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Top 50 Recruiting Angel Investors in Europe in November 2024

Last updated: Nov 2024 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Recruiting startups based in Europe. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Recruiting companies from Europe. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Recruiting Angel Investors in Europe in November 2024

Investor	Recruiting Europe investments
Paul Forster	5
Jens Schumann	3
Volker Rofalski	3
Alex Macdonald	3
Will Martin	3
Xavier Niel	3
Will Brooks	3
Stefan Ciecierski	3
Jaan Tallinn	2
Stuart Marks	2
Carlos Blanco	2
Jean-Baptiste Rudelle	2
Harry Serra	2
Thierry Petit	2
Jimmy Braimah	2
Gianpaolo Naef	2
Joakim Karske	2
Steve Perry	2
Michael Whitfield	2
Bashar Hamood	2
Gonzalo Manrique	2
Indrek Prants	2
Christopher Sier	2
Philipp Pausder	2
Carsten Thoma	2
Maximilian Viessmann	2
Mario Götze	2
Mathis Buchi	2
Andres Kull	2
Emiliano Maria Cappuccitti	2
Massimo Cioffi	2
Loic Le Meur	2
Keith MacDonald	2
Peter Preston	2
Denis Fayolle	2
Sir Terry Leahy	2
Udo Schloemer	2
Marius Ghenea	2
Carsten Erdt	2
Rajan Navani	2
Massimo Pagnetti	2
Simon Murphy	2
Thomas Bachem	2
Hesham Zreik	2
Oliver Hehl	2
Ignacio Lucea	2
Alain Thibaut	2
Chris Bruce	2
Timo Rein	2
Frank Freund	2

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Paul Forster

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Singulate — The early Hopin team (#1, #4, #30 are cofounders) are back together to solve the biggest problem they saw in events and marketing at Hopin. They’re building a next gen AI marketing platform called Singulate. Singulate provides the easiest way to do audience segmentation and better relevance-personalization for marketing to individuals at scale —results of up to 10X higher CTRs and 5X response rates. They’re helping marketers (in demand gen, growth, community/events) nurture and convert more pipeline from their events and existing customers - it’s not an AI cold outreach sales tool (although it can do reactivations) but rather a lifecycle growth marketing tool. The best personalization is invisible - this is the future of large-scale communication. Get a demo to see the product.
Purple Dot — Sell More by Selling Earlier
Triple — The best payment data enrichment solution. Our API includes fraud detection, transaction enrichment, categorization, subscriptions, and carbon footprint.

Jens Schumann, born on 6 June 1973, was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LOTTO24 AG on 19 June 2020. Before that, since 2 May 2012, he was already Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He is one of the two founders of today's ZEAL Network SE (former Tipp24 SE) and was Managing Director and a Management Board member of Tipp24SE from 1999 to 2009. Jens Schumann has been a member of the Supervisory Board of ZEAL Network SE since July 2011. From 1998 to the formation of Tipp24 SE, he worked as a business consultant at Icon Medialab AG. Schumann studied law at the University of Münster from 1993 to 1998 and finished his studies with the first State Exam.

Investment focus

Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Germany, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Adtriba — Data-driven marketing analytics, unbiased, cross-channel and easy to use multi-touch attribution, unified marketing measurement and marketing mix modelling
aiconix GmbH — AI technology and solutions for analysis and processing of audio-visual content.
Revo Foods — Revo Foods produces seafood products made of plants that is better for your health AND the environment.

Volker Rofalski is the founder of WebStock AG, which he sold to BAADER Bank in 1999 and TradeCross AG, which he sold to VEM Aktienbank in 2005. Since then, Volker was director of Equity Capital Markets and authorized officer of the VEM Aktienbank. Prior to this, he held several managing positions in diverse industries e.g. CFO at ELA Medical &Porges and Internet2000 AG. He studied business economics at the University of Augsburg. Volker is a member of the supervisory board of several listed and non-listed companies.

Investment focus

Information Technology, SaaS, E-Commerce
Seed, Angel, Series A
Germany

Portfolio highlights

eco.mio — eco.mio enables companies to reach their climate targets while realizing significant savings: Incentivize employees to travel consciously with eco mio's end-to-end integrated software solution.
Instaffo — Instaffo is a Heidelberg based HR technology company that has developed a reverse recruiting platform for a fulfilling employer-employee relationship to help people.Based on big data and artificial intelligence, Instaffo automatically connects workers and employers who are ideally matched. For this, not only the skills, but also the professionalgoals and wishes of candidates are considered. As a result, the proposed companies and jobs are the perfect match for the candidates and the candidates for the companies. In direct chat, both can quickly and directly clarify open questions and arrange interviews.
Quantumrock — Quantumrock focuses purely on investment performance. Our proprietary ML & AI technologies create better risk-adjusted returns. AI technology asset management.

Alex Macdonald is the Co-Founder and CEO of sequel - an investment platform on a mission to help athletes build a legacy for their families and the world. He previously Co-Founded Velocity Black, raised more than $40m in funding, and which was successfully exited to US Bank Capital One in 2023. He is a serial angel investor having invested in 50early stage startups and funds.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Stelia — Stelia stands at the forefront of the AI infrastructure revolution and is driving the transition from Internet 2.0, designed for data movement, to Internet 3.0, designed for data mobility, enabling the seamless flow and processing of data across diverse environments. With its ground-breaking HyperBand platform, Stelia enables businesses toharness the full potential of AI. The company's mission is to become the backbone of the next generation of data mobility, empowering organizations across industries to accelerate innovation, optimize operations, and drive transformative growth. Stelia will be at the gravitational centre of the AI infrastructure ecosystem – a trusted partner and catalyst for change that brings together forward-thinking businesses, technology leaders, and industry experts to shape the future of AI. It was founded in 2021 and is located in London, United Kingdom.
Harriet — Efficient, cost effective AI for HR that improves the employee experience. Get time back to focus on what counts and let Harriet do the rest | Harriet
Fundably — Fundably - Get The Right UK Business Loan | Access £1k-£2m

Will Martin - Founder and Director @ Portfolio Ventures

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bequest — Digital estate planning made easy for professionals and individuals. Securely protect online accounts, cryptocurrencies, emails, media, documents and more.
Disputed — FinLegal is legaltech for the business of disputes. Our solutions allow you to fund and insure your litigation through litigation funding and after-the-event insurance, automate volume and class actions and get more clients through working with marketing service providers.
Robin AI — Robin AI is a legal tech company based in London, made up of engineers, lawyers, scientists and operations specialists.

Xavier Niel is the Co-Founder and CEO of NJJ Capital. He previously worked at Worldnet as a Founder. Xavier Niel attended Saint Michel de Picpus Catholic private high school.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

CUBE AI — Cube AI boosts back-office logistics efficiency, allowing teams to handle more loads and focus on human relationships.
Pixmania — Pixmania is an e-commerce website that provides buying and selling of speakers, cameras, headphones, and mobile devices.
The Mobile-First Company — Early Stage Startup that is Simplifying Business, One App at a Time. Forget about those overcomplicated, pricey software giants. We're building easy, mobile-first tools that actually make sense.

Will Brooks - Founder & Director @ Portfolio Ventures

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bequest — Digital estate planning made easy for professionals and individuals. Securely protect online accounts, cryptocurrencies, emails, media, documents and more.
Disputed — FinLegal is legaltech for the business of disputes. Our solutions allow you to fund and insure your litigation through litigation funding and after-the-event insurance, automate volume and class actions and get more clients through working with marketing service providers.
Robin AI — Robin AI is a legal tech company based in London, made up of engineers, lawyers, scientists and operations specialists.

Stefan Ciecierski

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Jaan Tallinn is the Co-founder of Future of Life Institute.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Estonia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Aerones — Robotic wind turbine service company offering maintenance, inspection and repairs worldwide. Reduce downtime and improve the efficiency of your wind park
Anthropic — An AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
TENYX — Tenyx is developing the next generation of voice-based intelligent systems based on proprietary neuroscience-inspired AI technology

Stuart Marks is a successful entrepreneur who has built and sold four businesses over the past 25 years. They have spanned several sectors including CRM, location-based services and digital media. Every company applied innovation to challenge existing business models.Stuart has worked with a diverse and international customer-base includingSainsbury’s, British Airways, Unilever, Vodafone, BMW and various government agencies across the world. His previous company, ITIS Holdings plc, was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was Europe’s leading provider of real-time traffic information and connected car technology.The first company to commercialize crowdsourced data from GPS devices and mobile phone networks, Stuart sold the firm in 2011 to Washington-based INRIX before going on to establish L Marks to invest in the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Urbix — Urbix is producing a management dashboard for municipalities to manage their data and processes to ensure that decisions are made based on hard evidence which is readily available in an easy to understand format.
WeFiFo — WeFiFo launched in 2016 and is a multi-award-winning platform that enables enthusiastic home cooks, Supper Club hosts and professional chefs to share their food with paying guests. WeFiFo is Airbnb for the kitchen table but offers much more than just a marketplace. Designed to encourage and empower talented cooks to monetise their kitchen skills,WeFiFo offers a sophisticated infrastructure allowing hosts to up-skill and earn a transformative income with flexible working hours and rewards. WeFiFo also supports professional chefs who don't want the risk of a bricks and mortar restaurant but want to feed a new audience. Anyone can sign up and join in, hosts are not pre-screened or curated, but ratings and reviews help guests choose between the multitude of events on offer – from novice cooks to award winning chefs at the top of their game. They are the online destination to discover exciting experiential dining near you and their platform promotes, insures and inspires cooks and chefs of all abilities to take the next step on their food journey while keeping hosts and guests safe every step of the way.
Orbital Witness — Instant property insight - Liberation for everyone involved in property transactions.

Carlos Blanco is the Chairman and CEO of Encomenda Capital Partners SGEIC. He previously worked at Hastee as a Partner. Carlos Blanco attended Pompeu Fabra University.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
Spain, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Finteca — Finteca can save you more than € 8,000 * compared to traditional advisors. Without commissions, without risk, our professional team improves conditions of interest and other parameters.
BRICKBRO — Currently, Brickbro is one of the leading real estate transactional platforms in the spanish market.
Viterbit — Viterbit is a technology start-up that offers a Recruitment and Selection Software (ATS). Just what your company needs to go one step further with the talent it hires. The greatest strength organizations have are the people who work in them, so our team is committed to helping you attract the talent you need.

Jean-Baptiste Rudelle is the President at The Galion Project.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Cloud Data Services
Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

YZR — From raw product data to perfect product sheets with AI. Generate your product sheets. Increase your visibility. Boost your conversions.
Skello — Skello makes schedule in a few clicks, communicate with teams and automatically process payroll. Skello calculates in real time the management indicators you need: Payroll, productivity, staff ratio.
Riminder — HrFlow.ai is an API-first company and the leading AI-powered HR data automation platform. The company helps +1000 customers (HR software vendors, staffing agencies, large employers, and headhunting firms) to thrive in a high-volume and high-frequency labor market.

Harry Serra

Investment focus

Software, Recruiting, Human Resources
Seed
Spain

Portfolio highlights

Bet4talent — Business & Career Blog

Thierry Petit is a Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Showroomprive.com. Thierry is an Internet entrepreneur, he has nearly 20 years experience in creating start-ups. Thierry has created the first price comparison site in France (toobo.com) sold to Liberty Surf in July 2000. Thierry then created Showroomprive.com in 2006 in partnershipwith David Dayan, a recognized French specialist in stock clearance. Thierry managed to quickly establish the site as a major player in French e-commerce, generating 1bn€ revenue in 2021. Showroomprive.com organizes for its members exclusive sales events on designer brands (ready-to-wear, cosmetics, decoration, travel, ...), with significant reductions (70% on average). In August 2010, Thierry raised a capital of 50 million dollars through US investment funds from Accel Partners (historical investor in Facebook, Groupon, Etsy, ...). This capitalraising gives him the means to: • Expand internationally and launch the site in Spain, Italy, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, and Belgium. • Develop its mobile strategy on all devices (today the mobile represents 50% of sales and 60% of traffic). Today Showroomprive.com is: • A team of 500 employees • A community of 20 million members in Europe • A turnover of 480 million euros in 2014 (38% growth vs. 2013)Thierry is the Vice-President of Digital France. Thierry is an Investor in several Internet companies and participates as a Business Angel in their development: Eco-transition : Accenta Energie, BlaBla Car, Everdye, Impak Finance, Syroco, Unbottled, Vendredi Health : Feeli, Lifen, May, Education, Tourism, Leisure : CantooScribe, EachOne, Mobee Travel, SnapEvent Sustainable production and consumption : Anka, Ankorstore, Alittlemarket, L'Armoire à Beauté, Back Market, Bonne Gueule, Selency, Vinted Agriculture & Food : Les Alchimistes, Confiture Parisienne, FAIR? HighFlyers Capital, Inpulse, Javelot, Lifestyle : Dancefloor, Masions d'Epinal, Redvisitor, FinTech : Angelsquare, Lyanne, Memobank, October RetailTech & AdTech : Ab Tasty, Agilitest, Commanders Act, Cubyn, Jolimoi, Hivency, Storetail, TwicPics, Weglot Incubators and startups studios : 50 Partners, Sparkling Partners Impact Funds : 2050, Asterion Impact, Daphni, The Galion.exe, Ring Capital VC Funds : Accel Partners, FirstMinute, ISAI, QUMRA, SIDE. More info : http://www.made-for-all.com

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Fashion
Seed, Series A, Angel
France, Côte d'Ivoire

Portfolio highlights

Feve — Feve seeks to accelerate the agroecological and food transition while also protecting lives and the environment. Feve objective is to assist project leaders in establishing diverse and collaborative groups on medium-sized farms and to enable people to live better by generating synergies between production workshops, on-farm processing, and directsales.
La Solive — La Solive provides professional course training services. They offer courses for energy renovation, vocational training, professional retraining, ecological transition, professions of the future, and concrete professions.
mobee travel — Mobee travel is the first holiday booking plate form dedicated to reduced mobility people. We sell more than 30'000 accessibles accomodations all around the world and each of them are checked to ensure to our traveler's that everything's will be good for their needeed. If our traveler's need to have medical equipment duringtheir trip, we provide them on the spot before their arrival.

Jimmy Braimah

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Recruiting
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Workskuad — Goodtalent.io is a cloud-based social talent marketplace for companies to crowdsource, screen, hire and pay software engineering talents globally, for full-time, remote, and contract roles.

Gianpaolo Naef is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources
Seed, Pre-Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.

Joakim Karske

Investment focus

Education, Recruiting, Professional Services
Seed, Pre-Seed
Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Jobbatical — Jobbatical takes care of the entire relocation process for you. Just sit back and relax.

Steve is an Economist by training with a Ph.D. in econometrics. After 3 years at the TSB Bank, ultimately as Group Economist, Steve joined Visa Europe where he held several Executive positions: Head of Strategy, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Digital Officer and finally, Founder & CEO Visa Europe Collab (Visa’sInnovation Centre). Steve is an experienced Executive and Non-Executive Director & Chairman, particularly in fintech and Data Analytics.

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Michael Whitfield - Chairman @ hundo.careers

Investment focus

Recruiting, Enterprise Software, Internet
Seed, Series A, Angel
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Unmind — Unmind is a workplace mental health platform. We empower employees to measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing.
Involve.ai — involve.ai helps you prevent churn, grow revenue, and deliver amazing customer outcomes.
HR DataHub — HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda.

Bashar Hamood is the Managing Director and co-founder of FasterCapital and attended Heriot-Watt University. He has broad experience across various organizational domains, including marketing strategy, branding, direct marketing, product launches, analysis, and reporting. As an entrepreneur, he has expertise in brand development and communityoutreach. Bashar is skilled in optimizing team dynamics, aligning diverse agendas, and leveraging strategic and operational drivers to achieve results. He also has a strong analytical approach, carefully studying each case and parameter variation.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Gonzalo Manrique is Co-Founder and Co-CEO at IronHack.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed
France, Belgium, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Chift — Offer native integrations within your software. Your clients connect your software to their tools in one click. Connect easily to Accounting, POS, Invoicing, e-commerce, etc.
Pandas — B2B e-commerce platform connecting Asia with the +10 million of Latin America small merchants
Flowers-Software GmbH — Flowers Software is an organization management for digitizing, simplifying and automating recurring workflows.Flowers -Software can be used independent of company size, industry, region, and existing company structure due to its highly flexible no-code process editor.

Indrek Prants - Co-Founder @ Elasteq do Brasil

Investment focus

Education, Recruiting, Professional Services
Seed, Series A
Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Jobbatical — Jobbatical takes care of the entire relocation process for you. Just sit back and relax.

Christopher Sier - Executive Chairman @ ClearGlass

Investment focus

Education, Recruiting, Professional Services
Seed, Pre-Seed
Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Jobbatical — Jobbatical takes care of the entire relocation process for you. Just sit back and relax.

Philipp Pausder is the Co-Founder and MD of Thermondo. Prior to Thermondo, Philipp founded Clean Venture, a boutique M&A advisory firm for distributed energy deals. Clean Venture advised on deals across 4 continents with a total value greater than $1 billion. Before starting his own firm, Philipp worked for Applied Value, a Stockholm-basedstrategy and investment firm. Philipp was recognized as “Global Champion of Sustainable Innovation 2007” by Thunderbird University, USA for his development of business models for emerging markets. Philipp started his career as a global marketing manager at adidas AG launching innovation concepts to a global market place. He holds an MBA in Finance with highest distinction from IE Business School, Madrid and an MA in Business and Mass Communication from FU Berlin.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Recruiting
Seed, Angel
Germany

Portfolio highlights

PowerUs — PowerUs is a digital career platform for technical blue-collar workers to empower them in their careers and help them find better jobs.
8returns — 8returns is the returns platform that turns your customers into loyal fans, while saving you time and money.

Carsten co-founded hybris in 1997. He is responsible for global operations, marketing and corporate planning of the company. After successfully driving the hybris North America market entry Carsten led the team that managed the acquisition of iCongo in August 2011. His relentless pursuit for talent has resulted in a highly motivated and passionateworkforce and unique corporate culture as that is at the center of the company’s success. He began his career at Hewlett Packard, where his ideas for a standardized and flexible e-commerce software were the starting point for what would become hybris. Carsten studied law and also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Germany, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Quaisr — Quaisr develops simulations for the full digital-twin lifecycle.
Kombo — One unified API for HRIS, Payroll & ATS
Ninetailed — Ninetailed is an AI-native personalization, experimentation, and A/B testing tool for dynamic websites, headless CMSs, composable content, and MACH.

Max Viessmann is Co-CEO and Member of the Board of the ‘Viessmann Group’ as well as CEO of VC/O.As the Co-CEO he continues to drive the Group’s digital evolution.Through VC/O the Group is making people’s life easier particularly in private and commercial housing aka the prop tech space. Through the Munich-based venture capital fund‘Vito Ventures’ and Berlin-based company builder ‘WATTx’ the team is providing a node for highly passionate entrepreneurs in the deep tech space.Prior to joining the family business, Max has been an early-stage investor and a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group in the Munich and Shanghai offices.He has spent a lot of time living abroad particularly in the US, China and Japan.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Human Resources, Information Services
Seed, Pre-Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

OCELL — Building the Operating System of Sustainable Forestry
PowerUs — PowerUs is a digital career platform for technical blue-collar workers to empower them in their careers and help them find better jobs.
Voltfang — We integrate used electric car batteries into a battery storage system and thus build up a decentralized storage network.

Mario Götze is a professional footballer.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Mietz — The first fully automized all-in-one renting platform for tenants and landlords.
Plato — Plato operates as a sales intelligence platform for wholesale.
AllFocal Optics — AllFocal Optics revolutionizes display technology through groundbreaking nanophotonic solutions.

Originally from Switzerland. Lived 7 years in Hong Kong and Korea. Co-Founder at Smallpdf - the online PDF software. Grew Smallpdf from 0 to 9 million users without marketing dollars. Loves solving big problems with technology that no one is looking at. Now focusing on changing how people do their tax declaration with Taxfix.de - the first mobiletax software.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Human Resources, Mechanical Engineering
Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

PowerUs — PowerUs is a digital career platform for technical blue-collar workers to empower them in their careers and help them find better jobs.

Andres Kull

Investment focus

AgTech, Farming, Software
Seed, Series A
Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Jobbatical — Jobbatical takes care of the entire relocation process for you. Just sit back and relax.
VitalFields — VitalFields is a digital agriculture company that offers an easy-to-use farm management system for farmers to plan, manage and analyze their field activities, including simplified tracking and reporting of all crop inputs to help ensure compliance with European Union environmental standards. Founded in 2011 and based in Tallinn, Estonia,VitalFields is available in several European countries.

Emiliano Maria Cappuccitti is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources
Seed, Pre-Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.

Massimo Cioffi is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources
Seed, Pre-Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.

Loic Le Meur - Founder & CEO @ Leade.rs

Investment focus

Internet, Mobile, Mobile Apps
Seed, Angel, Series A
United States, France, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Koji — Koji is the world’s most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize.
Practice — Sell your expertise online, and manage your business, all in one place.
Crème de la Crème — Crème de la Crème connects companies with the most talented freelancers in Europe. Crème de la Crème was launched by Jean-Charles Varlet, Théo Dorp and Romain Abidonn in April 2015.

Keith MacDonald

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

docStribute — Secure document distribution and digital signature solutions for your business no matter the size and market you're in.
Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Peter Preston

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Denis Fayolle is the Co-founder & Board Member at Seed & Seeds.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Angel, Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Singulart — At Singulart, They are convinced that the digital space is an invaluable tool for bringing transparency and equity to the art market.They provide artists with the tools that enable them to independently manage the sale of their works. Their team is working around the clock, committing their energy to promoting Singulart artists to a globalaudience.In showcasing artists around the world, they also hope to allow art lovers and collectors alike to explore new artistic horizons, to embrace new cultures and to be inspired by the works of talented artists that they never would have come across if it wasn't for Singulart.
Next Station — Next Station is a smart recruiting platform.
Adrenaline Hunter — Live unforgettable moments! Book among hundreds of the best outdoor activities on manawa.com. Best service and best prices guaranteed.

Sir Terry Leahy joined Cheshunt, England-based Tesco in 1979 and held marketing positions at the retailer before becoming commercial director of fresh foods in 1986 and a member of the board in 1990. Leahy was appointed Chief Executive of Tesco plc in March 1997.Leahy received a Knighthood for services to food retailing in the 2002 New YearHonours. He was voted as Britain’s Most Admired Leader (2005 and 2006) by Management Today, recognized by the Wall Street Journal and CNBC as European Business Leader of the Year (2005), and named European Businessman of the Year by Fortune (2004). A Guardian Unlimited Politics panel found him to be the most influential non-elected person in Britain in 2007.Leahy is a Director on the Liverpool Vision Regeneration Board and a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Council.In 2010 he received the Daily Telegraph’s Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business, a Lifetime Achievement award from Director Magazine, and was voted Business Person of the Year by the Sunday Times.Sir Terry Leahy retired from Tesco in March 2011.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Mobile
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Perlego — Perlego is an online library subscription service for textbooks and non-fiction titles. Having partnered with over 3,000 of the world's best publishers, it gives its users unlimited access to over 650,000 eBooks and publications via an affordable monthly subscription. It aims to make learning accessible to all. It was founded in 2016 and isheadquartered in London, England.
SYNALOGiK — Synalogik helps organisations improve efficiency and slash costs through automated data aggregation when multiple data sources are required.
Uptime | Knowledge Hacks — Thousands of life lessons extracted from the world's best books, courses, documentaries, and podcasts - packed into 5 minute Knowledge Hacks.

Udo Schloemer is the Managing Director at Viva Forever. Udo Schloemer founded his first company in 1992 and realized € 500 million project volume as a real-estate entrepreneur ever since. After angel investing in 50+ Berlin-based startups - including local heroes, such as 6wunderkinder, EyeEm, Monoqi and more - he founded Factory, Germany’s largeststartup campus in 2011. At Factory, Udo combines his one of a kind real estate expertise with his passion for startups. His long-term vision is to create a European Silicon Valley by bringing together best in class technology businesses and connecting old & new economy.

Investment focus

Software, Education, Apps
Seed, Series A, Angel
Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein

Portfolio highlights

handly — handly is becoming the leading company in the Service Tech industry. We enable people to create their ideal living environment, while empowering home service companies to build their business and saving time for a quality life.
Teech Education — Teech Education is a platform for schools to enable digital teaching.
Startup Insider — Startup Insider is an industry portal for the startup scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland helping them grow.

• Partner of Catalyst Romania VC Fund (part of 3TS Capital Partners) - http://catalystromania.ro/ • “Investor of the Year in Romania 2016 and 2017" award by CESA with Catalyst Romania Fund • Serial entrepreneur and business-angel with successful investments in SEE, ranks in fortune Romanian surveys Capital, Forbes. • Experienceas an start-up entrepreneur with Flamingo, from zero revenues and capital to a $50M company, the largest IT product distribution network in Romania, in 7 years. Setting-up a Flamingo International group structure with direct operations in 7 SEE countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Yugoslavia) and one fully-fledged subsidiary in Holland, 1999 – 2001. • Manager of team of 500+ people with Flamingo, employees from various countries (majority Romanian), cultures, backgrounds and contributing to the creation of one of the best teams in the IT business in the Balkan region • Experience in private equity and venture capital investments. Deal-leader on 6 (123ContactForm, VectorWatch, Marketizator Friends, Intelligent IT/SmartBill, Smartdreamers, Vola.ro) out of 10 investments of Catalyst Romania Fund. • Exit track-record: VectorWatch, sold to FitBit early 2017, PCGarage, bought by Naspers/Emag in 2016; VikingProfil, bought by Pruzsinski of Poland, 2008, Flanco, successful exit in 2006, Flamingo, successful IPO in 2004, etc. • Co-Founder VentureConnect (regional matchmaking platform for tech start-up entrepreneurs and early-stage investors); President Romanian Association for the Online Stores (ARMO) • Entrepreneurship, Innovation and New Business Ventures Professor, Maastricht School of Management EMBA program • Co-organizer Schoolforstartups Romania, the first SE European entrepreneurship school • Author of “Entrepreneurship”, the first Romanian book on entrepreneurship and TV dragon in the Romanian Dragons’ Den

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Romania, Serbia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Marketizator — Serious eCommerce players become customer-centric if they focus on what matters. Optimize your customer journey with data-driven decisions.
Vector Watch — Vector Watch's vision is to change the way people use smart watches and wearable technologies. The company was founded in 2013 by a team of former executives in the technology industry, backed by young engineers and multi-awarded designers for their projects in international innovation competitions.
SmartDreamers — The talent acquisition software that helps you reach and engage more, better candidates in record time through the use of Recruitment Marketing Automation.

Carsten Erdt - Founder and Managing Director @ Erdt Group

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Series A
Germany

Portfolio highlights

Instaffo — Instaffo is a Heidelberg based HR technology company that has developed a reverse recruiting platform for a fulfilling employer-employee relationship to help people.Based on big data and artificial intelligence, Instaffo automatically connects workers and employers who are ideally matched. For this, not only the skills, but also the professionalgoals and wishes of candidates are considered. As a result, the proposed companies and jobs are the perfect match for the candidates and the candidates for the companies. In direct chat, both can quickly and directly clarify open questions and arrange interviews.
Tracktics —
Quantumrock — Quantumrock focuses purely on investment performance. Our proprietary ML & AI technologies create better risk-adjusted returns. AI technology asset management.

Rajan Navani - CEO & Founder @ JetSynthesys

Investment focus

Art, Coffee, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Peepul Tree — Peepul Tree is a platform for the hand-made artisanal works. Peepul Tree celebrates the rich and varied legacy that these artisans carry.
Punt Partners — Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services.
Assiduus — We are a trusted Global E-commerce partner and accelerator, a unified platform helping to Build and Scale E-commerce Brands Globally. Reach us Now!

Massimo Pagnetti is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Online Portals, Human Resources
Seed, Pre-Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Stepsconnect — Trova candidati delle Nuove Generazioni. Offriamo tools di AI per trovare rapidamente i migliori candidati sui Social Network e nei nuovi canali.

Simon Murphy Entrepreneur & Investor

Investment focus

Retail, Consumer Goods, Events
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Pieter Pot — Verpakkingsvrij boodschappen doen bij online supermarkt Pieter Pot. Makkelijk aan huis geleverd in herbruikbare statiegeldpotten. Pot leeg? Dan vullen we hem opnieuw. Met onze verpakkingsvrije bezorgdienst verminderen we de hoeveelheid afval en CO2. Waarom zou je nog verpakkingen kopen?
Seat Unique — Seat Unique is an online marketplace to buy official hospitality packages and VIP tickets to live sports, music, and cultural events.
The Smart Container Company — The Smart Container Company is the team behind KegTracker and BeverEDGE, a first-to-market IoT device and platform that instantly turns kegs into SMART containers. Our technology tracks real-time location, volume, temperature, and motion for each keg and delivers actionable insights that enable transparency and zero.

Thomas Bachem “Tom” is a passionate entrepreneur, investor and founder of several startups and initiatives, including sevenload, Lebenslauf.com and the German Startups Association. Being an avid coder and designer since his early youth, he is currently building his dream university CODE and serves as Germany’s youngest university chancellor.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Internet, Education
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Germany, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Doctorflix — Doctorflix is a medical education platform that allows doctors around the globe to learn about methods of treatment while accelerating their system-required professional development. We are on a mission to build an engine that simplifies and democratizes the consumption and exchange of medical knowledge by interlinking doctors, hospitals, andpharmaceutical companies.
Masterplan.com — Masterplan's mission is to turn continuous transformation in companies into an exciting and positive experience. That's why the platform aims to offer the most intuitive and engaging user interface across the industry. For example, companies can combine their content with Masterplan lectures and customized quizzes in just a few minutes -and just as easily assign those learning paths to the right employees. Serial entrepreneurs Stefan Peukert and Dr. Daniel Schütt founded the B2B edutech platform in 2017 and have since raised over €13 million in venture capital for it. Investors include Tengelmann Ventures, ex-Bertelsmann CEO Gunter Thielen, CODE University Chancellor Thomas Bachem, as well as the RAG Foundation, DvH Ventures, and NRW.BANK. In addition to its headquarters in Bochum, Masterplan.com has further locations in Berlin and Vienna and currently employs around 70 people.
WeAreDevelopers — Create a free profile and get access to 5.000+ pre-vetted developer jobs in Europe and countless hours of developer talks & coding sessions.

Hesham Zreik is the Founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator. He has co-founded over 100 startups as a technical co-founder and invested in them as an angel investor. Under his leadership, FasterCapital has expanded its network to include over 1,000 regional partners, 1,000 mentors, and 200 partnerships with incubators,accelerators, and venture funds. The organization has helped over 300 startups raise more than $1 billion.Zreik began programming in 1989 with Basic, transitioning to QBasic in 1992. He ranked 7th in the Baccalaureate exams and earned an engineering degree at HIAST, followed by a DBA at Edinburgh Business School and a Master’s in Computer Information Science from AABFS.In 2018, Forbes ranked him #39 among the top 50 investors based on his investment activity and successful exits. He has invested in over 100 startups, co-founded more than 40, and has served as a mentor and board member for various companies. Zreik's investment interests include AI, fintech, blockchain, e-commerce, IoT, HR, and B2B startups.His portfolio includes companies such as Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX. In 2002, he founded ZGroup Mobile, growing it to a valuation of $2.5–$3.25 million by 2005. The company was a candidate for acquisition by Incagold plc.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Oliver Hehl

Investment focus

Financial Services, Banking, Apps
Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
Germany, Romania

Portfolio highlights

OWWN — wajve offers all financial services like banking, advice, and education in one app.
Jobful — Welcome to Jobful, the leading talent community platform that helps companies build their own talent pools, engage with candidates, and reduce recruitment costs. Explore our solutions today.
deineStudienfinanzierung — deineStudienfinanzierung is the digital platform to help students finance their studies.

Ignacio Lucea - Co-Founder @ Mintted

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Recruiting
Seed
Spain

Portfolio highlights

Drivies —
beWanted — beWanted is an online platform that offers a listing for students and graduates looking for their first employment. The platform provides companies with tailored solutions to simplify their talent research. It also connects university, company and the best young talent through innovation, for quick, easy and effective selection processes.beWanteddelivers original recruitment tools to its clients. The platform makes available to companies a database with integrated information and search parameters so that each firm can easily find the profile it needs.beWanted is operated from Madrid, Spain. It was launched in 2015 by Juan Torroba.
Copypress —

Alain Thibaut

Investment focus

Freelance, Recruiting, Virtual Workforce
Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Crème de la Crème — Crème de la Crème connects companies with the most talented freelancers in Europe. Crème de la Crème was launched by Jean-Charles Varlet, Théo Dorp and Romain Abidonn in April 2015.

Chris was a benefit consultant when he co-founded Thomsons. His role spans every aspect of the business, from engaging with clients to the development of DarwinTM software. This means he is in close contact with HR and benefit specialists globally, understanding the changing benefit landscape.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Internet, Human Resources
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Unmind — Unmind is a workplace mental health platform. We empower employees to measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing.
HowNow — HowNow is a learning experience platform that helps companies onboard, upskill and support employees faster, everywhere they work.
HR DataHub — HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda.

Timo Rein - Co-Founder @ Pipedrive

Investment focus

Software, Recruiting, Human Resources
Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
Estonia, Finland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Antegenes — What is your cancer risk? Let Antegenes have a look at your genetics. Use existing DNA data or have Antegens take a new sample.
Bidrento — With Bidrento you can easily manage PRS, Built-to-rent, Student Housing, Co-Living, Mini-Storages, Commercial real estate in one single software. Save your time and grow your business with Bidrento. Try it already today!
Teamscope — Understand what drives your team's performance, make exceptional hiring decisions, and unlock the full potential of your team.

Frank Freund is CFO & founder at SavingGlobal.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Angel
Germany, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Empion — EMPiON – The Robo Advisor for Cultural FitEmpion is a data-based job platform that matches companies and applicants based on company culture, values and skills. Using an AI-based Robo Advisor, Empion quantifies company culture and implements automated headhunting.Every second employee is currently thinking about a job change. The 5 mostimportant factors for job satisfaction have to do with company culture and values. And yet, company culture remains largely ignored on customary job portals. The results for companies and applicants are inefficient hiring processes and high employee turnover.Our vision is bringing company culture to every hire in the world.For more information visit www.empion.de
8returns — 8returns is the returns platform that turns your customers into loyal fans, while saving you time and money.
Next Matter — Next Matter enables teams to digitize their complex, manual business processes within hours, and realize substantial performance improvements within days. No code, consultants, or IT project management required. Our customers - like HelloFresh and Home24 - design and deploy high-value, end-to-end business processes at a fraction of the time andcost required for typical enterprise-grade solutions. And we’re covering a growing number of teams and use cases across businesses including operations, finance, HR, procurement, logistics, and supplier management.Take the lead on digitization today. Find out how you can use Next Matter to transform your business at https://nextmatter.com.

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