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Capnamic

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Cologne · Pre-Seed–Series A · 20 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Capnamic invests in early-stage teams, backing founders from the pre-product or MVP stage through first revenues. It is willing to invest whenever convinced by a young team and idea, regardless of whether a product or revenue exists. The firm has a strong background working with B2B and SaaS companies, though its interests are not confined to any single sector or industry. It looks for teams that have built a strong foundation to change an industry. Capnamic supports founders across the company lifecycle, reserving part of its funds for follow-on rounds to continue backing initial investments as they grow.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$540K – $3.2M
HQ
Cologne, DE
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
AUM
$215M
Tracked investments
86

Team · 20 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Jorg Binnenbrucker· Partnerin𝕏
Franz Diekmann· Investment Managerin

What they invest in

from 62 of 86 portfolio companies

SaaS ×33AI & Machine Learning ×20Enterprise Software ×15Consumer ×7Logistics & Supply Chain ×7HR Tech ×6Retail Tech ×6Climate Tech ×5

HQs:Germany×23United States×2Switzerland×1Sweden×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 12 portfolio companies
58%
solo founders
7 of 12 mapped founding teams
70%
repeat founders
of 10 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data

Harvard University ×2

Investments · 86 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 24 dated

35Up35up.com

Co-investorsDvH VenturesLA ROCA Capital

ACCURE
Active FinTechcircula.com

Co-investorsPeakStorm Ventures

Adjustadjust.com

Co-investorsHighland EuropeIris CapitalNexo

Agorizeagorize.comin𝕏

Agorize offers an innovation management platform for enterprise companies and institutions, supporting the process from idea generation to results.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsIris CapitalCreadevSofiouest

Aiforaaifora.comin𝕏

Aifora, now part of Centric Software's Centric Planning & Pricing, provides an AI-powered retail decision engine that unifies assortment planning, lifecycle price optimization and inventory management using demand forecasting and real-time market intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Battery Intelligenceaccure.netinFeb 2025 · $16M

Accure offers a predictive battery analytics platform that uses AI and cloud computing to monitor Li-ion battery fleets across procurement, quality assurance, commissioning, operations, and augmentation.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Co-investors42CAPBlue Bear Capital PartnersEnergize CapitalIncharge Capital PartnersPear VCPowerhouse

Black Semiconductorblacksemi.comin

Black Semiconductor develops graphene-based photonics integrated directly onto electronic chips, converting electrical signals to optical signals to enable faster, lower-power chip-to-chip communication.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Daniel SchallSebastian Schall

Co-investorsCambium CapitalOnsight VenturesProject A VenturesTechVision FondsVsquared Ventures

Bosch Ebikebosch-ebike.com
Buenabuena.comin𝕏

Buena is a property management service for real estate owners in Germany, combining app-based accounting and administration with hands-on management of rental units and homeowner associations.

PropTechSaaS

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)20VCredalpine

Capmocapmo.dein

Capmo is project management software for construction projects in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSNot specified, DE

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersUVC Partners

Cedalocedalo.comin𝕏

Cedalo builds Pro Mosquitto, an enterprise MQTT broker and platform based on Eclipse Mosquitto, providing reliable, secure, and scalable messaging infrastructure for industrial data and IoT workloads.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Roger Light(Co-Founder)

CHRONEXTchronext.comin

CHRONEXT is an online retailer of luxury watches, offering new, mint-condition, pre-owned, and vintage timepieces from brands such as Rolex, Omega, and Patek Philippe.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Circula

Co-investorsAlstin CapitalStorm Ventures

cleverlycleverly.dein𝕏Sep 2023

cleverly provides online tutoring (Nachhilfe) and personal mentoring for schoolchildren from grades 1 to 13, covering all subjects and school types.

EdTechMarketplaces

Co-investorsRubio Impact Ventures

cofenstercofenster.comin

cofenster provides AI-powered video assistants that help companies create and publish videos for internal communications, corporate communication, and HR functions such as recruiting, onboarding, and employer branding.

HR TechMarketing TechSaaS

Contiamocontiamo.com

Contiamo is a full-service consultancy and implementation partner that develops AI strategies and builds data and AI products, covering data science, machine learning, generative AI, and data infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

CrossEngage

ConsumerTech company (exited); Series A, based in Berlin.

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalVentechVorwerk Ventures

Dexorydexory.comin

Dexory builds autonomous robots that scan warehouses and a software platform, DexoryView, that turns the captured data into a live digital twin with AI-driven inventory and space analytics.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Adrian Negoita(Founder)Andrei Danescu(Founder)inOana Andreea Jinga(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBootstrap EuropeDTCPElaiaKindred CapitalMaersk Growth+5 more

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-investors42CAPCaesar Ventures

Emboldembold.io

Embold is a code analysis tool that scans codebases to detect vulnerabilities, anti-patterns, code smells, and duplication, and tracks quality metrics like cyclomatic complexity and coupling.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Endeitendeit.com

Eir is a full-stack embedded insurance carrier that provides an API-driven platform for underwriting, claims, and compliance, letting digital platforms, MGAs, and e-commerce businesses launch white-label non-life insurance products.

FintechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsBOMKfW CapitalPeakEndeit CapitalFounders FuturePorsche Ventures

Everstoxeverstox.comin

Munich Logistics-as-a-Service platform that connects e-commerce and retail brands to a network of third-party warehouses and carriers, managed through one software layer for inventory, fulfillment, shipping, and returns.

Munich, DE

Boris Bösch(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)inFelix Haberland(Co-Founder & CTO)inJohannes Tress(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)in

Co-investorsActon CapitalRocket Internet SE

Experial
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Experial is an AI-native market research platform that turns a plain-language business question into a full study—methodology, questionnaire, sampling, and a board-ready report—using AI-simulated audiences, real human panelists, or both.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

FATMAPfatmap.comin𝕏acquired by Strava

Outdoor adventure platform connecting consumers with businesses, destinations and brands.

ConsumerSocialSports Tech

Co-investors83NorthEpisode1European Super Angels ClubP101 Ventures

Filicsfilics.euin

Filics builds the Streamliner, an autonomous mobile robot with a dual-fork system for transporting pallets and various load carriers in tight spaces.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Co-investors10x Founders

FRESHFLOWfreshflow.aiin

Freshflow provides an AI replenishment and demand-forecasting layer for fresh produce departments in grocery retail, using 120+ signals (weather, holidays, promotions, seasonality) to generate order proposals that account for actual saleable inventory.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechBerlin, DE

Avik Mukhija(Co-Founder & CEO)inCarmine Paolino(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsCaesar VenturesEntrepreneur FirstVenture StarsWorld Fund

Getsafehellogetsafe.comin

Getsafe is a fully digital insurance provider offering policies such as liability, legal protection, contents, income protection, travel and pet health, private/public health, term life, and pensions, all managed through an app.

ConsumerFintechInsurTech

Christian Wiens(Founder)in

Co-investorsActon CapitalCaesar VenturesCommerzVenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalIris Capital468 Capital

Getsunhatgetsunhat.comin

Sunhat operates a collaborative proof platform that connects a company's systems and documents, validates data, and generates source-linked answers for sustainability assessments, ratings, and customer questionnaires such as EcoVadis, CDP, and CSRD.

Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKöln, DE

Alexander Behr(Founder)

Co-investorsCommerzVentures

HAPPYCARhappycar.de

HAPPYCAR is an online rental car comparison service that lets travelers compare prices and additional services from various car rental companies.

MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsCoastCap

HiPeoplehipeople.ioin

HiPeople is a recruiting platform for hiring teams that offers candidate assessments and automated reference checks, using AI to detect fraud, verify references, and generate a job-fit score.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR TechSaaS

Sebastian Schüller(Founder)inJakob Gillmann(Founder)in

Co-investorsMoonfire Ventures

Howhow.fmin

how.fm offers an operational excellence platform for training and onboarding warehouse and contract logistics staff, using multilingual video-based training, quizzes, and digital documentation.

HR TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsKindred Capital

Innoactiveinnoactive.ioin

Innoactive provides a platform for streaming and scaling spatial computing workflows—design reviews and digital twins—across tools like NVIDIA Omniverse Kit, Autodesk VRED, Unreal Engine, and Unity to devices such as Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsUVC Partners

Intelligent Customer Data Platformcrossengage.io

Co-investors42CAPCNBB Equity PartnersProject A VenturesVentech ChinaVorwerk Ventures

Iwelcomeiwelcome.com
Lana Labs
Lanalabslanalabs.com
LeanIXacquired by SAP

SaaS application for managing and optimizing enterprise IT architecture.

Co-investorsDawn CapitalDTCPInsight Partners

Logistikbude GmbHlogistikbude.comin

Logistikbude offers a cloud-based Load Carrier Management System (LCMS) that digitizes and automates the tracking and account reconciliation of reusable load carriers such as pallets, containers, and racks.

Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsFraunhofer Tech Transfer FundRethink VenturesXPRESS Ventures

Lumiform
Markt Pilotmarkt-pilot.dein

MARKT-PILOT provides a pricing performance platform for machine and equipment manufacturers, offering real-time competitor and market intelligence, pricing decision workflows, and performance tracking across SKUs and markets.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS

martamarta.de

marta operates an online platform and app that helps German families find and compare vetted live-in caregivers ("24h care") for in-home senior care.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesBerlin, DE

Jan Markus Hoffmann(Founder)

Co-investorsGerman Media Pool

Nanoleqnanoleq.comin

Nanoleq develops components and materials for smart textiles, including stretchable e-components that let garments track EMG, ECG, and EEG signals and deliver electrical muscle stimulation.

HealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & Fitness

NDIGITndgit.comin

Qwist provides an open finance platform that offers unified access to customer financial data across European banks, along with decision-relevant insights and orchestration tools for automated customer journeys.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Noda
Nomagicnomagic.aiin𝕏

Nomagic develops robots and automation systems to assist warehouse operators and managers with repetitive manual tasks.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Kacper Nowicki(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCogito Capital PartnersDN CapitalEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeEvolution VC PartnersFf Venture CapitalHoxton Ventures+5 more

OCELLocell.ioin

ocell provides forest management software for professional forestry, serving large public forest administrations and state forests.

AgTechClimate TechSaaS

octonomyoctonomy.aiin

Octonomy offers an AI platform built around a "Visual Cortex" engine designed to extract answers and knowledge from complex documents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsTechVision FondsTechVision Fund

Omeggaomegga.comin

Omegga is developing a non-invasive, optical, machine-learning-based method for early in-ovo sex detection of chicken embryos, allowing egg-laying farms to avoid male chick culling.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Co-investorsIQ Capital

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-investors42CAP

OneWelcome
Ordioordio.cominMar 2023

Ordio is a workforce management platform for shift-based businesses, combining AI-assisted shift scheduling, time tracking, absence management, payroll data, and digital personnel files in one system.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investors3VCSimon Capitalallygatr

Paebblpaebbl.comin𝕏Oct 2024 · $25M

Paebbl produces carbon-storing materials, including its Rebond 200 additive used to partially replace traditional cement in ready-mix concrete, reducing the concrete's embodied carbon while meeting standard strength specifications.

Climate TechConstruction TechNew Materials

Co-investors2050Wave VenturesHolcim MAQER VenturesPale Blue Dot

Parcellabparcellab.comin𝕏

parcelLab offers a post-purchase experience (PPX) platform for retailers, unifying order tracking, delivery updates, returns, engagement, AI personalization, and analytics into one API-first, headless system.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsEndeit CapitalInsight Partners

Playbkplaybk.io

Playbook builds "Operating Memory," a hypergraph platform with industry-specific ontologies that connects controlled documents such as SOPs, policies, and training records so people and AI agents act on defined, traceable rules.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Playbook
POLARISpolaris-raumflugzeuge.dein

POLARIS develops reusable spaceplanes that take off and land horizontally at airports, along with a two-stage launch vehicle (AURORA) for small and medium satellites and linear aerospike rocket engines for hypersonic and orbital missions.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

QuantPiquantpi.comin

QuantPi provides a validation and testing platform for enterprise AI, checking models, agents, and AI systems before and after deployment to produce statistical evidence of reliability.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsPreston-Werner VenturesFirst MomentumNew Forge

Rencorerencore.comin𝕏

Rencore provides a governance platform for the digital workplace, covering Microsoft 365 apps, automations, BI tools, LLMs, AI agents, and the underlying data.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsUVC PartnersHi Inov

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

FATMAPacq. by StravaLeanIXacq. by SAP

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Capnamic made?
Capnamic has 84 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Capnamic invest at?
Capnamic invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Capnamic's typical check size?
Capnamic typically writes checks of $540K – $3.2M.
What sectors does Capnamic focus on?
Capnamic focuses on Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Capnamic located?
Capnamic is headquartered in Cologne, DE.
Does Capnamic lead rounds?
Yes, Capnamic leads investment rounds.
Who does Capnamic co-invest with?
Capnamic most often shares deals with Iris Capital, 42CAP, Caesar Ventures, among 83 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Jörg Binnenbrücker, Capnamic: €1B Exit, Flywheel Thinking & Building a DPI-Minded VC Firm

EUVC · Jörg Binnenbrücker

Investments & Exits - mit Niklas Raberg von Capnamic - Startup Insider

StartupInsider · Niklas Raberg

Capnamic Ventures is described by Olaf Jacobi as being a high level worker with founders

Capital On Stage · Olaf Jacobi

Olaf Jacobi - Capnamic Ventures

Capital On Stage · Olaf Jacobi

"Nur einen Job zu suchen, reicht heutzutage nicht mehr aus" - Jörg Binnenbrücker, Capnamic Ventures

OnlineMarketingDE · Jörg Binnenbrücker

Christian Siegele - Capnamic Ventures

Capital On Stage · Christian Siegele

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Co-investors · 29

Iris Capital

IRIS is a European venture capital firm that invests in technology innovators and disruptors across seed, Series A, growth, and late-stage funding rounds.

$1.1M – $32.4M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

Both backed · 3
$120M – $350M
Earlybird Venture Capital

Earlybird Venture Capital is a European venture capital investor that backs early-stage technology founders with capital, strategic support, and access to an international network.

Both backed · 2
GetsafeCrossEngage
$540K – $12M
Acton Capital

Acton Capital is an early-growth-stage venture investor with over 25 years of industry experience, partnering with a small number of founder-led companies each year to support their growth strategies.

Both backed · 2
$5.4M – $10.8M
DTCP

A platform focused on specialist investment strategies that identifies and invests in transformative sectors where digital advancements drive industry disruption and value creation.

Both backed · 2
DexoryLeanIX
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

Both backed · 1
$30M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $50M
Atomico

Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.

Both backed · 1
Headline

Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.

Both backed · 1
$661K – $103M
Lakestar

Lakestar is an investment firm founded by Dr. Klaus Hommels in 2012, managing venture capital funds and personal investments across stages and geographies, with a focus on technology companies supporting Europe's sovereignty and prosperity.

Both backed · 1
$540K
Episode1

Episode 1 is a UK venture firm that invests in Pre-Seed and Seed B2B software companies, aiming to help them reach a successful Series A.

Both backed · 1
FATMAP
$317.5K – $2.5M
redalpine

Redalpine is a multi-stage venture investment advisor with Swiss roots and a pan-European focus, active since 2006, that invests at the intersection of software and science.

Both backed · 1
$108K – $2.2M
17 more co-investors

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