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Oyster Bay Venture Capital Fund II

Geography: Germany
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €100M
Focus: AgTech, Circular Economy, Climate & Sustainability and Consumer & Commerce
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Oyster Bay Venture Capital Fund II

Oyster Bay Venture Capital Fund II is a venture capital firm based in Germany, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Agritech, Food Tech, Supply Chain, Consumer Commerce, Circular Economy, Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AgTech

Circular Economy

Climate & Sustainability

Consumer & Commerce

FoodTech

Supply Chain

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Ambitious food/agtech founder, seed–series A, impact-driven

agrifoodtech

food value chain

impact-driven

seed to series B

sustainable food systems

Bullish Signals

20 portfolio companies, 4 exits, 1 IPOwebsite

Team co-invests own money every dealwebsite

Led Air Up's successful Series Aexternal

Only 1–2 investments per quarterwebsite

€1M–€5M initial check + 2 follow-on roundswebsite

Strong founder NPS: La Vie, GoodBytz, Stenonwebsite

Operational support incl. DACH sales setupwebsite

Coverage: ag-tech, automation, biotech, alt proteinswebsite

Recent exits: Nukoko (Döhler 2026), purefood 2020website

Published research on allergens, fats, algaewebsite

Portfolio breadth: robotics, cultivated meat, biomatwebsite

Thought leadership on emerging food-tech trendswebsite

Oatly IPO + True Gum exit (Humble 2021)website

Portfolio spans: alt proteins, robotics, biomat, soil techwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Hooked write-off end 2025, market timing riskwebsite

Agrando write-off in portfoliowebsite

Narrow food-only sector focus limits diversificationexternal

Prefer lead role — co-investors secondarywebsite

Slow if no existing thesis on topicwebsite

Founder Do's

Contact 6+ months before fundraising launch

Show ambition, resourcefulness, resilience

Demonstrate real customer traction

Operate along food value chain

Be open to lead investor & board involvement

Founder Don'ts

Don't approach without impact angle

Don't skip in-person meeting early

Don't expect passive investor relationship

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Christoph MillerFounding Partner

Felix LeonhardtManaging Partner

Divya MurthyPrincipal

Philip StarkPartner

Ragne MaaselHead of Impact

Elise SchumacherAssociate

Flynn SeegerAssociate

Marie van HoveAnalyst

Johanna RolfSenior Finance Manager

Heike SommerOperations Manager

Lisa ThomsenExecutive Assistant

Backers

Known LPs

KfW CapitalPublic / State institution

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