Frank Thelen Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 23

  • Portfolio
  • 11

  • Exits
  • 9

Exits

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.io
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Cologne
  • Germany

Frank Thelen Investments (23)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
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
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

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Frank Thelen Co-Investors (18)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
Freigeist 3 Series chart Industry bar
Benedikt Sauter Series chart Industry bar
Lightspeed Venture Partners Series chart Industry bar
Meritech Capital Partners Series chart Industry bar
Sequoia Capital Series chart Industry bar

Frank Thelen FAQs

  • Who is Frank Thelen?

    Frank Thelen is an angel Investor who has made 23 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Frank Thelen?

    Frank Thelen is an angel investor.

  • What does Frank Thelen do?

    As an angel investor, Frank Thelen invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • 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.

  • 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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