Jens Lapinski is the Founding Partner and CEO of Angel Invest. See sector focus and contact routes.
Jens Lapinski is the Founding Partner and CEO of Angel Invest, a Berlin-based venture capital firm recognized as Europe’s most active early-stage investor, and previously served as Managing Director at Techstars where he launched a Germany-focused fund investing in 40 companies that raised over €250m. His investment thesis targets angel, pre-seed, and seed stages across Europe, with a sector focus on artificial intelligence, FinTech, and DeepTech startups. Angel Invest typically writes the first check at these early stages, with Fund III closing at €40 million to increase investment volume, having backed over 110 companies by mid-2026. Notable portfolio companies include unicorns Arweave and Preply, which emerged from his earlier Techstars fund, alongside a portfolio of 100+ companies valued at several billion euros under Angel Invest. Lapinski distinguishes himself by making 20+ investments annually and recently launched an AI-focused angel syndicate in March 2024, reflecting his distinctive point of view on high-volume, passion-driven investing over pure profit maximization. He has publicly discussed his strategy in interviews and videos, emphasizing th
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