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APX
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APX is Europe's leading earliest-stage VC, based in Berlin and backed by Axel Springer and Porsche. The firm supports and partners with the most ambitious pre-seed founding teams from Europe and beyond — often as their first investor — focusing on digital business models across all industries. APX invests up to €500,000 per startup before a Series A, starting with a quick €50,000 initial cheque and deploying further capital based on traction and speed. As of May 2023, new initial investments are made under APX's successor fund HEARTFELT_, while APX continues to support and follow on in its existing portfolio of 185+ companies. The firm's philosophy centres on long-term partnership: rather than a fixed-term accelerator programme, APX provides unlimited venture development, leveraging a network of hundreds of mentors, experts, portfolio companies, and co-investors to help founders acquire customers, become investor-ready, and close follow-on rounds.
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“We have always been working closely with our portfolio companies, even after 100 days. Therefore, having a fixed-term program made less and less sense to us. We are already a long-term partner in action with a strong network of hundreds of mentors, experts, portfolio companies, and co-investors.”
“Our insights gained from venture development, e.g., on team dynamics or execution, are unique. Rather than singular observations in time, we continuously identify patterns based on manifold touchpoints with the founders across a large portfolio. Going forward, we will leverage this knowledge even more: to accommodate founders' needs further and to commit to more substantial follow-on investments.”
“We help our founders become stronger and build sustainable businesses. In doing so, we work with leading companies to strengthen our customised venture development or investor network. This makes the companies in our portfolio more successful.”
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Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Partech Partners | 3 |
| Accel Partners | 2 |
| HV Capital | 2 |
| Greencode Ventures | 2 |
| Venture Friends | 1 |
| Faction VC | 1 |
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