Nikolaus Bayer – Startup Investor Profile

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Nikolaus Bayer is an angel investor known for investing in early stage software ventures, particularly those with B2B business models. His focus areas include digitalization, artificial intelligence, operations research, and impact/sustainability. Investments are made shortly before or after market entry, with strong emphasis on being an advisor and sparring partner. Nikolaus holds the title of Germany’s Business Angel of the Year 2020. With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, he co-founded IRIS Analytics GmbH in 2007. His investments are mainly in Germany and internationally. His portfolio includes blockchain solutions, SaaS for Amazon merchants, sustainable packaging, AR/VR training systems, music data analytics app, and cyber security solutions. Contact: hi@beai.eu, Address: HerrnackerstraÁe 6, 61381 Friedrichsdorf, Germany.
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Country: Germany
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Investment Regions: EU
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: very-active

AI Reasoning: Found evidence of recent activity: LinkedIn shows Nikolaus D. Bayer published on Sep 26, 2025 and has a publication dated Dec 5, 2024; he is involved with BeAI and investments including node.energy (startup involvement). The most recent known investment-related activity falls within the last 6 months. For example, involvement with node.energy and board roles in 2025 indicate investments/advisory in 2025 (node.energy supervisory role started 2021 and ended Apr 2025). The presence of 2025 activity implies the last known investment occurred less than 6 months ago, classifying as very-active.

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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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