HV Capital is a German multi-stage venture firm backing European founders from seed through growth. Its venture strategy leads seed and Series A rounds, while a separate growth strategy invests from Series B onward.
At a glance
Investment focus
Source and review
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European mandate
- Geographic fit
- European founders from first institutional capital through growth
- Round behaviour
- Leads seed and Series A; dedicated growth strategy
Founder fit
- Strongest documented fit
- Relevant to European founders from seed through growth across software, consumer, fintech, deep tech and AI. The Venture strategy leads seed and Series A rounds with EUR 500,000 to EUR 10 million, while the Growth strategy can invest up to EUR 60 million from Series B onward.
- Limits and questions to verify
- Founders should match the relevant Venture or Growth team and should not treat the platform's maximum follow-on capacity as an initial cheque. The public mandate is intentionally broad, making company-specific thesis and partner fit important to verify.
- Active-fund and deployment evidence
- HV Capital's current approach page distinguishes Venture and Growth stages, cheque bands and lead behaviour, and documents a EUR 783 million Fund IX split between the two strategies.
