Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund Fund II

Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Berlin, Germany

Countries of investment

Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Austria
Switzerland

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Healthcare
FinTech
Biotech
Sustainability
Consumer
SaaS
B2B
Digital Health
Diversity

About
Auxxo is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused on backing pre-seed and seed-stage companies with female co-founders across Europe. Their focus spans healthcare, fintech, biotech, sustainability, consumer, and SaaS across Germany, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. The firm supports female-led founders from pre-seed through seed stages.

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Max check size: $600K
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Investment Thesis

Auxxo is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across healthcare, fintech, biotech, sustainability, consumer, SaaS, and B2B sectors. They invest €100K-€600K in pre-seed and seed-stage companies with at least one female co-founder across Europe. The firm differentiates itself as Berlin-based Female Catalyst Fund focused on driving diversity in venture capital, with Fund II closing at €33.3M (75% step-up from debut fund) anchored by the European Investment Fund alongside Cherry Ventures and Speedinvest.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2019 by Gesa Miczaika (Co-founder) and Bettine Schmitz (Co-founder). Berlin-based team focused on driving diversity in venture capital by investing in female-founded startups. Fund I (Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund) followed by Fund II closing at €33.3M in 2026 (75% step-up from debut fund), anchored by European Investment Fund alongside Cherry Ventures and Speedinvest. Recently paired the raise with a new pan-European co-founder matchmaking platform. Portfolio includes Filu, Fermify, Ubimaster across healthcare, fintech, biotech, and sustainability sectors.