Berlin · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Also known as 42CAP GmbH Co. KG
Investment thesis
42CAP invests initial checks of roughly €0.5m to €3m in seed-stage, technology- and data-driven B2B software companies across Europe that have global ambition. The partners are entrepreneurs turned investors, having built major European software companies (eCircle and Hybris) during the first internet wave, and are investing from their fourth fund generation. They bring hands-on operating and scaling experience to founders, backing product- and engineering-led teams building enterprise software.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 53 of 61 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×38SaaS ×29Enterprise Software ×18Data & Infrastructure ×14Developer Tools ×10Logistics & Supply Chain ×7Cloud Computing ×6Fintech ×6
HQs:Germany×6United States×4France×3Spain×2Austria×1Estonia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42024 · 22023 · 12021 · 18 dated
Occtoo's Product Onboarding App is a tool for large-scale retail operations to bring supplier product data live, handling column mapping, data validation, media management, and SKU cross-checking with AI assistance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
K.A Niclas Mollin(Founder)inJimmy Ekbäck(Founder)inNiclas Mollin(CEO)
Co-investorsIndustrifondenNewion
SimplicityDX provides infrastructure that extracts data from creator content and product recommendations to help brands win visibility with AI-powered search engines and shopping bots across social media and modern purchase paths.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceBoston, US
Charles Nicholls(Founder)inSteve Brown(CTO)inLindsay Moorein
Co-investorsEpisode1
Wingback provides a platform for B2B SaaS companies to manage monetization, pricing, packaging, and invoicing.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Torben Friehe(Founder)inYANN LERETAILLE(Director)
Co-investorsY Combinator
Adverity provides a data platform that enables agencies and brands to collect, combine, and transform marketing and business data for improved decision-making and performance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechVienna, AT
Alexander Igelsböck(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALGaia VenturesMangrove Capital PartnersSapphire VenturesSoftBank Vision FundSpeedinvest
OneShot.ai provides an AI-driven outbound sales service that identifies high-intent target accounts using multiple data sources and pairs them with vetted US and UK human cold callers who book meetings.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Chip synthesizes customer support data into product intelligence, helping product teams identify themes, trends, and evidence-backed insights from support cases.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundDreamcraft
Cognee provides a memory layer for AI coding agents and other AI applications, capturing context and turning it into graph-based memory that agents can recall across sessions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsPebblebedVermilion Cliffs Ventures
Kaia Health offers digital joint and muscle care programs based on multimodal physical therapy, developed by in-house Doctors of Physical Therapy.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalOptum Ventures3VC
Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalTola Capital
Checkmarble (Marble) provides an AI-powered transaction monitoring platform for fraud detection and anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance, offering customer/payment screening, transaction monitoring, scoring, and case investigation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Flowlity is an AI-powered SaaS platform for supply chain planning, covering demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supply/production planning, S&OP, and collaborative planning with suppliers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSParis, FR
Jean-Baptiste Clouard(CEO)inKarim Benchaaboun(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Alp Bio operates a platform that combines human tonsil organoid technology with protein AI models to assess and reduce immunogenicity (anti-drug antibody) risk in therapeutic antibodies before clinical development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsVenture Kick
Apollo Minerva is a defense technology company that builds battlefield management software, with a flagship platform called PERSES that lets soldiers coordinate targeting, intelligence gathering, and logistics via a tablet interface.
Deep TechDefense TechSaaS
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesTera Ventures
Go Autonomous builds enterprise software that autonomously executes routine commercial workflows across channels and systems for B2B commerce, targeting global manufacturers and distributors managing complex revenue operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
ACCURE provides battery energy storage system (BESS) performance analytics for industry operators, quantifying revenue losses from efficiency gaps and availability issues to optimize dispatch and ensure contractual compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoT
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersCapnamicEnergize CapitalIncharge Capital PartnersPear VCPowerhouse
Candis offers software for invoice and financial document management, letting mid-market companies collect incoming invoices, receipts, travel expenses, and contracts in one place, read them automatically with AI, route them through customizable approval workflows, export them, and archive them in a GoBD-certified format.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeFly VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersPoint NineSpeedinvestViola Ventures+2 more
Codesphere provides a cloud platform and consulting focused on helping enterprise IT and software teams deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareKarlsruhe, DE
Elias Schneider(Executive Officer, Director)Jonas Zipprick(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCarl Fritjofsson(Director)
Co-investorsBegin CapitalFirestreak VenturesHOF CapitalLEA Partners468 CapitalCreandum
CommanderAI builds AI-powered sales intelligence software for waste and scrap hauling companies to identify and win new business.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSales TechSouth Bay, US
David Berg(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))Shantanu Bhardwaj(Chief Technology Officer (CTO))Dave Meizlik(President & Chief Operating Officer (COO))
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesTribes VenturesWatchfire VenturesBADideas.fund
Crosser is a low-code platform that provides event processing, stream analytics, ETL, reverse ETL, iPaaS, workflow automation, machine learning, and change data capture capabilities in a single solution.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsIoTSaaS
Co-investorsIndustrifondenSpintop VenturesAlmi InvestNorrlandsfonden
C4T offers CAS (Customs Automation System), a cloud platform that automates customs and excise compliance processes—including declarations, special procedures, and customs warehousing—by integrating with ERP systems.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investors83North
Co-investorsCaesar Ventures
Desktop Commander is a local AI agent application that executes tasks on a user's computer — opening folders, running commands, writing and editing files, connecting apps, and automating workflows from plain-English prompts.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFuture of Work
Co-investorsBADideas.fund
Lumiform is an AI-powered platform for digitizing inspections and audits, letting field teams complete checks on mobile devices (online or offline) while operations managers get real-time visibility across sites.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesCapnamic
Co-investorsSquareOne
Emporix provides a modular, API-first digital commerce platform with value stream orchestration for businesses managing online sales operations.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors10x Founders
Galtea provides a platform for testing, evaluating, and monitoring AI systems, running synthetic scenarios to catch edge cases, regressions, and adversarial inputs before production, and tracking model outputs to detect quality drops, cost spikes, and behavior drift.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsMozilla Ventures
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalPUSH VenturesWlanholding
Shine is an online business banking service offering pro accounts, Mastercard business cards, instant and international transfers, and sub-accounts, along with management tools like dashboards, URSSAF estimation, VAT tracking, compliant invoicing, and automated accounting.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsDaphni
Frenetic develops software for designing and optimizing magnetic components used in power electronics, using an AI-based modeling approach to replace traditional engineering methods.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSaaSMadrid, ES
Chema Molina, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsKibo VenturesJoin Capital
A provider of modular, no-code robotic automation software and systems that enable factories and OEMs to deploy flexible industrial robots without specialized expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaS
Co-investorsKarista
MOSTLY AI offers a Data Intelligence Platform and an open-source Synthetic Data SDK that let enterprise data teams generate high-fidelity, privacy-safe synthetic data, mock data, and simulations while analyzing production data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsMolten VenturesPUSH VenturesPremji Invest
Impulso provides a dashboard platform that gives brands and retailers real-time visibility into sales, inventory, and demand data.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaSStockholm, SE
Co-investorsSpintop Ventures
Inceptron provides a platform for deploying, optimizing, and scaling AI models in production, offering compiler-driven performance optimization and inference infrastructure for machine learning teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Steffen Malkowsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsiders VenturesLU InnovationDreamcraft
Co-investorsCapnamicCNBB Equity PartnersProject A VenturesVentech ChinaVorwerk Ventures
Katana provides a cloud inventory platform with built-in inventory, production, and reporting features for end-to-end inventory management aimed at modern manufacturing and product businesses.
Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTallinn, EE
Priit Kaasik(Founder)Kristjan Vilosius(Co-CEO & Founder)Hannes Kert(Chief Customer Officer & Founder)Ben Hussey(Co-CEO)Riikka Söderlund(Chief Operating Officer & CMO)Andres Aava(VP of Data & AI)
Co-investorsCogito Capital PartnersNorthzoneStartup Wise GuysAtomico
Taxy.io builds AI software for tax advisors and their staff, including Answers, an NLP-based tool that combines large language models with verified tax-law publishing content (in cooperation with the Dr.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTech
Co-investorsTechVision FondsAccel
Noodl is a low-code, AI-assisted development platform that uses a visual node graph to build full-stack applications, orchestrate business assets, and accelerate integrations while keeping data flow and logic clear.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Nostos Genomics develops genetic testing interpretation tools to improve the accuracy, speed, and accessibility of variant analysis for patients with rare and genetic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechBerlin, DE
David Gorgan(Founder)inRocio Acuna Hidalgo(CTO)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Entrepreneur FirstFaberFrontline Ventures
Novee's Extract product converts insurance submissions in any format into structured data by analyzing the complete submission package across slips, statements of values, loss runs, and engineering reports.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersYL VenturesZeev Ventures
Ontruck offers an AI technology layer that connects to transport management systems to optimize road freight operations, including smart pricing, route planning, and shipment forecasting.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply Chain
iñigo juantegui(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesClimate InvestmentEmblemPoint NineCathay Innovation
Industrial corporate resilience with real-time data and automated operational workflows.
Co-investorsCherry VenturesOpenOcean
Osavul provides situational awareness and intelligence capabilities for critical enterprises, governments, and security organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechGovTechWilmington, US
Dmytro Bilash(Executive Officer, Director)Dmytro Plieshakov(Executive Officer, Director)
Packlink is an online shipping comparison tool that lets individuals and businesses compare courier services and send national and international parcels without registration, paying only per shipment.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Co-investorsAccelActive Venture PartnersEight Roads Ventures
Co-investorsOTB VenturesTola Capital
Qdrant provides enterprise-grade vector search infrastructure for AI applications, offering secure and scalable deployment options including cloud, hybrid, and private infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
André Zayarni(CEO & Co-Founder)Andrey Vasnetsov(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesCaesar VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalUnusual VenturesSpark Capital
Scoutbee offers an AI-powered procurement platform that helps enterprise buyers discover and evaluate suppliers, manage compliance, and handle sourcing in one place.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Gregor Stühler(Founder)in
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeNext47Toba CapitalAtomicoLakestar
SCND offers a service marketplace platform that enables service providers to onboard, build profiles, and manage service delivery while allowing customers to browse, book, and pay for services through an integrated system with scheduling, payment, and quality assurance features.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsSalesforce Ventures
Co-investorsIcebreaker
Simplyblock provides software-defined block storage built on NVMe-over-TCP and the Storage Performance Development Kit (SPDK), delivering low-latency, scale-out storage on standard x64 and ARM64 hardware.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBerlin, DE
Rob Pankow(Founder)Robert Pankow(Co-Founder & CEO)Michael Schmidt(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsBegin Capital
smatch operates a B2B marketplace with AI co-pilots that connect global inventories for fashion sales and purchasing teams.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesRetail Tech
Co-investorsGGFGreen Generation Fund10x Founders
Velaris provides an AI-powered customer relationship and account management platform that consolidates customer information, communications, and activities in a single interface for sales and customer-facing teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesZAKA VC
WeWeb is a no-code platform for building web applications and full-stack applications, designed for both coders and non-coders.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR
Raphael Goldsztejn(Founder)inFlorian Briou(Founder)inMarc Fabre(Founder)
Co-investorsAglae VenturesOyster VenturesY CombinatorBenhamou Global Ventures
Zelros (now part of Earnix) offers an AI decisioning and orchestration system built for insurers, covering pricing, underwriting, and customer engagement across multiple lines of business.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionBenhamou Global VenturesBGV
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioExscientia (NASDAQ: EXAI)acq. by Recursion
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Commander · vgtimes.com · Aug 16, 2026
Second · finsmes.com · Aug 11, 2026
Katana · kanaandkatana.com · Aug 1, 2026
OSavul · foresightiq.co · Jul 4, 2026
Adverity · sports.yahoo.com · May 31, 2026
Emporix · trysignalbase.com · May 12, 2026
Packlink · trysignalbase.com · May 12, 2026
Onedot · trysignalbase.com · May 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 42CAP made?
- 42CAP has 61 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does 42CAP invest at?
- 42CAP invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is 42CAP's typical check size?
- 42CAP typically writes checks of $550K – $3.3M.
- What sectors does 42CAP focus on?
- 42CAP focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Marketing Tech, SaaS.
- Where is 42CAP located?
- 42CAP is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Does 42CAP lead rounds?
- Yes, 42CAP leads investment rounds.
- Who does 42CAP co-invest with?
- 42CAP most often shares deals with Caesar Ventures, Capnamic, Balderton Capital, among 93 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEarly Investments in Munich - Julian von Fischer, parter at 42Cap - What's In Store Show Episode 5
What's In Store Show · Julian
Co-investors · 20
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Octopus Ventures is a founder-focused European venture capital firm that backs mission-driven startups across seven core sectors, investing from idea stage through growth with a focus on pre-seed to Series A.
Begin Capital is a venture capital fund that began investing in 2020, backing 28 companies across many industries, and now focuses its second phase on DeepTech, AI, and physical-world technologies.
Creandum is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, backing them at early stages before their potential becomes widely obvious.
468 Capital is a technology investment firm with offices in Berlin and San Francisco that invests across multiple stages in software, AI, and internet companies. The firm focuses on thesis-driven investments in businesses with experienced founding teams.
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
HOF Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in companies transforming foundational industries through advanced software and AI.
Icebreaker is an early-stage venture capital firm that has backed over 100 teams from the idea stage to seed and beyond since 2017, investing in the Nordic and Baltic region.
LEA Partners is a private equity firm that invests across multiple stages in technology companies. The firm focuses on companies experiencing growth in their sectors.
Faber is an early-stage venture capital firm backing teams building frontier and deep tech companies.
Unknown Ventures is a venture studio based in Austin that provides funding and operational support to early-stage startups at the pre-seed to Series A stage. The firm backs founders seeking to create innovative solutions that improve human experience.
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