Christian Dahlen

Christian Dahlen is an angel investor and general manager who serves as a Venture Advisor at Avayl and a Vice President. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Christian Dahlen

Christian Dahlen is an angel investor and general manager who serves as a Venture Advisor at Avayl and a Vice President at SAP, while also being a member of Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest seed funding organization. He focuses on contrarian B2B software and technology startups in pre-seed through Series A stages across Silicon Valley and Europe. His typical investment check ranges between $300,000 and $750,000, targeting sectors including SMB software, data services, AI, enterprise applications, and SaaS. Dahlen has completed over 40 investments, with some sources citing 28 specific deals, and actively works with founders and co-investors to introduce structure in uncertain environments. Notable portfolio companies are not explicitly named in available public profiles, though his focus remains on B2B software in the U.S. and Germany. He emphasizes solving problems in B2B software and has offered venture advice through his firm Wunder, where he provides expert capital and guidance to early-stage companies.

Christian Dahlen at a glance

Role
Angel Investor
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
Mr. Christian Dahlen is an active investor and a Vice President at SAP. He is also a Member of Band of Angels. Christian joined SAP in 2006 and has held various roles in business strategy and operations. He is a member of the Band of Angels, Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization. Prior to SAP, he was the General Manager for the internet and phone business of Kabel Deutschland (KDG), Germany's largest cable operator. He joined KDG from Excite@Home, and before that was with McKinsey & Co.

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Christian Dahlen (San Francisco, CA, United States) — sector focus: Mr. Christian Dahlen is an active investor and a Vice President at SAP. He is also a Member of Band of Angels. Christian joined SAP in 2006 and has held variou….
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Christian Dahlen is based in San Francisco, CA, United States.

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