Cusp Capital

www.cuspcapital.com

VCMatch tracks Cusp Capital as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and Cloud Infrastructure companies, Seed and Series A rounds, and Europe, Eu30, and Norway markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Not specified

Stages

Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure

Geography

Europe, Eu30, and Norway

Investment Thesis

Cusp Capital invests in European software and technology companies that are building foundational, category-defining digital infrastructures at lower levels of the stack. The firm’s thesis is that Europe can “reclaim its lead in infrastructure” by channeling world-class regional talent and research through Open Source models — encapsulated in the view that “Open Source is most potent way to structure infrastructure software” — which lowers barriers to entry, accelerates product-market fit and lets smaller teams tackle infrastructure problems historically dominated by large incumbents. They combine this infrastructure focus with support for Industry-Specific Operating Systems (ISOS), mass-market products that increase digital inclusion, and an ESG-minded approach (the “Genius of the AND”) to back entrepreneurs building durable, interoperable layers that enable future GPT-driven innovation.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Cusp Capital is most relevant for founders raising Seed and Series A rounds in Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, and Data Infrastructure, especially across Europe, Eu30, and Norway.

Focus statement

Cusp Capital primarily backs European entrepreneurs building category-defining digital infrastructure (especially OSS-led infrastructure and lower-level stack layers), Industry-Specific Operating Systems, and inclusive digital products — with an emphasis on regions and sectors with dense OSS communities and strong research/talent bases.

Value Add

Explicit Open Source-centered investment thesis: they argue "Open Source is most potent way to structure infrastructure software" and prioritize OSS-enabled go-to-market and product strategies.
Europe-first infrastructure focus: emphasis on helping Europe "reclaim its lead in infrastructure" and on regions with high OSS density (noted geographies include Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom).
Layered-stack and GPT-informed prioritization: they prefer lower-level infrastructure layers, GPT-specific infra, and technologies whose uniqueness in data/processing/execution demands tailored infra.
Combination of direct investing and a dedicated fund-of-funds: they manage direct investments and "a dedicated fund of funds that invests in regional and sector-specialist early-stage funds across Europe."
Track record and ecosystem roots: team claims >€600m invested across 100+ companies (examples: Zalando, Delivery Hero, Klarna, Personio).
Dual product focus: alongside infrastructure they explicitly back Industry-Specific Operating Systems (ISOS) and mass-market products targeting broader consumer/worker inclusion.