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About
Olaf Jacobi combines 25+ years as a repeat founder (raised ~$7M and pivoted his startup) and former Target Partners partner to back rare B2B deep‑tech infrastructure winners, 4–10 deals/year.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Basic VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- Capnamic VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
- SWARM BiotacticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentKassel, Hesse, Germany
- experial.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- LumiformChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
- SynctiveBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- FreshflowChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
- QuantPiChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentSaarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
- CedaloBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentFreiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- ACCURE Battery IntelligenceChairman of the Boardcurrent2020 — presentAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- UserlaneChairman of the Boardcurrent2018 — presentMunich Area, Germany
- Embold Technologies GmbHBoard Member2017 — 2023Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
- Contiamo | Turn your data into smarter decisionsChairman Of The Board2017 — 2021Berlin Area, Germany
- LANABoard Member2018 — 2021Berlin Area, Germany
- Dedrone GmbHChairman of the Board2015Kassel Area, Germany
- adsquareChairman of the Board2014 — 2015Berlin Area, Germany
- adjust.comChairman of the Board2012 — 2015Berlin Area, Germany
- hetras GmbHBoard Member2009 — 2015Munich Area, Germany
- Target PartnersPartner and co-owner2007 — 2015Munich Area, Germany
- JouleXObserver at the Board2009 — 2013Greater Atlanta Area
- ScoreloopChairman of the Board2008 — 2011Munich Area, Germany
- Collax Inc.Founder and CEO2005 — 2006Greater Boston Area
- Sirius Venture PartnersCo-Founder and Managing Director2004 — 2005Wiesbaden Area, Germany
- Cobion AGInvestor and CSO2002 — 2004Kassel Area, Germany
- ACG AGChief Sales Officer1999 — 2002Wiesbaden Area, Germany
- MinoltaSenior VP Marketing1992 — 1999Hannover Area, Germany
Skills & more
Mergers33Team Building8IPO19Venture Capital99Investments53M&A experience13Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Product Management47Executive Management31Management Consulting7Angel Investing20
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Mergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCompetitive AnalysisMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyStrategy DevelopmentStrategyLeadershipManagementLanguages English · German · No Bullshit
From Olaf's professional profile.
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Capnamic
Alexandra Kurmulis
Investment Manager at Capnamic
Christian Horneber
Managing Partner Bremen at Capnamic
Christian Knott
Managing Partner at Capnamic
Christian Siegele
Managing Partner at Capnamic
Dorothea Gotthardt
Investor at Capnamic
Dr. Nils Eiteneyer
Partner at Capnamic
Franz Diekmann
Investment Manager at Capnamic
Frederik von Bossel
Partner at Capnamic
Network2
Investors connected to Olaf in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Olaf Jacobi?
- Olaf Jacobi combines 25+ years as a repeat founder (raised ~$7M and pivoted his startup) and former Target Partners partner to back rare B2B deep‑tech infrastructure winners, 4–10 deals/year.
- Where does Olaf Jacobi work?
- Olaf Jacobi is Managing Partner at Capnamic.
- What does Olaf Jacobi invest in?
- Olaf Jacobi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Olaf Jacobi write?
- Olaf Jacobi typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What companies has Olaf Jacobi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include ACCURE, Cedalo, Contiamo, Embold, Experial, FRESHFLOW, Lana, Lumiform, Playbook, QuantPi, SWARM Biotactics, Synctive, and 2 more.
Shared employers
Also worked at SWARM Biotactics1
Also worked at LANA1
Also worked at Dedrone GmbH8
Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisFrederik von BosselPartner at CapnamicPhilipp MeindlInvestor at TempoCapMarkus GrundmannPartner at SenovoSebastian BlumFounding Partner at GreenfieldAustin NicholsSales Coach at Galileo Ventures
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