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Minimal VC
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Minimal VC is a Berlin-based early-stage investment vehicle founded and run by Marc Penkala, operating under an experience-based philosophy built on ten years and ten core principles. The firm is industry agnostic, geography agnostic, and team-centric — summarised by its own tagline: 'entry valuations don't matter.' Penkala emphasises backing exceptional founding teams at the seed and Series A stages, prioritising the quality of the people over the entry price or sector, with a view that outstanding judgement, bold out-of-the-box thesis, and unique deal access are the key drivers of fund alpha.
Notable quotes
“The importance of team-centric when deciding to invest.”
“The best companies are created in down markets where money is scarce, and innovation thrives.”
“Even the best fund strategy in the world is worthless, if you don't have the right GP squad to execute upon it!”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuoIntelligence | Seed | $6m | 2023-07-27 |
| Stableton Financial | Series A | $15m | 2022-07-12 |
| albo | Series C | $40m | — |
| Kavak | Series E | $700m | — |
| Destinus | Seed | $29m | — |
| Momentus Space | SPAC/IPO | $310m | — |
| atai Life Sciences | IPO | — | 2021-06-01 |
| Milano Vice | Seed | $6m | — |
| Storypod | Seed | $4m | — |
| Wonderbrands | Seed | $20m | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| eCAPITAL Entrepreneurial Partners | 1 |
| Valar Ventures | 1 |
| Nazca | 1 |
| Omidyar Network | 1 |
| Flourish Ventures | 1 |
| TX Ventures | 1 |
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