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Christian Leybold

Investor

Founding & General Partner at Headline Growth Management, LLC · Managing Partner at Headline · Board director at Jow

Berlin

Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $15.3M

Find your path to Christian

236 people in our graph share verified history with Christian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul BragielunlockedChristian: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1999)
Christian: together at Jow
×2Christian: together at Headline
Christian: together at Natural Cycles

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

In turn, Christian can intro founders to Jow's investors below.

Co-founders at Jow

AM
Antoine MallardExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
AZ
Antoine ZinsDirector
FM
Franck MaurinDirector
JSJacques-Edouard Sabatier
Jacques-Edouard SabatierExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. HeadlineFounding & General Partnercurrent2003 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
  2. ABOUT YOU AG & Co. KGMember Of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
  3. FarfetchInvestorcurrent2012 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  4. SharpTxBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  5. brumbrum S.p.A.Board Membercurrent2019 — present
  6. JowBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  7. KarmaBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  8. Asana Rebel - Yoga Inspired FitnessBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
  9. Natural CyclesBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentStockholm, Sweden

Deals · 1

JowBoard seat

via Headline · filed Mar 2021 · $19.4M raise

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

Network4

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.
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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