Gerrit Seidel

Gerrit Seidel, General Partner at yabeo is an active investor based in Germany. This profile covers what Gerrit Seidel backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Gerrit Seidel serves as General Partner & Managing Director at Yabeo Capital. He is a Chairman at SolarisBank. He was a Chairman at Wellth. He served as a Board Member and Advisor at Molo. He served as an Advisor at FinLeap. He serves as Chairman and CEO at Sofort. He serves as a Board Member at Cera and Edge Case Research. He is a financial banking expert with a doctorate in business administration. He was previously employed by back-office specialists Xchanging plc, where he was responsible as European chief customer officer for marketing and sales, and also served as Managing Director of Xchanging Transactions, Fondsdepot Bank, and market executive other foreign subsidiary operations. Prior to his time with Xchanging, he spent 16 years working for international strategy consultant Arthur D. Little, where he held the position of Managing Director in Central Eastern Europe and successfully established the financial services segment in his capacity as global head of financial services. In addition to his position on the SOFORT AG Executive Board, he also sits on the management board of Deutsche Kontor Privatbank, where his chief responsibility lies with the market segment of the SOFORT Bank division.