Herbert Ventures Fund I

About Herbert Ventures Fund I

Herbert Ventures Fund I is a €32.5M (CHF 30M) pre-seed and seed deeptech fund targeting DACH and pan-European founders. Unique no follow-on reserves model with ~30 concentrated bets and 8% hurdle rate. Structured as Luxembourg SCSP via HS Capital AG.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSwitzerland

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Deep Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European founder team, Pre-Seed/Seed, outlier conviction, co-investor ready

Pre-Seed/Seed

Europe-wide

founder-teams-only

no-follow-on

power-law-conviction

Bullish Signals

First close announced April 2026, actively writing checks nowblog

8% LP hurdle rate signals high conviction and outperformance orientationblog

No follow-on reserves eliminates downstream cap table politics for foundersblog

Portfolio includes Droidrun, Pluto, Rheo — active dealswebsite

Strong founder NPS — multiple unsolicited testimonialswebsite

Always co-invests — founder gets broader VC network instantlywebsite

Check size 500K–1M — clear, no ambiguitywebsite

Portfolio spans DPHI Space, Helio, Logbook, Lumvin, Billtewebsite

Luis: Zurich + Madrid — dual European hub coveragewebsite

Founders back wherever they build — not Europe-lockedwebsite

LP base: experienced entrepreneurs + industry leaderswebsite

Contrarian Signals

No follow-on reserves — cannot back winners post-Series Ablog

Only ~30 slots; binary selection, no small exploratory checksblog

Consumer-only or non-DeepTech pitches explicitly poor fitblog

Solo founders categorically excluded — hard filterwebsite

Opportunistic scope — no defined sector focuswebsite

Pre-category bets — no existing market validation requiredwebsite

Founder Do's

Come as a team — no solo founders considered

Show relentless drive + operational excellence

Be Europe-based or strongly Europe-connected

Expect deep diligence — knowledge-driven, not hype-driven

Embrace co-investor dynamic — always syndicates

Founder Don'ts

Pitch solo — single founders explicitly excluded

Expect follow-on capital post-initial check

Lead with trend/hype narrative over fundamentals

Key GPs & Partners

Ben Simon

General Partner

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Luis Huber

General Partner

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€32.5M

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Key People

Ben Simon, Luis Huber

Ben SimonGeneral Partner

Luis HuberGeneral Partner