Cavalry Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm focuses on investing in European enterprise and consumer software startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. They emphasize a hands-on, operations-driven approach, leveraging a network of over 250 well-connected individuals to support portfolio companies. Notable investments include Aleph Alpha, Flip, Forto, PlanRadar, Spread, and Usercentrics. The founding partners are Rouven Dresselhaus, Markus Fuhrmann, Marcel Hollerbach, Dominik Matyka, Claude Ritter, and Stefan Walter.
Is Cavalry Ventures the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Cavalry Ventures, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Investment role
Lead and follow
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
First ticket size
€500,000 - €4,000,000
When reaching out to Cavalry Ventures, founders should highlight how their startup can benefit from and contribute to a collaborative, founder-centric ecosystem. Emphasize your openness to leveraging Cavalry’s extensive network and your readiness to engage with hands-on support, especially in operational scaling. Demonstrate clarity on your go-to-market strategy and how Cavalry’s operational expertise and community can accelerate your growth trajectory.
Stop wasting weeks searching for the right investors. Upload your deck and get matched with investors who actually fit your startup — so you can focus on building, not chasing.