Stake Ventures
Stake Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 15 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed
$250K – $2.0M
15+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Stake Ventures specializes in early-stage investments within the blockchain and gaming industries, focusing particularly on projects that disrupt traditional finance and social dynamics.
How Stake Ventures invests
Stake Ventures is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML.
Stake Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.
Stake Ventures has backed 15 companies in our records, including Axie Infinity, Curve Finance, Cavli Wireless.
Meet the Team
Felix Machard
GP
Afonso Afonso
Founder
Previously worked at McKinsey and Power Dot, founded several successful businesses, including Pleez, CleanUP, and Importrust. Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year at the João Vasconcelos awards.
João Marques dos Santos
Portfolio Manager
Previously Investment & Deal Flow Associate @ Demium Madrid and Lisbon, invested in 21 startups. Works with portfolio companies’ C-suite to eliminate obstacles to growth.
Afonso Pinheiro
Partner
Previously worked at McKinsey and Power Dot.
Rita Araújo
Partner
CleanUP's partner, stating positive feedback about Stake's investment model and collaborative approach.
Rodrigo Pessoa Jorge
Partner
Offcoustic's partner, stating positive feedback about Stake's long-term approach and network.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (15)
Other
Axie Infinity
Curve Finance
A decentralized exchange liquidity pool on Ethereum designed for stablecoin trading.
Cavli Wireless
A provider of cellular IoT modules and connectivity solutions.
Leegality
A digital document execution and e-signature platform.
Sankalp Semiconductor
A provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor design services.
CleanUP
An on-demand laundry service based in Lisbon, Portugal that offers a convenient and hassle-free way for customers to get their everyday laundry done.
Importrust
A car import service based in Portugal that helps individuals and companies to import cars from other countries.
Offcoustic
Provides a range of soundproof phone booths for co-working spaces, startups and SMEs.
Bling Energy
A company that is changing the way we harness and utilize solar energy.
Powerdot
Started in 2018 in Portugal, intending to bring charging solutions to commercial and retail spaces.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Felix Machard, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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