Mirko Novakovic
About Mirko Novakovic
Mirko Novakovic is the co-founder and CEO of Dash0, an observability platform built on OpenTelemetry and AI. He started Dash0 in May 2023. He is based in Solingen, Germany.
Before Dash0 he co-founded Instana, an application performance monitoring product. He was its CEO from 2015, and IBM acquired it in late 2020. He was also CEO of the IT services firm codecentric from 2005 to 2015, and Wellfound lists him as a founder of CenterDevice, which was sold to HWPartners. Crunchbase lists him as a partner at New Forge, and it shows that he studied at the University of St. Gallen.
Dash0's speaker biography says he has backed more than 70 B2B SaaS startups as an angel. A 2024 PlatformCon biography puts the figure at over 60 tech startups. Data aggregators count far fewer deals, so the totals differ by source. Crunchbase lists 15 investments and PitchBook lists 19.
Dated deals in PitchBook and Tracxn include QuestDB (2021), remberg, QuantPi and Ninetailed (2022), Edgeless Systems and Mercanis (2023), and AQUATY, Poly API and coboworx (2024). Mercanis shows a second round in 2025. Crunchbase also lists him on the board of ArangoDB since October 2021.
The Lounge deals desk records SuperPlane, a Pre-seed round of €2.28M in June 2026, with Novakovic taking part. Crunchbase also lists the round as his latest investment.
SuperPlane was founded by Darko Fabijan and Marko Anastasov. eKapija reports that it is building an open-source platform that uses AI to automate DevOps and production infrastructure management. It reports that Credo Ventures led the round, with First Momentum Ventures taking part.
His public portfolio is mostly B2B software at pre-seed to Series A. It covers developer tools, databases, infrastructure and enterprise applications. Tracxn lists most of his investments in Germany and the United Kingdom. He has not published a check size or a stated investment thesis, so none is given here.
- SuperPlane: open-source, AI-first platform for automating DevOps and infrastructure work. Pre-seed, June 2026.
- Mercanis: procurement software. Seed in August 2023 and Series A in June 2025.
- QuestDB: time-series database. Round in November 2021.
- Edgeless Systems: confidential computing and network software. Seed in March 2023.
- coboworx: B2B machinery software company. Series A in June 2024.
- remberg: B2B productivity software. Early-stage round in February 2022.
- crunchbase.com/person/mirko-novakovic
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/342984-52
- tracxn.com/d/people/mirko-novakovic/__96tWIVrKM-hvzqdLEx-DTl_cbTQq8ZFP
- dash0.com/authors/mirko-novakovic
- 2024.platformcon.com/speakers/mirko-novakovic
- wellfound.com/p/mirko-novakovic
- ekapija.com/en/start-up/5591422/serbian-startup-superplane-raises-usd-
- x.com/mirko_novakovic
Investing activity
Mirko Novakovic appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is SuperPlane (Pre-seed, €2.28M, Jun 2026).
Mirko Novakovic most often invests alongside Credo Ventures, Tomas Kratky, Prototype Capital and First Momentum Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Mirko Novakovic
Who is Mirko Novakovic?
He is the co-founder and CEO of Dash0 and an angel investor. He previously co-founded Instana, which IBM acquired, and he was CEO of codecentric.
Does Mirko Novakovic invest in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the SuperPlane Pre-seed round, which the Lounge deals desk records as €2.28M in June 2026. SuperPlane builds an AI-first, open-source platform for DevOps automation.
What is Mirko Novakovic's typical check size?
He has not published a check size, and the sources found do not disclose one.
What stage and sectors does Mirko Novakovic back?
His public deals are mostly early-stage B2B software, such as developer tools, databases and infrastructure. They run from pre-seed to Series A, mainly in Germany and the United Kingdom.
How many startups has Mirko Novakovic invested in?
Dash0's biography says more than 70 B2B SaaS startups. Databases list fewer: Crunchbase shows 15 investments and PitchBook shows 19.
How can founders contact Mirko Novakovic?
He is active on LinkedIn and on X as @mirko_novakovic. He has not published a personal site or a pitch process.
Is Mirko Novakovic an angel investor?
Yes. Mirko Novakovic invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Mirko Novakovic invested in?
Mirko Novakovic's AI investments include SuperPlane. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Mirko Novakovic invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Mirko Novakovic has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Mirko Novakovic co-invest with?
Mirko Novakovic's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Credo Ventures (1 deal), Tomas Kratky (1 deal), Prototype Capital (1 deal), First Momentum Ventures (1 deal) and Stanislas Polu (1 deal).