Christian Angermayer
Christian Angermayer | |
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| Born | April 26, 1978 |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Education | University of Bayreuth (dropped out) |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, investor, film producer, political advisor |
| Known for | Founder of Apeiron Investment Group, atai Life Sciences, Enhanced Games, Plasma |
Christian Angermayer (born 26 April 1978) is a German entrepreneur, investor and executive film producer. He is the founder of the private investment firm Apeiron Investment Group and the biotechnology company atai Life Sciences. Angermayer is a co-founder of the blockchain startup Plasma. His business interests include biotechnology, psychedelics-based medicine, longevity research, financial technology, cryptocurrency, and emerging technologies. In 2024, Forbes remarked that he is a pioneer in the cryptocurrency industry and was "seemingly behind every flashy investment of the last decade".
As of 2025, he is estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of US$1.2 billion.
He has a reputation as a notable, but controversial social networker with ties to political figures, business people and media personalities all over the world, including the investor Peter Thiel and the Trump family. The Manager Magazin notes that he knows the Trump clan and the Trump government better than any German business person or politician. He is a longtime advisor to Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda.