Christian Miele

Christian has been active in the startup ecosystem since 2010 as an entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist. He is a General Partner at Headline, backing companies like Mistral AI, NUMA, Trawa, and Sparetech, and serves on the board of Auto1 Group (XETRA: AG1G). From 2019–2023, he chaired the German Startup Association, helping drive key reforms such as a national overhaul of employee stock ownership rules. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs—his great-grandfather co-founded Miele—he is committed to supporting founders in building enduring companies. In 2021, Handelsblatt named him “Investor of the Year.”