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At Backed VC, we’re excited about the potential of your work and how we can support your vision. Let’s keep the conversation going.
YOU’re in
good company
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Portfolio companies
Companies Valued over € 1B
Successful exits
companies valued over € 100M
ecosystem events per year
We back
the bold
BACKED VC is a human centric European frontier tech seed fund.
We back exceptional founders like you, who are aiming to build generation-defining companies at the forefront of the biggest challenges of our time using frontier technology - like you!
With over 100 investments, across three funds, our track record speaks for itself, featuring 3 unicorns - Thought Machine, Immutable and SkyMavis; 6 successful exits and 14 companies now valued over €100M.
We invest at seed, where we believe the magic happens and where we can deliver the most impact. In 2015, Andre de Haes and Alex Brunicki identified the critical gap in European seed-stage investment and established the fund. Since then, we’ve been laser focussed, with 80% of our investments at this pivotal point and average ticket sizes ranging from €500K to €2.5M.
Our human-centric ethos is our foundation. We work closely with founders to help them reach the next stage and run unparalleled events for the European tech and venture ecosystem. We use these events strategically to help our founders grow.
Our Team
Andre de haes
co-founder and general partner
Alex Brunicki
Co-Founder and General Partner
Clare Hunter
Head of Brand, Communications
and Marketing
Tom Hopkins
Chief Operating Officer
Dominic Barnard
Finance Manager
Lucia Cerchlan
Head of Founder Experience
Adena Wallingford
EA to Founders
Yasmin Siraj
Investment Manager
David Linsey
Investment Manager
Vinay Chaudhri
Head of Special Projects
Olivia Moss
Finance Manager
Sasha Dickinson
Marketing Associate
Alexey Morgunov
Bio Venture Partner
Our Values
PLANT THE
FLAG
Be brave enough to take a stand, take risks and break new ground. Whatever you do, show up and represent with pride and purpose.
Put People
First
Be an awesome human above all else. People are our biggest asset. Back founders over markets. Invest in communities over commodities.
KEEP YOUR
WORD
Be 100% accountable for your words and your actions. Choose progress over perfection and get s**t done.
Seek the
Truth
Be infinitely curious and relentless in the pursuit of truth. Deal only in first principles.
How do we work?
You as a founder is the company’s most important asset.
At BACKED we believe that {founderName} is the company’s most important asset of {companyName}. We support the individual as much as the business, long after we’ve written the cheque. Our approach is hands-on, personal, and designed to help you solve your biggest problems — while also giving you access to the tools, people and community you need to grow.
Because building a company is lonely — and you deserve peers who truly get it.
Because building a company is lonely — and you deserve peers who truly get it.
Founder Retreat
A multi-day offsite to recharge, connect and tackle strategic challenges. Previous locations: Portugal and Italy.
Founder Exchange
Curated working sessions on the most urgent founder questions.
Founder Drinks
Informal gatherings to share learnings and build lasting relationships.
London Bio
An invitation-only evening gathering of leading minds in European biotech - and BACKED founders.
Founder
Portal
Because we want to give our founder deserves unfair advantages!
Our digital hub brings everything together in one place — people, knowledge, perks and resources
The “Hive” Network
Direct access to the network of the BACKED team and all BACKED founders, making intros and connections frictionless.
Resource library
Compensation benchmarks, playbooks, guides and toolkits designed for early-stage founders.
service providers
Trusted partners for recruiting, legal, finance, design and more, recommended by BACKED founders.
Workspace access
Work from the BACKED office in London
whenever you need a base.
Events calendar
Curated list of relevant portfolio
and ecosystem events.
software vendors
250+ pre-negotiated software vendors. Discounts on the tools you rely on.
Strategic support at critical moments
Because you shouldn’t have to figure everything out alone.
We connect you to world-class operators and experts who can step in when it matters most
Series A
Fundraising
From investor mapping to pitch
prep and warm intros.
Leadership
Development
Coaching, workshops, and tools to help you scale yourself as you scale your company.
Advisory
Network
Seasoned operators, investors,
and industry leaders ready to guide.
CxO & Domain
Experts
Specialists in biotech, gaming, fintech, product scaling and more — on call when you need them.
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Want proof?
Check out The BACKED Founder Retreat 2025
don’t take
our word for it!
Francis
Pedraza
Founder
Invisible Technologies
BACKED made a big contrarian bet on us and came through, over and above the call of duty, with game-changing help when we needed it most.
PAri
singh
Founder & CEO
Flow Engineering
The nature of a founder’s role changes incredibly quickly — leading 5 people is totally different to leading 50. The same goes for operating pre-revenue versus post-revenue. Having a fund like BACKED which not only gets this, but actively supports your rapid development is not just useful, it’s critical.
Jack O'Meara
Co-founder & CEO
Stealth Company;
Previously Co-founder
Ochre BIO
“BACKED is the top frontier tech fund in Europe. Alex & Andre have built an exceptional team, that becomes an ancillary force for their portfolio companies. They have a very strong reputation among founders, and are well connected to later stage domain-specific capital. They are the first fund I called when starting my second company, before it was even fully formed. And they’re also good people - what a treat!”
