About This Fund
Capnamic Ventures Fund III is a $215 million venture capital fund managed by Capnamic Ventures, one of the leading early-stage investors in the German-speaking technology ecosystem. The fund reached final close on March 3, 2022, with an oversubscribed raise that attracted a diverse investor base including institutional investors, corporate partners such as Evonik, Fressnapf, and Sparkassen Finanzgruppe, media companies including Neue Zürcher Zeitung and Rheinische Post, and successful technology entrepreneurs including Jörg Gerbig, Dirk Graber, and Verena Pausder.
Fund III focuses on Pre-Seed through Series A investments in technology-based startups originating from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—the DACH region. Capnamic Ventures targets founders at the earliest stages of company formation, providing both initial capital and long-term support through the full venture cycle. The fund meaningfully increased its allocation to the Pre-Seed phase relative to predecessor vehicles, reflecting the firm's conviction that the most differentiated returns are generated by establishing early, conviction-driven positions before a startup's trajectory is widely recognized. Capnamic operates from offices in Cologne, Berlin, and Munich, maintaining deep networks across Germany's corporate, academic, and technology communities, and backing founders building in areas including enterprise software, education technology, and data infrastructure.
Capnamic Ventures Fund III follows two predecessor funds that backed category-leading startups in the German technology market. Fund III has deployed capital into portfolio companies such as Cleverly, Cedalo, and Sharpist, active in educational software and enterprise software development. The oversubscribed raise confirmed Capnamic's standing as a preferred institutional partner for DACH technology founders at the earliest venture stages, positioning the firm as a consistent participant across the DACH ecosystem's most important formative investment rounds.