Uwe Horstmann
Overview
Uwe Horstmann is a General Partner and co-founder of Project A Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany. Before co-founding Project A, Uwe was active at Rocket Internet from the company’s founding in 2007, serving as one of the first staff members and a managing director. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Koblenz, Germany, and a master's degree in engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Uwe has been recognized in Forbes Magazine's "30 under 30" list, named a "Young Leader" by the German-American think tank Atlantik-Brücke eV, and selected for Capital’s "40 under 40" list. He has lectured on venture capital at Stanford University, WHU, and ESADE Barcelona, among others. In 2019, he was elected to the executive board of the German Startup Association. Since his assignment in 2006 to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, disaster logistics has been his passion. He serves as a consultant to United Nations organizations through fieldwork in Ethiopia, Colombia, Turkey, and Greece. Uwe speaks German, English, Spanish, and French, is currently studying Arabic, and has lived and worked in East Africa, Japan, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.
Investment Focus
- Early-stage technology companies in Europe, particularly in sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, digital health, logistics, and B2B enterprise software.
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Uwe Horstmann invest in?
Uwe Horstmann invests in Technology, Infrastructure, FinTech, E-commerce, Logistics and Digital Health, and is based in Berlin, Germany. Uwe Horstmann is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Uwe Horstmann invest at?
Uwe Horstmann backs companies at Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B and Growth, writing cheques of 1M - 30M.
Which regions does Uwe Horstmann invest in?
Uwe Horstmann invests across United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Denmark.
What companies has Uwe Horstmann invested in?
Uwe Horstmann's portfolio includes Dixa, Kry, Quantum Systems, Voi, Sennder, Trade Republic, WorldRemit and Spryker.
How do I contact Uwe Horstmann?
Uwe Horstmann's contact details — including work email — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of the team.
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