About
Hannes Blum is Venture Partner North America for Munich-based VC investor Acton Capital. Hannes holds a Masters degree in Business and Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe and a PhD in business from the Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU) in Germany. Hannes started his career with the Boston Consulting Group in strategy consulting. He then co-founded JustBooks in 1999 and became President and CEO at AbeBooks Inc - the world's largest marketplace for new, used, rare and out-of-print books and a top 100 Internet Retailer - following the acquisition of JustBooks by AbeBooks in October 2001. During his tenure at AbeBooks, three companies have been acquired under his leadership. Hannes has won various industry awards, including being named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young for the Consumer Category in the Pacific Region. He's an active Angel Investor in several tech-enabled business models (including Victoria, BC-based CERTN and Indochino Inc.) and serves on several Boa
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 13 investors at Acton Capital are tracked.
- • 421 investors hold the Venture Partner role in VCSift. Hannes Blum is one of them.
- • 46 investors are based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Victoria, Canada
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