Fund profile / United Kingdom

Headline EU Fund VIII

Stage
Series A
Fund size
$400M
Focus
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Headline EU Fund VIII

Software, AI applications, deep tech, fintech, consumer, robotics, and energy, with founders from Mistral to Attio, Deblock, Searchable, Procure AI, and PlanRadar cited as representative of the portfolio Geography: Europe, with named emphasis on the UK and Germany.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical European founder, global ambition, Seed or Series A

European founders
Seed & Series A
foundation models
robotics
deep tech

Bullish Signals

Fresh $400M EU VIII fund announcedexternal
$900M growth strategy alongside early-stageexternal
Day 1 to IPO coverage offeredexternal
Investing in Europe since early 2000sexternal
Foundation models & robotics labs powering foundersexternal

Contrarian Signals

Europe-only focus limits deal geographyexternal

Founder Do's

Be European-based
Show global ambition from day 1
Have real technical depth
Build in foundation models or robotics
Expect Day 1 to IPO support

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch non-European founders
Don't lack technical differentiation
Don't think small-scale or local-only

33 signals on Headline EU Fund VIII

5 bullish · 1 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 19 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$400M
Saves0
People

Key People

Christian LeyboldPartner
Jonathan BeckerPartner
Christian MielePartner
Jonathan UseroviciPartner
Mathias SchillingPartner
Thomas GieselmannPartner
Dominic R. WilhelmTeam
Valentin KremerTeam
Kiran ModiTeam
Astrid Moullé-BerteauxTeam
Adeyinka OkuwogaTeam
Isabel WrubelTeam
Cyprien BenoistTeam
Estelle MamaneTeam
Michael KentTeam
Shalini RaoTeam
Anna FaulknerTeam
Linda BrosigTeam
Iñigo Garcia GordobilTeam
Backers

Known LPs

KfW CapitalPublic / State institution
Otto GroupCorporate / Strategic
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