Jan Oberhauser
About Jan Oberhauser
Jan Oberhauser founded n8n, the Berlin workflow automation company, and is its CEO. The project launched publicly in October 2019, and n8n GmbH was entered in the Berlin commercial register on 27 November 2019. n8n now describes its product as an AI orchestration platform.
Before n8n he founded link.fish, which Tracxn dates to 2014. According to Wikipedia, he previously worked in film as a visual-effects artist and pipeline engineer. He studied at Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien).
In May 2026 SAP made a strategic investment in n8n that was reported at more than EUR 60 million, valuing the company at about $5.2 billion.
Data providers disagree on how many investments he has made, and the counts are not directly comparable. Crunchbase lists 13 investments, Tracxn lists 8 portfolio companies, and PitchBook lists 6 investments. Tracxn describes him as an entrepreneur, angel investor and board member, and says his board seat is at n8n. His most recent deals on the Lounge deals desk are Qontext (February 2026) and Velatir (August 2026). Crunchbase also lists an angel round in Twain.
In February 2026 he joined Qontext's $2.7M pre-seed, led by HV Capital with Zero Prime Ventures. Other angels in that round included Emil Eifrem (Neo4j), Bastian Nominacher (Celonis), Philipp Heltewig (Cognigy) and Fabian Veit (make.com). Qontext builds an independent context layer for AI.
In August 2026 he took part in Velatir's seed round of about EUR 5.0M ($5.8M). Spintop Ventures and Ugly Duckling Ventures co-led it, with Norrsken Evolve, angel Thomas Visti and a matching loan from Denmark's EIFO. Velatir, based in Odense, builds infrastructure for companies to monitor and manage AI use across employees and AI agents.
Public records show early-stage rounds, mainly pre-seed and seed, in enterprise software and AI infrastructure. Tracxn lists his top sectors as Enterprise Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure, with investments in Germany and the United States. His two recent AI deals were a Berlin company and a Danish company, so European founders are well represented. He has not published a check size or a statement of what he looks for, so neither is included here.
- Velatir: Danish AI governance infrastructure company; he joined its seed round in August 2026.
- Qontext: Berlin-based context layer for AI; he joined its pre-seed in February 2026.
- United Manufacturing Hub: listed by PitchBook and Tracxn as an investment; year not confirmed.
- NetBird: listed by Tracxn as a notable investment; year not confirmed.
- Keep: listed by PitchBook as an investment; year not confirmed.
- Twain: listed by Crunchbase as an angel round; year not confirmed.
- crunchbase.com/person/jan-oberhauser
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/527136-67
- tracxn.com/d/people/jan-oberhauser/__utLjN5i-B81JGQ_3-ctK7pzLAsUCNS8e9
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N8n
- tech.eu/2026/08/20/velatir-secures-eur5m-seed-funding-to-expand-its-ai
- arcticstartup.com/velatir-raises-e5-million-in-seed
- qontext.ai/blog/pre-seed
- finsmes.com/2026/02/qontext-raises-2-7m-in-pre-seed-funding.html
Investing activity
Jan Oberhauser appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent are Velatir (Seed, $5.8M (EUR 5.0M), Aug 2026) and Qontext (Pre-seed, €2.7M, Feb 2026).
Jan Oberhauser most often invests alongside Ugly Duckling Ventures, Spintop Ventures, Thomas Visti and Norrsken Evolve, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jan Oberhauser
Who is Jan Oberhauser?
He is the founder and CEO of n8n, a Berlin workflow automation and AI orchestration company. He is also an active angel investor and previously founded link.fish.
Does Jan Oberhauser invest in AI startups?
Yes. He was an angel in Qontext's $2.7M pre-seed in February 2026 and in Velatir's seed round in August 2026.
What check size does Jan Oberhauser write?
He has not made a check size public, so it is not stated here. Estimates on third-party sites are not confirmed by him or the companies.
What stage does Jan Oberhauser invest in?
His documented AI deals are a pre-seed (Qontext) and a seed (Velatir). Both rounds had institutional lead investors.
How many companies has Jan Oberhauser invested in?
Counts vary by source: Crunchbase lists 13 investments, Tracxn 8 portfolio companies and PitchBook 6 investments.
How can founders contact Jan Oberhauser?
He is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/janoberhauser. His X account @JanOberhauser is labelled inactive, and no personal website was found.
Is Jan Oberhauser an angel investor?
Yes. Jan Oberhauser invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Jan Oberhauser invested in?
Jan Oberhauser's AI investments include Velatir and Qontext. The 2 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Jan Oberhauser invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Jan Oberhauser has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Jan Oberhauser co-invest with?
Jan Oberhauser's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ugly Duckling Ventures (1 deal), Spintop Ventures (1 deal), Thomas Visti (1 deal), Norrsken Evolve (1 deal) and HV Capital (1 deal).