Close to Capital
Close to Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Healthcare, Other, Deep Tech. The firm typically writes $50K–$750K checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $750K
9+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Close to Capital invests in early-stage European startups, with a focus on HealthTech and robotics companies driving innovation in regulated industries.
How Close to Capital invests
Close to Capital is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, Deep Tech. It does not invest in Consumer Goods.
Close to Capital typically writes checks of $50K–$750K per investment.
Close to Capital has backed 9 companies in our records, including MedAutomation GmbH, Robostic Labs, Beyond Meat.
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Portfolio Companies (9)
Other
MedAutomation GmbH
Robostic Labs
Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat believes there is a better way to feed the planet. Their mission is to create mass-market solutions that perfectly replace animal protein with plant protein. Beyond Meat is dedicated to improving human health, positively impacting climate change, conserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare. Beyond Meat wants to make the world a better place and they’re starting one delicious meal at a time.
Concentric
Concentric develops sustainable biological products for the phyto-microbiome that are safe for people, protect our natural resources and increase agriculture’s potential to feed the world.
Conservis
Conservis provides farm management software to help you see your operation from the dirt up. Track field activities, manage inventories and analyze yields. The Conservis platform connects your information to manage your progress today and harvest opportunities ahead.
ForeLight
ForeLight is revolutionizing the biomanufacturing industry through their proprietary photosynthetic production technology. The company makes healthier, more sustainable and affordable plant-based ingredients for the food & beverage, health and animal feed industries.
Mercaris
Mercaris is a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-GMO and certified agricultural commodities.
MycoTechnology
MycoTechnology uses a proprietary 100% natural non-GMO bio-process to transform agricultural products to enhance their value and flavor. By fermenting agricultural products with strains of unique gourmet mushrooms, MycoTechnology's patent-pending process greatly enhances the taste, aromas, nutritional value and other characteristics of foods and beverages.
Zipongo
Zipongo's nutrition solution combines individual preferences, health goals, and biometric data to deliver customized nutrition guidance, information, and incentives to employees. The Zipongo enterprise dashboard makes it easy to monitor population improvements in real-time. Engaging for employees, easy for benefit managers.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $750K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Martin Kuhn, Founder & GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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