Robin Capital, a German solo GP-led enterprise fund based by Robin Haak, has efficiently closed its inaugural fund, Robin Fund One, elevating a complete of €15 million.
The fund, which incorporates €13 million in commitments alongside a €2 million growth-focused funding automobile, focuses on supporting Pre-Seed and Seed-stage B2B SaaS startups in mid-market and Enterprise Go-to-Market sectors, with a selected emphasis on the DACH area.
Launched in December 2022, Robin Capital embodies almost 15 years of Haak’s expertise as a founder and investor.
Haak’s background contains roles as Normal Companion at Revaia (€250 million first-time fund) and co-founder of Jobspotting, acquired by SmartRecruiters (valued at €1.4 billion). He has been an early investor in notable firms like N26 and a development investor in Aircall and Frontify.
Talking about this achievement, Robin Haak shared, “Robin Capital is the product of my journey and a response to what I wanted most all through my profession – a accomplice to information founders from zero to IPO. This fund displays that mission: supporting founders with experience, networks, and genuine partnership.”
Robin Capital stays “deliberately small“, with ticket sizes ranging between €100–500k. Its specialty is in Pre-Seed and Seed-stage mid-market and Enterprise Go-to-Market firms in Europe and the DACH area.
Robin Fund One, which had its first shut in June 2023 and last shut in December 2024, is vertical-agnostic and spans a big selection of industries together with HR, AI, Fintech, Local weather, DevOps, Robotics, and Industrial Tech.
Up to now, the fund has deployed 55% of its capital, backing 28 portfolio firms akin to Kombo, Phacets, and Xaver.
Backed by 70 Restricted Companions, 95% of whom are seasoned professionals, the fund’s community contains Normal Companions from main Personal Fairness and Enterprise Capital companies, fund-of-funds, and distinguished founders and operators.
The fund leverages a community of almost 100 operators from main expertise firms, offering essential help to its portfolio. Notable board appointments embrace:
- Eric Gelle, SVP Gross sales EMEA at iCIMS, is a board member of sustainability-focused startup and portfolio firm – Spare It.
- Sarah Anderson Wilson, CHRO at Success Academy Constitution Faculties and former Chief Individuals Officer at Rokt, is now a board member at HR startup and portfolio firm – Bloom.
Robin Capital’s community additionally contains three completed Enterprise Companions:
- Renaud Visage, unicorn founder and former CTO of Eventbrite and present founding father of Slate.VC, a €200M sustainability development fund, advises portfolio firms on tech matters and affords the fund help with due diligence.
- Jerome Ternynck, unicorn founding father of SmartRecruiters and founding father of Rypples, a €20M sustainable fund investing in ocean conservation, brings product and Go-to-Market methods experience to our portfolio.
- Lea Vajnorsky, co-founder of Girls Inc. and a management marketing consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates, helps portfolio firms with HR and expertise acquisition methods.
For Haak, Robin Fund One represents just the start. “Robin Fund One is simply starting a lifelong mission for Robin Capital to help founders with capital, networks, and experience. I get up every day grateful to do what I like—serve founders.”