# Tom Alzin

> Tom Alzin is a Series A investor at Deutsche Beteiligungs backing Advice and Consulting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Deutsche Beteiligungs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-beteiligungs)
- Location: Frankfurt, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-alzin-851888/

Tom Alzin is a Series A investor at Deutsche Beteiligungs in Frankfurt focused on Advice and Consulting. Tom Alzin joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2004 and became a Managing Director in 2011.He holds a degree in Business Administration from the HEC Lausanne, and also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science.Tom Alzin has 14 years of experience in private equity. During that time, he gained a wealth of knowledge,particularly in the mechanical and plant engineering and in the services sector. Tom Alzin was involved in numerous acquisitions and realisations and also in the IPO of Homag. The realisations of Homag and Spheros, subsequent to their very successful development, are two of his most successful transactions. Tom Alzin also led the investment process in FDG, Pfaudler, Schülerhilfe, Telio, Polytech, duagon and Kraft & Bauer and sits on the advisory councils of the companies, which are still part of the DBAG portfolio.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advice | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bug Bounty Switzerland | Bug Bounty Switzerland operates a cybersecurity platform connecting organizations with ethical hackers to identify software vulnerabilities. The company provides tools and managed programs for continuous security testing, allowing businesses to run coordinated vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty initiatives. Its system supports data-drivenanalysis and AI-assisted workflows to help monitor, validate, and manage security findings across digital environments.The platform also offers advisory and implementation services that help organizations design and operate bug bounty programs aligned with their systems and security needs. It focuses on enabling structured collaboration between security researchers and companies to improve vulnerability detection and response processes. | $15.2M | Series A | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Itelyum | Itelyum is a provider of sustainable solutions for industrial waste recycling. |  | Private Equity | Aug 16, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Direttissima Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/direttissima) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stirling Square Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stirling-square-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Deutsche Beteiligungs

VC Fund · Frankfurt, Germany

Deutsche Beteiligungs is an investment company. The firm prefers to make investments across a broad range of sectors, including automotive supplies, machine and plant construction, printing, media, and packaging, industrial services, logistics, and measuring and automation technology.

5 contacts available at Deutsche Beteiligungs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jochen Baumann | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jochen-baumann |
| Tom Alzin | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-alzin |
| Dorothee Klein | Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources and Organisation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dorothee-klein |
| Jurgen Fischer | Senior Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jurgen-fischer-4fbd |
| Lucas Herbert | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucas-herbert |

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## FAQ

### What does Tom Alzin invest in?

Tom Alzin invests primarily in Advice, Consulting and Oil and Gas startups, most often at Series A and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tom Alzin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tom Alzin closed in Apr 2026. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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