Investing globally has always been our instinct.
Since launching our Early Stage and Growth Funds in San Francisco, we’ve established Early Stage funds in Asia, Europe, and South America. We created these funds to lead rounds at every stage, in every geography.
We are actively on the ground across continents, seeing local trends up close, searching for top founders, and bringing them our world of resources. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth – connecting entrepreneurs to each other, to customers, and to insights from distant markets – to help them become a global success.
Our Guiding Principles
Be different, together
Lift every low, and every high
Lead with generosity
Invest in the world
“So diverse in terms of the characters—there’s a German word, paradiesvögel.”—Christian Gaiser, Numa, Germany
“If I was kidnapped...he’d fly out and try to save the situation. He’s like an investing superhero.” —Noah Kerner, Acorns, US
“It feels like we are in control, and that’s how it should feel.” —Holger Seim, Blinkist, Germany
“I actually feel motivated to share candidly with them.” —Ashot Iskandarian, Shopmonkey, US
“I was flying home…so they met me at the Starbucks outside of security.” —Bianca Padilla, Carewell, US
“Other funds get panicky...they have a mentality of 'ah we'll fix it'.” —Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren, Karma, Sweden
Our Team
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Location
Asia
LatAm
Europe
US
Team
Investment - Growth
Investment - Early
Operations
Technology
Sector
Fintech
Consumer Tech
Infrastructure & Developer Tools
SaaS
Christian Miele
My Investment Philosophy
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. I love working with human beings who see obstacles as the true path.
Sectors
All things B2B, Industry 4.0, Digitization of Enterprise
Headliners
automaited · Coya (acq. by Luko) · Futrli (acq. by Sage) · Kenbi · Leapwork · Mine · Mistral AI · Numa · Paykey · Planradar · PowerUs · Robco · Sorare · Sparetech · Stotles
A Conversation with Christian
What's your area of focus?
I love B2B companies of any kind, and supporting founders with our global network.
What's the product you're most obsessed with and why?
WhatsApp, Twitter, and LinkedIn: the magic three that let me control my personal and professional life.
The most important trait for an investor is to be a ying to the yang.”
What’s your proudest allegiance?
I am committed to turbo-charging entrepreneurship in Europe. As the President of the non-profit German Startup Association, I do this by helping founders work closely with European governments and build better companies.
What’s the strangest place you’ve ever met a founder?
Honestly you don’t want to know...ask me after a bottle of red wine, and I might reveal.