Top 15 Video Games Angel Investors in Germany in January 2026
A list of 15 angel investors that invest in Video games startups based in Germany. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Video games companies from Germany. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Video Games Angel Investors in Germany in January 2026
| Investor | Video Games Germany investments |
|---|---|
| Holger Hübner | 2 |
| Oliver Stahl | 1 |
| Dan Gilbert | 1 |
| Joseph Tsai | 1 |
| Björn Kolbmüller | 1 |
| Michael Wieser | 1 |
| YuChiang Cheng | 1 |
| Myke Naef | 1 |
| Charlie Songhurst | 1 |
| Günther Strunk | 1 |
| Morten E. Wulff | 1 |
| Harri Manninen | 1 |
| Sumit Gupta | 1 |
| Paul Schwarzenholz | 1 |
| Jan Dzulko | 1 |
Holger Hübner
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Investment focus
- B2B, SaaS, Audio
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- musicube — MassiveMusic is a global music and sound partner specializing in sonic branding, sound strategy, music innovation & licensing.
- RetroBrain R&D GmbH — Memore gamifies proven dementia therapies into a gesture controlled medical video game. It incorporates and gamifies proven therapies, delaying the effects of dementia and mild cognitive impairment, enabling elderly people without prior gaming experience to utilize the gaming suite easily.Memore works both therapeutically and preventatively withnursing rehabilitation. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.
- HorseAnalytics — HorseAnalytics empowers horse enthusiasts to monitor and improve health and training of horses by applying reliable technologies from health and sports supervision and combining constant and real-time scientific analytics.
Oliver Stahl
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Video Games, Organic Food
- Seed, Angel
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Fridai the Gamer Assistant — Fridai is the voice assistant for gamers. A voice assistant delivering the unique experience of undisrupted gaming sessions and personalized gaming. Fridai is like having a friend sitting next to you while gaming to help you with whatever you need so you can focus on immersing yourself in your favorite games. With Fridai, the gamer assistant theyuse the most natural extension of gaming – voice access – to create voice enabled tools for gamers and transform the gaming experience into a seamless, frictionless one.
- Kombuchery — Establish the leading health and lifestyle brand in the beverage industry. We aim to establish a socially-responsible, healthier, and more affordable alternative to conventional beverages in the market, while disrupting the traditional beverage value chain by leveraging direct-to-consumer subscription and digital marketing channels.
Dan Gilbert is the Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans. He previously worked at StockX as an Investor. Dan Gilbert attended Wayne State University.
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Investment focus
- Digital Media, Sports, Video
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Israel, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
- 100 Thieves — 100 Thieves is the premier lifestyle brand and gaming organization. Find out more about 100 Thieves and shop the latest premium apparel drops at 100thieves.com.
- Doppler Labs — 2025's Top 5 Best Headphones Top Rated and Reviewed. Easily choose and compare the Best Headphones for you all in one place. (Fan Favorites)
Joseph Tsai is the current Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Group. He previously worked at Investor AB as a Vice President and Senior Investment Manager. Joseph Tsai attended Yale Law School.
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Investment focus
- Sports, Fashion, E-Commerce
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United States, China, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Cambium Carbon — Saving wood to save the planet. By revolutionizing supply chains, we introduce the world's first carbon smart material.
- WNBA Enterprises — The official home of the Women's National Basketball Association. Keep up to date with news, scores, and standings for your favorite teams.
- Premier Lacrosse League — Premier Lacrosse League is the biggest stars in the fastest growing sport pioneering a new future for lacrosse designed for the fans.
Björn Kolbmüller is co-founder and managing director of zenloop, a SaaS platform for feedback mgmt. using the Net Promoter System (NPS) method. After studying business administration at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Björn Kolbmüller began his professional career at Mister Spex. In 2008 he joined Procter & Gamble's brandmanagement team. Afterwards he co-founded the online perfumery Flaconi together with Paul Schwarzenholz, where he was responsible for marketing, product and tech until the sale to Pro7Sat1. In addition to zenloop, Björn Kolbmüller is an active business angel and passes on his experience to young start-ups.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- straede — straede primarily focuses on cycling clothing.
- Kittl — Heritage Type provides solutions that automate complex design processes to create beautiful graphics.
- Industrial Technology and Witchcraft — We make games in voxels and pixels. We are hiring!
Michael Wieser studied law in Vienna and Singapore. He co-founded two start-ups (IT provider / energy storage) and also gained experience in private equity. Michael has been investing as a business angel for 10 years and is now a partner at Helvetia’s VC fund.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Computer, InsurTech
- Seed, Funding Round
- France, Austria, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Flitter — Flitter is a neo-insurance company that provides pay-per-mile insurance and connected technology.
- Benefit Büroservice — Benefit Büroservice is a office management company.
- Industrial Technology and Witchcraft — We make games in voxels and pixels. We are hiring!
YuChiang Cheng is the Chief Product Officer of Zwift.
YuChiang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College. He lives in Silicon Valley and, when not playing golf, you’ll find him restoring classic cars, playing hockey and wrestling his dogs.
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Investment focus
- eSports, Video Games, Gaming
- Seed, Series A
- United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Boom.tv — Your all in one hub for playing games, watching esports, and growing your fans!
- VENN — VENN is a new 24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences. Launching in 2020 and broadcasting live from studios in New York and Los Angeles, VENN will be distributed across a broad range of media platforms and offer original programming produced in-house and in partnership with some of the biggest names andcreators across industries.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
Myke Naef
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Investment focus
- FinTech, SaaS, Sports
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Switzerland, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Ledgy — Digitize your cap table, automate equity plans and simplify compliance. Find out how leading companies use Ledgy to empower their employees and engage investors.
- Birdsy — Birdsy is the first AI based video platform for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts. Connecting the mainstream with birds & wildlife.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
Charles Songhurst is a founding partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies.Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skypeacquisition. Before running corporate strategy, Charles was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry.Prior, Charles was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Skrap — Skrap is an on-demand mobile marketplace for skip hire and other waste collection services.
- Forgent AI — Forgent uses AI agents to draft tender proposals, find opportunities and coordinate teams.
- Hyphen SCS — Building India's Biggest warehousing & Fulfilment Platform
Günther Strunk
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Investment focus
- Video Games, Life Science, Therapeutics
- Pre-Seed
- Germany
Portfolio highlights
- RetroBrain R&D GmbH — Memore gamifies proven dementia therapies into a gesture controlled medical video game. It incorporates and gamifies proven therapies, delaying the effects of dementia and mild cognitive impairment, enabling elderly people without prior gaming experience to utilize the gaming suite easily.Memore works both therapeutically and preventatively withnursing rehabilitation. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.
Founder & Chairperson at GameAnalytics - changing game development. ALso, Advisor & miniature-investor in 10+ companies; mostly in the Nordic start-up community with connections to several major VC companies as well a track record of working with top business angels such as Morten Lund, Tommy Ahlers, Thomas Mygdal, Klaus Lovgreen, JimmyMaymann, Michael Arrington.As entrepreneur Morten has been involved with more than 10 start-ups including TraceWorks, Wulffmorgenthaler, Get In, Wordy (Winner Seedcamp 2010), Lovemade™, and Hello Fitness.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Content, SaaS
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Denmark, Sweden, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Virtuall — Virtuall: Transforming 3D content production with a platform designed for agencies and studios. Streamline workflows, collaborate seamlessly, and scale your creative potential with powerful 3D tools.
- GamerzClass — A new beginning for GamerzClass
- Propane — Propane is an AI-powered operating system for customer intelligence, built for modern product and GTM teams. It automates continuous customer and user research through embedded AI agents, integrated workflows, and real-time analysis—turning feedback into a scalable system, not a one-off task.
Harri Manninen - Founding Partner @ Play Ventures
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Video Games, PC Games
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Finland, United States, Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- FitXR — Enjoy your workout, not just the results. Try FitXR for 7 days free.
- StarBerry Games — StarBerry Games GmbH is a mobile games company based in Berlin, Germany. The company develops free-to-play casual mobile games and is best known for its games Merge Mayor and Idle Coffee Corp.
- Mighty Bear Games — GOAT Gaming, Play Games, Win Prizes. Welcome to the best gaming community in the world. Join us now and be part of the GOAT family.
Sumit Gupta is an Advisor at Boom Fantasy and Founder & CEO at Boom.tv. He is a 3x Entrepreneur (multiple exits), Angel Investor and Mentor. Founded 3 companies. Invested in 50+ startups including Discord, G2 eSports, BlockChain Capital, Blockstream, Blockcypher, Filecoin, Wag, Classpass, OpenDoor, HoneyBook, Managed-by-Q, Dishcraft Robotics.Mr. Gupta also runs Piazza eSports Ventures with pa articular focus on investments and incubating startups Infusing tech into eSports and Game Streaming. Investments include Discord, Vulcun/StreamLabs, BitKraft, G2 Esports. Startup Portfolio includes DrDisRespect stream team, Boom.tv, Rolocule Games, Boom FantasyPreviously, He served as a Founder & CEO of Bash Gaming, took the mobile gaming company to annual revenue of $75M, profitable and sold it to GSN for $170M. Previously as founder CEO of BitRhymes Apps, top 10 app developers in social space. Before that, I was part of founding team at Business Signatures that was sold to Entrust for $55M
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Digital Entertainment, Advertising
- Seed, Post-IPO Equity
- United States, Germany, Argentina
Portfolio highlights
- ShareRoot — Creating value for businesses through social media and digital tools and optimising real-world evidence to advance technologies for life.
- G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
- Experimental — Experimental is a game development studio producing blockchain-based games that are not only incredibly fun to play but also allow users to monetize their gaming experiences. The studio developed CryptoWars (https://cryptowars.jp), the first fully decentralized strategy game played by thousands of users around the globe.
Paul Schwarzenholz - Co-Founder and Managing Director @ zenloop
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Investment focus
- Internet, Manufacturing, Software
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- Germany, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Datia — Datia's products automate your sustainability workflows, data collection and reporting. Easily report on the EU Taxonomy, SFDR and more!
- Heatle — Heatle engages in the manufacture and supply of an inductive immersion heater that heats liquids in the vessel of your choice.
- repath — Our mission is to make climate risks visible to companies worldwide in order to enable a resilient and future-proof world.
Jan Dzulko is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Everphone. He previously worked at M Cube Incubator as a Chief Executive Officer. Jan Dzulko attended the University of Mannheim.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Online Portals, Health Care
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Germany, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- emplu — 360° benefit and compensation platform
- CYCLE — GetHenry is a rapidly growing subscription service for market-leading delivery companies. We make sure that thousands of couriers are on the move safely, quickly and comfortably every day. In this way, we not only create added value for delivery services, but also help to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions on the last mile.
- Everphone — Everphone is the clever way to equip your workforce with smartphones and tablets. It's flexible, safe and cost efficient. everphone reduces your costs while making employees happier and more productive.
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