Opportunities for innovation with Christian Oldendorff

Alex meets with Chistian Oldendorff, an early-stage investor, to discuss trends in tech investing and the shipping industry.

Christian is the Founder of Amplifier, an early stage venture capital fund and innovation unit spun out of the shipping industry, investing across the entire supply chain(seed/series A). From first to last mile, the fund focuses on solutions in deep learning, autonomy, IoT supply chain visibility, trade finance and smart enterprise SaaS technology. Additionally, Christian is the co-owner of Reederei Nord, a ship owning entity that was established in 1964 that currently owns and operates approximately 70+ ships across bulk, container and tanker markets. 

Previously, Christian launched Oldendorff Overseas Investments, which enabled institutional investors to invest in maritime more efficiently. This resulted in investments of over $750 million in shipping assets. Christian has made 20 investments since 2011, including three funds, one accelerator and 16 startups across Pre-seed, Seed and Series A stages across various sectors.