Christian Leybold
InvestorFounding & General Partner at Headline Growth Management, LLC · Managing Partner at Headline · Board director at Jow
Berlin
Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $15.3M
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About
Christian Leybold brings one of the longest continuous U.S.–Europe cross‑border VC track records among Berlin investors and educates founders through his ongoing Inside VC series with digital kompakt.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceFintechSaaS
Board director at Jow
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Jow's investors · 8
Co-founders at Jow

Experience
- HeadlineFounding & General Partnercurrent2003 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
- ABOUT YOU AG & Co. KGMember Of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
- FarfetchInvestorcurrent2012 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- SharpTxBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- brumbrum S.p.A.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- JowBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- KarmaBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Asana Rebel - Yoga Inspired FitnessBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
- Natural CyclesBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentStockholm, Sweden
Deals · 1
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
AptoideFive LivesFriendsuranceLet's Do This
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Headline Growth Management, LLC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christian Leybold?
- Christian Leybold brings one of the longest continuous U.S.–Europe cross‑border VC track records among Berlin investors and educates founders through his ongoing Inside VC series with digital kompakt.
- Where does Christian Leybold work?
- Christian Leybold is Founding & General Partner at Headline Growth Management, LLC and Board director at Jow.
- What does Christian Leybold invest in?
- Christian Leybold invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Christian Leybold write?
- Christian Leybold typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
- What boards does Christian Leybold sit on?
- Christian Leybold holds tracked board seats at Jow.
- What companies has Christian Leybold invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aptoide, Five Lives, Friendsurance, Let's Do This.
- Where did Christian Leybold go to school?
- Christian Leybold studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Technical University of Munich.
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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign853
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Shared employers
Also worked at ABOUT YOU AG & Co. KG9
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