Vanagon Ventures Fund I

About Vanagon Ventures Fund I

Munich-based debut fund to fill Europe's deep tech pre-seed gap. Backs startups tackling system-level challenges with advanced AI, quantum computing, and robotics. Up to €500K initial tickets.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Deep Tech

Enterprise Software

Robotics Automation

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Pre-seed DeepTech/AI founder in DACH, mission-driven

DeepTech

AI-Native

Pre-Seed

DACH

Industrial Tech

Eco FinTech

Future Materials

Carbon & Nature Tech

Next-Gen Computing

Bullish Signals

10+ portfolio cos across DeepTech verticalsexternal

Lead investor up to €500k pre-seedexternal

Unicorn founder platform (Deepdrive) includedexternal

Non-legacy VC backgrounds — divergent thinkingexternal

Munich-based; co-invests with aligned pan-EU VCswebsite

Portfolio spans Industrial AI, Eco FinTech, Carbon creditswebsite

Leads Neuramancer: forensic AI vs. synthetic mediawebsite

Backs pre-seed to Series A fundraising supportwebsite

Holy Technologies: autonomous factory, 3x throughputwebsite

ExoMatter: AI materials R&D, 90% faster & cheaperwebsite

Ewigbyte: laser nanostructure data on glass — novelwebsite

Dedicated WhatsApp per team — ultra-hands-on opswebsite

Portfolio: top 3 carbon removal marketplace globallywebsite

Contrarian Signals

Very small ticket size (≤€500k)external

DACH-focused — limited global reachexternal

No named GPs publicly listedexternal

Broad vertical mix — focus riskwebsite

Some portfolio cos lack named co-investors (NIL)website

Founder Do's

Be a mission-driven, relentless founder

Come from lab, research, or deep tech background

Open to lead investor at pre-seed

Building in AI, manufacturing, materials, geospatial, or nature tech

Based in DACH or Europe

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch SaaS or legacy software plays

Don't expect passive investor — they're hands-on

Don't come without deep tech differentiation

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€20M

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