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10x Founders — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($50K–$250K Checks)

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10x Founders is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Germany investing in Security, Enterprise, Fintech. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$250K
Portfolio
16 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$500M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Security, Enterprise, Fintech, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Other, SaaS
HQ
Germany

Last verified: 2026-10-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

German early-stage investor backing software and infrastructure companies, with cybersecurity among its explicit themes. A practical DACH contact for enterprise security software with hardware extension.

How 10x Founders invests

10x Founders is a vc firm based in Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Security, Enterprise, Fintech, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

10x Founders typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

10x Founders has backed 16 companies in our records, including Ixana, Simpleclub, Augustus.

Partners & Team

JR

Jan Reichelt

Founding Partner

JL

Jessica Lieber

Partner

VR

Virginia Rodrigo

Director of Fund Operations

CD

Christian Dengler

Chief Financial Officer

U

Unknown

Team

Cybersecurity
Enterprise Software
RR

Reshma Raghavan

Office Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Security
Enterprise
Fintech
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Other
SaaS

Funds

Fund II

$200M2021
investing

Fund I

$100M2019
investing

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

IX

Ixana

SI

Simpleclub

AU

Augustus

CY

Cylib

Battery recycling / circular materials startup

AD

Adyen

EQ

EquipmentShare

LU

Luminar

AR

Arlequin AI

AI, data, infrastructure·Seed

AI / data infrastructure company

HA

Harper

HR / SaaS·Seed

HR / recruiting software company

FI

Filics

Robotics / automation·Seed

Robotics / logistics automation company

How to pitch 10x Founders
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Security, Enterprise, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jan Reichelt, Founding Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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