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Angel Invest Angel Fund III

Geography
Germany
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
€160M
Focus
AI/ML, Digital Health, E-Commerce and SaaS
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Angel Invest Angel Fund III

Angel Invest Angel Fund III is a venture capital firm based in Germany, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, E-Commerce, Digital Health, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Digital Health
E-Commerce
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-incorporation EU founder in AI, FinTech, or DeepTech

AI
vertical AI
AI data infrastructure
FinTech
DeepTech
pre-seed/angel
Europe
synthetic data
RL environments

Bullish Signals

250+ startups, €2B+ follow-on raisedexternal
75 investments per year, most active EUexternal
60% Series A graduation rateexternal
1,000+ co-investor relationshipsexternal
All GPs are former founders with exitsexternal
Up to €4M perks for portfolio cosexternal
Actively signaling AI data as key themelinkedin
Publishing on AI data market opportunitylinkedin
Launching webinar series on AI data marketslinkedin
Covering synthetic data + RL environmentslinkedin
Live webinar May 6: AI data marketslinkedin
Featuring vertical AI depth over horizontallinkedin
Podcast featuring real-world AI job completionlinkedin
Fonio portfolio exit: $500k→$10M ARR, 20xlinkedin
Cutting Edge AI podcast driving portfolio visibilitylinkedin
Strong conviction on vertical AI scale modellinkedin
Team grew to 25+ people, rapid expansionlinkedin
Annual AGM largest ever, growing founder/LP communitylinkedin
Portfolio co CEOs featured: Causa Prima, Dream AIlinkedin
Partner Nazanin speaking OGR Torino Oct 7-9linkedin
Expanding thought leadership, conference visibilitylinkedin

Contrarian Signals

€125k check — very small ticketexternal
High volume: 75 deals/yr, diluted attentionexternal
EU-centric network, limited US reachexternal
LinkedIn post: only 1 like, low engagementlinkedin

Founder Do's

Come pre-incorporation or very early
Show ambition for category-defining company
Expect 1yr+ hands-on coaching
Leverage network for Series A prep
Open to co-investment at angel/pre-seed/seed

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect large check (€125k typical)
Don't need polished deck for committee
Don't ignore AI/FinTech/DeepTech focus

47 signals on Angel Invest Angel Fund III

21 bullish · 4 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 14 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€160M
Saves0
People

Key People

Jens Lapinski, Oliver Clasen, Jag Singh

Jens LapinskiFounding Partner
Oliver ClasenFounding Partner
Nazanin DaneshvarPartner
Jag SinghPartner
Karl Joseph SeilernPartner
John von Berenberg-ConsbruchPartner
Anna RitzVenture Partner
Connor MurphyVenture Partner
Jan-Oliver SellVenture Partner
Kartik VarmaVenture Partner
Mara Larson-RichardVenture Partner
Marco MucciniVenture Partner
Matthaus KrzykowskiVenture Partner
Robin HarbortAI Analyst
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