Frank Thelen Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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23
- Portfolio
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11
- Exits
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9

Frank Thelen General Information
Description
Mr. Frank Thelen is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Freigeist. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Managing Partner at TEQ Capital. He also serves as a Board Member at Xentral, Lilium, Smartlane & Hole19 and has served as an Advisor at Neufund. He served as a Board Member at Ankerkraut. He is a European serial founder, technology investor, and TV personality. He holds a degree from Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
Business Details
Website
www.frank.ioInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Cologne
- Germany
Frank Thelen Investments (23)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Build.One | 07-Oct-2021 | Seed Round | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | ||
heydrate | 15-Sep-2021 | Beverages | Out of Business | |||
Xentral | 17-Aug-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
RobCo | 01-Jul-2021 | Other Hardware | Generating Revenue | |||
Neufund | 14-Dec-2020 | Financial Software | Out of Business | |||
air up | 12-Aug-2020 | Other Consumer Durables | Generating Revenue | |||
Myselfie | 11-Feb-2019 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
air up | 01-Jan-2019 | Other Consumer Durables | Generating Revenue | |||
Pitch (Europe) | 09-Oct-2018 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Goleygo | 03-Oct-2018 | Early Stage VC | Other Consumer Durables | Generating Revenue |
Frank Thelen Exits (9)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Ankerkraut | 12-Apr-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Neufund | 10-Jan-2022 | ||
Von Floerke | 07-Oct-2019 | ||
Meine Spielzeugkiste | 07-Sep-2019 | ||
Robot Media | 01-Oct-2017 | ||
Outbank | 26-Sep-2017 | ||
Zen Shopping | 10-Feb-2017 | ||
Popula | Buyout/LBO | ||
heydrate | Out of Business |
Frank Thelen Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Frank Thelen Co-Investors (18)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Freigeist | 3 |
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Benedikt Sauter |
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Lightspeed Venture Partners |
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Meritech Capital Partners |
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Sequoia Capital |
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Frank Thelen FAQs
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Who is Frank Thelen?
Frank Thelen is an angel Investor who has made 23 investments.
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What kind of investor is Frank Thelen?
Frank Thelen is an angel investor.
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What does Frank Thelen do?
As an angel investor, Frank Thelen invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Frank Thelen invested in?
Frank Thelen has made numerous investments in companies like Build.One, heydrate, and Xentral within the Software Development Applications, Beverages, and Business/Productivity Software industries.
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What has Frank Thelen invested in recently?
Frank Thelen's latest investment was on 07-Oct-2021 in Build.One, a company within the Software Development Applications industry.
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