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Media Kit

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Backed Logo Bundle

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BACKED Founders

BACKED Founders

BACKED Founders

Andre De Haes and Alex Brunicki

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Fund Boilerplate

Fund Boilerplate

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BACKED VC is Europe’s seed‑stage frontier‑tech fund. We partner with generational founders building category-defining companies. Our current fund focussed on three domains where our team and network have proven edge: AI‑native therapeutics, blockchain and banking infrastructure, and manufacturing automation. Founded in 2016, BACKED has invested in 100 companies, with five unicorns and 21 businesses above $100m enterprise value. We lead pre‑seed and seed deals with $500k–$5m tickets, then stay the course through Series A. Beyond capital, BACKED differentiates through our global events platform — hosting 40+ events a year to gather together 4,000+ founders, operators and investors. Our mission is to take European founders global.

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Backed founders

Andre de haes and alex brunicki

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Backed team

ADENA Wallingford, clare hunter, david linsey, dominic barnard, lucia cerchlan, olivia moss, sasha dickinson, vinay chaudri, yasmin siraj

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Andre de Haes

Andre de Haes

Co-Founder and General Partner
Andre de Haes
Andre de Haes
Co-Founder and General Partner

Covers fundraising and investing. Sees founders like pro athletes — relentless and hungry to grow. Building a new kind of venture culture grounded in trust, craft, and ambition.

Half philosopher, half venture athlete. Fully BACKED.

Alex Brunicki

Alex Brunicki

Co-Founder and General Partner
Alex Brunicki
Alex Brunicki
Co-Founder and General Partner

⁠Leads the investment team and post-investment support. Founder-centric approach to investing: believes early-stage venture is a human-capital game defined by the patient search for authentic, generational entrepreneurs and the decisiveness to invest with utter conviction. Believes good ideas are rare and exceptional founders even more so. Inspired by polymathic technical founders with a unique secret about their market.

Clare Hunter

Clare Hunter

Head of Brand, Communications and Marketing
Clare Hunter
Clare Hunter
Head of Brand, Communications and Marketing

Leads marketing across brand, digital, PR, and events. Keeps BACKED’s storytelling bold and human while helping founders amplify their voices.

Powered by cups of English Breakfast tea and bold brand ideas.

Tom Hopkins

Tom Hopkins

COO
Tom Hopkins
Tom Hopkins
COO

Leads operations, fundraising, and investor relations — scaling BACKED as fast and smart as the founders we back. Over 15 years in venture and still buzzing about Europe’s founders.

Runs on spreadsheets and strong espresso.

Dominic Barnard

Dominic Barnard

Finance Manager
Dominic Barnard
Dominic Barnard
Finance Manager

Runs finance and reporting, liaising with auditors, LPs, and partners. Previously at JPMorgan, Brown-Forman, and IG Group. Combines rigour with purpose to help founders grow.

Half spreadsheets, half sleep deprivation. 100% BACKED.

Lucia Cerchlan

Lucia Cerchlan

Head of Founder Experience
Lucia Cerchlan
Lucia Cerchlan
Head of Founder Experience

Champions founders building transformative frontier-tech companies. Brings a decade in startups and co-founded LUMUS, Europe’s largest female angel syndicate.

Game, set, match — on and off the court.

Adena Wallingford

Adena Wallingford

EA to Founders
Adena Wallingford
Adena Wallingford
EA to Founders

Keeps BACKED HQ running and thriving. From founder care to office culture (with help from Teddy the dachshund), ensures our space buzzes with energy and intent.

Ask me who’s harder to manage: founders or my toddler.

Yasmin Siraj

Yasmin Siraj

Investment Manager
Yasmin Siraj
Yasmin Siraj
Investment Manager

Leads biotech investing - backing founders transforming healthcare through data and discovery. With roots at Harvard, Cambridge, and RA Capital, she thrives where science meets scale.

Former figure skater, now skating through biotech deals.

David Linsey

David Linsey

Investment Manager
David Linsey
David Linsey
Investment Manager

Focuses on fintech and the future of finance. Previously co-founded JiPay, learning firsthand what it takes to build from zero to one.

Usually found between a term sheet and a trattoria in Italy.

Vinay Chaudhri

Vinay Chaudhri

Head of Special Projects
Vinay Chaudhri
Vinay Chaudhri
Head of Special Projects

I'm part time working on special projects from our Slush takeover to the frontier-tech summit VISIONQUEST.

Keep an eye out — there’s always something new up my sleeve.

Olivia Moss

Olivia Moss

Finance Manager
Olivia Moss
Olivia Moss
Finance Manager

Keeps the numbers (and the narrative) straight. Joined BACKED after eight years at VISTRA managing VC and PE funds, now scaling finance and investor ops from the inside.

From Jersey to London - trading rocks for spreadsheets.

Sasha Dickinson

Sasha Dickinson

Marketing Associate
Sasha Dickinson
Sasha Dickinson
Marketing Associate

Drives marketing, content, and events - telling the stories that connect founders, investors, and ideas across Europe. Believes venture should always be human-first.

Once a biologist, now cultivating communities instead of cultures.