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Backed VC
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Backed VC is a human-centric European seed fund that leads or co-leads early-stage rounds of $500K–$5M in frontier technology companies. Founded in 2016 by Andre de Haes and Alex Brunicki, the firm's mission is to invest in Europe's generational founders building globally relevant, generation-defining companies at the intersection of technical and engineering breakthroughs with near-term real-world applications. Backed 3, its $100M third fund, focuses on three core frontier tech themes: AI-native therapeutics, blockchain and banking infrastructure, and manufacturing automation. The firm differentiates itself through a deeply human ethos, an extensive global events programme (40+ events per year, 4,000+ attendees), and a community-first approach that creates a flywheel of founder trust and LP reinvestment.
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“Backed partners with founders striving to build the first trillion dollar European businesses, in spaces where most do not dare to build. Over the last decade, we have built a community of humans who have the audacity to take on companies like Nvidia, Google and Goldman Sachs.”
“I am inspired by the exceptional talent emerging in Europe at a time of unprecedented technical opportunity, and energised by the search to find those with authentic global ambitions. We want to back generational European founders building companies that will stand the test of time and who are choosing to build their businesses where they are most primed for success, not for convenience.”
“The market overall was in a more challenging place over the last 12 to 18 months. There's been a Cambrian explosion in the number of venture funds out there. The challenge for a lot of firms is proving that they have something truly differentiated.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thought Machine | Seed | — | 2016-01-01 |
| Invisible Technologies | Seed | — | 2018-01-01 |
| Hoxton Farms | Seed | — | 2020-01-01 |
| OchreBio | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Flow Engineering | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| General Intuition | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Aerska | Seed | — | 2024-01-01 |
| CoMind | Seed | — | 2024-01-01 |
| GingerControl | Seed | — | 2025-01-01 |
| OLIX | Seed | — | 2025-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| IQ Capital | 3 |
| Playfair Capital | 2 |
| Sequoia Capital | 2 |
| General Catalyst | 2 |
| Khosla Ventures | 1 |
| Greycroft | 1 |
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