Verne Capital Fund I

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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Cybersecurity

Defense

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European defense/security deep tech founders with technical edge

European security

defense & space

deep tech

EU-focused

private equity principals

Bullish Signals

Focus: Europe's future securityexternal

Active LinkedIn presence, hiringexternal

Website live: vernecapital.vclinkedin

2 employees confirmed on LinkedInlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Tiny team, 2–10 employeesexternal

Limited public portfolio visibilityexternal

Only Michael Singer visible on LinkedInlinkedin

Founder Do's

Build in European security/defense space

Show clear EU market focus

Bring deep technical expertise

Target defense & space verticals

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-European market focus

Don't pitch consumer or unrelated verticals

Don't expect large internal team support

Key GPs & Partners

Stefanie Meister

Partner

Microsoft backgroundEurope-focused

Michael Singer

Partner

Europe securityVC principalonly visible LinkedIn employee

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M

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Key People

Benjamin Krahmer, Michael Singer

Stefanie MeisterPartner

Michael SingerPartner