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Project A Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 120 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $55M, Dec 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Developer Platform

Deploying now
38%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 120 on record
Since the last cheque25days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $8.0MRounds led2 of 120Sole investor30 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 57%
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Project A Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 30 rounds, median $4.3M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-11From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $8.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Developer Platform
Based in
Berlin, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first120 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Oct
    NettleSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$4.8MWith 4 others
  3. Jul
    NexcadeSeed · GB$6.0MWith 4 others
  4. Jul
    Project QSeries A · DE$17MWith 1 other
  5. Jun
    VaeridionVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    LinexaPre-seed · DE$2.4MSole investor
  7. Feb
    AndercoreSeries B · DE$40MWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    Hades MiningSeed · DE$18MWith 3 others
  9. 2025

    21 rounds

  10. Dec
    SprykerVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Oct
    resourclySeed · DE$3.1MWith 1 other
  12. Sept
    Architect AISeed · US$4.8MWith 1 other
  13. Aug
    Riva MoneyPre-seed · GB$3.0MSole investor
  14. Jul
    Project QSeed · DE · Firms' own news pages$8.7MLed
  15. Jul
    ARX RoboticsSeries A · DE$13MWith 4 others
  16. Jul
    avoltraPre-seed · DE$2.7MSole investor
  17. Jun
    AtmenSeed · DE · Silicon Canals$5.7MLed
  18. Jun
    Labrys TechnologiesSeries A · GB$20MWith 2 others
  19. Jun
    PactumSeries C · US$54MWith 3 others
  20. Jun
    BaobabSeries A · DE$14MSole investor
  21. Apr
    VESTIGASSeed · DE$8.8MWith 1 other
  22. Apr
    NettlePre-seed · GB$1.9MSole investor
  23. Apr
    AtmantaraSeries A · DE$5.1MSole investor
  24. Apr
    RematiqSeed · DE$6.0MSole investor
  25. Mar
    DalmaSeries B · FR · Silicon Canals$22MWith 6 others
  26. Mar
    MimoVenture · GB$8.5MWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    MontamoSeed · DE · Silicon Canals$6.5MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    RelaySeries A · GB · TechCrunch$35MWith 2 others
  29. Feb
    METYCLESeries A · DE$15MWith 2 others
  30. Jan
    ENAPISeed · DE$7.8MWith 2 others
  31. 2024

    10 rounds

  32. Dec
    VaeridionSeries A · DE$15MWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    EvernestVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  34. Aug
    Root GlobalSeed · DE$8.9MWith 2 others
  35. Jun
    Black SemiconductorGrant · DE$247MWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    RecapSeries A · GB$15MWith 3 others
  37. May
    Butter PaymentsVenture · US$10MWith 6 others
  38. Mar
    MindfuelSeed · DE$4.1MSole investor
  39. Mar
    Bene BonoSeries A · FR$11MWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    HeyFlowSeries A · GB$16MWith 2 others
  41. Jan
    twig bioVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  42. 2023

    4 rounds

  43. Jun
    BucketSeed · DK$3.7MWith 1 other
  44. Feb
    GrowblocksSeed · DK$6.5MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

AGAnton GrabovskiManaging DirectoriForm ADV
AWAnton WaitzInvestment Committee Member - Investment proposals only. Managing director of Project A Ventures II Managementgesellschaft GmbH, the General Partner of Issuer and Project A Ventures II Managementgesellschaft GmbH, the Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed
BFBen FischerManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BFBenjamin Fischernot a director but an Investment Committee Member - Investment proposals onlyiFiling they signed
FHFlorian Heinemannnot a director but an Investment Committee Member - Investment proposals onlyiFiling they signed
JJJan-Willem JensenManaging DirectoriForm ADV
TSThies SanderInvestment Committee Member - Investment proposals only. Managing director of Project A Ventures II Managementgesellschaft GmbH, the General Partner of Issuer and Project A Ventures II Managementgesellschaft GmbH, the Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed
UHUwe Horstmannnot a director but an Investment Committee Member - Investment proposals onlyiFiling they signed

We also hold 23 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

$2.8Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Project A Ventures Management GMBH
SEC number
CRD 319556

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Saatchi ArtBought by Demand Media$17MAug 2014
MetrigoBought by zanoxUndisclosedNov 2013
TirendoBought by Delticom AGUndisclosedSept 2013

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 Project A Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Project A Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Project A Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Project A Ventures

What does Project A Ventures invest in?

Project A Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Developer Platform.

How active is Project A Ventures?

120 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Project A Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nettle (Seed, Oct 2026), Nexcade (Seed, Jul 2026) and Project Q (Series A, Jul 2026).

How big are Project A Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $8.0M.

Does Project A Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 120 investments on record (2%).

Where does Project A Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (57%), the United Kingdom (25%) and the United States (8%).

Is Project A Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Project A Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Creandum (8 rounds together), Accel (4 rounds together) and Seedcamp (4 rounds together).

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