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
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
Intro paths
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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Jow's investors below.
Jow's investors · 8
Aglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checks · since 2021EurazeoParis · since 2021HeadlineSan Francisco · $661K – $103M checks · since 2021Headline Growth Management, LLCsince 2021Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2021NorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021Stride VCLondon · $317.5K checks · since 2021Yes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Jow
AM
Antoine MallardExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
AZ
Antoine ZinsDirector
FM
Franck MaurinDirector
JS
Jacques-Edouard SabatierExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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.
Colleagues at Headline Growth Management, LLC
Ade Okuwoga
Investor at Headline
Akio Tanaka
Investor at Headline
Alina Heiliger
AML Officer at Headline
Andreas Haug
Investor at Headline
Andrei Mart
Global Head of Management Companies at Headline
Anna Faulkner
Investor at Headline
Astrid Moullé-Berteaux
Investor at Headline
Austin Hack
Chief of Staff, Strategy Growth at Headline
Network4
Akio Tanaka
Investor at Headline
Andreas Haug
Investor at Headline
Astrid Moullé-Berteaux
Investor at Headline
Brendan
General Partner at FUSE
Investors connected to Christian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- 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 Technical University of Munich330
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Shared employers
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