German fund Angel Invest, a European-focused Super Angel Fund, today announced that it has added €160 million in funds under management over the past few months – with a target of investing in more than 250 startups.
Its latest fund, Angel Fund III, represents a significant expansion of Angel Invest’s activities, currently backing more than one startup per week across Europe.
“Early-stage Founders need more than capital. They need quick decisions, experienced partners who know company building and raising capital, and support that evolves with their journey,” said Jens Lapinski, CEO of Angel Invest. “With our new funds and expanded team, we’re doubling down on our mission to maximise the number of category-defining companies originating from Europe.”
Founded in 2018, Angel Invest invests in founding teams at the angel, pre-Seed, and Seed stages, offering capital and active coaching to drive product–market fit and secure external funding. With around 200 portfolio companies and over €200 million in capital, Angel Invest aims to support the next generation of category-defining companies originating from Europe.
These portfolio companies have collectively secured more than €2 billion in follow-on financing. Notably, Angel Invest has already returned half of Fund I, driven by five successful exits, which serves as an early indicator of strong portfolio performance.
The portfolio includes well-known businesses across sectors such as artificial intelligence, B2B SaaS, infrastructure, digital health, and consumer platforms.
The fund aims to accelerate startups’ progress toward product–market fit and to help prepare them for later-stage funding rounds, particularly Series A.
The founding partners Jens Lapinski and Oliver Clasen and partners Jag Singh and John von Berenberg-Consbruch, also announced that as part of this expansion, Angel Invest will introduce two new full-time partners: Karl Joseph Seilern and Nazanin Daneshvar. The firm also welcomes Remo Mahler as Principal. Part-time Partners Miguel Encarnacion, Marco Muccini, and Jan-Oliver Sell have also joined.
Furthermore, the firm added five associates and analysts respectively, bringing the total team size to 22. The fund believes that this expansion strengthens Angel Invest’s ability to support Founders across Europe with hands-on, Founder-first guidance.
Angel Invest claims to combine the scalability of a structured fund with the agility of traditional angel investing. Its angel partners coach every founding team for at least one year after investment.
“Our goal is bigger than just writing checks. We want to play our part in building a stronger startup ecosystem in Europe and especially here in Germany,” said Angel Invest in a public statement.