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Up to €120k for
early-stage tech startups

Decisions in 7 days.

About

We invest in people first.
Founders who are out of the ordinary – Outliers.

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Scrappiness

Relentlessly resourceful. Finding ways to make something out of nothing.

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Chip on the shoulder

Something to prove – Why will you go the extra mile?

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Independent mindedness

Controversial thinkers.

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Fast movers

Founders with a sense of urgency who execute.

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All in mindset

Willingness to go all in and long term resilience.

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Irrational self belief

Conviction beyond reason.

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Leading with compassion

Founders who take care of their people and lead them.

Sector
Agnostic.

We invest worldwide.

We support founders from pre-seed to Series A.

We're growing with our founders — this is our journey too.

Charlie Hoch

Charlie Hoch

Investor

Charlie is a former competitive soccer player who skipped business school to co-found Ajira Ventures and become an investor. He's passionate about spotting and supporting entrepreneurial talent and bringing exceptional people together.

Caspar von Hayek

Caspar von Hayek

Investor

In high school, Caspar competed in esports, ranking in the top 3% of Fortnite players in the EU. Since he did not own a computer, he built his first from scrap parts he scavenged from office throwaways. He loves to support founders in thinking through concepts and pressure test ideas.

Co-Investors

We invest alongside leading venture capital firms

Andreessen Horowitz
General Catalyst
Khosla Ventures
468 Capital
1517 Fund
Soma Capital
10x Founders
Andreessen Horowitz
General Catalyst
Khosla Ventures
468 Capital
1517 Fund
Soma Capital
10x Founders