Nelson Holzner
CEO and Co-Founder @ MODIFI
Berlin, Germany
Nelson Holzner is a seed investor at MODIFI in Berlin focused on FinTech and Banking. Nelson Holzner is CEO and Co-Founder of MODIFI, a Fintech company solving global Trade Finance for small and medium-sized businesses. Prior to founding MODIFI, Nelson was CEO of AEVI, a German-based Fintech company providing an open B2B marketplace for business apps, SmartPOS devices and payment solutions to banks and acquires around the globe.Prior to joining AEVI, Nelson was founder and CEO of BillPay, a leading provider of payment by invoice or installments for e-commerce which was acquired by Klarna in 2017. He was Vice President at Cerberus Capital Management, an international investment firm. Nelson started his career as a lawyer at an international law firm. He is an active business angel in FinTech.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Nelson Holzner invests in
Stages Nelson Holzner invests in
Countries Nelson Holzner invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $219k–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (100%)
- Banking 1 (50%)
- Big Data 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Blockchain 1 (50%)
Country
- India 1 (50%)
- Germany 1 (50%)
Investments
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ZestMoney
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ZestMoney is a growing consumer lending FinTech company that uses digital EMI, without the need for a credit card or a credit score. The company believes that being able to pay in EMI should be available to everyone and not only those who hold a credit card or have a credit score. With the use of mobile tech, digital banking, and AI, ZestMoney wasmade accessible to millions of Indian consumers.Founded in 2016 by digital finance and technology professionals, Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman, the company is backed by leading global digital financial services investors like PayU, Ribbit Capital, Omidiyar Networks among other. | $2M / Seed / Sep 01, 2015 | |
Bitbond
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Bitbond radically improves the issuance, settlement and custody of bonds and other assets with the help of blockchain technology and tokenization. In 2019 Bitbond received regulatory approval by BaFin to run Europe's first Security Token Offering (STO). The company makes its tokenization expertise and software and credit solutions available tobanks and other intermediaries. | $219K / Seed / Aug 14, 2014 |
Co-Investors
About MODIFI
Modifi empower Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to trade internationally with digital trade financing. They believe that international trade is a key driver for development around the globe. But many small and medium-sized enterprises simply cannot afford to do business internationally without reliable access to finance. MODIFI strives to changethat through technology and a global ecosystem for trade partners. They make Trade Finance available, easy, flexible and transparent. They help their partners to grow their business. And they give them peace of mind.
MODIFI Contacts
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Jan Wehrs
CTO and Co-Founder
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Nelson Holzner
CEO and Co-Founder
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Sven Brauer
COO and Co-Founder
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FAQ
What does Nelson Holzner invest in?
Nelson Holzner invests primarily in FinTech, Banking and Big Data startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Nelson Holzner's check size?
Nelson Holzner typically joins rounds of $219k–$2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nelson Holzner participates in.
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When did Nelson Holzner last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Nelson Holzner closed in Sep 2015. 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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