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 car, focuses on supporting Pre-Seed and Seed-stage B2B SaaS startups in mid-market and Enterprise Go-to-Market sectors, with a specific emphasis on the DACH area.
Launched in December 2022, Robin Capital embodies practically 15 years of Haak’s expertise as a founder and investor.
Haak’s background consists of roles as Common Accomplice 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 corporations like N26 and a progress 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 companion 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 corporations 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.
Thus far, the fund has deployed 55% of its capital, backing 28 portfolio corporations comparable to Kombo, Phacets, and Xaver.
Backed by 70 Restricted Companions, 95% of whom are seasoned professionals, the fund’s community consists of Common Companions from main Non-public Fairness and Enterprise Capital corporations, fund-of-funds, and distinguished founders and operators.
The fund leverages a community of practically 100 operators from main know-how corporations, offering essential help to its portfolio. Notable board appointments embody:
- 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 Colleges and former Chief Folks Officer at Rokt, is now a board member at HR startup and portfolio firm – Bloom.
Robin Capital’s community additionally consists of three achieved Enterprise Companions:
- Renaud Visage, unicorn founder and former CTO of Eventbrite and present founding father of Slate.VC, a €200M sustainability progress fund, advises portfolio corporations on tech subjects and provides 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 guide at Russell Reynolds Associates, helps portfolio corporations with HR and expertise acquisition methods.
For Haak, Robin Fund One represents only 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 day by day grateful to do what I like—serve founders.”
