Quake Capital Europe

quakecapital.com

Early-stage (Pre-Seed and Seed) venture capital investors in disruptive technologies supporting core aspects of the global economy across a global footprint. They are typically the first outside capital to invest and operate in a sector-agnostic manner with heavy concentration in the U.S. and EU.

Check Size

$150K - $200K

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Vertical Saas

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Investment Thesis

Quake Capital employs a data-driven, collaborative approach focused on identifying and amplifying exceptional founders and disruptive technologies. They prioritize removing bias from their investment process by emphasizing actual traction, merit, and execution ability over pedigree, connections, or demographics. The firm uses AI and machine learning to refine sourcing and evaluation, focusing on startups that have passed major failure thresholds with demonstrated traction and customer engagement.

What Sets Them Apart

Reverse-engineer Series A raises by focusing on critical data metrics aligned with industry benchmarks
Ranked in top 10 globally (once ranked #1 out of 3,500 VCs) for investing in female, Black, and Hispanic founders without imposing a BIPOC mandate
Extremely hands-on and highly engaged post-investment, providing network access to 400+ industry leaders, manufacturing networks, product development expertise, and fundraising assistance
Active since inception in tracking diversity metrics to check for bias in their selection process
Top quartile performance metrics with >82% portfolio survival rate at 5 years and >400 follow-on rounds raised
Placed in top 10% of global early-stage investment funds
Founder-led with 75+ years of combined investment and startup experience across the team