10X Founders
Venture capital firm; participated in Solideon's oversubscribed $5M+ pre-seed round (July 2024).
10x Founders (10xfounders.com) is a Munich-based early-stage venture firm founded in April 2021 by seven serial entrepreneurs — Andreas Etten, Andrej Henkler, Claudius Jablonka, Felix Haas, Jan Becker, Jan Reichelt (Managing Partner), and Robert Wuttke — describing itself as 'the leading early-stage investor partnering with Europe's most ambitious founders.' It runs as a network-powered fund backed by 200+ entrepreneurs and angels rather than institutional LPs, investing generalist early-stage rounds (B2B SaaS, fintech, AI, deep tech/hardware) with reserved follow-on capital through pre-IPO stages.
Overview
- Firm
- 10X Founders
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Founded
- 2021
- AUM
- €160M (fund size, announced May 2022)
- Avg. check
- €250K–€2.5M
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Thesis
- 10x Founders (10xfounders.com) is a Munich-based early-stage venture firm founded in April 2021 by seven serial entrepreneurs — Andreas Etten, Andrej Henkler, Claudius Jablonka, Felix Haas, Jan Becker, Jan Reichelt (Managing Partner), and Robert Wuttke — describing itself as 'the leading early-stage investor partnering with Europe's most ambitious founders.' It runs as a network-powered fund backed by 200+ entrepreneurs and angels rather than institutional LPs, investing generalist early-stage rounds (B2B SaaS, fintech, AI, deep tech/hardware) with reserved follow-on capital through pre-IPO stages.
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- What is 10X Founders?
- 10x Founders (10xfounders.com) is a Munich-based early-stage venture firm founded in April 2021 by seven serial entrepreneurs — Andreas Etten, Andrej Henkler, Claudius Jablonka, Felix Haas, Jan Becker, Jan Reichelt (Managing Partner), and Robert Wuttke — describing itself as 'the leading early-stage investor partnering with Europe's most ambitious founders.' It runs as a network-powered fund backed by 200+ entrepreneurs and angels rather than institutional LPs, investing generalist early-stage rounds (B2B SaaS, fintech, AI, deep tech/hardware) with reserved follow-on capital through pre-IPO stages.
- How much does 10X Founders manage?
- 10X Founders manages €160M (fund size, announced May 2022) in assets, and was founded in 2021.
- What stages does 10X Founders invest at?
- 10X Founders invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, with typical checks of €250K–€2.5M.
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10x Founders is a Munich-based early-stage VC founded in April 2021 by seven serial entrepreneurs, backed by a €160 million fund announced in May 2022.
10x Founders: AboutVerified2026-08-08 - 2
10x Founders' portfolio includes Solideon.
10x Founders: Homepage portfolio showcaseVerified2026-08-08 - 3
10x Founders' €160 million fund was announced in May 2022, backed by 200+ entrepreneurs rather than institutional LPs.
Startbase: 10x Founders lüftet Geheimnis um 160 Millionen-Euro-FondsVerified2022-05-03