{"id":35717,"date":"2023-06-22T22:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2023\/06\/22\/robin-haak-launches-robin-capital-the-latest-fund-to-join-the-solo-gp-trend-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:14:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:14:26","slug":"robin-haak-launches-robin-capital-the-latest-fund-to-join-the-solo-gp-trend-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2023\/06\/22\/robin-haak-launches-robin-capital-the-latest-fund-to-join-the-solo-gp-trend-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Haak launches Robin Capital, the latest fund to join the solo GP trend in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/06\/22\/robin-haak-launches-robin-capital-the-latest-fund-to-join-the-solo-gp-trend-in-europe\/<\/a><\/br>
\nRobin Haak launches Robin Capital, the latest fund to join the solo GP trend in Europe<\/br>
\n2023-06-22 22:14:25<\/br><\/p>\n

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If you were a solo venture capitalist \u2014 or solo GP as they have come to be known \u2014 during the 2020\u20132021 boom, you might be in trouble now<\/a>, especially as valuations from that era have often tanked. However, while the solo GP model has been around in the U.S. for several years, this model of VC has arrived late enough in Europe for it to become a more viable way forward for many European startups that are finding thin pickings from multi-partnered VC funds in this bear-ish market.<\/p>\n

Taking advantage of this trend, for instance, is Hypernova, a $25 million fund of funds that launched<\/a> last year and is aimed at funding solo GPs in Europe.<\/p>\n

The trend is palpable.<\/p>\n

For example: Underline Ventures launched<\/a> in Romania last year, with the well-known ecosystem player Bogdan Iordache at the helm. In the U.S. last year, Nichole Wischoff\u2019s solo GP firm Wischoff Ventures closed<\/a> a second fund of $20 million. This year in Asia, AngelList alum Wing Vasiksiri reached<\/a> an AUM of $14 million.<\/p>\n

The latest to join the solo GP party in Europe is long-time tech scene player Robin Haak<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s launching Robin Capital<\/a>, which he says has now reached a first close of \u20ac3 million and is aiming for a \u20ac10\u201320 million final close. It will participate in angel, pre-seed, and seed funding rounds.<\/p>\n

The former founder of Jobspotting (acquired<\/a> by SmartRecruiters Inc. out of San Francisco in 2017), Haak was a first-check investor in N26 and has done over 20 other investments, including Frontify, Algolia, and Aircall. Haak was also previously a general partner with Revaia Growth One.<\/p>\n

Robin Capital\u2019s current portfolio consists of inaugural investments in Beam, Kombo, and M2.<\/p>\n

Haak told me he has a \u201cnetwork of hundreds of operators who are sourcing and servicing. I also have a value-add limited partner base featuring Fabrice Grinda (an early investor in Alibaba), Julian Blessin (co-founder of Tier Mobility) and Jerome Ternynck (founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters).\u201d<\/p>\n

Haak describes his fund as having a \u201cfocus on outstanding entrepreneurs, software subscription businesses, primarily in Europe, Israel, and the U.S.\u201d It will be vertical-agnostic and mainly pre-seed to seed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur investment strategy spans Europe, the U.S., and Israel, informed by my direct involvement in these regions,\u201d he told me via email.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve helped build companies like SmartRecruiters in the U.S., Revaia in France, Jobspotting in Germany, Axel Springer in Israel, and Slush in the Nordics. As we are based in Berlin, it\u2019s anticipated that the DACH region will continue to be a solid foundation for us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Solo GPs, if they timed their fundraise right, can get pretty big.<\/p>\n

Last year, Streamlined Ventures, led by Ullas Naik, secured<\/a> $140 million in new capital commitments for its two newest funds, bringing the total funds managed to eight with the assets under management reaching about $325 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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