Christian Nagel
InvestorManaging 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.
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Experience
- Earlybird Venture CapitalManaging Partnercurrent1997 — presentHamburg, Berlin, Munich
- SMB Industrieholding GmbHManaging Director1994 — 1997Berlin Area, Germany
- McKinsey & CompanyProject Manager1988 — 1993Düsseldorf, Zürich, Hamburg
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Earlybird Venture Capital
Akash Bajwa
Principal at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Andre Retterath
General Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital
Anna Andersson
Head of Community & Events at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Ben Wilkening
Vision Lab Partner at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Benedetta Montani
Fund Management at Earlybird Venture Capital
Bianca Martin
Backoffice Managerin at ALPS Family Office AG
Charlotte Zietlow
Office Manager & Team Assistant at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
Dan Lupu
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital
Network6
Victor JacobssonScout
Co-founder of Klarna; investor
Roland MangerScout
Partner at Bek Ventures
Avi Meir
Co-founder & CEO of Perk
Andre Retterath
General Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital
Christian Siegele
Managing Partner at Capnamic
Dan Lupu
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital
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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