Jens Lapinski Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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25
- Portfolio
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18
- Exits
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7

Jens Lapinski General Information
Description
Dr. Jens Lapinski is a Co-Founder & serves as a Partner & Managing Director at Angel Invest. He served as a Mentor at Techstars. He also served as an Advisory Board Member at Signals Venture Capital. He set up Techstars Berlin and co-managed Techstars London for one program. Before Techstars, he was a partner at Forward Labs, which he co-founded in January 2012. Forward Labs built profitable startups at high speed using lean startup principles. Out of over 100 businesses tested, five successful businesses were built/invested in during his tenure. Before Labs, he co-founded and was CEO of aiHit, a provider of automated company data to the business information industry, which Amadeus and VTB Capital-backed. aiHit was acquired by Matchdeck in 2015. Before this, he was the VP of Analysis & Consulting at Library House (now Dow Jones), a business information and research company, which he helped grow from seven to over 50 employees within four years. He serves as a Board Member at Bliq. He holds a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Biotechnology from the University of Cambridge, a BS (Bachelor of Science) in Genetics from the University of Leeds, and a Degree in Biology from the University of Freiburg.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Dircksentstr 4
- 7th Floor
- 10179 Berlin
- Germany
Jens Lapinski Investments (25)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Proofs | 20-Jun-2024 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Product In Beta Test | ||
Graswald.ai | 20-Mar-2024 | Multimedia and Design Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Halm (Consumer Durables) | 25-Oct-2023 | Other Consumer Durables | Generating Revenue | |||
Ivy | 11-Jul-2023 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
MoonRise | 01-Dec-2022 | Other Healthcare Services | Generating Revenue | |||
Pile | 09-Sep-2022 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Climatiq | 23-Sep-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Aurelia (Financial Software) | 06-Sep-2021 | Financial Software | Out of Business | |||
Clarisights | 01-Sep-2021 | Later Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Restack | 01-Apr-2021 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Jens Lapinski Exits (7)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Paid | 11-Nov-2024 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Pile | 02-Jul-2024 | ||
Aurelia (Financial Software) | 22-Aug-2023 | ||
Stakester | 10-Jul-2023 | ||
Good Audience | 24-Dec-2021 | ||
Spontly | 01-Mar-2021 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
Deta Space | Out of Business |
Jens Lapinski Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Jens Lapinski Co-Investors (120)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Angel Invest | 5 |
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Jag Singh |
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Chris Adelsbach |
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Connor Murphy |
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Maximilian Tayenthal |
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Jens Lapinski FAQs
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Who is Jens Lapinski?
Jens Lapinski is an angel Investor who has made 25 investments.
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What kind of investor is Jens Lapinski?
Jens Lapinski is an angel investor.
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What does Jens Lapinski do?
As an angel investor, Jens Lapinski invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Jens Lapinski invested in?
Jens Lapinski has made numerous investments in companies like Proofs, Graswald.ai, and Halm (Consumer Durables) within the Business/Productivity Software, Multimedia and Design Software, and Consumer Durables industries.
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What has Jens Lapinski invested in recently?
Jens Lapinski's latest investment was on 20-Jun-2024 in Proofs, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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