Jakob Gillmann

MD & Co-founder @HiPeople I AI-powered assessments and reference checks I BER/ NYC 🗽

📍 Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2017
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Angel Investor
Jul 2017
At KREATIZE our vision is to accelerate innovation that changes the world. We want to enable the Karl Benzes and Frank Whittles of our times to bring their inventions to market and scale production as seamless as possible. Manufacturing is so beautiful yet for all innovative companies, its a hassle. You either operate your own machines which is a huge investment and you are stuck with a given technology and if you decide to outsource you are stuck with tedious procurement processes that make the process longer and engineers are not able to get all the manufacturing information they need to develop and design the best product. This is why our mission is to deliver manufacturing the world loves. We strive to make it easier, elastic, transparent, sustainable, and at the lowest cost. For consumers that means better products, produced in a sustainable way at a high pace of innovation. For engineers it means getting all the necessary manufacturing information at hand to design the best products and for companies to bring products to market and scale production seamlessly.
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2019
MD & Co-founder
Nov 2019
HiPeoples screening toolkit uses AI-powered assessments and automated reference checks to help hiring teams make the best hires in 95% less time. Get actionable insights on your candidates job fit and past performance to reduce the risk of bad hires and increase your quality of hire.
2017
Angel Investor
Jul 2017
At KREATIZE our vision is to accelerate innovation that changes the world. We want to enable the Karl Benzes and Frank Whittles of our times to bring their inventions to market and scale production as seamless as possible. Manufacturing is so beautiful yet for all innovative companies, its a hassle. You either operate your own machines which is a huge investment and you are stuck with a given technology and if you decide to outsource you are stuck with tedious procurement processes that make the process longer and engineers are not able to get all the manufacturing information they need to develop and design the best product. This is why our mission is to deliver manufacturing the world loves. We strive to make it easier, elastic, transparent, sustainable, and at the lowest cost. For consumers that means better products, produced in a sustainable way at a high pace of innovation. For engineers it means getting all the necessary manufacturing information at hand to design the best products and for companies to bring products to market and scale production seamlessly.
2014
Global Venture Development Manager
Jan 2014
Rocket Internet incubates, builds and operationally develops internet-based business models. It provides operational support to its companies and helps them scale internationally. Besides, it strategically invests in complementary internet and technology companies globally to build out its network. Rocket Internets companies are active in a large number of countries around the world. For further information please visit www.rocket-internet.com. Careers: due to an increased number of fraud cases, please note we only accept job applications via online forms on our website www.rocket-internet.com, LinkedIn Jobs, SmartRecruiters Careers, or via recruitment@rocket-internet.com Any job offers/recruitment related communication sent from domains other than rocket-internet.com or rocket-internet.de have no connection to Rocket Internet SE.
2013
Investment Management
Jun 2013
Capnamic is a venture capital firm based in Cologne, Berlin and Munich with a focus on early-stage investments in outstanding teams in the German-speaking regions. We back aspiring entrepreneurs as they embark on their journeys. No matter if it’s pre-product, MVP stage or first revenues: we’re the early-stage venture capital firm that provides not just financial backing but the network, experience and guidance to turn outstanding teams into category leaders. The firm’s general partners are Jörg Binnenbrücker, Olaf Jacobi, Christian Knott and Christian Siegele. For more details: www.capnamic.com twitter.com/capnamic
2012
Venture Building/ Business Development
Oct 2012
Atlantic is the first believer in founders, science and bold ideas. We lead pre-seed rounds across Europe with speed and conviction, backing ambitious founders from day one and supporting them hands-on, especially with fundraising and hiring. As a thesis-driven fund, we have built deep expertise in four technology areas: AI & Compute, Energy & Climate, Industrial & Robotics, and Space & Security. Since 2016, we have partnered with over 150 European founders in their earliest days, including those behind category-defining companies such as Choco, GetYourGuide, Wandelbots, Softr, Harmattan, Again, Synthflow and Mirelo. For us, there is no too bold or too early. Just founders venturing into the unknown.
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