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Faber invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies (up to €2.5M) across two specialist areas: Applied Science & Digital Transformation (vertical applied AI, robotics, computational biology, AI infrastructure) and Climate & Ocean Tech (blue biotech, ocean sustainability, decarbonization). They focus on Southern Europe as a scale-up launchpad with selective European and US investments.

Check Size

$250K - $2.5M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

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Investment Thesis

Faber is a founder-first, early-stage VC firm that combines entrepreneurial expertise, scientific knowledge, and investment success to back mission-driven teams developing frontier deep tech solutions. They believe that “the next decades of innovation and positive change require the power of entrepreneurship and deep tech at scale,” and focus on “science- and mission-driven founders crafting novel technology solutions that will transform their industries for good.” Their approach emphasizes active, specialized support starting before investment and continuing through pre-seed to Series A.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Specialized dual-thesis approach combining Applied Science & Digital Transformation with Climate & Ocean Tech
  • Expert advisory network of 40+ technical, scientific, and industry experts (founders, professors, scientists, industry executives)
  • Full-cycle support from pre-investment through Series A readiness with dedicated workshops, sprints, and cross-company synergies
  • Resident core team with entrepreneurial DNA and specialized board-level support
  • Southern Europe regional focus with belief in local tech talent and infrastructure potential
  • Emphasis on industry standard terms and partnership with VCs and angels across Europe and US

Portfolio Highlights

Biographica

Agtech

KOA Biotech

Agtech

Ocean Ecostructures

Climate Ocean

Ponda

Climate Ocean

YPlasma

Deep Tech

PhotonIP

Deep Tech

Zymvol

Computational Biology

B'ZEOS

Climate Ocean

+ 52 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

18 Partners at Faber

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