BLN Capital
Venture capitalBerlin · 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.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's websiteFounder 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 companiesConsumer ×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 companiesFounding 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
2 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12019 · 12 dated
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 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 International is a global private equity firm that invests across sectors including business and financial services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, aerospace/defense/space, and technology.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsBCI
Apollo is a global asset management and financial services company that manages capital across alternative and traditional investments, including credit, private equity, and insurance solutions for institutional and individual investors.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechTravel & Hospitality
Ran Ma(Founder)inBrad Menezes(Founder)in
Co-investorsMidCap Financial InvestmentY CombinatorInternational Finance Corporation
Apollo is a venture capital firm that invests in life-science and biotechnology startups, combining entrepreneurial expertise with deep scientific knowledge to support early-stage companies in drug development and personalized medicine.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevity
Nils Regge(Co-Founder & General Partner)in
Co-investorsCoastCapFJ LabsKfW CapitalQuery CapitalTruVenturo GmbHCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.+4 more
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
Co-investors500 GlobalEvolution VC Partners
Audible produces and distributes audio entertainment, including Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts created with storytellers worldwide for its global base of listeners.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsZeev Ventures
Berkshire Partners is a private equity firm that partners with management teams of middle-market companies to support long-term growth through capital, operational resources, and acquisitions.
Sector AgnosticBoston, US
Co-investorsWarburg Pincus
Blixt is an investment firm that makes high-conviction investments in small and mid-sized private companies, targeting businesses with €20-100 million in revenue.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsThird DerivativeCVX Ventures
Blocks provides a cloud cost management and financial operations tool focused on helping organizations control and optimize their AWS cloud spending.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSBerlin, DE
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesSpeedinvestEntrée CapitalQumra Capital
Cavalry is an early-stage venture capital fund that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in software companies across Europe, investing between EUR 500k and 4m in both enterprise and consumer businesses.
Co-investorsBallou CapitalKfW CapitalVR Ventures
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
coherence builds a Unity plugin and platform that lets game studios of any size add multiplayer and networked features to their games, with planned support for engines such as Unreal and Godot.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS
Dino Patti(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsSilicon GardensSisu Game VenturesTomorrow Today ASAppOnboardGriffin Gaming Partners
CVC is a private markets investment firm with over 40 years of history and a global network of 30 offices across six continents, managing multiple investment strategies focused on value creation across portfolio companies.
Sector AgnosticLondon, GB
Co-investorsBCI
Electricity Maps builds a real-time electricity data platform that provides granular carbon emissions data to help organizations decarbonize their energy usage.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergySaaS
Olivier Corradi(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsReventTransition
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)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAAF Management Ltd.Advaita CapitalAkkaAliya Capital Partnersalphabet angels+50 more
Evoco is a private equity firm headquartered in Europe that invests in resilient lower-mid-market companies in Western Europe, often via portfolio transactions.
Co-investorsCircular Innovation FundForage Capital Partners
FANtium is a platform where users buy fixed stakes in professional tennis players' future prize money and receive yearly payouts in USDC when athletes hit ranking triggers.
Crypto & Web3MarketplacesSports Tech
Jonathan Ludwig(Founder)in
Co-investorsLatin Leap
Fastgen provides a drag-and-drop platform for building custom APIs and data workflows, with an integrated PostgreSQL database that handles data operations for applications.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Mike Mahlkow(Founder)inDavid Nordhausen(Founder)inConstantin Schreiber(Founder)inMichael Chi Kin Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Wing-Kin Tam(Executive Officer, Director)Paul J. Tauber(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesRainfall VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzJames Beshara Fund+6 more
This is the personal profile page of Sebastian Bohmer, an industrial engineer and mathematician working in venture capital with a focus on deep tech and energy investing.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Sebastian Bohmer(Founder, Arteus Energy)
Co-investorsOVNI CapitalPeakPUSH Ventures
Flex Capital is a private equity fund that acquires and invests in profitable, growing technology companies in German-speaking markets, offering succession solutions, carve-outs, and management buyouts.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investors10x Group
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 Standard is an investment firm focused on the middle market, providing exposure to privately held mid-sized companies across industries such as manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, materials, and communication services.
Fintech
Co-investorsFS Investments
ABOUT YOU is an online fashion retailer offering women's clothing, shoes, and accessories from a wide range of labels, with home delivery and free returns.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Tarek Müller(Founder)inSebastian Betz(Founder)in
Co-investorsGerman Media PoolW ventures
Industrial Technology and Witchcraft is a game studio developing voxel- and pixel-based video games, including Dawn Apart, a space colony and factory simulation set on a destructible voxel planet.
ConsumerGamingBerlin, DE
Co-investorsDN Capital
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
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
Kittl is a design tool that enables designers to create professional-quality work with complete creative freedom, featuring intuitive editing capabilities for fonts and graphic elements.
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 Games is a mobile game developer focused on the idle genre, with games played by millions of users worldwide.
ConsumerGaming
Litejoy Games is an independent game development studio that develops mobile games, including a title available on Google Play.
GamingBerlin, DE
MEINE ERDE offers "Reerdigung", an ecological burial method that transforms a human body into fertile soil within 40 days using microorganisms.
Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerBerlin, DE
Max Hüsch(Co-Gründer)inPablo Metz(Co-Gründer)in
Co-investorsbyFoundersIBB Ventures
Merantix is a Europe-focused group that invests in, builds, and connects artificial intelligence companies and ventures.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Adrian Locher(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsgard - human Capital for AILinden CapitalPeakRobert Wood Johnson FoundationUnion Investment Partners
Mustard is a game development studio building mobile games for iOS and Android.
GamingBerlin, DE
New York-based alternative investment firm managing private equity, credit and net lease strategies with about $60 billion in AUM.
Co-investorsBCIHarbourVest Partners (Canada)
Passbase offers an investor onboarding solution that automates data and document collection from institutional and individual clients, with beneficial owner mapping and compliance monitoring tools.
CybersecurityFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Mathias Klenk(Founder)inDavid McGibbon(Director)Dave McGibbon(Founder)Felix Gerlach(Founder)in
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesSquad CapitalAlphabetCostanoa VenturesEniac VenturesKleiner Perkins+2 more
peopleIX is a People Intelligence platform for HR leaders that integrates 100+ HRIS, ATS, LMS and payroll systems, uses an AI Data Analyst to run people analytics, and conducts AI-led voice conversations with employees to explain the reasons behind workforce metrics such as attrition, engagement and retention.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSCologne, DE
Nick Stodt(Founder)inDr. Georg Schaal(Founder)inTobias Mähl(CTO)inKanika Choudhary(Chief of Staff)inGeorg Schaal(Founder)Georg Schaal Nick Stodt(Founder)
Co-investorsEarlybird Venture Capitalneoteq ventures
Phoenix Games builds a games company by partnering with and supporting game studio founders, helping them grow creatively and financially.
AI & Machine LearningGaming
Klaas Kersting(CEO)inTodd English(COO)inNorman Pretzl(CFO)inJustin Stolzenberg(CMO)in
Co-investorsSisu Game Ventures
Play Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by gaming operators that invests in game studios, gaming platforms, and related technology, including the intersection of gaming and lifestyle.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3GamingSingapore, SG
Henric Suuronen(Founding Partner)inHarri Manninen(Founding Partner)in
Co-investorsPerot JainGeneral CatalystMakers FundModern Times Group
Possible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven teams building companies with frontier technology.
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodSpace Tech
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesOVNI Capital
Powerus is a job marketplace for skilled trades in Germany, connecting workers and employers in sectors including electrical installation, renewable energy, HVAC, plumbing, and building automation.
ConsumerHR TechMarketplacesBerlin, DE
Julian Lindinger(Founder)inKonrad Geiger(Founder)inOlha Vasylieva(Technical Recruiter)
Co-investorsFoundamentalGeneral CatalystY CombinatorEurazeoHeadlineHV Capital+1 more
Prime Properties Group develops luxury homes in exclusive European regions, including the Kitzbühel Alps, Lake Tegernsee, the Mediterranean coast, and Portugal.
Construction TechConsumerPropTech
Pan-European early-stage venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and seed stage, founded in 2012.
Florian Heinemann(Founder)in
Co-investorsHarmony PartnersKfW CapitalPeakProject A Ventures
PULT is an AI workplace assistant that helps growing companies manage their offices through Wi-Fi-based attendance detection, automated meeting room optimization, desk booking, digital visitor management, and usage analytics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsPitchdrive
RCP Advisors is a private equity investment firm focused on small buyouts in North America, offering primary funds, secondary funds, co-investment funds, and customized solutions.
Fintech
Triple Dragon is a specialist finance company providing non-dilutive debt to game and app developers, publishers, and studios, including user acquisition loans, cashflow funding, project finance, and studio investment secured against app store and ad network receivables.
FintechGamingLondon, GB
Diederik van Lede(Co-founder • Legal documentation)inCharles Brooke(Co-founder • Credit analysis & approvals • Funding & general management)inPieter Van der Pijl(Co-founder • Loan origination & monitoring • Marketing)in
TrueMyth Games is a mobile game development studio that builds casual puzzle and merge games for iOS and Android, along with free browser gaming platforms including Paixnidia.com (Greek-language games), Solitaire.fyi (card games), and Tavli.net (backgammon).
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentLimassol, CY
Ubisoft is a video game publisher and developer behind franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six, The Division, and Prince of Persia.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsMaple Leaf Angels
Vista Equity Partners is a private equity and credit investment firm focused on enterprise software and AI companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Robert F. Smith(Founder)in
Vsquared Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deeptech startups, backing companies tackling significant technological risks.
Deep TechMunich, DE
Co-investorsKfW CapitalPractica CapitalPRIMEPULSE SEOVNI CapitalRobin Capital
WorldWithin is an AI dream journal mobile app that lets users capture dreams by typing or speaking, including offline, and explore them through conversation with Aria, an AI dream guide that asks questions and remembers shared details.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness
Wonderz builds tools for digital content distribution, aimed at creators who want to produce and sell their own content.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSBerlin, DE
Daniel Acht(Co-Founder / Chief Evangelist)Daniel Matzke(Co-Founder / CTO)Sebastian Wehner(Co-Founder / CEO)Katharina Hautz(COO)Anastasia Rother(Head of Operations)Liz Hackl(Head of Product)
YEARS operates a physician-led healthspan clinic focused on preventive medicine, using standardized diagnostic protocols and biomarkers to detect age-related disease risks early and recommend personalized lifestyle and medical interventions.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityBerlin, DE
Jürgen Mehrtens(Co-founder & Managing Director)in
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
App OnBoardIT&W InvestmentsLootboyTellonym
Exits · 5
2 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 1RobinhoodNASDAQ: HOOD
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Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
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Advent International · adventinternational.com · Feb 3, 2026
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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