# Ralph Kunz

> Ralph Kunz is a funding round investor at Catagonia Capital (Berlin) backing iOS and Video Chat. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Catagonia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catagonia-capital)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralpherickunz
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RalphEKunz

Ralph Kunz is a funding round investor at Catagonia Capital in Berlin focused on iOS and Video Chat. Ralph Eric Kunz has more than 20 years of experience as entrepreneur and business angel, as well as in top-level management and strategy consulting on a global scale. Today he runs a portfolio of enterprises in fields ranging from the technology / mobile telecommunications space to marketing / sales automation, as well as oil and gasexploration in North America.Ralph Kunz founded his first successful company in 2001. Today, tyntec (www.tyntec.com) is one of the leading global companies in mobile messaging and interaction, and has managed to win renowned US and European private equity players as investors. More recently he started Deutsche Messe Interactive (www.messe-interactive.de), a joint venture with Deutsche Messe AG, responsible for leading trade shows such as CeBIT and the Hannover Industrial Fair. Within 3 years of its inception, the company has become a leading player in B2B lead generation in the German speaking markets.Previously Ralph Kunz held senior executive positions with the Nokia Corporation, Bertelsmann and the Boston Consulting Group. For Nokia he introduced GPS, street maps and turn-by-turn navigation to Nokia’s handsets on a global basis. The division he created and ran, now called HERE, in the meantime generates over $1 Billion in revenues from software implemented on over 1 billion handsets globally. After an early acquisition of a Berlin-based startup, he headquartered the division in Berlin, most likely creating Berlin’s most widespread export product. For Bertelsmann he co-ran the company’s corporate venturing arm, after having conducted an IPO of an internet-related business on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 1999.Ralph Kunz was born in Germany and spent his childhood in the US. He studied physics and political sciences at the University of Chicago and the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he earned a PhD and Master with summa cum laude, respectively, in both fields. An author of numerous scientific articles in renowned journals, he holds several patents in the telecommunications space and is a frequent conference speaker.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 100% |
| Video Chat | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tripod | On vive you are able to instantly connect with someone who shares your interests and passions. It’s spontaneous, it’s exciting, and it’s real.vive aims to bring back that special feeling ofcloseness which happens when you have a meaningful conversation with someone. Something that’s been lost in the world of perfect selfies, and carefully crafted messages.The vive community is growing everyday with people from all around the globe who are looking to explore the world through other people. But it’s also right in your community. People just around the corner who might otherwise never meet now have a way to discover the things they have in common and connect.What brings everyone together is the open sense of community within vive built on curiosity, honesty, and mutual respect. | $1.5M |  | Oct 08, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantic-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hannover Beteiligungsfonds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hannover-beteiligungsfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (MBG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mittelst%C3%A4ndische-beteiligungsgesellschaft-niedersachsen--mbg-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Thüringen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mittelstndische-beteiligungsgesellschaft-thringen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Catagonia Capital

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Catagonia Capital is an early stage company based in Berlin, Germany. They invest in software and service companies that make use of online and mobile technologies. In so doing, they rely on disruptive business ideas with the potential to redefine established markets. They actively support theur founding teams with resources and comprehensiveknowledge.They also apply their experiences to founding their own new companies in the areas of mobile Internet, social and local network applications, as well as other online business models.In addition, they provide support to established companies and corporations in expanding their business in strategically significant technology and Internet areas. With the foundation of spin-ins, corporate start-ups with innovative business models, they help parent companies achieve greater long-term growth through innovation.Catagonia Capital GmbH was founded in 2009 by entrepreneur and investor Ralph Eric Kunz.

2 contacts available at Catagonia Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ralph Kunz | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralph-eric-kunz |
| Sylvius Bardt | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sylvius-bardt |

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## FAQ

### What does Ralph Kunz invest in?

Ralph Kunz invests primarily in iOS, Video Chat and Communities startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ralph Kunz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ralph Kunz closed in Oct 2014. 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?

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