bernhard-janke
Bernhard Janke is a Partner at 468 Capital, the Berlin- and San Francisco-based venture capital firm, focused on B2B investments in messaging, SMB software, robotics, security, IoT, and AI since joining in October 2021; he previously worked at Global Founders Capital and LEA Partners.
Bernhard Janke is a Partner at 468 Capital, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Alexander Kudlich, Ludwig Ensthaler, and Florian Leibert; Janke joined as Partner in October 2021 and is not one of the co-founders. He invests in B2B companies at Seed and Series A, spanning messaging, SMB software, robotics, security, IoT, and AI. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and previously worked as a Principal at Global Founders Capital (Rocket Internet's venture arm) and then at LEA Partners GmbH. He is reported, though not independently confirmed, to sit on the boards of sevDesk and Aleph Alpha; 468 Capital and LEA Partners are confirmed co-investors in Aleph Alpha, in which 468 Capital was reportedly the first institutional investor.
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- Role
- Partner, 468 Capital
- Based in
- Berlin, Germany
- Prior experience
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- Who is bernhard-janke?
- Bernhard Janke is a Partner at 468 Capital, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Alexander Kudlich, Ludwig Ensthaler, and Florian Leibert; Janke joined as Partner in October 2021 and is not one of the co-founders. He invests in B2B companies at Seed and Series A, spanning messaging, SMB software, robotics, security, IoT, and AI. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and previously worked as a Principal at Global Founders Capital (Rocket Internet's venture arm) and then at LEA Partners GmbH. He is reported, though not independently confirmed, to sit on the boards of sevDesk and Aleph Alpha; 468 Capital and LEA Partners are confirmed co-investors in Aleph Alpha, in which 468 Capital was reportedly the first institutional investor.
- What is bernhard-janke's role?
- bernhard-janke is Partner, 468 Capital, based in Berlin, Germany.
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468 Capital's partners are Philipp Seifert (previously Sapphire Ventures and Goldman Sachs) and Bernhard Janke (formerly LEA Partners and GFC); the firm's founders (Kudlich, Ensthaler, Leibert) are distinct from its partners
Startbase: 468 Capital startet zweiten FondsVerified2022-02-02 - 2
Bernhard Janke is a Partner at 468 Capital since October 2021, investing in B2B ventures at Seed and Series A with a sector focus on messaging, SMB software, robotics, security, IoT, and AI; holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; previously a Principal at Global Founders Capital and at LEA Partners
Signal (NFX): Bernhard Janke's Investing Profile - 468 Capital PartnerReported2026-08-12 - 3
468 Capital and LEA Partners co-invested in Aleph Alpha, with 468 Capital reported as Aleph Alpha's first institutional investor
Nordic9: Aleph Alpha secures funding from 468 Capital and LEA PartnersReported2026-08-12