Christian Siegele
InvestorManaging Partner at Capnamic
Germany
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $500K
About
Christian Siegele, Founder and Managing Partner, built early-stage funds for pre-seed–Series A German-speaking tech startups and created a multi-corporate vehicle uniting corporates and entrepreneurial families to access digital business models.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Capnamic VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2012 — presentCologne Bonn Region
- BW-Capital GmbHBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- yaspBoard Member & Investorcurrent2025 — presentFreiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- RexBoard Member & Investorcurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Black SemiconductorBoard Observer & Investorcurrent2024 — presentAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- MARKT-PILOTBoard Member & Investorcurrent2022 — presentEsslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- StravaInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- RencoreInvestorcurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- NRW.BANKChairman of NRW.BANK Venture Circlecurrent2021 — presentDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- parcelLabBoard Member & Investorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Munich Metropolitan Area
- CAPMOBoard Member & Investorcurrent2020 — presentGreater Munich Metropolitan Area
- ZAGENO Inc.Board Observer & Investorcurrent2017 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- NomagicBoard Observer & Investorcurrent2018 — presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Getsafe InsuranceBoard Observer & Investorcurrent2017 — presentHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- zeotapBoard Observer & Investorcurrent2015 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- Active Venture PartnersMember of the Investment Committeecurrent2009 — presentGreater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- CPSI BeteiligungenCEOcurrent2010 — presentStuttgart Region
- NanoleqInvestor2021 — 2024Zürich Metropolitan Area
- FATMAPBoard Observer & Investor2016 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- adjustBoard Observer & Investor2019 — 2021Berlin Metropolitan Area
Education
- Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Diploma, International Relations1991 — 1992
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Dipl.-Phys, Physics1982 — 1988
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Investments42Private Equity56Due Diligence16Start-ups37Entrepreneurship27Corporate Finance11Valuation20Mergers4Strategy7Financial Modeling4Business Modeling4
+10 more
Business StrategyAngel InvestingEmerging MarketsLBOCorporate DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsIPOVenture FinancingRestructuringMFrom Christian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)31
Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalKayla RenzChief of Staff at First Row PartnersJanna AyoubChief of Staff at C5 CapitalBryan BalinInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsBen WalkerInvestor at Ridgeline VenturesFrancesca NotaroInvestor at Unruly Capital
+ 25 more
Also attended Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)44
Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesAndreas StryzCTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITALDr. Ignacio Pérez HallerbachGlobal Head of Partners & Platform at NavVis at PICUS CAPITAL
+ 38 more
Shared employers
Also worked at parcelLab4
Also worked at ZAGENO Inc.2
Also worked at Active Venture Partners2
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Capnamic
Alexandra Kurmulis
Investment Manager at Capnamic
Christian Horneber
Managing Partner Bremen at Capnamic
Christian Knott
Managing Partner at Capnamic
Dorothea Gotthardt
Investor at Capnamic
Dr. Nils Eiteneyer
Partner at Capnamic
Franz Diekmann
Investment Manager at Capnamic
Frederik von Bossel
Partner at Capnamic
Geraldine Hake
Team Assistant at Capnamic
Network9
Christer AnderssonScout
Investor at Sommet AB
Oliver PabstScout
General Partner at redalpine
Rouven DresselhausScout
Investor at Cavalry Ventures
Zach CoeliusScout
Managing Partner at Coelius Capital
Christian Nagel
Investor at Earlybird Venture Capital
Dorothea Gotthardt
Investor at Capnamic
Jorg Binnenbrucker
Partner at Capnamic
Lawrence Bohn
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Olaf Jacobi
Managing Partner at Capnamic
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