# Klaas Kersting: angel investments and portfolio

> Klaas Kersting is an angel based in Germany. 8 investments on record, latest Jun 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/klaas-kersting (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Klaas Kersting

Last cheque observed Jun 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **4165** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$925K** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 38%**

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## Klaas Kersting highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Based in:** Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jun** **[ZupCat](https://millionrounds.com/company/zupcat)** Seed · AR **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2013** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Wummelbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/wummelbox)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Stocard](https://millionrounds.com/company/stocard)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$850K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Vertical Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-media)** Venture · DE **$778K** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Xyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/xyo)** DE · gigaom.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Pictorama](https://millionrounds.com/company/pictorama)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Supercell](https://millionrounds.com/company/supercell)** Venture · FI · supercell.net **$12M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Spreadsave](https://millionrounds.com/company/spreadsave)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Xyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/xyo)** Bought by Mandalay Digital Group **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[Vertical Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-media)** Bought by Axel Springer **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Supercell](https://millionrounds.com/company/supercell)** Bought by [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) **$1.5B** Oct 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$925K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2015
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *3*
- Venture *3*
- Series A said *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2015

Often in the room with

- [Eric Wahlforss](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-wahlforss) 2
- [Sting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Klaas Kersting. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Eric Wahlforss** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-wahlforss)[**Sting** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting)

## Quick answers about Klaas Kersting

### What does Klaas Kersting invest in?

Klaas Kersting invests most often at Seed and Venture (86% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Klaas Kersting?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2015.

### How big are Klaas Kersting's cheques?

The median round it joins is $925K.

### Does Klaas Kersting lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Klaas Kersting invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (38%), the United States (25%) and Argentina (13%).

### Is Klaas Kersting investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2015.

### Who does Klaas Kersting invest alongside?

Most often Eric Wahlforss (2 rounds together) and Sting (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Klaas Kersting?

Klaas Kersting is an angel based in Germany.

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