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Proto Venture Partners — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($50K–$300K Checks)

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Berlin, GermanyWebsite

Proto Venture Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$300K checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$300K
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other
HQ
Berlin, Germany
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $300K

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on identifying transformative SaaS solutions in the productivity space within European and African markets.

How Proto Venture Partners invests

Proto Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other. It does not invest in Consumer, Fashion.

Proto Venture Partners typically writes checks of $50K–$300K per investment.

Proto Venture Partners has backed 5 companies in our records, including WorkStream, AeroShield, Lydian.

Partners & Team

LM

Lars Müller

GP

SaaS
Europe
GK

Gene Keselman

Partner

R&D Venture Studio
Venture Studios
AI

Andrew Inglis

Principal

R&D Venture Studio
JB

Jennifer Bonniwell

Principal

R&D Venture Studio
DC

David Cohen-Tanugi

Partner

R&D Venture Studio
Venture Builders
Deep Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Fashion

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

WO

WorkStream

Productivity Software
AE

AeroShield

Clean Energy·Early Stage

Developer of super-insulating aerogels for energy-efficient windows.

LY

Lydian

Clean Energy·Early Stage

Developer of technology to produce fuels and chemicals from captured CO2.

AC

Active Surfaces

Clean Energy·Early Stage

Developer of ultra-thin, flexible solar technology.

PR

Proto (formerly PORTL)

Technology·Venture-backed

Creates holographic communications platforms.

How to pitch Proto Venture Partners
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $300K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lars Müller, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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