For pre-seed and seed founders.

For pre-seed and seed founders.

For pre-seed and seed founders.

What we look for in a company, how our investment process works, and what to expect after you contact us.

What we look for in a company, how our investment process works, and what to expect after you contact us.

Built for the first, hardest years.

What we look for

What we look for

What we look for

A founder who knows the problem first-hand

A founder who knows the problem first-hand

A founder who knows the problem first-hand

Years inside the industry, a lab, or the job you’re replacing. We back people who have felt the problem, not just read about it.

Early evidence of demand

Early evidence of demand

Early evidence of demand

A pilot, a waitlist or a few paying users. We don’t expect growth yet, only proof that customers care.

A large potential market

A large potential market

A large potential market

You don’t need a precise market size, but there should be room to build a market-leading company.

A team that communicates openly

A team that communicates openly

A team that communicates openly

Including about what isn’t working. Open, honest updates make the investor relationship work over many years.

Our investment process

Our investment process

Our investment process

Week 1

First call

Thirty minutes with a partner. We read every deck before we talk, so you won’t need to present it.

Week 2

Working session

A longer conversation about the product, the market and the people. Often in person.

Week 3

Partner meeting

You meet all three partners. We share our open questions with you beforehand.

Week 4

Decision time

A clear yes or no, with our reasons. If it’s a yes, terms follow within days.

Raising your first round? Tell us what you’re building.

Raising your first round? Tell us what you’re building.

Raising your first round? Tell us what you’re building.

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Early-stage investors for European founders.

Early-stage investors for European founders.

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