Top 50 Transportation Angel Investors in Germany in September 2025
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Transportation startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Transportation companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Transportation Angel Investors in Germany in September 2025
| Investor | Transportation Germany investments | 
|---|---|
| Christophe Maire | 18 | 
| Michael Brehm | 17 | 
| Kai Hansen | 16 | 
| Matthias Hilpert | 14 | 
| Rouven Dresselhaus | 14 | 
| Martin Sinner | 13 | 
| Stefan Glänzer | 12 | 
| Carsten Maschmeyer | 11 | 
| Florian Huber | 11 | 
| Rolf Schromgens | 10 | 
| Lukasz Gadowski | 10 | 
| Bjorn Kolbmuller | 9 | 
| Christian Gaiser | 9 | 
| Klaas Kersting | 9 | 
| Christian Reber | 9 | 
| Sven Gabor Janszky | 9 | 
| Maximilian Tayenthal | 8 | 
| Felix Haas | 8 | 
| Dagmar Wöhrl | 8 | 
| Charlie Songhurst | 8 | 
| Oliver Roskopf | 7 | 
| Stefan Jeschonnek | 7 | 
| Andre Schwammlein | 7 | 
| Jan Deepen | 7 | 
| Andreas Burike | 7 | 
| Marco Valta | 6 | 
| Thomas Bachem | 6 | 
| Oskar Hartmann | 5 | 
| Verena Pausder | 5 | 
| Felix Jahn | 5 | 
| Michael Wax | 5 | 
| Julius Göllner | 4 | 
| Lothar Stein | 4 | 
| Roman Kirsch | 4 | 
| Michael Baum | 4 | 
| Peter Mertens | 4 | 
| Andreas Kupke | 4 | 
| Marcus Borner | 4 | 
| Robert Maier | 4 | 
| Philipp Kreibohm | 4 | 
| Johannes Reck | 4 | 
| Tim Marbach | 4 | 
| Dave Morin | 3 | 
| Christian Vollmann | 3 | 
| Matthias Wilrich | 3 | 
| Florian Heinemann | 3 | 
| Joachim Drees | 3 | 
| Tim Schumacher | 3 | 
| Jochen Engert | 3 | 
| Nicolas Berggruen | 2 | 
            CEO and Founder @ Atlantic Labs
Founder @ FoodLabs
Venture Capital Architect @ Neufund
Co-Founder @ gate5
Co-founder @ Plazes
          
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          - Software, Commerce/Shopping, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
            Managing Director & Founder @ i2x
Partner @ Redstone
          
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          - Software, Internet, Financial
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
            Founder and Partner @ Rheingau Founders
          
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          - Commerce/Shopping, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
            CEO @ MH2 Capital
          
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          - Software, Other, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
            Managing Partner @ Cavalry Ventures
          
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          - Software, Commerce/Shopping, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
            COO @ 360dialog
Venture Partner @ Berlin Ventures
MD @ idealo
          
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          - Software, Internet, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
            Founder @ White Bear Yard
Founding Partner @ Passion Capital
Chairman / Co-Founder @ Rebate Networks
          
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          - Software, Media and Entertainment, Financial
- Seed, Angel, Series A
            Founder and CEO @ seed + speed Ventures
Founding Partner @ Maschmeyer Group Ventures
Managing Partner @ ALSTIN Capital
          
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          - Software, Health Care, Science/Engineering
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
            Co-Founder @ leadership.sprouts
Co-Founder @ Monkfish Equity
          
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          - Software, Internet, Hardware
- Seed, Series A, Angel
            Founder and CEO @ Team Europe
Co-Founder @ Point Nine
Co-Founder @ Delivery Hero Korea
Founding Editor @ Grunderszene
Co-Founder and CEO @ Circ
Entrepreneur in Residence @ Target Global
Founder & Chariman @ Spreadshirt
          
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          - Software, Internet, Commerce/Shopping
- Series A, Seed, Series B
            Founder & Managing Director @ zenloop
          
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          - Design, Software, Clothing/Apparel
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
            Co-Founder & CEO @ NUMA Group
Founder @ CG Partners
          
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          - Commerce/Shopping, Financial, Software
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
            Founder and CEO @ Phoenix Games
          
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          - Software, Gaming, Mobile
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
            Co-founder & CEO @ Pitch
Team Member @ Advise.me
          
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          - Software, Apps, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
            CEO @ JANSZKY GmbH
CEO & Founder @ future.me
Co-Founder @ 2b AHEAD Ventures Fund
Co-Founder @ 2b AHEAD Ventures
CEO @ RULEBREAKER Management
President @ RULEBREAKER Society
Futurist & CEO @ 2b AHEAD ThinkTank
          
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          - Science/Engineering, Biotechnology, Hardware
- Seed, Series A
            Co-CEO & Co-Founder @ N26
          
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          - Software, Financial, IT
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
            Executive Chairman and Co-Founder @ IDnow
Founding Partner @ 10x Group
Founding Partner @ FLEX Capital Management GmbH
          
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          - Software, Financial, Science/Engineering
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
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          - Gaming, Health Care, Food/Beverage
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
            Advisor @ Bear Robotics
          
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          - Software, IT, Data and Analytics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
            Founder & Managing Director @ Soyan VitaMed Natur
          
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          - Apps, Software, Financial
- Seed, Angel
            Founding Partner @ Discovery Ventures
Co-Founder & CEO @ Zeitgold
Founding Partner @ Discovery Ventures
          
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          - Financial, Software, Commerce/Shopping
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
            Founder and Managing Director @ FlixBus
          
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          - Software, Hardware, Transportation
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
            Co-Founder @ SumUp
Co-Founder & CRO @ Zeitgold
Founding Partner @ Discovery Ventures
          
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          - Financial, Software, Commerce/Shopping
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
            partner @ Ambridge Capital
          
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          - Commerce/Shopping, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
            Founder and Chancellor @ CODE University of Applied Sciences
Founder & Vice Chairman @ German Startups Association
Founder & MD @ Scaling Technologies
          
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          - Internet, Software, Education
- Seed, Angel, Series A
            Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP.  He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.
          
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          - E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, Russian Federation, India
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        - Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
- Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
- June Homes — June Homes is a network of fully furnished bedrooms in prime spots available on flexible month-to-month terms in major American cities.
            Verena Pausder
          
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          - Food and Beverage, E-Learning, Food Delivery
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
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        - KARRI — KARRI is a data and GPS enabled, screen-free device for easy communication between you and your kids. A KARRI for your child and a smartphone app for you - it's as simple as that.
- Knowunity — Knowunity is the digital learning platform with summaries, study notes, presentations, answers, and more in one app.
- Huzzle — Stop chasing jobs. Huzzle collects the best opportunities from student societies and companies and only shows you the relevant ones. Download Huzzle today!
            Felix is an active entrepreneur and business angel. A WHU graduate, Felix was one of the first MDs of Rocket Internet, responsible for many of the initial companies incubated in 2007-2009. He went on to start Home24 in 2009 and run it as Co-CEO until 2014. In 2015 he started german hybrid real estate agent McMakler as founding investor and has beenrunning the company as executive Chairman and CEO since then. His current and past private business angel investments include Zalando, Auto1 Group, HomeToGo, among others.
          
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          - Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom
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        - Droidrun — Droidrun is a cutting-edge software development company that specializes in creating innovative solutions enabling AI agents to seamlessly access and control smartphone applications. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, their software facilitates smooth interactions between AI systems and mobile devices,empowering agents to autonomously navigate, operate, and optimize a wide range of apps on both Android and iOS platforms.
- Admi — Admi is a government technology company that helps towns and municipalities develop and operate photovoltaic systems on public lands.
- Arthos — Artho has revealed its first product, Mozart AI, a groundbreaking AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that aims to accelerate and magnify human creativity. This hybrid musician will have complete control over their musical vision with no creative friction. They will create, engineer, and perform at the speed of their imagination. They willoutperform and innovate the best pure human artists by combining human artistry with AI co-creation. We are a team of musicians, technologists, and creative visionaries.
            Michael Wax is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Forto.
          
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          - Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Germany, Denmark
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        - avoltra — Avoltra aims to position itself as an "intelligent energy purchasing solution" by leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights to optimize energy procurement.
- sensmore — Equip your machinery with autonomy built for the harshest conditions. Enhance safety, reduce costs, and increase efficiency with our advanced radar technology.
- Plato — Plato operates as a sales intelligence platform for wholesale.
            Julius Göllner - Co-Founder @ ARRtist Summit
          
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          - Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany, Switzerland
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        - Kickscale — The AI-powered conversation intelligence platform records, transcribes, and analyzes meetings to provide tailored training recommendations to every sales rep
- VoiceLine — VoiceLine is AI-powered field sales revenue intelligence. Document any customer interactions in seconds, get actionable insights and boost sales performance. Start today!
- Planted Green — Planted Green plants mixed forests to compensate for CO2 emissions.
            Lothar Stein - Mentor @ SINN Power
          
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          - Information Technology, Energy, Railroad
- Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Germany
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        - KONUX — KONUX combines Machine Learning algorithms and IoT to deliver software-as-a-service solutions for operation, monitoring, and maintenance process automation
- SINN Power — SINN Power develops innovative wave energy technology to supply people worldwide with clean and reliable energy from ocean waves.
            Roman Kirsch is the Entrepreneur and Investor of Rapid Pioneers Group.
          
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          - E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Germany, Italy, Malaysia
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        - Casavo — Want to sell your house fast? Fill out the online form and receive a free home value estimate and real estate prices from Casavo!
- Bending Spoons — We own and operate leading digital products, including Evernote, komoot, Meetup, Remini, and WeTransfer. And we develop the technology to power them.
- Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.
            Michael Baum is a successful Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur who has built billion dollar companies. Michael is the founder and CEO of FOUNDER.org, an early investor in young innovators solving world problems. FOUNDER.org provides audacious innovators an unrivaled experience through it’s company building science, deep mentoring and earlyfunding. Having created over 3,500 jobs, 150 millionaires and more than $6B in shareholder value, Michael is driving the next generation of inspired game-changers.
          
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          - Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
- Seed, Series A, Grant
- United States, Germany
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        - Unu motors — unu wants to create the mobility solution that fully connects people to the city. They believe in cities in which all people are enabled to embrace the full potential of urban life. Their first product, electric scooter unu, was launched in summer 2014. unu is stylish, emission-free, quiet and super-easy to charge thanks to portable batteries.
- KONUX — KONUX combines Machine Learning algorithms and IoT to deliver software-as-a-service solutions for operation, monitoring, and maintenance process automation
- PlushCare — PlushCare provides online doctor care for primary, urgent care, mental health and therapy. Affordable, convenient teleheath visits and same day online doctor appointments available now.
            Peter Mertens
          
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          - Software, Automotive, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany, Israel
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        - Certivity — Certivity offers software to model digital regulatory twins of their products. This will ensure that current regulatory requirements are integrated in the right place in the engineering process. Product compliance will be smarter, safer, more transparent, more efficient, and significantly cheaper.
- DeepDrive — We are DeepDrive. We are powered by fusion. Absolute professionalism mixed up with our deeply rooted urge to discover. Deep expertise meets revolutionary innovations.
- Moonblock — Moonblock is a tool to navigate Web3 with the right insights with a Web3 Brand Intelligence platform.
            Andreas Kupke is the COO at Finanzcheck.de.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Drones, Biotechnology, Satellite Communication
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany
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        - GovRadar — GovRadar accelerates and simplifies the procurement process for the public sector. Our procurement platform helps public authorities procure innovations efficiently - automated and in compliance with procurement law. The SaaS solution generates tender documents in a few clicks rather than months.
- Urban Ray — Urban Ray makes goods accessible anytime for everyone.
- Vaeridion — Clean and affordable air mobility before 2030.
            Marcus Borner is a university drop-out and founded his first company reBuy.com when he was 17 years old. Rebuy became Germany's re-commerce leader, raised ~40M€ in venture capital, now employing over 500 employees and with annual revenues of over 70M€. Besides rebuy Marcus has been shareholder in over a dozen companies from many industriessuch as insurance, food delivery, saas and adtech. He is currently founder and CEO of OptioPay.com a Berlin based fintech-company creating the first payment solution software for marketing payouts. OptioPay offer diverse payout options to increase flexibility and value for payment recipients. Backed by international venture capital investors and banks as shareholders, OptioPay is run by a diverse team of over 30 experts from 12 nations, who love to work hard and have exceptional passion for changing how people receive money.
          
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          - E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany
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        - unea — Everything you need to level up your retail media and trade marketing business - from consulting, workshops to leading software -
- Grovy — Grovy is a q-commerce & grocery delivery provider. Customer order via App or Web and get the order delivered within 10 minutes. The company was founded in Dec 2020 and headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Reverse.supply — reverse.supply helps brands & retailers become more sustainable by enabling them to own the resale of their products
            Robert Maier is a Business Angel at Saarbrücker21 and an investor at various companies. Robert was a Founder and Managing Director at Visual Meta. He attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.
          
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          - Software, Education, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Germany
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        - a2zebra — a2zebra is a zebra company that specializes in instructional technology for elementary school kids.
- Synctive — Synctive enables equipment-as-a-service and pay-per-use business models for machine and plant manufacturers.
- Blockbrain — AI-Driven Business Excellence
            Philipp Kreibohm - born in 1976. After completion of his law studies and PhD at FU Berlin he co-founded Mundwerk AG in Berlin in 2001, which was sold to Excelsis Business Technology AG in 2004. From 2006-2007 Philipp was a lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and in 2007 a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. In 2007 he became foundingManaging Director of Rocket Internet, before he founded FP Commerce in 2009. Later on, this company was renamed to Home24 AG, where he is still the Co-CEO.
          
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          - Internet, E-Commerce, Legal
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany
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            Johannes Reck is the Chief Executive Officer at GetYourGuide. He leads the company’s long-term vision and strategy.Johannes co-founded GetYourGuide in 2009 while attending the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and has grown the company into the leading booking platform for incredible travel experiences. Under Johannes’ leadership, over 30million tickets have been booked to date via the GetYourGuide website, mobile app, and partnership network. GetYourGuide has raised over $650M from investors such as the SoftBank Vision Fund, Battery Ventures and KKR. Johannes leads GetYourGuide’s 550-person global team from its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Johannes originally hails from Cologne, Germany and holds an M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
          
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          - Software, Internet, Transportation
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany
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        - RYDES — One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport
- Langdock — Meet Langdock. Start with a GDPR-compliant daily chat companion for your employees. Then deploy more advanced AI use cases like Assistants and Workflows. All in one easily extendable platform.
- NAVIT — One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport
            Tim is a global entrepreneur and venture investor. He started his first company bonial.com in 2008 and sold it to German media conglomerate Axel Springer SE in 2011. In 2013, Tim relocated to South East Asia and has since co-founded and invested in many successful consumer internet companies through his private internet holding company Asia VentureGroup. Those companies have successfully raised several hundred million USD in follow-on venture capital and employ several thousand employees across the global. Those companies include HappyFresh, iPrice Group, iMoney (sold to iSelect), FlowerChimp, audibene (sold to Sivantos/EQT), Scalable Capital (sold to BlackRock), Jewelcandle (sold to Equistone), Vicampo (sold to Burda), CARS24, Movinga, Homebell, Fave, Stoyo and many more.
          
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          - Marketplace, Rental Property, Real Estate
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany, Thailand, Singapore
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        - Alpakas — Alpacas, in the storm of delivery services, offer a real alternative. With their e-cargo bikes, they deliver sustainable products, sustainably packaged, directly to their homes. Those delivery products include fresh foods, pastries, beverages, household products, and beauty care. They offer gift packs for new products and on a weekly sales basis.
- MYNE Homes — MYNE Homes is a digital co-ownership platform for vacation properties. MYNE Homes was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
- PropertyScout — PropertyScout is a proptech startup that builds an end-to-end rental and sale platform for owners, agents, buyers, and tenants. The startup is connecting over 1,800 agents and agencies with buyers, renters, and owners, servicing thousands of satisfied customers every month. PropertyScout leverages its database of more than 200,000 properties, itstechnology platform, and its centralized operations to digitize and automate 90% of the real estate transaction. This frees up agents’ time to professionally and efficiently communicate with buyers, renters, owners and co-agents to deliver outstanding service and close transactions faster. Providing a transparent and trusted experience, PropertyScout has quickly become the favorite go-to place for buying, selling, and renting real estate in Thailand, as proven by hundreds of five-star reviews.
            Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.
          
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          - Mobile, Internet, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, France, Finland
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        - Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
- Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
- Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS
            Christian Vollmann is the Chairman Of The Board at nebenan.de.
          
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          - Software, Internet, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Germany, Ireland, Indonesia
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        - avoltra — Avoltra aims to position itself as an "intelligent energy purchasing solution" by leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights to optimize energy procurement.
- Rulemapping Group — Rulemapping Group is a rule-based AI platform that enables a level of end-to-end automation for rule-based processes. Automated decision-making solutions for digital legislation, administrative operations, legal procedures, and regulatory compliance.
- Atmen — Atmen, formerly known as Point Twelve, automates hydrogen and e-fuels certification, saving you up to 90% time in the process.
            Matthias Wilrich is the VP Vehicles and Supply Chain at TIER Mobility.
          
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          - E-Commerce, Health Care, Delivery
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, Austria, Malaysia
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        - Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
- MAYD — MAYD provides telepharmacy platform providing healthcare-related goods in a convenient way by delivering it to doorstep.
- MAYD Group — MAYD Group operates as a startup that delivers medicines in minutes.
            Florian Heinemann is a Founding Partner at Project A Ventures, where he is responsible for the areas of marketing, CRM, and business intelligence. Before co-founding Project A, he was Managing Director at Rocket Internet with the same areas of responsibility (2007-2012). During his time at Rocket, he was mainly involved at Zalando, Global FashionGroup, and Spark Networks (aka eDarling/Affinitas).Prior to Rocket, Florian was Co-Founder and Managing Director of JustBooks/AbeBooks being in charge of marketing and product (1999-2002, exit to Amazon in 2008). Then, he was co-heading the online marketing department of Jamba! and the online dating portal iLove (2003-2005, exit to Verisign). In 2006, he was Co-Founder of the online marketplace antibodies-online.com (exit to Broadoak).Moreover, he has been an investor/business angel in more than 80 startups including Trivago (seed investor), Zalando (founding investor), Audibene (seed investor), Home24 (founding investor), CityDeal/Groupon (founding investor), Betreut.de/Care (seed investor), ClassPass (early stage investor), Mimi Hearing (early stage investor), Bitbond (seed investor), Lillydoo (early stage investor), and the Code University (seed stage investor).Apart from his Project A-related board activities he sits on the board of Koerber AG and About You and the digital advisory boards of Henkel and Oetker.Florian holds a doctorate’s degree in innovation management/entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University. He was a visiting scholar at the Wharton School. His research has been published in leading international journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of International Marketing, and Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft. Furthermore, Florian holds a masters degree in business administration from WHU Koblenz. During his studies, he was a fellow of "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" (German National Academic Foundation).
          
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          - E-Commerce, Software, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Germany, Brazil, Portugal
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        - itravel — itravel allows leisure travelers to configure and book experiences, hotels, and transportation on tablets, the web, and in social media. itravel offers the client tools to select and “build” custom trips based on desired experiences (such as kitesurfing, elephant rides, special spa treatments), specific room configurations, and personalpreferences. itravel’s app interfaces allow these selections to happen effortlessly and with appealing content.
- Sakurimo — We bring deep learning visual perception AI (artificial intelligence) to smart phones and other edge devices. We help retailers to create a data-driven and personalized shopping experience.
- Unicorn Workspaces — Unicorn offers work solutions for teams of all sizes with flexible terms and independent of high market rental prices. It is a fast-growing shared office provider, with 21 workspaces in Berlin, Potsdam, Cologne, Munich, Hamburg, and LisbonTheir vision of “Workspace as a Service” is reflected in their all-inclusive offer, and support fromcommunity baristas. They combine their coffee expertise and community manager knowledge to provide seamless work experience. With their friendly attitude and eagerness to help, members and visitors will receive good advice and assistance.Each of their workspaces is equipped with a modern café, where they offer organic direct trade coffee and hot beverages for all of their members and guests. They also offer a small selection of cold drinks, salads, and desserts. The café functions as a central meeting point for their community.
            Joachim Drees was born on November 20, 1964 in Düsseldorf.He studied business administration at the University of Stuttgart and did his MBA at Portland State University.Following his degree, he worked at various management consultant firms and the privatization agency (Treuhandanstalt) in Berlin. Drees held managerial positions in the DaimlerTruck Group and at Mercedes-Benz Trucks from 1996 onward, including as Commercial Director of the Gaggenau Transmissions Unit and as Head of Commercial Vehicle Controlling.In 2006, Joachim Drees joined British investment company HgCapital LLP as Partner for Portfolio Management.From 2012 onward, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Drees & Sommer AG with responsibility for Finance & Controlling, M&A, Human Resources, Administration, and Internationalization Support.Joachim Drees has been CEO of MAN SE and of MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Truck & Bus AG) since 2015.He is also a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Railroad, Software, Logistics
- Seed
- Germany
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        - Predium — Predium is the software platform for real estate owners to measure, manage and communicate their ESG performance.
- ThisThat — Brand Lift built for influencer campaigns. ThisThat is an award-winning influencer marketing measurement and insight solution, giving you the tools and services you need to create the most effective campaigns.
- Driveblocks — Driveblocks provides a modular software platform for automated and self-driving commercial vehicles. The founding team has extensive experience developing algorithms for automatic driving.
            Tim Schumacher is a Managing General Partner at World Fund. Tim previously worked at Sedo.com as a Member Board Of Directors. He attended University of Cologne and Stockholm School of Economics.Tim Schumacher Co-Founded and was the longtime CEO of the publicly traded company Sedo AG, which currently has revenues of 130m euros per year andmaintains approximately 350 employees. Since 2012 he has dedicated his professional career to the German startup scene, acting both as a business angel and mentor for young companies with economic potential. His current startups, among many others, are Eyeo/Adblock Plus, Aklamio, Hitfox and Ecosia.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Apps, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Germany, Sweden, United States
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        - JUMiNGO — Jumingo is an international digital shipping and carrier service provider. It is an innovative startup that has made the logistics industry clear and transparent for customers through a digital shipping platform. They facilitate both business and private customers to compare prices, packaging, and booking services from numerous shipping serviceproviders such as UPS, DHL Express, TNT, FedEx, GLS, and DPD with up to 80% discounted rates. Jumingo saves time and money with benefit from the dynamics and flexibility of their comprehensive range of services without any contractual obligations.
- CareerOS — Gain a competitive edge with our innovative tools, virtual career collaboration, real-time data, and AI enhancements. Guide students each step of the way!
- Meine Erde — Meine Erde is a provider of ecological burial option in Europe.
            Jochen Engert - Founder & CEO @ FlixBus
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Software, Rental, Travel
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United States, Israel
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        - Gixel — Creating breakthrough AR display technology for AI glasses and spatial computing.
- YGO Trips — YGO Trips revolutionizes the travel booking experience with our AI-driven platform, providing a seamless, all-in-one solution for planning your perfect getaway. Our innovative platform streamlines your holiday planning by offering an extensive selection of flights, hotels, mobility services, activities, concerts, and festivals & more all inone convenient location. With YGO Trips, you have the power to tailor your holiday to your exact preferences, creating a personalized itinerary that aligns with your desires.Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, YGO Trips discerns your preferences to suggest events and activities that resonate with your interests, ensuring every aspect of your trip is as enjoyable as possible. It's not just about booking a trip; it's about crafting the unique holiday experience that you've always dreamed of, effortlessly and all from one provider.
- feld.energy — feld. energy enables farmers to produce sustainable energy without sacrificing agriculture.Agri-PV is a solution that brings benefits to all parties.
            Nicolas Berggruen is the Founder and Chairman of the Berggruen Institute. He attended New York University.
          
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            Investment focus
            
          - Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Brazil
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        - Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
- Helm.ai — Helm.ai is a scalable artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicle.
- iLoF - Intelligent Lab on Fiber — iLoF is a digital health company pioneering a breakthrough AI-platform to accelerate the future of personalized drug discovery and development
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