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Headline

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 307 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $28M, Oct 2024VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BMarketplacePlatformSaaS

Deploying now
85%of best year58cheques in 12 months, 307 on record
Since the last cheque1days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $50MRounds led24 of 307Sole investor19 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 33%
Pitch Headline

Headline highlights

  1. 01

    58 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 47% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 19 rounds, median $3.8M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Headline is a global venture capital firm with teams across the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil. We invest across categories, from software and AI applications to consumer and fintech, and lead rounds at every stage.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $50M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
MarketplacePlatformSaaS
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first307 appearances

  1. 2026

    50 rounds

  2. Oct
    ServalSeries C · US · Google News search$150MWith 8 others
  3. Oct
    ClarityCareSeries A · US · MedCity News$17MLed
  4. Oct
    ScarletSeries B · GB · Tech.eu$50MLed
  5. Sept
    PrimoSeed · FR · EU-Startups$7.9MLed
  6. Sept
  7. Sept
    Mistral AISeries D · FR · Samsung Catalyst Fund$3.5BWith 23 others
  8. Sept
    GMI CloudSeries B · US$223MWith 3 others
  9. Sept
    SorareVenture · FR$680MWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    MithrlSeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    Heidi HealthDebt · AU$240MWith 4 others
  12. Aug
    OwnerSeries D · US · Ventureburn$240MWith 7 others
  13. Aug
    HelcimSeries C · CA · BetaKit$39MWith 10 others
  14. Aug
    Avatar RoboticsSeed · US · Defy$6.5MWith 7 others
  15. Aug
    JenfiDebt · SG$2.5MWith 4 others
  16. Jul
    HousiVenture · BR$9.6MWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    FundamentalVenture · US$225MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    CreditasDebt · BR$28MWith 3 others
  19. Jul
    SkalarSeed · DE$14MWith 1 other
  20. Jun
    TaxwireSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$25MLed
  21. Jun
    VixtraSeries A · BR · LatamList$9.6MWith 7 others
  22. Jun
    FlutterwaveNG · Disrupt Africa$250MWith 5 others
  23. Jun
    DatamintSeries A · BR$4.9MSole investor
  24. Jun
    TokenzSeries A · SG$6.3MWith 5 others
  25. Jun
    RimowaSeed · JP$625KWith 1 other
  26. Jun
    LincSeed · FR$9.7MWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    LingbleVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. May
    FonoaSeries C · IE · Ventureburn$110MLed
  29. May
    SearchableSeries A · US · TechStartups$14MLed
  30. Apr
    SereactSeries B · Ventureburn$110MLed
  31. Apr
    Hero SegurosSeed · BR · LatamList$7.0MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    Five LivesVenture · GB$2.0MWith 2 others
  33. Apr
    BumbleDebt · US$475MWith 2 others
  34. Apr
    Hakki AfricaDebt · JP$3.1MWith 5 others
  35. Mar
    Blossom HealthSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$20MLed
  36. Mar
    CeleroSeries A · BR · LatamList$2.9MLed
  37. Mar
    Advanced Machine IntelligenceSeed · FR · Crunchbase News$1.0BWith 12 others
  38. Mar
    DeepIPSeries B · US · Ventureburn$25MWith 3 others
  39. Mar
    AtlysSeries C · US$36MWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    JPYCSeries B · JP · Ventureburn$12MWith 7 others
  41. Feb
    RLWRLDSeed · KR · Ventureburn$26MWith 9 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 registration7 named

CFChristian Friedrich LeyboldManaging Director of the General Partner, Manager of the Lux GP, and the Investment AdvisoriFiling they signed
DEDr. Elias Borgmann-DehinaManager of the Lux GPiFiling they signed
HJHarrison Jett FeinManaging DirectoriForm ADV
JFJett FeinManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MNMathias Nicholas SchillingManaging Director of the General Partner and the Investment AdvisoriFiling they signed
PDPatrick Daniel ReillyManager of the Lux GPiFiling they signed
TVThomas Victor GieselmannManaging Director of the General Partner and the Investment AdvisoriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 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

$4.4Bgross assets of its funds, 6 advisers combinedOct 2026
8+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Headline Management LUX S.�.r.l.
SEC number
CRD 323219

Who backs their funds

2 LPs on record in Headline's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: fund news.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Muse & CoBought by mixi, Inc. (Japan)$15MFeb 2015
HiGearBought by Rent2BuyUndisclosedFeb 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Headline put money into.

Quick answers about Headline

What does Headline invest in?

Headline invests most often at Venture and Seed (47% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketplace, Platform and SaaS.

How active is Headline?

307 investments on record, 58 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 24. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Headline invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Serval (Series C, Oct 2026), ClarityCare (Series A, Oct 2026) and Scarlet (Series B, Oct 2026).

How big are Headline's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $50M.

Does Headline lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 24 of its 307 investments on record (8%).

Where does Headline invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (33%), Brazil (15%) and France (13%).

Is Headline investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 58 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Headline invest alongside?

Most often Infinity Ventures (65 rounds together), Y Combinator (37 rounds together) and Greycroft (23 rounds together).

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