# Leitmotif: portfolio, investments and team > Leitmotif is a vc firm based in United States. 7 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/leitmotif (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Leitmotif Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 7 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now Growth Decarbonization Hard Tech Follow Leitmotif and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fleitmotif) Deploying now **80%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **239** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$150M** Rounds led **1 of 7** Mostly in **United States, 67%** Pitch Leitmotif ## Leitmotif highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 83% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do > Leitmotif is an independent venture capital firm anchored by a $300 million commitment from European industrial interests. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth - **Sectors:** Decarbonization Hard Tech - **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Mar** **[Rhoda AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhoda-ai)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$450M** With 9 others - **Mar** **[Epoch Biodesign](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign)** GB · Firms' own news pages **$12M** With 9 others - **Jan** **[RobCo](https://millionrounds.com/company/robco)** Series C · Promus Ventures **$100M** With 9 others - **2025** 4 rounds - **Nov** **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$160M** With 10 others - **Jun** **[Proxima Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/proxima-fusion)** Series A · DE · DTCF DeepTech & Climate Fonds **$150M** With 12 others - **Jan** **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$100M** *Led* - **Jan** **[Stoke Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$260M** With 8 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 registration **3 named** BR **Benjamin Robert Painter** CFO i Form ADV JU **Jens Ulrich Wolfgang Wiese** Managing Member i Form ADV MD **Matthew Durban Trevithick** Managing Member i Form ADV We also hold **3** 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 **$329M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Leitmotif Management, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 329025 ## The cheque Growth Median round joined **$150M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 7 rounds **14%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Mar 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *3* - Series A *2* - Series B *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Capricorn Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-investment-group) 2 - [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 2 - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 2 - [Schematic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schematic-ventures) 2 - [THOR Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thor-industries) 2 - [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) 2 **Pitching Leitmotif?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Leitmotif. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Capricorn Investment** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-investment-group)[**Greycroft** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Schematic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schematic-ventures)[**THOR Industries** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thor-industries)[**Tiger Global Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) ## Recently backed The latest companies Leitmotif put money into. [**Rhoda AI** $450M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhoda-ai)[**Epoch Biodesign** $12M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign)[**RobCo** $100M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/robco)[**Harbinger** $160M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)[**Proxima Fusion** $150M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/proxima-fusion)[**Stoke Space** $260M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space) ## Quick answers about Leitmotif ### What does Leitmotif invest in? Leitmotif invests most often at Series C and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Decarbonization and Hard Tech. ### How active is Leitmotif? 7 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2026. ### What has Leitmotif invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Rhoda AI (Series A, Mar 2026), Epoch Biodesign (Undisclosed round, Mar 2026) and RobCo (Series C, Jan 2026). ### How big are Leitmotif's cheques? The median round it joins is $150M. ### Does Leitmotif lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%). ### Where does Leitmotif invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%), the United Kingdom (17%) and Germany (17%). ### Is Leitmotif investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Leitmotif invest alongside? Most often Capricorn Investment (2 rounds together), Greycroft (2 rounds together) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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