Nucleus Capital Fund I | 2021 VC Fund

Nucleus Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Berlin, Germany

Countries of investment

Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
Denmark
Finland

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

FoodTech
Programmable Biology
SynBio
TechBio
Green Industrials
DeepTech

About
Nucleus Capital is a Berlin-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm backing deep-tech founders solving planetary health challenges. Their thesis spans programmable biology, food technology, and green industrials across Europe and the US. The firm is a concentrated, thesis-driven investor providing first-check capital up to €5M.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $1.5M
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Investment Thesis

Nucleus Capital is a first-check deep-tech venture capital firm investing in purpose-driven founders solving systemic challenges to planetary health. They partner at the pre-seed and seed stage across programmable biology, food technology, and green industrials in Europe and select US hubs. The firm differentiates itself through its thesis-driven, high-conviction approach, concentrated portfolio, and deep technical expertise tailored to the pace and complexity of scientific ventures.

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Manager's Experience

Co-Founders and General Partners Maximilian Schwarz and Isabella Fandrych established Nucleus Capital in 2021 as Berlin's first dedicated deep-tech VC for programmable biology, foodtech, and green industrials. Schwarz brings prior venture capital and biotechnology investing experience from his role at Redalpine, while Fandrych contributes impact investing and climate tech networks across Europe. With €45M Fund I backed by KfW Capital and other European institutional LPs, the lean team has executed 22 investments at the pre-seed and seed stages, focusing on first-check deployments into synbio platforms, food technology, and green industrial innovations including Planet A Foods and Farmless. Recognized by KfW Capital as a leading emerging manager in Germany.