DTCP European Defence VC Fund

Germany
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About DTCP European Defence VC Fund

European DefenceTech, Dual-Use Technologies, Aerospace, Cybersecurity, AI, Advanced Materials

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Cybersecurity
Defense
Manufacturing
Space

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Growth-stage B2B SaaS founder in Cyber, AI, or Infra

Enterprise SaaS
Cybersecurity
Digital Infrastructure
AI & Robotics
DevOps & Cloud
Defence & Security
Fibre & Data Centres

Bullish Signals

60+ investments, 25+ exitswebsite
€4.5bn AUM across three strategieswebsite
2x SAP acquisitions from portfolioexternal
€500M Defence & Security fund launchedexternal
Dash0 unicorn: $110M Series Bexternal
Accenture acquired Keepler portfolio coexternal
maincubes: €2.5B financing securedexternal
Dark Fiber Group acquired — Nordics expansionexternal
TENEX.AI invested — new betexternal
Triple strategy: Growth + Infra + Defencewebsite
Arctic Wolf: market leader security opswebsite
Cognigy: 100+ language AI, acquired NiCEwebsite
GreenScale: hyperscale AI data centrewebsite
Quantum Systems: defence drone intelligencewebsite
Dexory: warehouse robotics + digital twinwebsite
Community Fibre: London largest FTTH operatorwebsite
Cellnex NL: 4000 tower sites leadershipwebsite
Platform conviction: tech adoption drives wealthwebsite
Defence fund leads Kraken $175M Series Bwebsite
LeanIX: SAP acquisition 2023website
Signavio: SAP acquisition 2021website
Cognigy: NiCE acquisition 2025website
Defence fund leads Six Robotics €12Mwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Triple strategy may dilute focusexternal
Heavy Europe mid-market concentrationexternal
No GP team publicly disclosedexternal
Infra assets capital-intensive, long holdwebsite

Founder Do's

Build B2B / enterprise-grade products
Target Europe, US, or Israel markets
Show clear path to global scale
Operate in Cyber, SaaS, Infra, or AI
Be at growth / scale-up stage
Focus on digital transformation impact

Founder Don'ts

Early-stage / pre-revenue startups
Consumer-facing business models
Outside digital transformation sectors

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€500M
Saves0

Key People

Thomas Preuss, Philipp von Bismarck, Jack J. Young

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