Investments & Shareholdings

I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity early in my entrepreneurial career to participate in other start-ups as an angel/business investor.

Shareholdings

A selection of start-ups I am or was involved with as a business angel.

saas.group

Holding and platform for a portfolio of profitable Software-as-a-Service companies

Spark Networks: eDarling / Affinitas / JDate / Elitesingles

Listed on the NYC Stock Exchange: Online dating services

Wohnen im Alter

A service for finding nursing and retirement homes

Tausendkind

Mail order company for children's fashion and baby goods

AKM3 / Performics

Berlin-based online performance, search and content marketing agency

Language International

Marketplace for teaching language courses

Noblego

Online cigar and tobacco merchant

Home24

One of the largest online shops for furniture

Verkehrsmittelvergleich.de / FromAtoB

A unique travel search engine

Smartdex

Management Buy Out

Auskunft.de

Business directory and people search

FashionForHome

Online shop for designer furniture – acquired by Home24

Verwandt.de

Genealogy and family tree platform – sold to MyHeritage

Ladenzeile

Shopping search engine for fashion and home furnishings – acquired by Idealo

Learnship

Provider of digital language training for businesses

erp-software.org

Comparison portal for ERP software

Opinions and Experiences of Me as an Investor

Here are a few opinions of founders, co-investors and employees of start-ups in which I am involved, and where I have tried to bring and create value as an active investor/business angel.

Karen Ong
„Andre is the sharpest online marketing guru I’ve ever worked with. As advisor to and investor in Language International, he has helped us tremendously — from influencing our overall company strategy, to crafting our SEO strategy, to providing tactical advice to raise our search engine rankings, to connecting us with other resources who can help us. Thanks to Andre’s help, we now source up to a third of our traffic organically. On top of all these, Andre is just a really nice guy. I enjoy working with him and feel very fortunate to have him on board.„

Karen Ong

Internet Entrepreneur

Beate Rank
„Andre Alpar stands out as an analytical thought leader in e-commerce, with a sharp eye for scalable growth strategies and data-driven decision-making. His creative approach and inspiring idea exchanges quickly lead to new perspectives and actionable insights. With strategic vision, hands-on experience, and a strong network, he delivers real value – whether as a source of inspiration, sparring partner, or advisor. That’s why I brought Andre on board as a consultant both at Tradonia (acquired by Rakuten) and now at FRED & FELIA.„

Beate Rank

Founder & CEO at F&F Pet Food GmbH (FRED & FELIA)

Daniel Grözinger
„Andre is a great Business Angel for verwandt.de. He really helped us to set up the company and is also creating great value for the ongoing business.„

Daniel Grözinger

Partner at Parklane Capital

Daniel Wette
„Andre has been far more than an investor to us. In the early phase of rankingCoach, he supported us in both strategic and operational matters, and the value of that support was enormous.

What stands out most to me is the speed and clarity of his thinking. Andre understands complex situations incredibly quickly, cuts through noise, asks the right questions, and gets to the heart of what really matters.

He combines real entrepreneurial experience, deep digital marketing expertise, and a highly practical working style. His feedback is honest, precise, and immediately useful. Just as importantly, he is reliable, supportive, and very easy to work with.

If you are looking for an investor or advisor who brings much more than capital, real experience, sharp thinking and meaningful impact, I can recommend Andre without hesitation.„

Daniel Wette

CEO at rankingCoach