Axel Wehr
InvestorCo-founder, Chairman & Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures · General Partner at Firestartr
United Kingdom
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About
Axel Wehr is a technology investor and entrepreneur focused on next-generation commerce and marketplaces. He is co-founder and COO of Evermore, a platform for personalized nutrition, and previously worked as an investor in Bain Capital's private equity group across consumer retail and TMT transactions in the US and Europe. He holds an AB from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Experience
- Fabric VenturesCo-founder, Chairman & Managing Partnercurrent2012 — presentDecentralised
- SVRNMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- NEAR FoundationBacker, Co-founding Member of Council, Chair Compensation Committee2019 — 2025Zug, Switzerland
- EQT PartnersSenior Industrial Advisor2012 — 2023Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- UCLIndustrial Professor2021 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Automic Software, now acquired by CA TechnologiesInvestor > Board > Chief Executive Officer2012 — 2016London, UK; Bellevue, WA; Paris, France and Vienna, Austria.
- Tideway Systems now Acquired by BMC SoftwareFounder, Chairman & CEO2002 — 2009
- Accel PartnersEntrepreneur-In-Residence2001 — 2002London Area, United Kingdom
- Orchestream Holdings plc now acquired by OracleCo-Founder, President & SVP1995 — 2001London, United Kingdom
- Monitor Group now Acquired by DeloitteStrategy Consultant1994 — 1997Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Future Pipe IndustriesTrainee, Gulf Eternit, Dubai, UAE1993
- McLaren Group Ltd.Composites Production Engineer1992
- Scotch College AdelaideRowing Instructor1990 — 1991Greater Adelaide Area
- Lotus EngineeringMechanical Engineer1990
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Skills & more
Fundraising12Product Management76Product Development17Start-upsBusiness Strategy56Enterprise SoftwareMobile2Business Development89EntrepreneurshipVenture Capital41Cloud Computing33Go-to-market Strategy70
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StrategyMobile ApplicationsE-commerceAngel InvestingBusiness ModelingProduct MarketingBig DataPrivate EquityLanguages English · French
From Axel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fabric Ventures
Alain Falys
General Partner at Firestartr
Anil Hansjee
General Partner at Fabric Ventures
Anna Yuan
Advisor at Fabric Ventures
Audrey Rouach Baverel
Finance Partner at Fabric Ventures
Camilla McFarland
Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Christina Frankopan
Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Danielle Walsh
Ecosystem Lead at Fabric Ventures
Eleanor Hudson
Operating Partner at Fabric Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Axel Wehr?
- Axel Wehr is a technology investor and entrepreneur focused on next-generation commerce and marketplaces. He is co-founder and COO of Evermore, a platform for personalized nutrition, and previously worked as an investor in Bain Capital's private equity group across consumer retail and TMT transactions in the US and Europe. He holds an AB from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
- Where does Axel Wehr work?
- Axel Wehr is Co-founder, Chairman & Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures.
- What does Axel Wehr invest in?
- Axel Wehr invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Marketplaces.
- Where did Axel Wehr go to school?
- Axel Wehr studied at University of Cambridge (MA, Engineering); Westminster School, London (Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Russian).
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