FT

Frank Thelen

European Early Stage Tech Investor | CEO Freigeist & TEQ | Podcast/Newsletter Innovation Pulse ⚡️ | Author StartupDNA & 10xDNA | Venture Capital | Disruption | Technology | AI | Reach out for Keynotes & Interviews👇🏼

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia

Investor
VC
Angel
Founder

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

Locations:

Bonn, Germany

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Investments
Angel Investing
Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship
Startups
Seed Capital
Skateboarding
Start-ups
Public Speaking
UX/UI
Business Strategy
Mobile Applications
Mobile Devices
Strategic Partnerships
SaaS
E-commerce
Management
Product Development
Go-to-market Strategy
Software Development

Education

Investments

BioThrust

Seed

Total Funding:

Lilium

Post Ipo Equity

Total Funding: $650M

Build.One

Seed

Total Funding:

Smartlane

Seed

Total Funding:

Kraftblock

Seed

Total Funding:

Pitch

Series A

Total Funding: $140M

Pazls

Seed

Total Funding:

Xentral

Seed

Total Funding: $95M

CODE University of Applied Sciences

Series Unknown

Total Funding:

Meine Spielzeugkiste

Series A

Total Funding:

Work Experience

TEQ Capital

2021

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2022

  • Chief Research Officer

    2021

Freigeist

2010

  • Founder & CEO

    2018

  • Founder & CEO

    2010

    former e42 - seed stage investor looking for cutting edge deep tech startups

Lilium

2016

  • Seed Investor

    2016

Xentral ERP Software GmbH

2018

  • Board Member

    2018

KRAFTBLOCK

2018

  • Board Member

    2018

EnduroSat

2020

  • Seed Investor

    2020

RobCo

2021

  • Seed Investor

    2021

PROSION Therapeutics

2022

  • Seed Investor

    2022

BioThrust

2024

  • Seed Investor

    2024

United Manufacturing Hub (UMH)

2024

  • Seed Investor

    2024