# Tim Stracke

> Tim Stracke is a seed investor in Karlsruhe backing FinTech and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timstracke

Tim Stracke is a seed investor in Karlsruhe focused on FinTech and Software. Tim Stracke, Venture Partner, is an entrepreneur and business angel who focuses in particular on eCommerce.Tim Stracke Joined Target Partners as a Venture Partner in 2011.In 2001 Tim founded mentasys GmbH, which became Germany’s leading online price comparison service provider and which he subsequently sold to a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AGin 2006. Today, the former mentasys is now an essential part of one of the world’s largest shopping portals, based in Silicon Valley, California.Prior to founding mentasys, Tim briefly served as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Buenos Aires. In 1999, he founded his first VC-financed company - a marketplace for gifts - at the age of 25.Since Tim’s exit from mentasys in 2008, he has taken stakes in 9 Internet companies in Europe and China, where he takes an active role as either a founding partner or active investor.Most recently he and another partner acquired Chrono24 GmbH, the world’s largest marketplace for luxury watches, as part of a management buyout. Stracke has served as CEO at Chrono24 since 2010.Tim holds a master degree in business engineering from the University of Karlsruhe and an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.Tim also advises entrepreneurs on strategy, finance and marketing/sales and is active on a variety of supervisory and executive boards.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Employment | 1 | 33% |
| Legal Tech | 1 | 33% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ExpressSteuer | ExpressSteuer is building AI-powered software that simplifies and automates the process of filing a german tax return which is considered to be the most complex and complicated in the world. | $4.9M | Seed | Dec 23, 2021 | https://www.expresssteuer.com/ |
| MoBerries | MoBerries is a network that connects companies and professionals. MoBerries mission is to revolutionize the old fashioned recruitment processes, offering networking software with a unique real-time matching algorithm, tailored to both professionals as well as partners.The system enables employers to expand their reach when sourcing high-qualitycandidate leads for their job openings without wasting precious time and resources. The added value for professionals is that MoBerries provides them qualified leads for potentially matching positions. | $1.9M |  | May 17, 2017 | https://www.moberries.com |
| NutriUnited |  | $9.8M | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [42CAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/42cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LITTLEROCK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/littlerock-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tim Stracke invest in?

Tim Stracke invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Employment startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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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### When did Tim Stracke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tim Stracke closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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