Basinghall Partners

As a "first money in" investor, we support founders in gaining their first momentum. ROCKET FUEL We invest in DACH-based technology-driven B2B startups in pre-seed and early seed rounds. BIZDEV BOOST We catalyze your market entry with our network of more than 100 executives from Scale-ups, mid-sized and large enterprises. FAST-TRACK FUNDRAISING We streamline the communication with other Angel and VC investors for your current and future funding rounds. FAMILY ACCESS We multiply your social capital with access to our community of experienced founders, industry professionals and domain experts.

FRAMEWORK was founded in 2018 and has set the benchmark for active capital investing for early-stage companies. FRAMEWORK combines a unique, data-driven model with a high-touch collaborative engagement approach designed to assist Founders and CEOs in high-growth markets to scale while becoming better, smarter and more prepared for the next phase of growth. FRAMEWORK Partners provide cutting-edge resources, opportunities and top-tier, empathetic counsel to Founders–becoming a trusted partner on the scaling journey. Partners Peter Misek, Barbara Dirks, Ajay Gopal and Jean-Michel Texier, make use of a collaborative model of working that leverages decades of experience building, launching and reimagining businesses to the benefit of the FRAMEWORK portfolio. FRAMEWORK primarily invests in Series A and Series B technology companies that have a strong purpose and mission to change the world for the better. The Startup Scorecard and Investor Network, accessible to all investors and Founders, aim to reinvent the early-stage ecosystem, eliminate bias in the investment process and empower Founders with the data they need to assess performance and drive growth. Visit our website to learn more and to benefit from the Startup Scorecard and Investor Network. A NEW MODEL OF ACTIVE CAPITAL TO EMPOWER FOUNDERS WITH MORE THAN A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS.GROUNDBREAKING DATA: Benchmarking progress begins with monitoring the right metrics over time. FRAMEWORK’s proprietary database of 30,000+ startups generates insights to drive growth and guide decision-making. This data-driven approach allows us to analyze companies in a fundamental and comprehensive way. With deep experience in venture investing and financial services, our team can quantify intricate models to evaluate businesses. ESTABLISHED FRAMEWORKS: World-class is hard. Entrepreneurs need tools for overcoming challenges in the scaling journey. Our tried-and-true frameworks and solutions are designed for financial systems, technology and product, go-to-market, sales and marketing, talent, and governance. Whether it’s building a team, fostering culture, developing financial systems or forging new partnerships, FRAMEWORK gives Founders customized strategies to assist growth. OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE: When FRAMEWORK invests in you, a team of industry leaders has your back. Because each company is one-of-a-kind, FRAMEWORK Partners help Founders navigate their unique path with empathy and enthusiasm for the startup journey. Portfolio companies work closely with our experts to uncover blind spots, expose opportunities for improvement and enable faster experimentation and growth. REINVENTING THE VENTURE CAPITAL ECOSYSTEM FOR EARLY-STAGE STARTUPS.STARTUP SCORECARD: By providing their own data, any startup can assess their performance against a database of more than 30,000 others at a similar stage or in the same vertical. The Scorecard produces quantitative benchmarks and insights to guide action based on numerous structured data fields. This innovative platform is designed to connect early stage Startups with potential investors. Startups can also opt-in to be matched to potential seed and pre-seed investors, through curated lists made available to the Investor Network. INVESTOR NETWORK: The Investor Network is designed to connect LPs and early-stage investors with interesting new companies that fit their investment strategy and reduces the burden associated with early-stage investing by providing valuable, systematic metrics that often determine success and growth. FRAMEWORK is a collaborative model of venture capital. Our team shares its network and partnership opportunities with the entire portfolio; Our investors and industry partners often build direct relationships with portfolio companies. ATOMIC GROWTH FRAMEWORK: The foundation of our working relationship with portfolio Founders and leadership teams, The Atomic Growth Framework generates alignment around the smallest units of growth within a company and uses that to build a forward-looking operational plan. This open, exploratory format is designed for introspection, while building strong alignment, shared goals and synergies between teams. EXCEPTIONAL STARTUPS DESERVE EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERS.TRUST: Our model of active capital creates strong alignment between Founders and VC partners. We provide invaluable, trusted counsel for portfolio leaders through honesty, adaptability, an eagerness to act, and the confidence of industry leaders who are ready to listen. DETERMINATION: Drive. Tenacity. Perseverance. Resilience. Whatever you call it, we are committed to backing companies and founders who are determined to change the world. We work tirelessly with and for our founders, helping our portfolio companies succeed in their missions. EXCELLENCE: FRAMEWORK is a top-performing venture fund. As a company, we model a culture of excellence and we help build it in our portfolio. Our extraordinary partners help startups become better, stronger, smarter quicker and ultimately more prepared for the next phase of growth.

Building a company is hard. We’ve been there. And we want to make it easier. We join founders early on their journey and we stay by your side as you build, navigate the ups and downs, and go on to do great things. We’re a community of B2B SaaS experts, founders and operators here to support you every step of the way. Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community. Forum For Founders, our pre-seed program, provides founders with $100k in funding and 15 intense weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance focused on go to market and fundraising. Forum Seed, our seed fund, backs exceptional SaaS startups at the seed-stage both from within and outside of our pre-seed program. With over 250 portfolio companies, Forum founders have gone on to raise from NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, SV Angel, True Ventures and many more. Our private peer community for Innovation executives -- The Innovation Forum -- brings together like-minded intrapreneurs from all backgrounds to share best practices, insights, and advice, and support one another. In addition to our incredible peer community, members get access to industry trend reports, collaborative events, emerging technology, and startup introductions.

We are rocket scientists, CS geeks, electrical engineers, AI researchers, mechanical engineers, materials scientists, and economists. We value entrepreneurial spirit, the drive for innovation, and the pursuit of quality. Since 2011, we have built one of Europe’s leading B2B venture capital funds investing throughout Europe from our offices in Berlin and Munich. As a team, we have made over one hundred B2B investments with over thirty exits, including some of our own companies.

Gründerfonds Ruhr is a venture capital fund based in Essen, which invests in early stage startups that drive innovation and change. Our foundation was laid in 2017 with the launch of our first fund. Since then, Gründerfonds Ruhr has been an investor partner for startups, providing financial capital to ambitious founding teams from various industries. In October 2024, we closed our second fund, Gründerfonds Ruhr II, with an initial fund volume of €31M to back the next generation of founders from the Ruhr region and beyond. We invest in seed stage B2B startups that have the potential to become market leaders in their market segment. We are active across Germany with a focus on the Ruhr region and we are not only providing financial capital, but also our entrepreneurial expertise and access to the industry through a leading network of international corporations.

We are a leading tech Venture Capital (VC) firm in Southeast Asia, in areas such as B2B, Data/AI, and Software. We invest across Southeast Asia, mainly at Series A & B. We look for entrepreneurs with the mindset and capabilities to build regional or global companies, with technology advantages, fast execution and agility in the unknown.