BLN Capital
Venture capitalBerlin · Pre-Seed–Series C · 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 venture side, it backs up to 15 early-stage, innovative companies per year, supporting teams in app economics, performance marketing and growth. It also commits up to €10M annually to a diversified global mix of first-time funds, emerging managers, well-established funds and selected liquid funds. The firm seeks long-term partnerships with founders reshaping their industries, contributing capital, technology and gaming expertise, and its network to accelerate success. Drawing on the founders' experience building Kolibri Games, BLN emphasizes trust-based, close relationships with its partners.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 30, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
3 people who came through BLN Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 43 of 90 portfolio companiesConsumer ×14Gaming ×10SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Fintech ×8Deep Tech ×5HR Tech ×4Media & Entertainment ×4
HQs:Germany×21United States×7United Kingdom×3Cyprus×1Luxembourg×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 29 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×83 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4RWTH Aachen University ×3WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management ×3University of Mannheim ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×11Computer Science ×7Finance & Accounting ×4Engineering ×3Economics ×2Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
Osgenic ×2Play ×2Play Ventures ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 90 tracked
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Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS
Dino Patti(Founder & CEO)in
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AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergy
Olivier Corradi(Founder & CEO)in
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Tim Sweeney(Founder & CEO)
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AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing Tech
Adam PiechowiczinJonathan Zweig
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Jonathan Ludwig(Founder)in
Co-investorsLatin Leap
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ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Tarek Müller(Founder)inSebastian Betz(Founder)in
Co-investorsGerman Media PoolW ventures
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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)
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Sebastian Bohmer(Founder, Arteus Energy)
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Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Jens Riegger(Founder)in
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ConsumerGamingBerlin, DE
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Marketing TechSocial
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EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechBerlin, DE
Marius Hepp Kemper(Founder)inFeliks Eyser(Co-Founder & Chairman)inHR Tech Marius Hepp Kemper(Founder)Johannes Schnell-Kretschmer(Co-Founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsPICUS 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(Co-Founder)inNicolas Heymann(Co-Founder)in
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ConsumerGaming
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Exits · 8
4 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 3Exit BlackstoneNYSE: BXRobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODExit Glendower Capitalacq. by CVC
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Vsquared Ventures · lapaasvoice.com · Sep 9, 2026
New Mountain Capital · connectmoney.com · Sep 8, 2026
Robinhood · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 3, 2026
Blocks · newsweek.com · Aug 29, 2026
Advent International · economy.ac · Aug 29, 2026
Merantix · eu-startups.com · Aug 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BLN Capital made?
- BLN Capital has 90 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited.
- What stage does BLN Capital invest at?
- BLN Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series C 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, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Marketing Tech, 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, Peak, BCI, among 111 tracked co-investors.
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