Jens Hilgers
InvestorFounding General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures · Member of the Board of Directors at Immutable · Board Member and Investor at Roundhill Investments
Berlin, Germany
Writes $2M – $5M checks · typically $3.5M
About
Named as the Bitkraft lead partner on the Anzu investment.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Experience
- BITKRAFT VenturesJanitorcurrent2016 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- G2 EsportsCo Founder & Chairmancurrent2014 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- Allocator OneBoard Member and Investorcurrent2023 — present
- GGWPMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ImmutableMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Anzu.ioMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- One UkraineCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Roundhill InvestmentsBoard Member and Investorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- DorianAdvisor and Angel Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BAYES HoldingSupervisory Board Member and Co-Founder2022 — 2025Berlin, Germany
- BAYES HoldingManaging Director and Co-Founder2019 — 2022
- BAYES HoldingCEO and Co-Founder2015 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
- So Couch StudiosAdvisor and Angel Investor2019 — 2024
- Play Magnus GroupBoard Member2021 — 2022
- ESL - Turtle EntertainmentMember of the Supervisory Board2015 — 2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- ESL - Turtle EntertainmentChairman of the Board2010 — 2015
- ESL - Turtle EntertainmentCo-Founder & CEO2000 — 2010Cologne Bonn Region
- Progaming Italia SrlMember of the Board2008 — 2016
- China E-sports Interactive Technology & Development Co. Ltd.Chairman of the Board2007 — 2016
- Geewa A.S.CEO2011 — 2014Prague, Czechia
- China Venture Labs Ltd.Member of the Board2011 — 2012
- China Venture Labs Ltd.CEO2010 — 2011Beijing, China / Hong Kong
- GIGA Digital Television GmbHCEO2006 — 2007Cologne Bonn Region
- Gamers Network GmbHCEO2000Cologne Bonn Region
- NDH Netzwerkdienste Höger GmbHDirector Web Development & eCommerce1999Cologne Bonn Region
- NDH Netzwerkdienste Höger GmbHWeb Developer1998 — 1999Cologne Bonn Region
- Gamers Network GbR *acquired by netbrain AGFounder & CEO1998 — 1999Cologne Bonn Region
- Dendrite Deutschland GmbHCustomer Support Representative1997 — 1998Kerpen, Germany
Skills & more
eSports24Start-ups99Online Gaming87Entrepreneurship71Video Games60Business Development46Mobile Games32Monetization29Product Management29Mobile Devices24Community Management21Social Games18
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Venture CapitalAngel InvestingCorporate DevelopmentLanguages English · German
From Jens's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Antoine Blondeau
Managing Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Carlos Pereira
General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Christian Edler
Venture Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Christian St. Louis
Investment Partner & Engineer at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Dani Tran
Principal at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Gabby Dizon
CEO at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Jamie Wallace
Associate at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Jasper Brand
Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Network4
Brian RubensteinScout
Founder at Counterview Capital
Christian EdlerScout
Venture Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Clinton FoyScout
Managing Partner at Crosscut Ventures
David WuScout
Venture Partner at Maveron
Investors connected to Jens in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jens Hilgers?
- Named as the Bitkraft lead partner on the Anzu investment.
- Where does Jens Hilgers work?
- Jens Hilgers is Founding General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures.
- What does Jens Hilgers invest in?
- Jens Hilgers invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
- What check size does Jens Hilgers write?
- Jens Hilgers typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
- Where did Jens Hilgers go to school?
- Jens Hilgers studied at Bildungszentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitende Berufe (Stately certified engineer, Software development).
Founder mafias
Bitkraft Esports Ventures mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Immutable mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
