Germany · Investor

10x Founders

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 56 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $1.4M, Feb 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABankingCollaboration ToolsFinance

Deploying now
43%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 56 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.7MCheque size, as they say$300K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 56Sole investor4 roundsMostly inGermany, 38%
Pitch 10x Founders

10x Founders highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 66% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.1M

What they do

We are the leading early-stage investor partnering with Europe’s most ambitious founders and supporting them as they build the next global tech giants.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$300K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
BankingCollaboration ToolsFinance
Based in
Munich, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first56 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    Arlequin AISeries A · FR$33MWith 4 others
  3. Jun
    QoreloSeed · DE$3.5MWith 2 others
  4. Apr
    LogiccSeed · DE$2.9MSole investor
  5. Mar
    NodeShiftVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  6. Feb
    HarperSeed · US · TechCrunch$47MWith 5 others
  7. Feb
    FreeformSeries B · US · TechCrunch$67MWith 8 others
  8. 2025

    23 rounds

  9. Dec
    CylibGrant · DE$75MWith 4 others
  10. Nov
    CerrionSeries A · CH · Silicon Canals$18MWith 13 others
  11. Nov
    mimicSeed · CH$16MWith 4 others
  12. Nov
    SongscriptionSeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  13. Oct
    ThreatFabricNL · Rabo InvestmentsUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. Sept
    ReOrbitSeries A · FI · TechCrunch$53MWith 6 others
  15. Sept
    FERNRIDESeries A · DE$21MWith 5 others
  16. Sept
    KertosSeries A · DE$17MWith 2 others
  17. Aug
    ValuecaseVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Jul
    FilicsSeries A · DE$16MWith 3 others
  19. Jun
    Arlequin AISeed · FR$5.0MWith 3 others
  20. Jun
    LyceumPre-seed · CH$12MWith 1 other
  21. Jun
    FlankSeries A · DE$10MWith 4 others
  22. May
    WayPre-seed · FI$2.9MWith 1 other
  23. Apr
    node.energySeries B · DE · DTCF DeepTech & Climate Fonds$17MWith 5 others
  24. Apr
    ArtisanSeries A · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 9 others
  25. Apr
    SaveINVenture$4.3MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Qeen.aiSeed · AE · TechCrunch$10MWith 3 others
  27. Feb
    Hydra HostVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    FloySeed · DE$3.8MWith 2 others
  29. Feb
    NodeShiftSeed · US$501KWith 2 others
  30. Jan
    IvyVenture · DE$30MWith 4 others
  31. Jan
    MagicVenture · US$805KWith 3 others
  32. 2024

    11 rounds

  33. Oct
    iGentSeed · GB$8.1MWith 2 others
  34. Oct
    fynkSeed · AT$3.4MSole investor
  35. Oct
    Beyond PresencePre-seed · DE$3.1MWith 2 others
  36. Sept
    HELLO INSIDESeed · AT$1.8MWith 1 other
  37. Aug
    TheraSeed · US$4.5MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    WorkerHeroSeries A · DE$5.0MWith 2 others
  39. Jun
    TiltaVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 4 others
  40. May
    simpleclubVenture · DE$4.4MWith 2 others
  41. Apr
    HuzzlePre-seed · GB$1.8MSole investor
  42. Feb
    FormlogicDebt · US$20MWith 5 others
  43. Feb
    ThisThatSeed · GB$2.5MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

CDChristian DenglerHead of Finance of Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed
CJClaudius JablonkaManaging Director of Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed
JRJan ReicheltManaging Director of Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed
RSRupert SchaferManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as 10x Founders. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies 10x Founders put money into.

Quick answers about 10x Founders

What does 10x Founders invest in?

10x Founders invests most often at Seed and Series A (66% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking, Collaboration Tools and Finance.

How active is 10x Founders?

56 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has 10x Founders invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Arlequin AI (Series A, Sept 2026), Qorelo (Seed, Jun 2026) and Logicc (Seed, Apr 2026).

How big are 10x Founders's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.7M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $2.0M.

Does 10x Founders lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 56 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does 10x Founders invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (38%), the United States (26%) and Switzerland (8%).

Is 10x Founders investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does 10x Founders invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (6 rounds together), HV Capital (5 rounds together) and Speedinvest (5 rounds together).

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