30 Best Venture Capital Investors in Hiring and Recruitement (in 2024)
The Hiring and Recruitement sector in Europe is seeing true innovation. At the heart of this story are investors who recognize the transformative power of the industry and are keen to champion the companies working on problems worth solving.
This list is the result of tracking investment activity across +2,500 venture capital investors in Europe, and only includes funds that have invested in at least 5 Hiring and Recruitement startups in the past 12 months. If you're a startup in th space, an investor diversifying into new sectors, or someone keen on tracking the pulse of industry-specific investments, this list is a must-see.
Tracking:
Last update to the database: April 9, 2024. See changelog.
Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.
List of 30 top VCs in Hiring and Recruitement
Download our full database of +1,000+ investors50Point Nine Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments related to SaaS and digital marketplaces.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Check size
$500k - $5M
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Industries
Developer Tools, Business Intelligence, Fintech and 43 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Factorial HR (
75), Attio ( 54), Grasp ( 50)
56Seedcamp is a European seed fund that identifies and invests early in founders attacking global markets.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $2M
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Industries
Fintech, Business Intelligence, Data and Analytics and 53 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
MImo (
68), Metaview ( 68), Curve ( 64)
62Northzone is an early-stage venture capital fund built on experience spanning multiple economic and disruptive technology cycles.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Stockholm, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed, Series_h, Series_g, Debt Financing
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Check size
$100k - $40M
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 40 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Wagestream (
75), MImo ( 68), Finom ( 68)
62Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, AI, Business Intelligence and 51 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
DataSnipper (
68), Superlinked ( 64), tacto ( 64)
54Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, AI, Manufacturing and 60 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Factorial HR (
75), Condukt ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
50EQT Ventures provides support and capital to bold and ambitious founders on their journeys to global success.
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), London, Berlin, Paris, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Ecommerce and 53 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Volt (
64), Nothing ( 64), 1X ( 59)
64Balderton Capital is a Early-Stage Venture Capital Investor.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing
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Check size
$1M - $20M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Mobile and 50 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Wagestream (
75), PhotoRoom ( 68), Scalable Capital ( 64)
59Kima Ventures investes $150k in 100 new deals per year.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$0k - $150k
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 61 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Usual Labs (
68), PhotoRoom ( 68), HyLight ( 64)
62General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage and growth equity investments.
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Offices:
Cambridge (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $2M
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Payments and 44 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Factorial HR (
75), Finom ( 68), Travel Perk ( 68)
60Bpifrance is the bank (and fund) of entrepreneurs.
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Series_g, Series_i, Series_h
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 46 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Quandela (
68), Bioptimus ( 68), Aqemia ( 68)
57Kindred is an early stage venture capital fund based in London that practises equitable venture.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $1M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Fintech, Biotech and 31 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Lottie (
59), Pollen ( 59), Paddle ( 59)
51Notion is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on technology and cloud computing markets.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence and 41 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Vortexa (
64), Cogna ( 59), Fiat Republic ( 59)
46Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, fintech, deep tech, B2B software and consumer.
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Offices:
London (HQ), New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $10M
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Industries
Health Tech, Ecommerce, Manufacturing and 61 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Belong (
64), Bloom Coaching ( 59), Metris Energy ( 59)
39GFC is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Payments and 49 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Uncapped (
64), Upway ( 64), Meero ( 59)
51Moonfire Ventures is a new venture exploring early stage investing opportunities in Europe.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Business Intelligence, Fintech and 24 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Filigran (
64), Stanhope AI ( 59), Beyond Work ( 50)
39TrueSight Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups in Europe.
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Hiring and Recruitement, Mobile and 34 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Yonder (
59), BondAval ( 50), Cordless ( 43)
46Partech is a technology venture firm that invests in seed, venture, and growth stages.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), San Francisco, Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series F, Pre Seed
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Check size
$200k - $75M
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Industries
Fintech, Health Tech, Ecommerce and 52 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
ManoMano (
59), Sendinblue ( 59), Pennylane ( 59)
42Playfair Capital is an early-stage fund backing founders building technology that changes the way people live and work.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Check size
$100k - $3M
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Industries
Health Tech, AI, Data and Analytics and 30 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Thought Machine (
59), Attio ( 54), Trezy ( 50)
43Fuel Ventures is a technology fund investing in marketplaces, fintech, platforms, and SaaS companies.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$150k - $3M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Hiring and Recruitement and 41 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
iCustoms (
64), Think Cyber Security ( 64), Volt ( 64)
42AXA Venture Partners is a venture capital fund with $1.2 billion under management.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), London, Singapore, New York, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D
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Industries
Hiring and Recruitement, Proptech & Real Estate, Data and Analytics and 18 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Zinc (
54), Virtuo ( 54), Mytraffic ( 54)
51Kibo Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in early-stage internet and mobile companies.
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Offices:
Madrid (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$2M - $5M
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Industries
Data and Analytics, Hiring and Recruitement, Ecommerce and 28 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Exoticca (
59), Frenetic ( 54), Green Eagle Solutions ( 54)
50Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.
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Offices:
New York (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series_g
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Industries
Fintech, Business Intelligence, Developer Tools and 48 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
BlaBlaCar (
79), Sylvera ( 64), Hivebrite ( 59)
43Cherry Ventures is a seed fund, founded by entrepreneurs with substantial experience in building fast-scaling technology companies.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $3M
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Business Intelligence and 44 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Baseimmune (
64), tacto ( 64), Planet A Foods ( 59)
62LocalGlobe is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 50 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Qogita (
68), Travel Perk ( 68), Sylvera ( 64)
37Frontline is the venture firm for globally ambitious B2B companies on both sides of the Atlantic
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Offices:
London (HQ), Dublin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Check size
$250k - $2M
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Industries
Business Intelligence, Hiring and Recruitement, Data and Analytics and 35 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Yonder (
59), Kota ( 54), Shackle ( 54)
50Entrepreneur First brings individuals together and helps them find an idea, start a company and raise money.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Paris, Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, Health Tech, Business Intelligence and 47 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Tortus AI (
59), Automata ( 59), Gensyn ( 59)
40Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Developer Tools, Fintech, Data and Analytics and 44 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Shop Circle (
64), Automata ( 59), Arcane Intelligence ( 54)
37XAnge is a Franco-German team of venture capital investors that manages assets and invests in digital, deeptech, and impact startups.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Berlin, Munich
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $10M
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Fintech and 37 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Greenly (
75), Ledger ( 59), Gleamer ( 59)
39Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a wide range of startups twice a year.
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Offices:
Mountain View (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series F, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $375k
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Industries
Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence, Fintech and 66 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
PhotoRoom (
68), HyLight ( 64), Lago ( 64)
39Early Stage Investments by Philipp Moehring, Andy Chung, Ophelia Cai and Sandra Lyness
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
Mobile, Fintech, AI and 49 more.
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Top investments in Hiring and Recruitement
Lawhive (
68), Condukt ( 64), Synthesia ( 64)