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

Founding Partner

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 Fraud Detection

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.

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.

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.

Legiti

Venture Round in 2022
Legiti is a startup focused on combating transactional fraud, specifically designed to secure credit card payments for e-commerce businesses. The company offers a platform that employs a data-centric approach, utilizing scalable infrastructure and advanced machine learning models to detect and mitigate fraudulent activities. By automating the fraud detection process, Legiti aims to enhance data privacy while maximizing retained revenue for its clients. The platform's primary goal is to reduce chargebacks and improve conversion rates, thereby allowing businesses to operate effectively within a secure environment.

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.
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