We seek to invest in companies that have a very sound technology foundation, address significantly large and global markets.  The investment propositions should offer at least an order of magnitude price/performance improvement to currently available solutions or do represent a real 'break-through' that can dramatically change existing as well as dominate newly emerging markets.

Focus areas
Our primary focus and interest lies in the domain of micro- and nano-electronics as well as innovative advanced materials. Based on our expertise, experience and network as a team, we clearly focus and strive to build 'clusters' in specific application segments: Medical & Diagnostics, Semicon Processing & Metrology, Multimedia, Communications, Green Energy and Consumer Electronics.

Stage
Capital-E invests primarily in early stage companies. We might step into the capital of a company very early on and well before any other venture capitalist. Our initial investments are conservative to mitigate early risks in ventures, leading or co-investing in subsequent rounds of financing all the way to liquidity. Syndications are made early on with reputed VC partners.

Investment size
A typical venture investment is normally within the range of € 0.250M to € 1M initially and scaling to € 5M per company over multiple rounds.

Investment style
The fund's general partners play a hands-on role from the time of initial investment to liquidity. We are willing to step in as real partners and active board members. Capital-E cultivates a cross-section of business relationships with strategic and financial parties that can be very useful to the portfolio companies.  Although demanding, the intensive involvement of our whole team (not just the sponsor) does ensure careful decision-making and superior results for investors and the entrepreneurs.

Geography
Our operational coverage area is primarily focused on Western Europe, with a specific focus on the Benelux as our home territory. We also are actively pursuing co-investments with partner VC's in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany.  Our strategy is to build a European wide portfolio of companies that 'cluster' within the chosen application segments, thereby creating leverage and synergy between the different ventures.