Fund profile / Germany

Verne Capital Fund I

Geography: Germany
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €100M
Focus: Cybersecurity and Defense
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Verne Capital Fund I

Frankfurt/Luxembourg-based fund for defense and security tech. Invests in early-stage European startups with focus on DACH/Ukraine.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Cybersecurity

Defense

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European deep tech founders solving decade-ahead defense gaps, Seed–A

European defense & security

deep tech

mission-critical tech

EU sovereignty

Seed–Series A

Bullish Signals

Focus: Europe's future securityexternal

4 employees confirmed, founding team visiblelinkedin

Website live: vernecapital.vcexternal

Research-driven, defense ministry engagementexternal

Founded 2025, actively recruitingexternal

Ukrainian defense ecosystem partnershipsexternal

Research-driven model targets decade-ahead gapsofficial

Pan-European, systemic capability gap focusofficial

Engages industrial primes + policymakersofficial

Mission: protect critical infrastructure + sovereigntyofficial

Contrarian Signals

Ultra-early stage fund, 2–10 employeesexternal

Limited public portfolio announcementsexternal

Seed–A only, no growth/late-stageexternal

Founder Do's

Build mission-critical defense/security tech

Show EU sovereignty/resilience angle

Engage with defense ministries/military end-users

Address identified European capability gaps

Target decade-ahead strategic relevance

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-European or consumer verticals

Don't pitch outside defense/security

Don't lack government/defense customer traction

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Benjamin Krahmer, Michael Singer

Stefanie MeisterPartner

Michael SingerPartner

Benjamin KrahmerPartner

Peter VahrenhorstPartner

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