Picus Capital

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm based in Munich, Germany, established in 2015. The firm focuses on making pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments in various sectors, including financial services, human resources, energy and climate, healthcare, logistics and mobility, real estate and construction, crypto and web3, deeptech, and e-commerce. Picus Capital adopts a long-term investment philosophy, seeking exceptional founders committed to building category leaders over a period of 5 to 10 years or more. The firm emphasizes close collaboration with its portfolio companies, offering strategic advice, marketing expertise, and access to a broad B2B and investor network. With a disciplined yet creative approach, Picus Capital has invested in over 50 companies, focusing on identifying ambitious investment opportunities and supporting entrepreneurs throughout their growth journey.

Santiago Dañino Beck

Partner

Pierre Bourdon

Vice President

Li Chen

Senior Vice President

Philipp Emig

Senior Vice President

Robin Godenrath

Co-Founding Partner and Managing Director

Carina Harding

Vice President

Bastian Hasslinger

Investor

Kolja Heck

Investor

Oliver Heinrich

Partner

Lorenz Kammer

Investor

Roberto Kern

Investor and Builder

Moritz Kittler

Investor

Cristina Koehn

Venture Partner

Alessandro Kopp

Investor

Alexander Kremer

Partner

Tony Liu

Investor

David Mirzazadeh

Investor

Grace Missakian

Investor, Americas

Alice Morath

Investor

Raphael Mukomilow

Partner

Nina Neumann

Investor

Daniel Niklas

Senior Vice President, Americas

Florian Reichert

Partner and Managing Director

Julian Roeoes

Partner and Head of Americas

Sebastian Schäfer

Partner

Patrick Sonnleitner

Investor

Francis Wang

Senior Associate

Alexander Worbs

Investor

Luis Zarate

Vice President

Past deals in Compliance

Hawk

Series C in 2025
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Jet HR

Seed Round in 2024
Jet HR is a cloud-based payroll administration platform aimed at reducing bureaucracy in payroll and human resources for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform simplifies the management of employee-related tasks by offering solutions for payroll, benefits, compliance, attendance, expense reports, and other operational needs. By streamlining these processes, Jet HR enables companies to focus on their core business activities while efficiently handling administrative responsibilities.

Klarity

Series B in 2024
Klarity is a technology company that specializes in automating the contract review process through advanced software solutions. Founded by a Harvard lawyer and an MIT Computer Science graduate, Klarity's platform streamlines the review of customer contracts in accordance with ASC 606 and IFRS 15 standards. Utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, the software normalizes contract review controls with a standardized checklist, identifies clauses that could impact revenue, and documents the technical implications of revenue recognition. Additionally, Klarity organizes and stores all relevant contract documents, such as master service agreements and invoices, in a single repository. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to enhance compliance and accelerate sales processes, minimizing the need for manual contract reviews.

Baselayer

Seed Round in 2024
Baselayer automates business risk assessment and eliminates B2B fraud for over 1,900 Financial and Government Institutions. It offers services such as business verification (KYB), fraud detection, business onboarding optimization, risk profiling, portfolio monitoring & alerting, and workflow automation. Baselayer empowers 1,900+ financial institutions, government agencies, lenders, and fintech to unlock instant trust with any business in America.

Baselayer

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Baselayer automates business risk assessment and eliminates B2B fraud for over 1,900 Financial and Government Institutions. It offers services such as business verification (KYB), fraud detection, business onboarding optimization, risk profiling, portfolio monitoring & alerting, and workflow automation. Baselayer empowers 1,900+ financial institutions, government agencies, lenders, and fintech to unlock instant trust with any business in America.

inkle

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Inkle is a developer of a virtual Certified Public Accountant (CPA) platform aimed at supporting US cross-border startups. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of services, including bookkeeping, tax and compliance, accounting, transfer pricing, and payroll, among others. Inkle's solution is designed to address the unique challenges faced by startups engaged in cross-border transactions by offering an affordable and scalable approach to financial management. Through its focus on speed and responsiveness, Inkle enables companies to efficiently navigate the complexities of accounting, governance, and compliance in a global context.

Hawk

Series B in 2023
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Multiplier

Series B in 2022
Multiplier is a global employment platform that facilitates international hiring and team management for companies. Its technology streamlines the complexities of local compliance, labor contracts, payroll, benefits, and taxes, allowing businesses to employ teams from anywhere without the need to establish local legal entities. The platform enables efficient onboarding and management through a user-friendly dashboard, which consolidates employee details, expenses, holidays, pay slips, and invoices. By assuming responsibility for local labor law compliance, Multiplier simplifies the employment process, helping companies effectively manage their distributed workforce while ensuring adherence to legal requirements.

Klarity

Series A in 2022
Klarity is a technology company that specializes in automating the contract review process through advanced software solutions. Founded by a Harvard lawyer and an MIT Computer Science graduate, Klarity's platform streamlines the review of customer contracts in accordance with ASC 606 and IFRS 15 standards. Utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, the software normalizes contract review controls with a standardized checklist, identifies clauses that could impact revenue, and documents the technical implications of revenue recognition. Additionally, Klarity organizes and stores all relevant contract documents, such as master service agreements and invoices, in a single repository. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to enhance compliance and accelerate sales processes, minimizing the need for manual contract reviews.

Multiplier

Series A in 2021
Multiplier is a global employment platform that facilitates international hiring and team management for companies. Its technology streamlines the complexities of local compliance, labor contracts, payroll, benefits, and taxes, allowing businesses to employ teams from anywhere without the need to establish local legal entities. The platform enables efficient onboarding and management through a user-friendly dashboard, which consolidates employee details, expenses, holidays, pay slips, and invoices. By assuming responsibility for local labor law compliance, Multiplier simplifies the employment process, helping companies effectively manage their distributed workforce while ensuring adherence to legal requirements.

Multiplier

Seed Round in 2021
Multiplier is a global employment platform that facilitates international hiring and team management for companies. Its technology streamlines the complexities of local compliance, labor contracts, payroll, benefits, and taxes, allowing businesses to employ teams from anywhere without the need to establish local legal entities. The platform enables efficient onboarding and management through a user-friendly dashboard, which consolidates employee details, expenses, holidays, pay slips, and invoices. By assuming responsibility for local labor law compliance, Multiplier simplifies the employment process, helping companies effectively manage their distributed workforce while ensuring adherence to legal requirements.

Hawk

Series A in 2021
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Hawk

Seed Round in 2020
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Klarity

Seed Round in 2018
Klarity is a technology company that specializes in automating the contract review process through advanced software solutions. Founded by a Harvard lawyer and an MIT Computer Science graduate, Klarity's platform streamlines the review of customer contracts in accordance with ASC 606 and IFRS 15 standards. Utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, the software normalizes contract review controls with a standardized checklist, identifies clauses that could impact revenue, and documents the technical implications of revenue recognition. Additionally, Klarity organizes and stores all relevant contract documents, such as master service agreements and invoices, in a single repository. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to enhance compliance and accelerate sales processes, minimizing the need for manual contract reviews.

Klarity

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Klarity is a technology company that specializes in automating the contract review process through advanced software solutions. Founded by a Harvard lawyer and an MIT Computer Science graduate, Klarity's platform streamlines the review of customer contracts in accordance with ASC 606 and IFRS 15 standards. Utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence, the software normalizes contract review controls with a standardized checklist, identifies clauses that could impact revenue, and documents the technical implications of revenue recognition. Additionally, Klarity organizes and stores all relevant contract documents, such as master service agreements and invoices, in a single repository. This comprehensive approach allows organizations to enhance compliance and accelerate sales processes, minimizing the need for manual contract reviews.
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