Discovery Ventures

Discovery Ventures is one of Europe's leading Micro VCs, founded by SumUp and Zeitgold co-founders Dr. Jan Deepen and Stefan Jeschonnek. We back outstanding entrepreneurs solving big and relevant problems. Our scope includes breakout companies irrespective of industry or geography, with a focus on FinTech, SaaS for SMB and enterprise, and AI-based solutions. We invest at all stages, yet our sweet spot is from Pre-Seed to Series A. To date, we have backed around 50 teams, including companies like Trade Republic, Gorillas, Deel, TripActions, Verbit, Choco, Flaschenpost, Softr and Pennylane. Our early-stage funds are among the top-performing funds in Europe