Fundraising Fox

Olaf Jacobi

Investor

Managing Partner at Capnamic

Germany

Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $500K

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Basic VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  2. Capnamic VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
  3. SWARM BiotacticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentKassel, Hesse, Germany
  4. experial.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. LumiformChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
  6. SynctiveBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  7. FreshflowChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
  8. QuantPiChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentSaarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
  9. CedaloBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentFreiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  10. ACCURE Battery IntelligenceChairman of the Boardcurrent2020 — presentAachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  11. UserlaneChairman of the Boardcurrent2018 — presentMunich Area, Germany
  12. Embold Technologies GmbHBoard Member2017 — 2023Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  13. Contiamo | Turn your data into smarter decisionsChairman Of The Board2017 — 2021Berlin Area, Germany
  14. LANABoard Member2018 — 2021Berlin Area, Germany
  15. Dedrone GmbHChairman of the Board2015Kassel Area, Germany
  16. adsquareChairman of the Board2014 — 2015Berlin Area, Germany
  17. adjust.comChairman of the Board2012 — 2015Berlin Area, Germany
  18. hetras GmbHBoard Member2009 — 2015Munich Area, Germany
  19. Target PartnersPartner and co-owner2007 — 2015Munich Area, Germany
  20. JouleXObserver at the Board2009 — 2013Greater Atlanta Area

Skills & more

Mergers33Team Building8IPO19Venture Capital99Investments53M&A experience13Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Product Management47Executive Management31Management Consulting7Angel Investing20
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCompetitive AnalysisMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyStrategy DevelopmentStrategyLeadershipManagement

Languages English · German · No Bullshit

From Olaf's professional profile.

Shared employers

Investments

Investor

AccureCedaloContiamoEmboldExperialFreshflowLanaLumiformPlaybookQuantPiSwarm BiotacticssynctiveUserlaneVoxalyze

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Capnamic

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