Oyster Bay Venture Capital Fund II

Germany
Seed
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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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Agritech
Circular Economy
Climate Sustainability
Consumer Commerce
Food Tech
Supply Chain

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

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

agrifoodtech
food value chain
impact-driven
seed to series B
sustainable food systems

Bullish Signals

18 portfolio cos, 3 exits + 1 IPOexternal
Team co-invests own money every dealexternal
Led Air Up's successful Series Aexternal
Only 1–2 investments per quarterexternal
€1M–€5M check + 2 follow-on roundswebsite
Strong founder NPS: La Vie, GoodBytz, Stenonwebsite
Operational support incl. DACH sales setupwebsite
13 active portfolio companies confirmedwebsite
Covers ag-tech to biotech to food brandswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Agrando write-off in portfolioexternal
Narrow food-only sector focusexternal
Prefer lead role — co-investors secondaryexternal
Slow if no existing thesis on topicwebsite

Founder Do's

Reach out 6+ months before fundraising
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

Key GPs & Partners

CM
Christoph Miller
Founding Partner
entrepreneurfood veteranglobal network
FL
Felix Leonhardt
Managing Partner
founder-turned-investorfood sectorangel background
DM
Divya Murthy
Principal
impact investingagrifoodtechMBA
PS
Philip Stark
Principal
food VCdeal sourcingambitious
RM
Ragne Maasel
Head of Impact
ESGsustainable financeimpact strategy
ES
Elise Schumacher
Analyst
deal sourcingfood value chainearly-career
FS
Flynn Seeger
Analyst
AgTechsustainable developmentESCP grad
JR
Johanna Rolf
Senior Finance Manager
fund adminfinance opsmulti-fund experience
MH
Marie van Hove
Analyst
deep techbiomedical engineeringAgTech
HS
Heike Sommer
Operations Manager
operationsadminstructured
LT
Lisa Thomsen
Executive Assistant
executive supportprocess optimizationleadership ops

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M
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Key People

Christoph MillerFounding Partner
Felix LeonhardtManaging Partner
Divya MurthyPrincipal
Philip StarkPrincipal
Ragne MaaselHead of Impact
Elise SchumacherAnalyst
Flynn SeegerAnalyst
Johanna RolfSenior Finance Manager
Marie van HoveAnalyst
Heike SommerOperations Manager
Lisa ThomsenExecutive Assistant

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