Thomas Schmidt
Angel Investor
Leipzig, Germany
Thomas Schmidt is a serial entrepreneur, experienced executive and visionary leader in one. As CEO and co- founder of datafactory AG, he has launched WEBFLEET, one of the world's first web-based fleet management system back in 1999. After the acquisition of datafactory by TomTom in 2005, he continued as CEO of TomTom Telematics to grow androllout WEBFLEET across Europe, North America and other regions in the world, making the company the #1 European Telematics Service Provider. TomTom Telematics was acquired by Bridgestone in 2019 and Thomas continued to grow the company in his role as CEO under the Webfleet Solutions brand as part of the newly created Bridgestone Mobility Solutions division he led too.Since 2021, Thomas has been working as an independent management and M&A advisor, business angel and early-stage investor through his investment firm be-exponential. His focus areas are B2B, Smart Mobility Solutions, EV & Green-Energy, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and other high-tech products and solutions.You can find out more about Thomas here www.be-exponential.com/thomas
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Investment Focus
Industry
- B2B 1 (50%)
- Logistics 1 (50%)
- Consulting 1 (50%)
- Sustainability 1 (50%)
- Information Technology 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Peeriot is a B2B software high-tech startup with a breakthrough in IoT. Peeriot offers a low-code software suite that simplifies IoT data sharing by tenfold. | Seed / Jul 03, 2024 | ||
| We help carriers to resolve the dilemma between emission reduction targets and low profit margins by delivering an AI tool which optimizes their tire management. We enable logistics carriers to save fuel costs and CO2 emissions by up to 10% by delivering1. A neutral match making tool that determines the best tire - vehicle match 2. Monthlysubscription pricing models for our services 3. Operational suggestions to increase the tire life cycle incl. Retread 4. CO2 emission reduction certificates that prove the achieved savings 5. Working capital friendly tire mgmt. contracts | Seed / Jun 06, 2023 |
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What does Thomas Schmidt invest in?
Thomas Schmidt invests primarily in B2B, Logistics and Consulting startups, most often at Seed 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.
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The most recent investment recorded for Thomas Schmidt closed in Jul 2024. 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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