Backed VC closes on €30m
New community-driven, pan-European seed investor Backed VC has closed its first fund on тЌ30m.
The newly closed fund aims to employ a community approach to investing by offering carry to anyone who brings the firm a deal that results in an investment.
It will also operate a number of software platforms on which portfolio companies can share experiences and information on operational matters.
The London-based venture house was set up by founding partners Andre de Haes and Alex Brunicki in November 2014. De Haes previously spent a year at Index Ventures. Both de Haes and Brunicki began their careers at McKinsey & Company.
Investments
The fund has so far made 10 startup investments including music composer Jukedeck, knitwear design platform Unmade, music video streaming service Boiler Room, freelancer management system Lystable, children electronic kits maker Tech Will Save Us, and games developer Armada Interactive.
All of the fund's investments so far have been co-investments alongside venture funds including Index, Connect Ventures and Floodgate.
The newly raised vehicle writes equity tickets of between €500,000-1m.
People
Backed VC – Andre de Haes, Alex Brunicki (co-founders).
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