Picus Capital

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow. We want to become the closest partner of our portfolio companies by working together on key strategic decisions and operative challenges. As a privately financed venture capital investor with long-term and flexible capital we are looking for exceptional founders who are committed to building category leaders throughout the next 5-10+ years. We invest in early-stage technology ventures with a focus on Real Estate, Finance & Insurance, Human Resources, Renewable Energy, Mobility, and Health. Picus makes initial investments in pre-seed, seed and series A ventures thereby starting to work together with entrepreneurs in various stages of their companies ranging from ideation phase to initial traction. We follow a very long-term investment approach investing significant amounts throughout the lifecycle of the companies. We have invested in over 50 companies to date. At Picus we work in a culture combining the discipline of a financial investor with the creativity and pragmatism of an entrepreneur. We follow a comprehensive and well-structured investment approach in order to identify the most attractive and ambitious investment opportunities in our target industries and geographies. Within our core investment team every member has a distinctive industry competence and a functional or geographic focus. We are working closely together with our portfolio companies to develop large and successful market leaders. This comprises in particular leveraging our marketing & sales expertise and our global market perspective to provide strategic advice, providing HR management to grant access to top talent, connecting our portfolio companies with our broad B2B & investor network as well as supporting the fundraising process.

Christoph Baumeister

scout

Pierre Bourdon

Investor

Li Chen

Investor

Grace Cole

Senior Investment Associate

Philipp Emig

Vice President

Stephan Füchtenhans

Investor

Robin Godenrath

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Carina Harding

Investor

Oliver Heinrich

Partner

Jeremias Heinrich

Founding Partner

Patrick Hermann

Investor

Arian Iranshahi

Investment Associate

Roberto Kern

Investor

Moritz Kittler

Investor

Alessandro Kopp

Investor

Alexander Kremer

Partner

Tony Liu

Investment Associate

Grace Missakian

Investor

Alice Morath

Investor

Raphael Mukomilow

Partner

Daniel Niklas

Investor

Lukas Pauly

Investor

Florian Reichert

Partner and Managing Director

Julian Roeoes

Partner

Alex Rohregger

Investor

Lena Röslmaier

Investor

Alexander Samwer

Founding Partner

Niclas Schmidt

Investor

Sebastian Schäfer

Investor

Patrick Sonnleitner

Investor

Francis Wang

Investor

Florian Wiethof

Investor

Alexander Worbs

Investor

Past deals in Leasing

FINN

Series B in 2022
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

Flexcavo

Seed Round in 2021
Flexcavo GmbH rents construction machinery online and offline. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rosenheim, Germany.

Cove

Series A in 2020
Cove Living Pte Ltd is a co-living company based in Singapore that specializes in providing flexible rental solutions for tenants. Established in 2018, Cove focuses on creating comfortable and stylish shared living spaces, including flatshare rooms and private studios, which are thoughtfully furnished and located in prime city areas. The company leverages technology to streamline the rental process, offering a digital and hassle-free booking experience. Cove's properties come equipped with essential amenities such as furniture, Wi-Fi, and housekeeping services, ensuring a convenient living environment for its residents. By prioritizing the needs of renters and offering adaptable rental contracts, Cove aims to enhance the rental experience while maintaining affordability.

FINN

Series A in 2020
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

Flexcavo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Flexcavo GmbH rents construction machinery online and offline. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rosenheim, Germany.

FINN

Seed Round in 2019
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

Zeus Living

Series B in 2019
Zeus Living, Inc. is a property management company that specializes in renting furnished housing to startups, students, and businesses across the Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company not only offers rental services but also manages furnished properties on behalf of property owners. Additionally, Zeus Living has developed a web-based application that provides detailed property information to enhance the rental experience for both tenants and landlords.

Cove

Seed Round in 2019
Cove Living Pte Ltd is a co-living company based in Singapore that specializes in providing flexible rental solutions for tenants. Established in 2018, Cove focuses on creating comfortable and stylish shared living spaces, including flatshare rooms and private studios, which are thoughtfully furnished and located in prime city areas. The company leverages technology to streamline the rental process, offering a digital and hassle-free booking experience. Cove's properties come equipped with essential amenities such as furniture, Wi-Fi, and housekeeping services, ensuring a convenient living environment for its residents. By prioritizing the needs of renters and offering adaptable rental contracts, Cove aims to enhance the rental experience while maintaining affordability.

Flat.mx

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Flat.mx is a property tech startup that that simplifies the process of buying or selling a home, with a deep layer of technology and data. With Flat.mx, sellers can sell their homes for a fair price in a matter of days, and move-in to a new apartment effortlessly. For buyers, Flat.mx assures the conditions of the property, a fair purchase price, and a seamless buying experience. Bernardo Cordero and Victor Noguera founded it in 2019 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Distrito Federal.

FINN

Pre Seed Round in 2019
At finn our mission is to make mobility fun and sustainable: We help everyone who loves driving their own car but refuses the struggle, commitment and intransparent costs associated with car ownership. We achieve this by offering all-inclusive, immediately available, monthly car-subscriptions. Best thing, yet: While you drive we plant trees as every journey is CO2 compensated.

Lendis

Seed Round in 2019
Lendis is revolutionizing the office industry with a digital office management service that lets you easily subscribe to electronics, software, furniture and services depending on your needs. Lendis takes the hassle out of managing offices and lets you focus on what is important: growth of your company.

Lendis

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Lendis is revolutionizing the office industry with a digital office management service that lets you easily subscribe to electronics, software, furniture and services depending on your needs. Lendis takes the hassle out of managing offices and lets you focus on what is important: growth of your company.

Zeus Living

Series A in 2017
Zeus Living, Inc. is a property management company that specializes in renting furnished housing to startups, students, and businesses across the Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company not only offers rental services but also manages furnished properties on behalf of property owners. Additionally, Zeus Living has developed a web-based application that provides detailed property information to enhance the rental experience for both tenants and landlords.

LeadHome

Seed Round in 2017
Leadhome Pty Ltd is a South African real estate agency based in Randburg, established in 2013. The company specializes in providing a range of real estate services, including the buying, selling, and letting of properties, as well as offering home loan assistance. Leadhome aims to enhance the real estate experience by integrating technology with personal service, offering clients a flat fee for their services, which is only payable upon successful property transfer. This fee covers comprehensive support from full-service agents who provide guidance throughout the entire selling process, ensuring a client-focused approach to real estate transactions.

Naborly

Angel Round in 2016
Naborly uses AI to help landlords and tenants eliminate the stress of the eviction experience by offering an inclusive credit bureau and tenant screening platform, lease protection insurance, and low-interest pay-day lending (12.5%) to help tenants get back on their feet when life throws those unexpected curveballs

Zeus Living

Seed Round in 2016
Zeus Living, Inc. is a property management company that specializes in renting furnished housing to startups, students, and businesses across the Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company not only offers rental services but also manages furnished properties on behalf of property owners. Additionally, Zeus Living has developed a web-based application that provides detailed property information to enhance the rental experience for both tenants and landlords.