# Michael Wax, Co-Founder & CEO

> Michael Wax, Co-Founder & CEO. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Munich, DE · Angel

# Michael Wax

Co-Founder & CEO

Latest rounds

- **sensmore** Round · $7.3M May 2025

Backs *Robotics* *AI* *Construction* *Oil & Gas*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2025
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Own investor record** Their cheques, held under their name
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Their investor record

[**Michael Wax, investing** Every cheque we watched them write, on one record **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-wax)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $7.3M
- **Active:** 2025

2025

- [sensmore](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensmore) *Round* **$7.3M** *DE* May 2025 Joined · +17 investors

By stage

- Round **1**

What they backed

Robotics **1** AI **1** Construction **1** Oil & Gas **1**

Alongside

- [Acequia Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acequia-capital)
- [Alexey Zhigarev *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexey-zhigarev)
- [Amar Shah *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amar-shah)
- [Arnoud Balhuizen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arnoud-balhuizen)
- [Creative Destruction Lab *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)
- [Elmar Leiblein *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elmar-leiblein)
- [Entrepreneur First *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)
- [European Union *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-union)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **BY Capital 4 GmbH &amp; Co. KG** Manager of the Managing Limited Partner of the Issuer since 2026

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 5 Sept 2024 · 41 min Forto's Michael Wax: Building a $2B Logistics Unicorn with AI With [Michael Wax](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2) About this episode Forto's Michael Wax on building a $2 billion logistics unicorn, scaling a digital freight-forwarding company through global-trade turbulence, AI, and relentless fundraising. Full article, links, and transcript: Read the full episode notes on Startuprad.io Why this episode matters: Logistics… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Michael Wax in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 19 Sept 2024 · 36 min Omnifact: Building Secure AI for Regulated Industries Mentions [Michael Wax](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2) About this episode Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger talks with Patrick Helmig, co-founder and CEO of Omnifact, about building secure AI for regulated industries. Omnifact focuses on GDPR-compliant, self-hosted models, tackling the data-privacy constraints that keep many companies from adopting AI at all. Full article,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 29 Aug 2024 · 50 min Finimize: CEO Maximilian Rofagha on Scaling a Fintech Community Mentions [Michael Wax](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2) About this episode Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger interviews Maximilian Rofagha, CEO of Finimize, on turning a WordPress blog into a global financial-content powerhouse. He traces how Finimize scaled by building a community first, and what strategic growth looks like in consumer fintech media. Full article, links, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 7 May 2024 · 49 min Schüttflix: Inside Austria's Construction & Logistics Industry Mentions [Michael Wax](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2) About this episode Startuprad.io explores digital logistics in Austria with Robert Großekathöfer, Country Manager Austria at Schüttflix, and Jan Bruckner, Director Germany at ABA – Invest in Austria. They discuss how Schüttflix is digitising the construction and logistics supply chain, and what makes Austria a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 4 Apr 2024 · 35 min Monta's Max Scherer: Building the Future of EV Charging Mentions [Michael Wax](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2) About this episode Startuprad.io speaks with Max Scherer of Monta about building the software layer for electric-vehicle charging. Monta connects drivers, charge-point operators, and hardware into one platform, tackling the messy back-end that decides whether EV charging actually works. Full article, links, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 14 Mar 2024 · 52 min Inside Xentral: Startup Success with Sequoia & Tiger Global Mentions [Domenico Cipolla](https://millionrounds.com/person/domenico-cipolla)[Michael Wax](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-wax-2) About this episode Host Jörn "Joe" Menninger sits down with Domenico Cipolla, CEO of Xentral, to trace how the ERP startup grew into a company backed by Sequoia and Tiger Global. Cipolla argues that execution, not just product, is what separates the startups that scale. Full article, links, and sources: Read the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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