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Christian Nagel

Investor

Managing Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital

Berlin, Germany

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Key advisor to smava, providing expertise that helped establish the platform as Germany's leading consumer finance provider.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Technical University of Hamburg (Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (Industrial Engineering, MSc equivalent), Industrial Engineering, focus on process engineering) Studied at University of St. Gallen (PhD, Management)
Hobbies
Nagel is a windsurfer, and once got stranded overnight on an uninhabited island in the Skagerrak after being caught in a storm while windsurfing.

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. Earlybird Venture CapitalManaging Partnercurrent1997 — presentHamburg, Berlin, Munich
  2. SMB Industrieholding GmbHManaging Director1994 — 1997Berlin Area, Germany
  3. McKinsey & CompanyProject Manager1988 — 1993Düsseldorf, Zürich, Hamburg

Investments

Board seats

BitwalaBridgeCo AGCashboardCrossEngageCrossLendDeepCodeFQXFraugsterFreeverseGetsafeN26OttonovaShapeshiftSikoiaSmavaTargomoTradicoXain

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Earlybird Venture Capital

Network6

Investors connected to Christian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christian Nagel?
Key advisor to smava, providing expertise that helped establish the platform as Germany's leading consumer finance provider.
Where does Christian Nagel work?
Christian Nagel is Managing Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital.
What check size does Christian Nagel write?
Christian Nagel typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
What boards does Christian Nagel sit on?
Christian Nagel holds tracked board seats at Bitwala, BridgeCo AG, Cashboard, CrossEngage, CrossLend, DeepCode, FQX, Fraugster, Freeverse, Getsafe.
Where did Christian Nagel go to school?
Christian Nagel studied at University of St.Gallen (Phd, economics); Hamburg University of Technology (Dipl. Wi. ing.).

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