can be personalised for each individual user.Alexander Siebert is Retresco’s founder, CEO and the creative brain behind the company. Before he channelled his passion for data and language into founding his own company in 2008, he worked at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science. Johannes Sommer has been CEO at Retresco since 2013. He is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing activities and is also the company’s insider for media issues and the digitalisation of the publishing industry.With over 40 employees and rising, Retresco is active in several European countries. |  | Series B | Jun 10, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [42CAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/42cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [bmp Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmp-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fly-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Point Nine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-nine-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Neosfer

VC Fund · Frankfurt, Germany

neosfer is the early-stage investor and innovation unit of Commerzbank Group. It investigates future technologies that are relevant to business and society, promotes and develops sustainable, digital solutions, and brings them profitably to the bank and its customers. All of this is done through the three areas of invest, build, connect. It createsaccess to innovation through strategic venture capital (invest), in-house development of technologies and business models (build), and building ecosystems around the sustainable and digital future of society (connect). With a portfolio of more than 30 digital and sustainable startups, neosfer has always kept its eyes on the future and is continuously developing. Some successful prototypes have already emerged from this and are being used in the Commerzbank Group. These include Lissi, which develops EUDI wallet connectors as part of the eIDAS 2.0 regulation and was the first independent start-up to be founded by neosfer. Through its own events, such as the monthly tech startup event series "Between the Towers" and the Impact Festival, the company strengthens its network in the innovation, venture and sustainability sectors. neosfer GmbH, or neosfer for short, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Commerzbank AG based in Frankfurt am Main.

5 contacts available at Neosfer.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Julian Bürklein | Senior Investment Manager & Prokurist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-b%C3%BCrklein |
| Matthias Lais | Founder and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthias-lais |
| Christina Koch | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christina-koch-7007 |
| Kai Werner | Founder, Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kai-werner |
| Karim Menn | Senior Manager Strategy, Growth & Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karim-menn-2151 |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthias Lais invest in?

Matthias Lais invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, News and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Matthias Lais last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthias Lais closed in Jan 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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