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Simon Capital — Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)

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Munich, GermanyWebsite

Simon Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in Munich, Germany investing in AI / ML, Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 18 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
18 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
AUM
$1.5B
Stage
Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Other, Enterprise, Food / AgTech, Consumer, Real Estate, Climate / Energy, SaaS
HQ
Munich, Germany

Last verified: 2026-10-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$1.5B

Portfolio

18+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Simon Capital is an early-stage investor with a focus on software and technology-enabled business models. Its participation in an autonomous voice AI seed round suggests openness to enterprise voice workflows.

How Simon Capital invests

Simon Capital is a vc firm based in Munich, Germany. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, Enterprise, Food / AgTech, Consumer.

Simon Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.5B in assets under management. Our records include 7 funds raised by the firm.

Simon Capital has backed 18 companies in our records, including MicroHarvest, SenseUP Biosciences, dsb Deutsche Sanierungsberatung.

Partners & Team

NH

Nico Heinz

Principal

NL

Niklas Leske

Senior Investmentmanager

FM

Fabienne Müller

Head of Finance

FD

Friedrich Droste

Managing Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
Enterprise
Food / AgTech
Consumer
Real Estate
Climate / Energy
SaaS

Funds

Simon Capital Fund VII

$150M2022
investing

Simon Capital Fund VI

$150M2019
fully deployed

Simon Capital Fund V

$150M2016
fully deployed

Simon Capital Fund IV

$150M2013
fully deployed

Simon Capital Fund III

$150M2010
fully deployed

Simon Capital Fund II

$150M2007
fully deployed

Simon Capital Fund I

$150M2004
fully deployed

Portfolio Companies (18)

Other

MI

MicroHarvest

Foodtech / alternative protein·Not clearly stated

Microbial protein company using fermentation.

SE

SenseUP Biosciences

Biotechnology·Seed

Biotechnology company developing microbial production strains.

DS

dsb Deutsche Sanierungsberatung

Climate / proptech·Series A

Climate and home-renovation advisory platform.

IN

Infinite Roots

Foodtech / alternative protein·Series B

Mycelium-based food company.

FE

fermify

Biotech / foodtech·Not clearly stated

Fermentation-based biotech / food ingredient company.

SQ

Square / squake

Climate / software·Not clearly stated

Carbon management software for travel and logistics.

SA

Sastrify

SaaS / procurement software·Series B

SaaS procurement platform that automates software buying and management.

OR

Ordio

Software / productivity·Not clearly stated

Software company; the sources gathered do not provide a more detailed description.

DO

doctorly

Healthtech / software·Not clearly stated

Healthcare software platform.

JU

Just Spices

Consumer / food·Not clearly stated

Seasoning and spice brand.

How to pitch Simon Capital
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nico Heinz, Principal.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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