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Lucas Merle

Investor

Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

Berlin, Germany

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Lucas Merle began his career as a Management Trainee at renewable energy company juwi, later working as Operations Manager at Helpling and as a Management Consultant at UDG Consulting (which became SMP Strategy Consultants). He holds a B.Sc. in Management from Kozminski University and an M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship & Digital Innovation from ESCP. At eCAPITAL he focuses primarily on software and AI startups.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

Experience

  1. eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSPartnercurrent2025 — present
  2. eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSPrincipal2022 — 2025
  3. eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSSenior Investment Manager2021Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  4. eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSInvestment Manager2019 — 2021Münster Area, Germany
  5. eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSAssociate2018 — 2019Münster Area, Germany
  6. VisioLabBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  7. CleafyMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  8. MOTOR AiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  9. QuoIntelligenceBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  10. ExeinBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  11. Open-XchangeBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  12. PapershiftBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  13. temicon GmbHBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentDortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  14. JedoxBoard Observer2018 — 2020Freiburg Area, Germany
  15. UDG Consulting GmbH (migrated to SMP AG Strategy Consultants)Management Consultant2016 — 2018Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  16. UDG Consulting GmbH (migrated to SMP AG Strategy Consultants)Associate Consultant2016Düsseldorf Area, Germany
  17. Helpling Australia (Rocket Internet)Operations Manager2015Sydney, Australia
  18. Rocket Internet SEBusiness Development Intern2014Berlin Area, Germany
  19. juwi AGDual Student | Job-Rotation Program for Future Executives2011 — 2014Mainz Area, Germany
  20. juwi AGCorporate Finance Intern2014Santiago, Chile

Education

  1. ESCPExecutive Master (M.Sc.), Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  2. Kozminski UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Management

Skills & more

Due DiligenceVenture Capital2Early Stage InvestmentEntrepreneurship3Management Consulting1Start-ups4Strategy Consulting1Financial ModelingPrivate EquityBusiness Development5International Business6Business Strategy1
+12 moreFinancial AnalysisDigital StrategyMarketing StrategyAlternative InvestmentsSales ManagementMarketingStartupsSalesNegotiationLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise Software

Languages English · French · German · Spanish

From Lucas's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended ESCP242

Ragnar JongenInvestor at DN CapitalCristian PintoInvestor at DaphniSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsMarjolaine CatilPrincipal at Newfund CapitalJulie RoblotInvestor at Newfund Capital

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Also attended Kozminski University20

Dawid PrzybyszInvestor at One Way VenturesMaria PiotrowskaSenior Associate at VentureFriendsKarol LasotaInvestor at Inovo VCZachariasz StawowiakChief of Staff at Pointer.CapitalWojciech NiesytoPartner at Kogito VenturesAnna MlekoInvestment Manager at OTB Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS15

Svenja NentwigSenior Investment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSYanick RosenbaumInvestment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSHannes SchillManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSKatharina FriePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSDirk SeewaldManaging Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSSteffen ReineckePartner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

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Also worked at Rocket Internet SE109

Ian MarshInvestor at DN CapitalGuy Ward ThomasInvestor at DN CapitalPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsMichel GlezerDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAndrea OliverPrincipal at Nauta Capital

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Colleagues at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS

Aileen Tebbe
Executive Assistant at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Ann-Christin Kortenbrede
Investor at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Antonia Knuth
CFO at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Barbara Kaup
Financial & Investment Controlling at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Bernd Arkenau
Managing Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Bettina Schäfer
Executive Assistant at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Christoph Ostermann
Venture Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Constantin Sanders
Investment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS