Manuel Stollwitzer

Manuel Stollwitzer is an Investor at Picus Capital based in Berlin, Germany, where he focuses on Seed and Series A funding rounds across Europe. Prior to his current role, he served as an Analyst at the firm and earned a degree in Business Administration from the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Since joining the firm full-time in 2022, Stollwitzer has helped manage a portfolio of over 20 companies supported by a fund with more than €200 million in assets under management. His investment activities involve notable European technology companies such as Personio, Trade Republic, and Outfittery, and he recently led a Q1 2025 investment in the artificial intelligence startup Semgrep. Stollwitzer maintains a primary investment focus on early-stage enterprise software, software-as-a-service, financial technology, and deep tech startups within the German and broader European ecosystems.