PROfounders Capital
Venture capitalInactiveLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 21 people tracked
Also known as PROFOUNDERS CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED
This fund appears to be inactive.
UK Companies House records show PROFOUNDERS CAPITAL LIMITED (no. 06959114) as dissolved. It is unlikely to be making new investments — this profile is kept for reference and historical accuracy.
Investment thesis
PROfounders Capital is a pan-European, early-stage technology investor operating since 2009, backing entrepreneurs across Europe who fix broken customer experiences. The firm emphasizes high conviction, meeting thousands of companies each year but investing in only 6-8, committing both capital and time once they invest. Their core values center on conviction, honesty with founders, and providing hands-on support through both good times and hardship, drawing on their own operating experience building successful businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 21 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 34 of 92 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×10Consumer ×7Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4HR Tech ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×5United States×5Germany×2Finland×2France×1
Investments · 92 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Compass is a real estate brokerage that uses technology to help consumers find homes.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSManhattan, US
Robert Reffkin(Founder & CEO)Ori Allon(Founder & Chief Strategist)Brad Serwin(Executive Officer)Steven Sordello(Director)Allan Leinwand(Director)Josh McCarter(Director)
Duolingo offers a language-learning app with short, game-like lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using research-based teaching methods and AI to personalize lessons for learners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US
Andrew Moore(Director)Severin Hacker(Director)Luis von Ahn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrad Burnham(Director)
London
IQBAL SINGH BASSI(Executive Officer, Director)VINOTH JAYAKUMAR(Director)BEN CALDERHEAD(Director)GEORGE ARJUN COELHO(Director)
Board seatGeorge Coelho· per SEC Form D · $31.7M raise · filed Jun 2021
London
Matthew Robinson(Director)Michael Treskow(Director)Tim Bunting(Director)Hiroki Takeuchi(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Zaleski(Director)
Board seatMark Zaleski· per SEC Form D · $13.7M raise · filed Mar 2016
EnergyBoulder, US
Robert Gill(Director)Ivo Steklac(Director)Chris Black(Executive Officer)Stephan Dolezalek(Director)Hendrik Van Asbroeck(Director)Gerd Goette(Director)
Board seatGeorge Coelho· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Feb 2017
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
Bislab provides credit data, AI-driven credit ratings, and fraud detection services for financial institutions, lenders, and insurers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechSaaS
BlueHeart provides digital relationship therapy and coaching services, focusing on helping couples repair and improve their relationships through expert-led content and tools.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
SachinJoshRobbieSophieMarcelo
BoardDr Hertlein(Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy)
Enlyze provides a cloud-based manufacturing data platform that connects industrial machines and enables real-time production monitoring and analytics.
Advanced ManufacturingData & Infrastructure<UNKNOWN>, DE
Capalo AI develops AI-powered software to optimize energy storage systems, lower price volatility, and reduce carbon emissions.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyHelsinki, FI
Henri Taskinen(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inRiku Kukkonen(Co-Founder & Chief Sales Officer)inEerik Jauhiainen(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inTeemu Lappalainen(Co-Founder & Development Director)in
CitySocializer is a platform that organizes in-person social events for adults 25+ to build genuine friendships and community connections in their city, replacing traditional networking and online-only friendship formation.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerSocial
Benchmarking tool pulling public and primary data for tech businesses, acquired by Sage.
Online video training courses covering technical, creative and business topics.
Dash Games develops casual mobile games, starting with Puzzle Punks, a player-versus-player match-3 game for iOS and Android.
Gaming
easyCar is a global car rental broker that allows customers to compare and book vehicles from over 1,700 rental companies across 45,000+ locations worldwide.
MarketplacesTravel & HospitalityLondon, GB
Location-based mobile app for finding and sharing friends' locations in real time.
Software helping industrial machine operators optimize machinery using linked data from machine controls, ERP/MES and quality systems.
Frontnow helps businesses integrate artificial intelligence into real-world operations to optimize processes and enhance customer experiences.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSector Agnostic
Marc Funk(Founder and Co-CEO)Bernhard Lihotzky(Founder and Co-CEO)Cedric May(Founder & CTO)
Accelerating computing with machine learning to improve performance, cost and energy use for image and video processing.
Exclusive buying club offering lifestyle experiences in major cities, acquired by Time Out.
Lanyrd is a social directory for discovering and tracking conferences where users can find events attended by their social network contacts, maintain a public record of their speaking engagements, and view summaries of conference content and updates.
ConsumerHR TechSan Francisco, US
Simon Willison(Founder/CEO)in
Unity is a cross-platform real-time development engine and creation platform used by content creators and developers to build games and interactive experiences for mobile, PC, console, and extended reality (XR) devices.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingSan Francisco, US
Matthew Bromberg(Chief Executive Officer and President)
Ultraleap develops hand-tracking and haptics technology for spatial interaction, with applications in music education and consumer products like the Airwave piano interface.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Michael Buckwald(Cofounder)David Holz(Cofounder)
LegalPlace is an online legal and accounting platform that centralizes business creation and management processes for entrepreneurs, from company formation to day-to-day administration.
LegalTechSaaSParis, FR
Racem FlaziMehdi OuchallalSamuel Goldstein
Mobile social and communications platform for young women and their friends.
Nodalview provides a platform with AI-powered tools for real estate professionals and agents to modernize property marketing and visual presentation.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Thomas(CEO & Co-Founder)Mickaël(Co-Founder & Head of R&D)Jean(CEO & Co-Founder of Flaash)Enguerand(Co-Founder of Flaash)Sébastien(CTO & Co-Founder of Flaash)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2009
Director · British · since 2009
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does PROfounders Capital invest at?
- PROfounders Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is PROfounders Capital's typical check size?
- PROfounders Capital typically writes checks of $560K – $3.4M.
- What sectors does PROfounders Capital focus on?
- PROfounders Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Digital Health, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Gaming, HR Tech, InsurTech, LegalTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is PROfounders Capital located?
- PROfounders Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does PROfounders Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, PROfounders Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelPROvision Season 2, Episode 5 - product-market fit with Matt Lerner
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PROvision Season 2, Episode 6 - strategy-setting with Bernhard Niesner
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PROvision Season 2, Episode 4 - running a fundraising process with Greg Marsh
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PROvision Season 2, Episode 3 - raising an angel round
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PROvision Season 2, Episode 2 - negotiating a term sheet
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PROvision Season 2, Episode 1 - running through VK's old pitch deck
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Co-investors · 1
Firms observed investing alongside PROfounders Capital, from public investor directories.
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