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Picus Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 158 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ATechnology

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66%of best year23cheques in 12 months, 158 on record
Since the last cheque17days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$100K – $300MRounds led4 of 158Sole investor11 roundsMostly inUnited States, 26%
Pitch Picus Capital

Picus Capital highlights

  1. 01

    23 cheques in the last 12 months

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    Mostly Seed and Venture: 51% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $8.9M

What they do

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $300M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Technology
Based in
Munich, Germany
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first158 appearances

  1. 2026

    18 rounds

  2. Oct
    Parallel LoopSeed · US · Inc42$6.6MWith 6 others
  3. Oct
    HadrianSeries B · NL · Smartfin$40MWith 5 others
  4. Sept
    BaselayerSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$35MWith 7 others
  5. Jul
    Fuchs & EuleSeries A · DE · Realyze Ventures$11MWith 5 others
  6. Jul
    Axle EnergySeries A · GB$24MSole investor
  7. Jul
    CajuVenture · BR$10MWith 4 others
  8. Jun
    FINNSeries D · DE · Firms' own news pages$113MWith 11 others
  9. Jun
    TsugaSeries A · FR$35MWith 2 others
  10. Jun
    ZazumeSeries A · ES$2.9MWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    compriSeed · IT$3.6MWith 2 others
  12. May
    XO MarketSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    SilverflowSeries B · NL · Ventureburn$40MLed
  14. Mar
    AplazoVenture · MXUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    SmartSolarDebt$1.3MWith 1 other
  16. Mar
    CayenaVenture · BRUndisclosedWith 4 others
  17. Feb
    Bon VivantSeries A · FR$29MWith 4 others
  18. Feb
    SolarizeVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  19. Jan
    terralayrDebt · CH$190MWith 4 others
  20. 2025

    35 rounds

  21. Dec
    BHubSeries A · BR · LatamList$10MWith 8 others
  22. Dec
    BennieGrowth · US · LNC Partners$50MWith 4 others
  23. Dec
    LimehomeVenture · DE$88MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    BlitzyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  25. Nov
    KabilioPre-seed · ES$4.4MWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    VelotaxSeries A · BR · LatamList$23MWith 4 others
  27. Oct
    CercliSeries A · AE · TechCrunch$12MLed
  28. Oct
    Telepatia AISeed · BR · LatamList$9.0MWith 5 others
  29. Oct
    AlvysSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$40MWith 7 others
  30. Oct
    Conifers.AiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    AlephSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$29MWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    MattildaDebt · MX · LatamList$50MWith 4 others
  33. Sept
    LightbasePre-seed · ES$2.6MWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    StratifAIVenture · DE$15MWith 1 other
  35. Aug
    ValuecaseVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Aug
    TansoSeries A · DE$14MWith 4 others
  37. Jul
    D2X GroupVenture · NL$5.0MWith 5 others
  38. Jul
    ThermondoDebt · DE$58MWith 3 others
  39. Jun
    LandbaseSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MLed
  40. Jun
    OatFiSeries A · US$24MWith 5 others
  41. Jun
    Jet HRSeries A · IT$29MWith 3 others
  42. May
    ReelSagaSeed$2.1MWith 1 other

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The team

We hold 96 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Global Founders CapitalVC firm16rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator15rounds togetherFJ LabsVC firm12rounds togetherHV CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherQED InvestorsVC firm9rounds togetherClocktower VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherKaszek VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator6rounds togetherCanaryVC firm5rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm5rounds togetherNorte VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherDN CapitalVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Picus Capital put money into.

Hadrian$40M · Oct 2026Baselayer$35M · Sept 2026Axle Energy$24M · Jul 2026Caju$10M · Jul 2026Tsuga$35M · Jun 2026Zazume$2.9M · Jun 2026

On podcasts

1 episode naming Picus Capital in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Picus Capital

What does Picus Capital invest in?

Picus Capital invests most often at Seed and Venture (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

How active is Picus Capital?

158 investments on record, 23 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Picus Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Parallel Loop (Seed, Oct 2026), Hadrian (Series B, Oct 2026) and Baselayer (Series A, Sept 2026).

How big are Picus Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $300M.

Does Picus Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 158 investments on record (3%).

Where does Picus Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (26%), Germany (21%) and Brazil (13%).

Is Picus Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 23 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Picus Capital invest alongside?

Most often Global Founders Capital (16 rounds together), Y Combinator (15 rounds together) and FJ Labs (12 rounds together).

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