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BLN Capital

Venture capital

Berlin · Pre-Seed–Seed · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

BLN Capital invests opportunistically across asset classes with a focus on public and private equity. On the direct side, it backs seed and pre-seed technology and gaming companies in Europe and the US, typically writing checks of €50k–€500k and supporting up to 15 ventures per year in areas like app economics, performance marketing and growth. On the fund side, it commits to first-time funds, emerging managers and established managers globally, with individual commitments of €200k–€2M and up to €10M deployed annually. Founded by experienced operators from the mobile gaming industry, the firm brings its technology and gaming expertise and network to build long-term partnerships.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$55K – $550K
HQ
Berlin, DE
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Tracked investments
60
Unicorns
3
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
3

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website
Anna Siffermann· Senior Investment Managerin

Senior Investment Manager at BLN Capital.

Philipp Löffler· Senior Investment Managerin

Senior Investment Manager at BLN Capital.

Jan Voss· Advisorin

Advisor to BLN Capital.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through BLN Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 45 of 60 portfolio companies

Consumer ×16AI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×11Gaming ×10Fintech ×7Deep Tech ×5Enterprise Software ×5Media & Entertainment ×5

HQs:Germany×23United States×7United Kingdom×2Cyprus×1Luxembourg×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 27 portfolio companies
52%
solo founders
14 of 27 mapped founding teams
59%
repeat founders
of 29 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with education data

Stanford University ×5RWTH Aachen University ×3WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management ×3Technical University of Munich ×2University of Mannheim ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×11Computer Science ×6Finance & Accounting ×4Engineering ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3Economics ×2Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history

Osgenic ×2Play Ventures ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)

Investments · 60 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2022 · 12019 · 12 dated

Robinhoodrobinhood.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HOODAug 2019

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Founder)inBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)

BoardScott Sandell(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+66 more

Active Ownership Capitalactiveownership.luin

Active Ownership Capital (AOC) is an active investing firm based in Luxembourg that focuses on sourcing investment opportunities, structuring investments, and process-driven value creation, applying a private equity approach to public companies.

FintechFrankfurt, LU

Klaus Röhrig(Co-CIO & Founding Partner)Florian Schuhbauer(Co-CIO & Founding Partner)inJan Klopp(CFO)in

Advent Internationaladventinternational.comin𝕏

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Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsBCI

Afinumafinum.dein

Afinum is a private equity firm founded in 2000 that focuses on succession and growth investments in mid-sized companies across the German-speaking DACH region, targeting four technology-driven verticals.

Munich, DE

Apollo Healthapollo.comin𝕏Defunct

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ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechTravel & Hospitality

Ran Ma(Founder)inBrad Menezes(Founder)in

Co-investorsMidCap Financial InvestmentY CombinatorInternational Finance Corporation

Apollo Health Venturesapollo.vcin𝕏

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Nils Regge(Co-Founder & General Partner)in

Co-investorsCoastCapFJ LabsKfW CapitalQuery CapitalTruVenturo GmbHCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.+4 more

AppOnboardapponboard.comin

Quvy is an AI tool that generates static and video ad creatives from a product description and ranks each variation by predicted performance using synthetic audience simulations, so marketers can test ideas before spending live ad budget.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing Tech

Adam PiechowiczinJonathan Zweig

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Audibleaudible.comin𝕏Acquired

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ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Don Katz(Founder)in

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsZeev Ventures

Berkshire Partnersberkshirepartners.comin

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Blixt Groupblixtgroup.comin

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Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsThird DerivativeCVX Ventures

Blocksblocks.cloudin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSBerlin, DE

Co-investorsCaesar VenturesSpeedinvestEntrée CapitalQumra Capital

Cavalry Venturescavalry.vc

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Co-investorsBallou CapitalKfW CapitalVR Ventures

ChefCocochefcoco.comin

ChefCoco operates a catering business in Berlin that delivers fresh, chef-designed meals to workplaces, with clients ordering from a rotating weekly menu through the company's app.

ConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainBerlin, DE

Shaminder Dhillon(Founder)in

Co-investorsAuxxoFoodLabsFelix JahnFin Lab AGHeliad AGHV Capital

coherencecoherence.ioin𝕏

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Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS

Dino Patti(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsSilicon GardensSisu Game VenturesTomorrow Today ASAppOnboardGriffin Gaming Partners

CVC Capital Partnerscvc.comin

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Sector AgnosticLondon, GB

Co-investorsBCI

Electricity Mapselectricitymaps.com

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AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergySaaS

Olivier Corradi(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsReventTransition

Epic Gamesepicgames.com

American video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

Cary, US

Tim Sweeney(Founder)Mark Rein(Founder)

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Evocoevocope.com

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Jonathan Ludwig(Founder)in

Co-investorsLatin Leap

Fastgenfastgen.comSeed

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Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US

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Co-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesRainfall VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzJames Beshara Fund+6 more

Fasticfastic.com

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First Afirst-a.de

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ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

First momentum venturesfirstmomentum.vcin

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CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Sebastian Bohmer(Founder, Arteus Energy)

Co-investorsOVNI CapitalPeakPUSH Ventures

FLEX Capitalflex.capitalin

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Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investors10x Group

Fruitcorefruitcore-robotics.comin

fruitcore robotics builds industrial robots and humanoid automation systems, including its Industrial Humanoid Platform for demanding manufacturing tasks such as assembly, handling, and quality inspection.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Jens Riegger(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapricorn Venture PartnersDaniel GutenbergKOMPAS VCMatterwave VenturesUVC PartnersCNB Capital

Future Standardfuturestandard.comin𝕏

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Fintech

Co-investorsFS Investments

Gardoré𝕏

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ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Tarek Müller(Founder)inSebastian Betz(Founder)in

Co-investorsGerman Media PoolW ventures

heat itheatit.dein

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ConsumerHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesKarlsruhe, DE

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ConsumerGamingBerlin, DE

Co-investorsDN Capital

Jodeljodel.com

Jodel is a hyperlocal community platform where users connect anonymously with people in their geographic area to share tips, news, and stories.

Marketing TechSocial

Alessio Avellan Borgmeyer(Founder)in

Co-investors3VCAtlanticFloodgateKima VenturesRubyLightTomahawk.VC+2 more

Juntojunto.euin

Junto describes its mission as helping the next generation of leaders drive change on their projects and teams, and the page is a careers/about section focused on hiring and company culture.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechBerlin, DE

Marius Hepp Kemper(Founder)inFeliks Eyser(Founder)inHR Tech Marius Hepp Kemper(Founder)Johannes Schnell-Kretschmer(Founder)inMarius Hepp(Founder)

Co-investorsFleitmann Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt)Snaw venturesBek VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalPICUS CAPITAL

Kittlkittl.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSBerlin, DE

Tobias Saul(Founder)inNicolas Heymann(Founder)inNicolas Heymann Tobias Saul(Founder)Tobias Saul Nicolas Heymann(Founder)

Co-investorsCreandumExpedite VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane CapitalLigature VCSignalRank+1 more

Kolibri Gameskolibrigames.comin𝕏Acquired

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ConsumerGaming

Litejoy Gameslitejoygames.comin

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GamingBerlin, DE

Meine Erdemeine-erde.dein

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Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerBerlin, DE

Max Hüsch(Co-Gründer)inPablo Metz(Co-Gründer)in

Co-investorsbyFoundersIBB Ventures

Merantixmerantix.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Adrian Locher(Founder)in

Co-investorsAsgard - human Capital for AILinden CapitalPeakRobert Wood Johnson FoundationUnion Investment Partners

Mustard Gamesmustard.games

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GamingBerlin, DE

New Mountain Capitalnewmountaincapital.com

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Passbasepassbase.com𝕏Acquired

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CybersecurityFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Mathias Klenk(Founder)inDavid McGibbon(Director)Dave McGibbon(Founder)Felix Gerlach(Founder)in

BoardTed Wang(Director)in

Co-investorsCowboy VenturesSquad CapitalAlphabetCostanoa VenturesEniac VenturesKleiner Perkins+2 more

People IXpeopleix.comin

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AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSCologne, DE

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Co-investorsEarlybird Venture Capitalneoteq ventures

Phoenix Gamesphoenixgames.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningGaming

Klaas Kersting(CEO)inTodd English(COO)inNorman Pretzl(CFO)inJustin Stolzenberg(CMO)in

Co-investorsSisu Game Ventures

Playplay.vcin𝕏

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ConsumerCrypto & Web3GamingSingapore, SG

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Possible Venturespossible.venturesin𝕏

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PowerUspowerus.dein

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ConsumerHR TechMarketplacesBerlin, DE

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Florian Heinemann(Founder)in

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Co-investorsPitchdrive

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ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has BLN Capital made?
BLN Capital has 60 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited.
What stage does BLN Capital invest at?
BLN Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is BLN Capital's typical check size?
BLN Capital typically writes checks of $55K – $550K.
What sectors does BLN Capital focus on?
BLN Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, HR Tech, Marketing Tech, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
Where is BLN Capital located?
BLN Capital is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
Who does BLN Capital co-invest with?
BLN Capital most often shares deals with KfW Capital, BCI, Peak, among 110 tracked co-investors.

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