Jens Lapinski Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 25

  • Portfolio
  • 18

  • Exits
  • 7

Exits

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
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
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
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
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

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Jens Lapinski Co-Investors (120)

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Jens Lapinski FAQs

  • Who is Jens Lapinski?

    Jens Lapinski is an angel Investor who has made 25 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Jens Lapinski?

    Jens Lapinski is an angel investor.

  • What does Jens Lapinski do?

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

  • 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.

  • 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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