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 the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 29 of 59 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×10Developer Tools ×8Hardware ×4Cybersecurity ×3E-commerce ×3Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×4Germany×3Austria×2Czechia×1Estonia×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathOutfunnel 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
Michiel Klonhammer(CEO)Andrus Purde(CEO and Co-founder)Markus Leming(Co-Founder & Head of Product and Support)
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
Atmio provides hardware and software for emission monitoring across gas infrastructure including pipelines, distribution networks, and storage facilities.
Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFrankfurt, DE
Green chemistry company rethinking e-fuels and other molecules via quantum chemistry and novel catalysts.
Codasip develops RISC-V processor IP and processor design tools for chip and embedded systems designers.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsBrno, CZ
Karel MasaříkRon Black(Chief Executive Officer)Zdeněk Přikryl(Chief Technology Officer)Vladimír Koutný(Chief Financial Officer)Kateřina Smrčková(Chief People Officer)
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
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)
DigitalGenius provides an AI agent built for ecommerce customer service that resolves queries such as order status, returns, subscriptions, warranty claims, and order changes by integrating with a brand's tech stack.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS
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 ComputingCybersecurity
Public cloud / confidential computing security
Public cloud / confidential computing security
FireStart is an Austrian business process management and workflow automation platform based on the BPMN 2.0 standard that integrates people, systems, and AI to automate business processes.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLinz, AT
Johannes Roth(CEO)
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
AI-driven precision medicine improving lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases.
Working capital financing for companies
Working capital solutions for companies
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
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
Visual and intuitive digital design tool for demanding visual designers.
Procuros provides a platform that connects businesses with their trading partners—retailers, suppliers, and third-party logistics providers—regardless of whether those partners use EDI, PDFs, or Excel.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
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
Programming tools that accelerate the journey from software to application-specific hardware systems.
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Founder/President)inPatrick Collison(Founder/CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)
D2C furniture company offering customizable, made-to-measure homeware solutions.
Ultralytics provides an end-to-end computer vision platform for annotating images and videos, training YOLO models on cloud infrastructure, and deploying models across 42 global regions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Open source frontend-as-a-service e-commerce platform
Open source frontend-as-a-service e-commerce toolkit
Wandelbots develops Physical AI software for robotics that enables businesses to program and control robots without coding expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Wandelbots · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Inai · saasworthy.com · Jun 28, 2026
Anytype · thenew.money · Jun 26, 2026
Deed · fortralaw.com · Jul 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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