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42CAP

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Berlin · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked

Also known as 42CAP GmbH Co. KG

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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.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$550K – $3.3M
HQ
Berlin, DE
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$98.3M
Tracked investments
61

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 53 of 61 portfolio companies

AI & 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 companies
56%
solo founders
9 of 16 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×2Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 61 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 42024 · 22023 · 12021 · 18 dated

Occtooocctoo.comin✓ verified

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

Simplicitydxsimplicitydx.comin𝕏✓ verified

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

Wingbackwingback.comin𝕏Aug 2021✓ verifiedDefunct

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

Adverityadverity.comin𝕏

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

AI Autonomous Prospectingoneshot.aiin

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

AI Customer Support Engineermywaypoint.aiin𝕏Jul 2025 · $3.1M

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

AI Memory Enginecognee.aiin𝕏

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

AI-driven Chronic Disease Therapykaiahealth.comin𝕏

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

AI-powered Database Tuningdbtune.com

Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalTola Capital

AI-powered Fraud & Compliancecheckmarble.comin

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

AI-powered Supply Chain Resilienceflowlity.comin

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 Bioalp.bio

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 Minervaapollominerva.com

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

Dan Henry(Co-founder)inClaude Peloux(Co-founder)in

askEarthask.earthin𝕏

askEarth provides an AI agent called GIA that lets users query and analyze geospatial data, including satellite imagery, through a chat and interactive map interface without coding or technical expertise.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSpace Tech

Co-investorsKickfund

Autonomous APIssuperface.ai

Co-investorsCaesar VenturesTera Ventures

Autonomous Commercegoautonomous.ioin

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

Battery Intelligenceaccure.netinFeb 2025 · $16M

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

Candiscandis.ioin

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

Codespherecodesphere.comin𝕏May 2024 · $18M

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

Commandercommanderai.comin𝕏

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

Crossercrosser.ioin𝕏Acquired

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

Customs Trade Automationcustoms4trade.comin𝕏

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

Data-driven Recruitmentmoberries.com

Co-investorsCaesar Ventures

Desktop Commanderdesktopcommander.appin𝕏

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

Digital Audits and Inspectionslumiformapp.comin𝕏

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

Digital Design Reinventedphase.com

Co-investorsSquareOne

Emporixemporix.comin

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

ENLYZEenlyze.com

Enlyze provides a cloud-based manufacturing data platform that connects industrial machines and enables real-time production monitoring and analytics.

Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureKöln, DE

Deniz Saner(Founder)inHenning Wilms(Founder)

Evaluation for AI Agentsgaltea.aiin𝕏

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

Exscientia (NASDAQ: EXAI)exscientia.aiin𝕏acquired by Recursion

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalPUSH VenturesWlanholding

Financial Cockpit for Freelancersshine.frin𝕏

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

Freneticfrenetic.aiinNov 2023 · $12M

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

Fuzzy Logic Roboticsflr.ioin𝕏

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

Generative AI for Tabular Datamostly.ai

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

Impulsoimpulso.sein

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

Inceptroninceptron.ioin𝕏

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

Intelligent Customer Data Platformcrossengage.io

Co-investorsCapnamicCNBB Equity PartnersProject A VenturesVentech ChinaVorwerk Ventures

Katanakatanamrp.comin𝕏Oct 2025

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

Leanspaceleanspace.ioinNov 2025

Leanspace provides a cloud-native software platform for building and operating spacecraft ground segments, offering off-the-shelf modules and services for mission operations.

Cloud ComputingSaaSSpace Tech

Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionKaristaBpifrance

Legal Intelligencetaxy.ioin𝕏

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

Mithramithra-ai.comin

Mithra provides AI agents for procurement teams to clean, normalize, and classify spend data, then identify savings opportunities across consolidation, contract leakage, and payment terms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

nexwisenexwise.aiin

nexwise builds agentic AI for industrial manufacturers, harmonizing scattered product data from ERP, PIM, CMS and DMS systems into a machine-readable knowledge graph.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales Tech

Noodlnoodl.net

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

Nostosnostos-genomics.comin𝕏

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

Noveenovee.aiin

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

On-demand Regional Transportontruck.comin𝕏

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

Onedotonedot.comin

Onedot is an AI-powered data onboarding and syndication platform that mines, categorizes, maps, and transforms product data for retailers and manufacturers.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsCapnamic

Operations1operations1.comin

Industrial corporate resilience with real-time data and automated operational workflows.

Co-investorsCherry VenturesOpenOcean

OSavulosavul.cloudin𝕏

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)

Packlinkpacklink.com

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

Productivity Miningkyp.ai

Co-investorsOTB VenturesTola Capital

Qdrantqdrant.techinJan 2024 · $28M

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

Scoutbeescoutbee.cominAcquired

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

Secondscnd.comin𝕏

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

Sensorless Dynamic Line Ratingsgridraven.com

Co-investorsIcebreaker

simplyblocksimplyblock.ioin𝕏

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

smatchsmatch.comin

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

Temperontemper.comin

Temper is an AI platform that generates, deploys, and monitors code for supply-chain and logistics system integrations, reducing build time from months to hours.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsSlingshot

Velarisvelaris.ioin

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.ioweweb.ioin𝕏

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

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Exscientia (NASDAQ: EXAI)acq. by Recursion

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

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 team

Early Investments in Munich - Julian von Fischer, parter at 42Cap - What's In Store Show Episode 5

What's In Store Show · Julian

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Speedinvest

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Both backed · 2
$5M – $30M
Octopus Ventures

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.

$130K – $1.3M
Begin Capital

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$500K – $8M
Creandum

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Both backed · 1
$216K – $8.6M
468 Capital

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83North

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Both backed · 1
Customs Trade Automation
$100K – $10M
HOF Capital

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Both backed · 1
$25K – $15M
Icebreaker

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Both backed · 1
Sensorless Dynamic Line Ratings
$162K – $1.6M
LEA Partners

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Both backed · 1
Faber

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$2.7M
Unknown Ventures

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8 more co-investors

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