# Picus Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Picus Capital is a vc firm based in Germany. 158 investments on record, 23 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Picus Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 158 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Technology

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**66%** of best year **23** **cheques in 12 months**, 158 on record

Since the last cheque **17** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $300M** Rounds led **4 of 158** Sole investor **11 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 26%**

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## Picus Capital highlights

- 01 23 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 51% of its rounds
- 03 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** Munich, Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **158 appearances**

- **2026** 18 rounds
- **Oct** **[Parallel Loop](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel-loop)** Seed · US · Inc42 **$6.6M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Hadrian](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadrian)** Series B · NL · Smartfin **$40M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Baselayer](https://millionrounds.com/company/baselayer)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$35M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Fuchs & Eule](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuchs-and-eule)** Series A · DE · Realyze Ventures **$11M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Axle Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/axle-energy)** Series A · GB **$24M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Caju](https://millionrounds.com/company/caju)** Venture · BR **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[FINN](https://millionrounds.com/company/finn)** Series D · DE · Firms' own news pages **$113M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Tsuga](https://millionrounds.com/company/tsuga)** Series A · FR **$35M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Zazume](https://millionrounds.com/company/zazume)** Series A · ES **$2.9M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[compri](https://millionrounds.com/company/compri)** Seed · IT **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **May** **[XO Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/xo-market)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Silverflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/silverflow)** Series B · NL · Ventureburn **$40M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Aplazo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aplazo)** Venture · MX **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[SmartSolar](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartsolar)** Debt **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Cayena](https://millionrounds.com/company/cayena)** Venture · BR **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Bon Vivant](https://millionrounds.com/company/bon-vivant)** Series A · FR **$29M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Solarize](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarize)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[terralayr](https://millionrounds.com/company/terralayr)** Debt · CH **$190M** With 4 others
- **2025** 35 rounds
- **Dec** **[BHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/bhub)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$10M** With 8 others
- **Dec** **[Bennie](https://millionrounds.com/company/bennie)** Growth · US · LNC Partners **$50M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Limehome](https://millionrounds.com/company/limehome)** Venture · DE **$88M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Blitzy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitzy)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Kabilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabilio)** Pre-seed · ES **$4.4M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Velotax](https://millionrounds.com/company/velotax)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$23M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Cercli](https://millionrounds.com/company/cercli)** Series A · AE · TechCrunch **$12M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Telepatia AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/telepatia-ai)** Seed · BR · LatamList **$9.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Alvys](https://millionrounds.com/company/alvys)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$40M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Conifers.Ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/conifers-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Aleph](https://millionrounds.com/company/aleph)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$29M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Mattilda](https://millionrounds.com/company/mattilda)** Debt · MX · LatamList **$50M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Lightbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightbase)** Pre-seed · ES **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[StratifAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratifai)** Venture · DE **$15M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Valuecase](https://millionrounds.com/company/valuecase)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Tanso](https://millionrounds.com/company/tanso)** Series A · DE **$14M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[D2X Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/d2x-group)** Venture · NL **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Thermondo](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermondo)** Debt · DE **$58M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Landbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/landbase)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$30M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[OatFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/oatfi)** Series A · US **$24M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Jet HR](https://millionrounds.com/company/jet-hr)** Series A · IT **$29M** With 3 others
- **May** **[ReelSaga](https://millionrounds.com/company/reelsaga)** Seed **$2.1M** With 1 other

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

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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.9M**

Led 4 of 158 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $300M
- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *40*
- Venture *35*
- Series A said *34*
- Series B said *18*
- Debt *13*
- Pre-seed said *8*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) 16
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 15
- [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) 12
- [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) 10
- [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) 9
- [Clocktower Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clocktower-ventures) 6

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## 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 Capital** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**HV Capital** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital)[**QED Investors** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors)[**Clocktower Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clocktower-ventures)[**Kaszek Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaszek)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Canary** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Norte Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2)[**DN Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Picus Capital put money into.

[**Hadrian** $40M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadrian)[**Baselayer** $35M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baselayer)[**Axle Energy** $24M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/axle-energy)[**Caju** $10M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/caju)[**Tsuga** $35M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tsuga)[**Zazume** $2.9M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zazume)

## On podcasts

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

- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 13 Aug 2021 · 35 min A big problem with startup (over)valuations, with Robin Godenrath and Bastian Hasslinger of Picus Capital With [Bastian Hasslinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/bastian-hasslinger)[Robin Godenrath](https://millionrounds.com/person/robin-godenrath) Mentions [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 20 Feb 2024 · 34 min 25 per cent of fintechs pitching top VC are AI-first startups Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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