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Cloudberry Ventures DeepTech Fund

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About Cloudberry Ventures DeepTech Fund

Cloudberry Ventures launched a €50M DeepTech fund led by Mahir Sahin, ex-Google Moonshot X advisor, with an 86% gross IRR track record. Invests seed to Series A in industrial infrastructure, advanced materials, energy, autonomous manufacturing, and edge AI.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Energy Tech
Manufacturing

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Seed–Series A deeptech founder: patented hardware + regulated markets, lean

deeptech
compute-infrastructure
industrial-infrastructure
financial-infrastructure
hardware-first
regulated-markets
mission-critical

Bullish Signals

86% gross IRR and 2.4x MOIC in 16 months from predecessor vehicleblog
€50M fund already backing Quantum Brilliance and Xavveo with €1-2M checksblog
LP base includes Google, Qualcomm, and De Beers executivesblog
Explicitly backing defensible hardware and data-driven software moatswebsite
Targeting mission-critical regulated markets; largest TAM, stickiest customerswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Explicitly rejects AI SaaS; bets physical infrastructure beats software long-termblog
Solo GP managing high diligence burden across 25-35 portfolio companiesblog
Emphasizes founder storytelling and narrative quality as investment criteriawebsite

Founder Do's

Pitch at the physical infrastructure layer of the tech stack
Highlight hardware-software intersection in your product
Show long development timeline awareness and capital discipline
Leverage Google/Qualcomm network for technical validation asks
Apply if global but with European presence or sourcing angle
Tell compelling story; GPs back great storytellers and narratives
Focus on defensible moats: patented hardware or data-driven software
Target mission-critical, regulated markets with durable moats

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pure SaaS or software-only plays
Don't expect fast SaaS-style development timelines to be your framing
Don't pitch without clear deeptech differentiation at the infrastructure layer
Don't underestimate narrative; weak storytellers get passed

Key GPs & Partners

MS
Mahir Sahin
Founding Partner
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EI
Ehsanul Islam
VP & Advisor
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Fund Overview

Fund Size€50M
Saves0
Website

Key People

Mahir Sahin

Mahir SahinFounding Partner
Ehsanul IslamVP & Advisor

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