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Christian Winter

Investor

General Partner at Cusp Capital

Germany

Writes $10.8M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Christian Winter, a 20+ year European VC who led 30+ investments including Zalando, Klarna and Delivery Hero, requires deals to fit four theses tied to long‑term societal and macroeconomic shifts.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. LaboraiInvestorcurrent2026 — presentMadrid
  2. Payflow (YC S21)Investorcurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Autonome Gemeinschaft Madrid, Spanien
  3. TacliaInvestorcurrent2023 — presentBarcelona, Cataluña, Spanien
  4. HERO SoftwareInvestorcurrent2022 — presentHannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
  5. LIBEEN Smart HousingInvestorcurrent2021 — presentMadrid, Autonome Gemeinschaft Madrid, Spanien
  6. SIDESInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBerlin, Deutschland
  7. Cusp CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentEssen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  8. TEV | Tengelmann VenturesCEO and Partner at Tengelmann Ventures2009 — 2020Mülheim an der Ruhr, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  9. IDAGIOAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2020Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
  10. Masterplan.comAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2020Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  11. Scalable CapitalInvestor2016 — 2020München und Umgebung, Deutschland
  12. COMPEON GmbHChairman of the Advisory Board2015 — 2020Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  13. Tengelmann Ventures Management GmbHCEO2009 — 2020Düsseldorf Area, Germany
  14. CHRONEXT.COMMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2020Baar, Kanton Zug, Schweiz
  15. babymarkt.de GmbHInvestor2010 — 2020Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  16. LamudiBoard Member2014 — 2019
  17. Global Fashion GroupMember Board Of Directors2014 — 2019Luxembourg
  18. CarmatchAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2019
  19. Westwing Home & LivingInvestor2013 — 2018Munich
  20. Lazada GroupBoard Member2013 — 2016Singapur

Education

  1. TU Dortmund UniversityMBA, Business Administration1991 — 1997

Skills & more

Start-ups47E-commerce26Venture Capital32Business Strategy16Product Management6Management Consulting6Entrepreneurship7Corporate Development9New Business Development2Business Development18Mobile Devices7Mergers & Acquisitions3
+6 morePrivate EquityMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsStrategyManagementEnterprise Software

From Christian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended TU Dortmund University2

Sebastian DeutschAngel at Expedite VenturesLars ButtlerPartner at Pantera Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at SIDES1

Maximilian RowoldtGeneral Partner at TEV Ventures

Also worked at Masterplan.com1

Feliks EyserFounding Partner at w3 fund

Also worked at Stylight5

Julian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALRainer MärkleGeneral Partner at HV CapitalUrs KellerVenture Partner at YZR Capital

Also worked at IBM547

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

+ 541 more

Colleagues at Cusp Capital

Britta Lenczewski
Finance Manager at Cusp Capital
Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Dr. Carolin Althoff
General Partner - Investor & Head of ESG at Cusp Capital
Helmut Klawitter
General Partner, General Counsel at TEV Ventures
Holger Temme
Venture Partner at Cusp Capital
Jan Sessenhausen
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Johannes Behringer
Principal at TEV Ventures
Julia Sobhan-Sarbandi
Project & Marketing Manager at Cusp Capital

Network9

Lukasz GadowskiScout
Investor at Team Global
Matthias MüllerScout
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Robert GentzScout
Investor at Unknown Ventures
Rolf SchroemgensScout
Founder, Brafe Space / Trivago at HyperNest
Helmut Klawitter
General Partner, General Counsel at TEV Ventures
Jan Sessenhausen
General Partner at TEV Ventures
Johannes Behringer
Principal at TEV Ventures
Katharina Kramer
Associate at Cusp Capital
Wilken Engelbracht
Venture Partner at TEV Ventures

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