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404 Founders

VC
Berlin, GermanyWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.0M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 5

Investment Thesis

404 Founders is a microfund specializing in European and African B2B SaaS and enterprise technology innovations.

Meet the Team

JT

Julien Trucy

Co-Founder & Partner

Tech
Finance
Legaltech

A former trader and multi-asset investor turned entrepreneur. Julien built startup programs within one of Europe’s leading innovation hubs, supporting dozens of founders, before co-founding a VC-backed legaltech. At 404 Ventures, he combines financial acumen with hands-on entrepreneurial experience to back founders from day one.

MT

Mathieu Tarnus

Founder & Partner

Tech
Marketing solutions

Founder & CEO of Positive Group, one of Europe’s leading tech companies in marketing solutions. At 404 Ventures, he brings the experience of hypergrowth and a founder’s mindset to help entrepreneurs navigate their earliest and toughest challenges.

AK

Anna Kramer

Founding Partner

B2B SaaS
Africa

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Enterprise
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (6)

2025

LE

Le Fourgon

Delivery service for beverages in reusable containers·Series A
AN

AnyBuddy

Sports court booking platform for tennis and padel
AI

Aive

AI-powered post-production automation·Series A

Näak

Sports nutrition brand using sustainable proteins
IN

Inpulse

SaaS solution for AI-driven sales and inventory optimization

Other

WE

Weaver

Enterprise Software

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