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Frank Thelen

Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Cologne

Description

Frank Thelen is the Founder & CEO of 10xDNA Capital Partners. He previously worked at mytaxi - The Taxi App as an Investor. Frank Thelen att...

Investor Profile

Frank Thelen has backed more than 12 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 3 rounds, about 25% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Angel rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Germany.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, SaaS, Transportation.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (58%)
  • Series A (17%)
  • Angel (8%)
  • Series Unknown (8%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (8%)

Country Focus

  • Germany (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Saas
  • Transportation
  • Collaboration
  • E-commerce
  • Manufacturing
  • Internet
  • Presentation Software
  • Tourism
  • Travel Agency
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Who does Frank Thelen frequently co-invest with?

BlueYard Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 1
Freigeist Capital
Europe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Bonn
Co-Investments: 4
Earlybird Venture Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 1
ApolloCapital
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 1
ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 1
Index Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Slack Fund
North America, California, United States, Daly City
Co-Investments: 1
A
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
GS
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 1
BC
Europe, NA - Isle of Man, Isle of Man, Douglas
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Frank Thelen often collaborate with?

FG
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
KB
Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Shared Deals: 2
JM
Europe, Madrid, Spain, Madrid
Shared Deals: 1
BH
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
SW
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
OP
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
SA
Europe, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul
Shared Deals: 1
Andrew Wilkinson
North America, British Columbia, Canada, Victoria
Shared Deals: 1
EY
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Shared Deals: 1
FH
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Frank Thelen?

Lilium

Weßling, Bayern, Germany

Lilium is an aircraft company that is developing an electrically powered aircraft.

AerospaceAir TransportationTransportation
Post Ipo EquityJul 18, 2023
Amount Raised: $192,000,000
Build.One

Freiberg Am Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Build.One develops solutions for distribution of complex products that require explanation in order to simplify and accelerate processes.

Software
SeedOct 25, 2021
Smartlane

Munich, Bayern, Germany

Smartlane Transport Intelligence is a cloud-based software for transport optimization for general cargo logistics

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningPredictive AnalyticsSaaSSoftwareTransportation
SeedOct 8, 2019
Kraftblock

Sulzbach, Saarland, Germany

High Temperature Energy Storage System

EnergyEnergy StorageEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable EnergySustainability
SeedDec 5, 2018
Pitch

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Pitch is collaborative presentation software for modern teams.

CollaborationInternetPresentation SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Series AOct 9, 2018
Amount Raised: $19,000,000
Pazls

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Pazls Design the furniture that fits to you perfectly - intuitively with the Pazls 3D Configurator.

E-CommerceFurnitureManufacturing
SeedSep 12, 2018
Xentral

Augsburg, Bayern, Germany

Xentral develops ERP and CRM software solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Product ManagementSoftware
SeedAug 19, 2018

CODE is a private state-recognized University of Applied Sciences in Berlin educating the digital pioneers of tomorrow.

EducationUniversities
Series UnknownMar 25, 2017
Meine Spielzeugkiste

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Meine-Spielzeugkiste is a toy flatrate subscription, enabling parents to select and swap toys from Playmobil, HABA, Brio, Lego and more.

ChildrenE-CommerceToys
Series AJun 3, 2016
DARV studios

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

DARV studios has designs and manufactures purse, wallet, laptop, and mobile and tablet pouch and accessories.

ManufacturingTextiles
SeedJul 10, 2015