Lucas Merle
InvestorPartner at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG · Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Germany
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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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
- eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSPartnercurrent2025 — present
- eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSPrincipal2022 — 2025
- eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSSenior Investment Manager2021Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSInvestment Manager2019 — 2021Münster Area, Germany
- eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSAssociate2018 — 2019Münster Area, Germany
- VisioLabBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- CleafyMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- MOTOR AiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- QuoIntelligenceBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- ExeinBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Open-XchangeBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- PapershiftBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- temicon GmbHBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentDortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- JedoxBoard Observer2018 — 2020Freiburg Area, Germany
- UDG Consulting GmbH (migrated to SMP AG Strategy Consultants)Management Consultant2016 — 2018Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- UDG Consulting GmbH (migrated to SMP AG Strategy Consultants)Associate Consultant2016Düsseldorf Area, Germany
- Helpling Australia (Rocket Internet)Operations Manager2015Sydney, Australia
- Rocket Internet SEBusiness Development Intern2014Berlin Area, Germany
- juwi AGDual Student | Job-Rotation Program for Future Executives2011 — 2014Mainz Area, Germany
- juwi AGCorporate Finance Intern2014Santiago, Chile
- Weber-Stephen Deutschland GmbHBusiness Development Intern2011Mainz Area, Germany
Skills & more
Due DiligenceVenture Capital2Early Stage InvestmentEntrepreneurship3Management Consulting1Start-ups4Strategy Consulting1Financial ModelingPrivate EquityBusiness Development5International Business6Business Strategy1
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Financial AnalysisDigital StrategyMarketing StrategyAlternative InvestmentsSales ManagementMarketingStartupsSalesNegotiationLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise SoftwareLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
From Lucas's professional profile.
Colleagues at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG
Aileen Tebbe
Executive Assistant at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG
Barbara Kaup
Financial & Investment Controlling at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Bettina Schäfer
Executive Assistant at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG
Christoph Ostermann
Venture Partner at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG
Constantin Sanders
Investment Manager at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Dirk Seewald
Managing Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Dr. Antonia Knuth
Chief Financial Officer at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Dr. Cornelius Patt
Venture Partner at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lucas Merle?
- 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.
- Where does Lucas Merle work?
- Lucas Merle is Partner at eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AG.
- What does Lucas Merle invest in?
- Lucas Merle invests in AI & Machine Learning, SaaS.
- What check size does Lucas Merle write?
- Lucas Merle typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Lucas Merle go to school?
- Lucas Merle studied at ESCP (Executive Master (M.Sc.), Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Kozminski University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Management).
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Shared employers
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