Fund F

Fund F reaches final closing at €28M! 🎉 Fund F has officially closed oversubscribed at €28 million, surpassing our original target. This milestone strengthens our mission: investing in early-stage, female-led startups across Europe. A huge thank you to the European Investment Fund (EIF) for joining the fund with a €10M commitment, alongside an incredible group of institutional investors, founders, and business angels. Having more than one-third of our LP base made up of women is a testament to the change we’re building together. Since our first close, we’ve already backed 14 ambitious startups, including senvo Sirius Sirius Fermify KOA Biotech Cordon Technologies RYVER.AI Viora - visible through confidence AI–BOB as well as some undisclosed deals. And we’re just getting started! 💪 Why does this matter? Because investing in diverse founders doesn’t just drive innovation - it reshapes entire industries. The earlier we invest, the more we can fuel a cycle where female founders build, scale, exit, and reinvest in the ecosystem. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey - our LPs, founders, and community. The future of tech is equal, and we're here to make sure it’s funded accordingly. 👉 If you're a female founder building the next big thing and looking for a lead investor at pre-seed, let’s talk! 📖 Read more on Sifted: Link in Comments 📬 Contact us: E-Mail in Comments #FundF #FemaleFounders #VentureCapital #EIF #DiversityInVC #EarlyStageInvesting Lisa-Marie Fassl Nina Wöss Carina Roth Sebastian Gomes Judith Schnaubelt Lucy Izquierdo Greene Alvaro Egido Maestre

🚀 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀! KOA Biotech 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 €𝟮𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵! 🐟💧 We at 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙 are thrilled to co-invest alongside Swanlaab Venture Factory and Faber in 𝗞𝗢𝗔 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, a game-changing startup tackling fish farm infections with cutting-edge biosensor technology. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🌍 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 – Fish farm infections cause a 𝟯𝟬% 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, translating to over $𝟲𝗕 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀. KOA’s solution offers early detection, helping to 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘂𝘀𝗲. 🔬 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – KOA’s biosensor system monitors water quality in real-time, detecting infections 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 💡 Sira Mogas Díez founded KOA Biotech in 2021 as a spin-off from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Her groundbreaking research has received support from: ✅ Spanish Ministry of Innovation ✅ Pompeu Fabra’s INNOValue Tech Transfer Program ✅ The US Navy’s Office of Naval Research Her work on 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 was published in 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and she also won 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸, organized by El Mundo. 🎖️ 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? Alongside 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙, investors include key players like 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗯 and 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗿, backing KOA’s mission to bring sustainability and efficiency to aquaculture. We’re incredibly proud to support 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 €𝟯𝟬𝟬𝗕 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆! 🚀 Join us in celebrating KOA Biotech’s success and the future of sustainable fish farming! 🎉🐠 #Investment #BioTech #VC #FemaleFounders #FundF Nina Wöss Lisa-Marie Fassl Sebastian Gomes Carina Roth Lucy Izquierdo Greene Alvaro Egido Maestre Judith Schnaubelt Female Founders

🚀 AI–BOB 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 €𝟮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱! 💸 We’re thrilled to announce our investment in 𝗔𝗜-𝗕𝗢𝗕, the Swedish 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 startup revolutionizing the construction industry with AI-powered compliance and error detection! 🏗️👷🏻♀️ Construction errors cost billions every year. AI-BOB tackles this head-on by analyzing blueprints with 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀—detecting costly mistakes before they happen. With this latest €𝟮𝗠 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, led by CapitalT and with participation from Fund F, AI-BOB is set to scale internationally and further develop its game-changing product. ✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱: 👉 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Identifying errors early means fewer delays, less waste, and lower costs. 👉 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹: The global construction industry is massive, yet still one of the least digitized. AI-BOB is here to change that. 👉 An intuitive 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 solution allowing teams to adopt it fast and seamlessly. 👉 With 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 signed, the team has delivered great early traction. 👉 𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺: Led by Elin Mårtensson, AI-BOB’s founders combine deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge AI expertise. 💪𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Co-Founder & CEO - 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗠å𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 Co-Founder & CCO - Petter Wallberg Co-Founder & CTO - Rickard Svedenmark Co-Founder & Chief Software Engineer - Olle Eriksson 💡 "Our vision is a world where construction errors are not just minimized but eliminated." – 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗠å𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗘𝗢 & 𝗖𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 🎉 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱? The funding round is led by 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗧 with participation from 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙, NCA, and a select group of angel investors. 🤩 Congratulations to the AI-BOB team—we can’t wait to see what’s next! 🚀 #Investment #ConTech #AI #VC #FemaleFounders #FundF Nina Wöss Lisa-Marie Fassl Carina Roth Sebastian Gomes Lucy Izquierdo Greene Alvaro Egido Maestre Judith Schnaubelt Female Founders Janneke Niessen Sabeena Awan

🚀 Exciting news from Fund F! 🚀 Fund F by Female Founders, the early-stage VC focused on backing gender-diverse teams, just grew stronger! 💪 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Carina Roth as Investment Manager, along with Analysts Lucy Izquierdo Greene and Alvaro Egido Maestre! 🌍 Each new team member brings unique expertise to Fund F’s mission—empowering founders tackling real-world challenges with impact-driven solutions. This expansion reflects the dedication of Fund F co-founders and General Partners Lisa-Marie Fassl and Nina Wöss to fostering a more inclusive and innovative European tech ecosystem. 👉 Stay tuned for more on how these new additions will drive growth for early-stage, female-led ventures! ✨ 👉 Read more about the exciting news here: https://lnkd.in/dGXbsUNB

✨ Meet our new Fund F by Female Founders VC Analyst, Lucy Izquierdo Greene! Born and raised in Paris, Lucy is also English and Spanish, and has just landed in Vienna to join the Fund F team. ✈️ 🌍 Lucy brings a diverse background with a BSc in Sustainability and Biology from the UK and an MSc in International Management from France. She entered the European Tech ecosystem first by joining an early stage ClimateTech and discovered her passion for investing in gender-diverse teams during her time at SISTAFUND. 💡 🎒 Outside of work, Lucy enjoys backpacking across different countries, meeting new people, and listening to uplifting music. Always eager to try new things, she recently learned to kitesurf and is now taking on the challenges of learning German and training for a half marathon. 🇩🇪 🏃♀️ We’re thrilled to have you on board, Lucy! Welcome to the team! 👏

🤩 𝗪𝗢𝗪! senvo 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 €𝟮.𝟱𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 defy.vc 𝗮𝗻𝗱 Two Ravens VC 💸 🤗 Fund F by Female Founders is among the investors supporting Senvo, a groundbreaking solution transforming logistics for large shippers! 🌍✨ 🙋♀️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱? Senvo is also one of our #GrowF alumni! Their #win is an epic example of what we do here at Female Founders, from launching #fundraising journeys to getting #funded. ...Now here's a little more about senvo and the funding round: 💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗼 𝗱𝗼? Senvo helps major shippers cut up to 10% of shipping costs by ensuring accurate invoice audits and managing logistics claims with data-driven insights. With more than 7.6 million shipments and €24.9 million in spend processed since their launch, they’re already making waves! 🚢 🌊 🚚 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀: 👉 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀: Catch overbilling errors from human mistakes or process inefficiencies. 👉 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Streamlines and simplifies the claims process for lost or damaged shipments. 👉 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Gain insight into surcharges, lead times, and more for optimized logistics. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Cuts invoice processing from 50+ days to less than 5! 💪 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 Co-Founded by Marie Kober (ex-DHL) and Dr. Ulaş Türkmen (ex-Revolut), their deep industry knowledge is driving massive cost savings and optimization for businesses. 🎙️ 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗼: “𝘈𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘰, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺.” 🎉 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? Along with Fund F, key angel investors include Mike Roth (Former VP at Amazon) and Dirk Reich (Board Member at Swiss Post). We’re thrilled to be part of Senvo’s journey as they revolutionize logistics and provide a new transparency and operational efficiency standard in the €76B European logistics market! 🚀🌟 Nina Wöss Lisa-Marie Fassl Sebastian Gomes Judith Schnaubelt Fanny Springer

💸 Sirius raised a $4 million seed round, and Fund F by Female Founders is among the #investors! 💰 🎵 As a marketplace for personalized online music lessons, SIRIUS is rethinking music education with: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 🤝 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱? 👉 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺: Data-driven matching provides each student with the perfect music teacher. 👉 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Simple and end-to-end digital lesson scheduling. 👉 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺: High audio quality and music-specific features such as virtual piano, sheet music, metronome and recording. 👉  𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹: Customized and personalized to the student's specific and long-term learning needs. 👉 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: Resources and tools to help students practice between lessons. 👉 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Reliable and on-time payments for both students and teachers. 💪𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺: Co-Founder & Co-Director - Sebastian Riegelbauer Co-Founder & Co-CEO - Charlotte Dryander 🚀 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼-𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 “Access to individual music lessons today often depends on where you live or whether you have personal contacts with suitable music teachers. I want to change that and make music lessons easily accessible so that everyone has the privilege of taking music lessons with the perfect teacher.” 🤩 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱?  The funding round is led by Market One Capital with participation from Silicon Gardens, Fund F by Female Founders, and New Renaissance Ventures. 🤗 Renowned investors are also investing: Severin Zugmayer, partner at New Renaissance Ventures, Lopo Champalimaud, founder of Treatwell, Nicole Büttner, founder of Merantix Momentum, as well as Marius Luther and Marius Jeuck, founders of the job recruitment platform HeyJobs. 🤩 Congratulations to the Sirius team, keep doing what you do best!

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