Fundraising Fox

Kaan Anit

Investor

General Partner at First Degree Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Kaan Anit is founder and general partner at FirstDegree, an early-stage venture firm investing in AI-native companies focused on productivity, collaboration, workflow automation, go-to-market, and data infrastructure. With over 25 years of experience as a founder, operator, recruiter, and investor, he established FirstDegree to connect early-stage founders with customers, operators, talent, and co-investors across Europe, Israel, and the US. The firm co-invests alongside partners including Y Combinator, Insight Partners, and Kima Ventures.

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Experience

  1. FirstDegreeFounder & General Partnercurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam Area
  2. Acceler8Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Alfa AIInvestorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. MarblismInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. hyperGTMInvestorcurrent2026 — presentGreater London
  6. Leadbay (YC F25)Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  7. EragonInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. HubbleInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. SingulateInvestorcurrent2026 — presentBaltimore, MD
  10. ScalestackInvestorcurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
  11. SillageInvestorcurrent2025 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
  12. Graphio.aiInvestorcurrent2025 — presentCharlotte, NC
  13. LimelightInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  14. Trampoline AIInvestorcurrent2025 — presentMontreal, QC
  15. WINN.AIInvestorcurrent2025 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  16. Topo (YC W24)Investorcurrent2025 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
  17. FullEnrichInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  18. AlphaLensInvestorcurrent2024 — presentOslo, Norway
  19. WhiteBridge.aiInvestorcurrent2024 — presentVilniaus, Lithuania
  20. lablab.aiInvestor (pre-seed)current2024 — presentSan Francisco en omgeving

Education

  1. School of lifeEntrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship1993 — 2030
  2. st Jan Lyceum Den BoschHighschool dropout1989 — 1993
  3. Stedelijk Gymnasium Den Boschgymnasium1985 — 1989

Skills & more

Early-Stage Fundraising Strategy6GTM & Product-Market Fit4Founder-to-Founder Guidance3Building With and Around AIRecruiting, Hiring & Scaling TeamsAccessGTM1Early Stage Investment2Building Teams1Multidisciplinair team samenstellen1Making things happenWorking with Investors
+12 moreinvestorFundraisingSuper-ConnectorCommunity LedOperational VCInvestmentsValue-Added Services (VAS)Relationship BuildingBusiness NetworkingStrategyManagementLeadership

Languages Dutch · English · German · Turkish

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Shared employers

Also worked at Graphio.ai1

Travis GaldieriPartner at Forward Deployed VC

Also worked at Boardy25

Cameron HartAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesHaider KhanFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalJonathan EhrlichFounder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalStephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView VenturesTristan PollockInvestor at NZVC

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