Bavarian-born Andreas von Bechtolsheim is the most successful German in Silicon Valley — net worth $31–35 billion, #5 richest German globally, the man who wrote Google's first $100,000 check. He is also the quietest. Inside his DACH deep-tech portfolio — KONUX, Black Semiconductor, USound, LiveEO — the Hermann Hauser co-invest pattern, and why he is the operating opposite of Peter Thiel.

This blog post first appeared first on old medium publication (https://medium.com/startuprad-io), and was moved to this blog with the relaunch of our website in summer 2024. What Is This About? The summer 2021 DACH startup wrap-up covers July through September — the peak months of what would become Germany's biggest startup funding year ever. The roundup captures the unicorn boom, record deal volumes, and ecosystem milestones that defined summer 2021. This article is part of

Catch up on German startup news: unicorns, major funding rounds, and more in our summer 2021 wrap-up. #startupnews