201 Ventures Fund I | 2024 VC Fund

201 Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Madrid, Spain

Countries of investment

Spain
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Italy
Sweden
Finland
Poland
Estonia
Norway
Denmark

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Hypersonics
Biosecurity
Maritime Sensing
Arctic Autonomy
Defense
Intelligence
Dual-Use

About
201 Ventures is a Madrid-based VC focused on pre-seed and seed-stage European defense and dual-use technology companies. Their focus spans hypersonics, biosecurity, maritime sensing, Arctic autonomy, defense, and intelligence across Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Norway, and Denmark. The firm supports founders from Pre-Seed through Seed.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $2M
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Investment Thesis

201 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across hypersonics, biosecurity, subsurface mapping, maritime sensing, Arctic autonomy, defense, intelligence, and dual-use technology sectors. They invest in pre-seed and seed-stage founders advancing freedom and autonomy in Europe. The firm differentiates itself through founder Eric Slesinger's background as former CIA officer, Madrid positioning bridging US and European defense ecosystems, NATO Innovation Fund backing, and European Defense Investor Network organizing capital allocators across Europe.

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Manager's Experience

Eric Slesinger (Founder & Managing Partner) founded 201 Ventures in January 2024 bringing unique operator-investor expertise as former CIA officer with nearly six years at the intelligence community working at the intersection of intelligence and engineering. He previously invested at Black Opal Ventures, Mundi Ventures, and In-Q-Tel, and co-founded HFDC (emergency engineering company). The firm operates from Madrid with $22M Fund I backed by the NATO Innovation Fund, dedicated focus on advancing freedom and autonomy in Europe through defense, intelligence, and dual-use tech. Slesinger also founded the European Defense Investor Network and organizes the annual European Defense Tech Summit.