Niels Ellwanger

Active Investor

Partner at Vireo Ventures

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Niels Ellwanger, Partner at Vireo Ventures is an active investor based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. This profile covers what Niels Ellwanger backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Niels Ellwanger is a Co-Founder & serves as a Co-Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Con Energy. He is a Co-Founder of Energate. He serves as Venture Partner at Vireo Ventures. He has 30 years of experience in the energy industry. He is responsible for the company's strategy and finance. Today, as an investor in start-ups, he brings his experience from numerous spin-offs and start-ups of subsidiaries to the table and thus manages the investment portfolio of conenergy ag. In addition, he is involved as a sports manager and has managed the business of the traditional club and handball national league team TUSEM Essen since 2008. He studied economics in Essen and did his PhD thesis on the subject of demand side management.

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseClimate & EnergyMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsPropTech & Real Estate
Location: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

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