Nucleus Capital

Germany
Pre Seed
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About Nucleus Capital

Nucleus Capital is a venture capital firm based in Germany, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Climate Sustainability
Deep Tech
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical deep-tech founder in bio, food, or industrials pre-seed

programmable biology
food technology
neo industrials
deep-tech Europe/US
frontier science

Bullish Signals

83% portfolio founders technical backgroundexternal
51% portfolio cos have female co-founderexternal
43% founders are repeat entrepreneursexternal
Leads/co-leads first checks up to €1Mexternal
15+ portfolio companies across 3 sectorsexternal
Strong founder testimonials — fiercely supportiveexternal
World-class advisor bench: scientific + industryexternal
Portfolio spans EU & US geographiesexternal
Founders only meet decision-makers directlyexternal
Named portfolio: Planet A Foods, Apoha, Yuri, endolithexternal

Contrarian Signals

Very concentrated, selective portfolioexternal
Europe/US only — limited geographic scopeexternal
Small team — bandwidth risk at scaleexternal
Advisors unpaid/community — depth unclearexternal

Founder Do's

Have strong technical / scientific background
Build in bio, food, or industrial systems
Seek first-check pre-momentum partner
Show viable unit economics + low footprint
Be open to direct, close-knit partnership

Founder Don'ts

Apply SaaS playbook to deep-tech
Expect passive, hands-off investor
Come without technical team at core

Key GPs & Partners

IF
Dr. Isabella Fandrych
General Partner
industrial engineerimpact-drivencorporate networks
MS
Maximilian Schwarz
General Partner
hands-onentrepreneurshipbusiness background
CV
Dr. Carolina Villa
Principal
bioprocess engineerTEA expertscience-first
RW
Raffael Wohlgensinger
Venture Partner
venture partnerindustry network
MW
Martin Weber
Venture Partner
venture partnerindustry network
DC
Daniel Caspar
Head of Finance
financeoperations
PB
Dr. Patricia Bubner
Scientific Advisor
scientific advisordeep science
MR
Dr. Mazen Rizk
Scientific Advisor
scientific advisordeep science
IM
Prof. Ian Marison
Scientific Advisor
scientific advisoracademia
CO
Christian Ohlshausen
Industry Advisor
industry advisorindustry network
AB
Andreas Berger
Industry Advisor
industry advisorindustry network
KC
Kamel Chida
Industry Advisor
industry advisorindustry network
MP
Marc Penkala
VC Advisor
VC advisorventure ecosystem
DZ
Dominik Zalewski
Finance Advisor
finance advisor

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€40M
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Key People

Sabella Fandrych, Maximilian Schwarz

Dr. Isabella FandrychGeneral Partner
Maximilian SchwarzGeneral Partner
Dr. Carolina VillaPrincipal
Raffael WohlgensingerVenture Partner
Martin WeberVenture Partner
Daniel CasparHead of Finance
Dr. Patricia BubnerScientific Advisor
Dr. Mazen RizkScientific Advisor
Prof. Ian MarisonScientific Advisor
Christian OhlshausenIndustry Advisor
Andreas BergerIndustry Advisor
Kamel ChidaIndustry Advisor
Marc PenkalaVC Advisor
Dominik ZalewskiFinance Advisor

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