Fund profile / Croatia

Fil Rouge Capital II

Geography: Croatia
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €42M
Focus
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Fil Rouge Capital II

EUR 42M Croatian fund covering the full early-stage spectrum from incubation and acceleration through to growth, selected under the Croatian Venture Capital Initiative.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionCroatia

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Bold, resilient founder in logistics, gaming, AI, fintech, marketplace

bold founders

resilience obsessed

logistics

gaming

fintech

marketplace

Bullish Signals

€104M AUM, 178 startups, 290 founders backedexternal

Oct 2024 content: 6 articles, founder interviewsexternal

Three portfolio founders actively quoted, mentoringexternal

Rejection & resilience openly discussed, Oct 2024external

Recent founder interviews: CastItAnywhere, OptiSpaceexternal

Emphasizing courage, uncertainty, entrepreneurial journeyexternal

Founder quotes: boldness as core fund DNAexternal

Contrarian Signals

No named GPs visible — only portfolio foundersexternal

Very broad sector focus — limited specialisationexternal

Founder-led structure, not traditional VC teamexternal

Founder Do's

Be bold & resilient — core value

Show real vision & embrace uncertainty

Get back up after rejection

Demonstrate execution grit relentlessly

Pitch logistics/gaming/AI/fintech/marketplace/software

Founder Don'ts

Don't brag with meaningless awards

Don't accelerate twice

Don't pitch without clear vision

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€42M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Julien Coustaury

Robert FarazinPortfolio Founder

Josip BegićPortfolio Founder

Jack ThorogoodPortfolio Founder

Backers

Known LPs

European Investment Fund (EIF)Fund-of-Funds

Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds (Croatia)Public / State institution

N°04 / See also

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