SquareOne
Venture capitalBerlin · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as Paua Ventures
Investment thesis
SquareOne focuses on B2B technology founders who are driven to solve complex problems within vast markets. The firm invests at the pre-seed and seed stages and positions itself as a hands-on partner, offering not only capital but also a network of industry experts, product advisors, tech advisors, veteran mentors, and potential customers to help portfolio companies build and grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 37 of 54 portfolio companiesSaaS ×21AI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×11Developer Tools ×9Fintech ×5Hardware ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Deep Tech ×4
HQs:Germany×11United States×4Austria×3United Kingdom×2Brazil×1Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×103 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 14 dated
Outfunnel builds a data synchronization platform that connects sales and marketing apps such as HubSpot, Pipedrive, Mailchimp, Monday, Airtable, and Klaviyo, letting SMBs sync contacts, score leads, and create cross-platform reporting.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechTallinn, EE
Andrus Purde(CEO and Co-founder)Markus Leming(Co-Founder & Head of Product and Support)inMichiel Klonhammer(CEO)
Co-investorsbyFoundersSpring CapitalLIFT99Specialist VC
Actyx builds protocols, tools, and services aimed at improving the resilience of technical systems.
Developer ToolsIoT
Alokai develops frontend software for ecommerce retailers to build fast, modern online storefronts using composable commerce and headless architecture.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWarsaw, PL
Patrick Friday(Founder)inFilip Rakowski(Founder)inBart Roszkowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALY CombinatorCreandumSMOK Ventures
Anytype is a decentralized collaboration and note-taking platform that emphasizes data privacy through local encryption and peer-to-peer synchronization.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSector AgnosticMoscow, US
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalInflection.xyzTechstarsBalderton CapitalEarl Grey Capital
Atmio provides hardware and software for emission monitoring across gas infrastructure including pipelines, distribution networks, and storage facilities.
Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFrankfurt, DE
Marius Krüger(Founder)in
Co-investorsHCVCNotion CapitalRobin CapitalNucleus Capital
Avayl builds MedPro, an end-to-end AI platform for Medical Information and Medical Affairs teams in pharma and biotech, offering 100+ pre-built AI capabilities that integrate into existing systems.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSBerlin, DE
Miena Amiri(CEO)inAlexander Götz(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Green chemistry company rethinking e-fuels and other molecules via quantum chemistry and novel catalysts.
Carbon.one develops green methanol production technology to help hard-to-abate industries transition away from fossil fuels as part of a circular carbon economy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsLeuna, DE
Co-investorsPlanet A VenturesMaersk Growth
German robotics company that sold modular, process-ready robot cells (palletizing, machine loading) and a digital configurator so SMEs could automate without a system integrator.
Salmtal, DE
Georg Matheus(Co-Founder)Klaus Ignaz Wagner(Co-Founder)Olaf Gehrels(Co-Founder & CEO)inRalf Zeisberger(Co-Founder and Co-CEO / CFO)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITALTeam Global
Codasip develops RISC-V processor IP and processor design tools for chip and embedded systems designers.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsBrno, CZ
Karel MasaříkKarel Masarik(Founder)inRon Black(Chief Executive Officer)inZdeněk Přikryl(Chief Technology Officer)inVladimír Koutný(Chief Financial Officer)inKateřina Smrčková(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsCredo VenturesIndaco Venture PartnersMatterwave VenturesOctopus VenturesVentech
Consentio is a platform connecting fresh produce suppliers and buyers to reduce waste, increase sustainability, and streamline supply chain operations.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyFoodTechSaaS
Benoit VandevivereVincent Rosso
Co-investorsExtension FundGrupo ZriserLabel InvestmentsMundi VenturesSalica InvestmentsScale Lab Andorra
Bonterra Deed is a platform that unifies employee giving, volunteering, grantmaking, and corporate social responsibility initiatives for organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSNew York City, US
Deevee Kashi(Founder)inAske Ertmann(Founder)inSteve Liu(Founder)in
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesEarlybird Venture CapitalPruVen Capital PartnersY CombinatorACE & Company
Detectify is a SaaS application security platform that gives security teams visibility into their attack surface and delivers vulnerability data for both humans and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSStockholm, SE
Rickard Carlsson(CEO, Co-founder)Fredrik Nordberg Almroth(Security Researcher, Co-founder)Johan Edholm(Security Engineer, Co-founder)David Hallenius(Software Engineer, Co-Founder)Aimée Roerink(Chief Marketing Officer)Ann Vilhelmsson(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalInsight PartnersInventure
Co-investors42CAP
DigitalGenius offers an AI platform for ecommerce customer service, using a hybrid approach that combines large language models with structured workflows to resolve customer conversations across channels like email, chat, and voice.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSLondon
Dmitry Aksenov(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLumia CapitalMMC VenturesRuna CapitalRunway Venture PartnersSpider CapitalBloomberg Beta+2 more
Edgeless Systems builds confidential computing software that keeps data and workloads encrypted at runtime using Trusted Execution Environments and remote attestation, removing cloud administrators from the trusted computing base.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityBochum, DE
Felix Schuster(Founder)
Co-investorsNew Forge
Flinn provides AI software for MedTech manufacturers to automate adverse event and safety database monitoring across 15+ regulatory databases such as FDA MAUDE, BfArM, and SwissMedic.
AI & Machine LearningMedical DevicesSaaSVienna, AT
Hasib Samad(Founder)Bastian Krapinger-Rüther(Founder)inTibor Zechmeister(Managing Director)Immanuel Bader(Head of Quality and Regulatory)
Co-investorsCherry Ventures
Developing an all-electric, automatically flying ecopter to transport passengers and cargo.
FlyNow Aviation develops autonomous, pilotless eCopters for urban air mobility, offering versions for passenger transport, cargo logistics (200 kg payload), and emergency medical transport.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsTrousdale Ventures
Graph Finance provides payment infrastructure for businesses in emerging markets to conduct international transactions with the same ease and security as local payments.
FintechToronto, CA
Abdul Akubo(Founder)inChris Mozie(Founder)in
Co-investorsMicrotractionTechstarsBessemer Venture PartnersDaphniMerantix Capital
AI-driven precision medicine improving lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases.
GraphTx is an AI-driven platform for drug discovery that validates immunology and inflammation drug targets using live patient samples before clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthVienna, AT
Co-investorsDaphniTranspose Platform ManagementMerantix Capital
Working capital financing for companies
Working capital solutions for companies
Homeday is a German real estate brokerage founded in 2015 that supports buyers and sellers through the full transaction process, from property valuation to closing, using local partner agents and digital tools including the myHomeday customer platform and a price-assessment tool.
MarketplacesPropTechSaaSBerlin, DE
Dmitri Uvarovski(Co-Founder & CMO)inSteffen Wicker(Co-Founder & CEO)inPhilipp Reichle(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAVIV GroupPICUS CAPITALProject A Ventures10x Founders
Hygraph is a GraphQL-native headless CMS platform that enables teams to create, deliver, and distribute content across multiple channels.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBerlin, DE
Michael Lukaszczyk(Founder)inWill Robinsonin
Co-investorsMango CapitalOpenOceanPeak
Inai provides a payments platform that enables companies to launch, manage, and scale global payment solutions with integrations to diverse payment methods across regions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Anta Pattabiraman(Founder)inKarthik Narayanan
Co-investorsBetter CapitalGemba Capital Venture PartnersKube VCY CombinatorSoma Capital
Keelvar is an AI-native advanced sourcing optimization platform that helps enterprises automate and optimize procurement processes by matching buyers and suppliers fairly using intelligent algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCork, IE
Alan Holland(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors83NorthAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalEnterprise EquityMosaic Ventures
Lhotse offers an AI-native operating layer for enterprise procurement that embeds into existing systems like SAP R/3, ECC, S/4, and Ariba via a browser extension.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCavalry Ventures
Co-investorsRevent
PartsCloud builds PartsOS, AI-based software for spare-parts inventory planning and demand forecasting aimed at mid-sized machine builders (Maschinenbau).
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Benjamin Reichenecker(Co-founder & CEO)inFabian Gemmecke(Co-founder & CPO/COO)
Co-investorsNewion
Visual and intuitive digital design tool for demanding visual designers.
Pipedrive is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage sales pipelines, track leads, and automate sales processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Urmas Purde(Founder)in
Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersAngelPadBessemer Venture PartnersCamber PartnersDigital Health VenturesFresco Capital+10 more
Procuros provides an AI-powered "Order Agent" that ingests incoming sales orders in any format (PDF, Excel, CSV, EDI, email) and books them into the customer's ERP after validating them against product and customer data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSHamburg, DE
Patrick(Co-founder)Ben(Co-founder)
Co-investorsPoint NineCreandumb2venture
Relimetrics offers ReliVision, a no-code platform for building, deploying, and maintaining AI-based visual quality inspection solutions on the factory shop floor.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Kemal Levi(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalMerus CapitalNewfund CapitalQuest Venture Partners
Retorio develops AI-powered coaching software for enterprise sales teams, using realistic client simulations and behavioral feedback to help salespeople build customer trust and improve performance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMunich, DE
Jan Beuthin
Co-investorsStorm VenturesPassion CapitalPorsche VenturesBasinghall PartnersTechFounders
Semron develops 3D CapRAM, a semiconductor technology that performs computing inside 3D flash memory by stacking many layers on silicon, aimed at meeting the compute demands of AI workloads.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsOTB VenturesJoin CapitalOnsight Ventures
Programming tools that accelerate the journey from software to application-specific hardware systems.
Co-investorsMerus Capital
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Co-founder & President)inPatrick Collison(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)inGreg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inSarah HeckinSarah Heckin
Co-investors500 GlobalAdvaita CapitalAglae VenturesAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen Horowitz+60 more
Synteny develops an AI platform that models the rules of molecular recognition to design modular protein therapeutics, pairing generative biology models with high-throughput experimental validation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon, GB
Jamie Blundell(Co-Founder & CSO)inLilly Sophia Wollman(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsHAWKTAILPICUS CAPITAL
Tech-driven furniture company offering customizable storage solutions via an online configurator and AR tools.
Co-investorsAmaral Family InvestmentsEvli Growth PartnersTDJ Pitango Ventures
Ultralytics develops YOLO, an open-source real-time object detection and computer vision platform used across industries for visual AI tasks including surveillance, quality control, robotics, and autonomous systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSector Agnostic
Glenn Jocher
Wandelbots develops Physical AI software for robotics that enables businesses to program and control robots without coding expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Christoph Biering(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAtlanticAtlantic LabsFranz Haniel & Cie. GmbHInsight PartnersLEA Partners+2 more
Xolo develops volumetric 3D printing technology using photo-switchable molecules controlled by light, enabling single-pass production of entire objects rather than layer-by-layer printing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesBerlin, DE
Stefan Hecht(Professor)Dirk(CEO)Martin Regehly(Professor)
Co-investorsDeepTech & Climate Fonds
Z1 offers a mobile banking application and linked prepaid card for teenagers and young adults in Latin America, enabling account holders to manage spending, receive income from jobs and side work, and build financial skills.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
Joao Pedro Thompson(Founder)inThiago Achatz(Founder)inMateus Craveiro(Founder)inSophie Secaf(Founder)in
Co-investors3cubed VenturesClocktower VenturesKaszek VenturesParade VenturesTop Corner CapitalY Combinator+5 more
ZuriQ develops quantum computing hardware based on a three-dimensional trapped-ion architecture designed for scalable qubit systems while preserving connectivity and operation fidelity.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Pavel Hrmo
Co-investorsOnsight VenturesQAI VenturesQuantonationFirst Momentum
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioHomedayacq. by Axel Springer
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCarbon · energy.gov · Aug 14, 2026

Stripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Graph · techfundingnews.com · Jul 17, 2026

Wandelbots · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
inai · saasworthy.com · Jun 28, 2026
Anytype · thenew.money · Jun 26, 2026
Coboworx · merkur.de · Nov 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SquareOne made?
- SquareOne has 51 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does SquareOne invest at?
- SquareOne invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is SquareOne's typical check size?
- SquareOne typically writes checks of $378K – $3.8M.
- What sectors does SquareOne focus on?
- SquareOne focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is SquareOne located?
- SquareOne is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Does SquareOne lead rounds?
- SquareOne typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does SquareOne co-invest with?
- SquareOne most often shares deals with Insight Partners, Y Combinator, 83North, among 91 tracked co-investors.
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