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Cavalry Ventures
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Cavalry Ventures (now rebranded as NAP) is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed software businesses across Europe. Rather than focusing on a particular vertical, the firm focuses on a specific stage — 'as early as it makes sense for the company' — often pre-product and pre-revenue. Initial investments range from €500k to €4m, leading priced rounds and convertibles in both enterprise and consumer software. The firm looks for outstanding founding teams with founder/market fit, a big vision in a large market, and the ability to build an amazing product. Cavalry was created to be the early-stage fund the partners wished had existed when they were founders themselves. It brings considerable company-building experience (zero to IPO), a network of 220+ active supporters (entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, scientists, and industry experts), and a strong track record of Series A follow-ons from top funds such as Accel, Index, Sequoia, and Benchmark. The firm is backed by 250+ well-connected individuals and operates a dedicated platform team offering hands-on support in talent, legal, finance, and communications.
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“Our so-called platform comprises more than 220 investors who bring extensive experience in various fields, know the pitfalls of building a business inside out, and can provide targeted advice.”
“We started in 2016 with the ambition to build a fund that — back when we were still founding and working in startups ourselves — we would have wanted as an investor.”
“We feel that the team now has the right size for what we want to achieve in the next couple of years. We plan to stay lean and nimble, which we believe will put us in the best position to compete and serve our founders.”
Team
Claude Ritter
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMPECO | Series B | $28m | 2024-11-01 |
| VoiceLine | Seed | — | 2024-08-01 |
| Nory AI | Series A | $17m | 2024-05-01 |
| Companion.energy | Seed | — | 2024-05-01 |
| Aleph Alpha | Series B | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Forto | Seed | — | 2017-01-01 |
| PlanRadar | Seed | — | 2017-01-01 |
| Usercentrics | Seed | — | 2018-01-01 |
| BRYTER | Seed | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Flip | Seed | — | 2020-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Insight Partners | 3 |
| Accel | 3 |
| Headline | 2 |
| Alstin Capital | 2 |
| Samaipata | 2 |
| Playfair Capital | 2 |
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