5 Talents
Invest alongside Christoph Jentzsch in top deals. Decide on every deal yourself whether and how much to invest directly in the startup.
AI
B2B
Pre-Seed
Seed
Fintech
SaaS
2 – 5 deals per year
Secure access to top deals
Join Christoph Jentzsch's syndicate and get notified as soon as a new deal comes up.
Free to join, no membership fee
No obligation to invest
Leave the syndicate at any time
Meet the lead
Christoph Jentzsch
Theoretical physicist turned into core developer of Ethereum (pre-launch 2014/15).
Serial Entrepreneur -- Slock.it: 8 digit exit - TheDAO: $150M crowdfunding - Corpus.ventures: 6 StartUps of which 3 were VC-Backed
Founder and CEO of Tokenize.it
Track record
As of June 2026, I invested directly in 31 early stage projects (almost always in the first round):
1x multiple of >4000 (Ethereum) 2x multiple of >70 (Polkadot, Dfinity/ICP) 7x multiple of >1,x 13x ongoing 8x fail
Investment thesis
Team, Team, Team
I am looking for great founders with tangible initial traction. Independent of industry/sectors.
“The investment was quick and easy. I was able to do everything digitally and close the transaction within a few minutes.”
Thomas Schmidt
Business Angel of the Year 2022
Free membership, fee only on profit
Membership
Joining and leaving the syndicate
Free
Carry
Percentage fee that is only charged on profits
20%
A standardized, digital investment process
You decide on every deal individually whether and how much to invest. You invest directly in the startup, through a digital and standardized process.
1
Create a free account and apply
Sign up on beel and join 5 Talents. No fee, no obligation.
2
Christoph Jentzsch shares an opportunity
You receive the company's name, the terms and Christoph Jentzsch's assessment of every deal.
3
Indicate non-binding interest
Tell Christoph Jentzsch how much you might invest. You can still change your mind.
4
Invest directly
You receive a direct offer from the company itself and invest directly through our process.
5
Success fee only on profit
When you sell your shares, 20% of your profit goes to the lead. Until then, there are no costs.
VCs and investors invest through beel
Funds like High-Tech Gründerfonds, Gnosis VC, seed + speed and w3.fund have already invested through beel. Syndicate Members invest on the same infrastructure.
€20M+
processed via the platform
1,400+
investor accounts on the platform
0
notary appointments needed
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