# Thomas Gross

> Thomas Gross is a Series A investor at Helaba (Frankfurt) backing FinTech and Cryptocurrency. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Helaba](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helaba)
- Location: Frankfurt, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-gross

Thomas Gross is a Series A investor at Helaba in Frankfurt focused on FinTech and Cryptocurrency. Thomas Gross is the CEO of Helaba. He Previously worked at WestLB as a board member. Thomas Gross attended Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cashlink | The financial technology start-up (Fintech) Cashlink has developed one of Europe's leading Tokenization-as-a-Service solutions. A modular, technological infrastructure enables the legally compliant issuance and management of digital securities for banks and investment platforms as an all-in-one solution. Compared to a traditional security,tokenized financial instruments create significant cost reductions and opportunities for opening up new markets and products, giving issuing companies, banks and investment platforms a sustainable competitive advantage. Renowned companies such as the Frankfurt securities specialist Bankhaus Scheich are already successfully using the Cashlink solution today. Cashlink is an official partner of Deutsche Börse Venture Network and completes its comprehensive range of digital securities by cooperating with experienced and specialized partners such as the globally operating law firm Ashurst. Renowned European investment companies such as the listed FinLab AG and the seed + speed-VC of the Maschmeyer Group are invested in the Fintech. As a founding member of the European forum "International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications" (INATBA), the Hesse regional group of the Blockchain Bundesverband and the International Token Standardization Association (ITSA), Cashlink is already shaping tomorrow's capital market today. | $7.7M | Series A | Jun 27, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [C3 Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c3-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Panta Rhei](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panta-rhei-1f72) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tx-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Helaba

VC Fund · Frankfort, United States

Wholesale and Investment Banking

2 contacts available at Helaba.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Gross | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-gross-6194 |
| Christian Wolff | Head of Syndicate & Investor Markets | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-wolff-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Thomas Gross invest in?

Thomas Gross invests primarily in FinTech, Cryptocurrency and Venture Capital startups, most often at Series A 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 Thomas Gross last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Thomas Gross closed in Jun 2023. 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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