Backed VC is a London based venture capital firm founded in 2016 to support frontier technology founders across Europe and beyond. The firm positions itself as a founder aligned partner focused on companies that emerge from fundamental scientific or technological breakthroughs. Backed VC has built a reputation for backing audacious teams targeting trillion dollar outcomes, while maintaining a strong community driven model that connects founders, operators, and global investors. The firm invests predominantly at the earliest stages and supports teams as they scale into the United States and international markets.
Backed VC invests in frontier technology startups across artificial intelligence, next generation therapeutics, blockchain and banking infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing automation.
The firm focuses on companies built upon deep technical insight, scientific discovery, or conceptual breakthroughs that can evolve into category defining global businesses. Backed aims to work with founders developing technologies with long term competitive moats, high intellectual property intensity, and global scalability.
Backed VC closed its third fund, Backed 3, at 100 million dollars, reaching the vehicle’s cap and marking a significant expansion of the firm’s platform.
The fund’s close coincided with Backed VC completing its 100th investment since inception. Nearly half of the capital came from ten institutional fund of funds, including new LPs Isomer Capital and Wunderland Capital. More than fifty family offices and entrepreneurs also participated, including founders from the firm’s earlier portfolios.
Backed 3 builds on the strong performance of Backed’s prior vehicles. The first fund ranks among the top decile globally and returned an additional 35 percent of capital to LPs in October 2025. With Fund III, the firm is increasing its presence in the United States, scaling its global events program, and broadening its support infrastructure for frontier technology founders.
The fund targets early stage companies in three core areas: AI native therapeutics, blockchain and banking infrastructure, and manufacturing automation. It continues Backed’s strategy of investing at pre seed and seed stages, with typical checks ranging from 500 thousand to 5 million dollars.
The fund has already begun deploying capital, leading a 21 million dollar seed round for Aerska, a biotech company developing Alzheimer’s treatments, and backing Zero Gravity, an AI enabled blockchain company that has since raised over 350 million dollars and launched its token publicly.
Backed 3 has also re invested in six founders from previous portfolios who are building new ventures, reflecting the strength of the firm’s long term founder relationships.
Leadership
Backed VC is led by co founders Andre de Haes and Alex Brunicki. The team combines backgrounds in venture capital, scientific innovation, and company building, with a strong focus on sourcing talent across Europe’s emerging deep tech and frontier technology ecosystem. The leadership emphasizes close founder relationships, community building, and the ability to support teams operating in global markets, including the United States.
Investment Strategy
Backed VC follows a conviction driven frontier technology strategy focused on founders who operate in spaces where few others are willing to build. The firm looks for scientific or technical breakthroughs that unlock new markets, long term defensible IP positions, and teams with the ambition to create global category leaders. Backed prioritizes pre seed and seed rounds and seeks founders whose work sits at the intersection of research, engineering, and commercial scalability. The strategy includes hands on engagement, reinvestment in repeat founders, and an international support model for companies expanding into the United States. Community is a central component of the firm’s approach, supported by a global event program that gathers more than 4,000 founders and investors annually.
Notable Investments
Backed VC’s portfolio includes companies such as:
Many portfolio companies have raised substantial follow on investment from major US and global funds including Sequoia, General Catalyst, Greycroft, and Khosla.
Out of the firm’s first 100 companies, five have reached valuations above one billion dollars and eighteen exceed 100 million dollars in enterprise value.
Notable Exits
Backed has achieved exits through acquisitions and secondary transactions, consistent with the development timelines of deep tech and frontier technology companies.
Several portfolio companies have scaled into the United States or reached profitability, contributing to the strong performance of the firm’s earlier funds.
Other
Backed VC maintains a strong community centered platform with more than forty events per year, including large scale gatherings during major conferences such as Slush.
The firm’s emphasis on founder culture, repeat founders, and deep technical ambition has created a distinctive identity within the European venture ecosystem.
Its high follow on rate, top decile fund performance, and growing presence in the United States make it a relevant partner for globally oriented frontier technology founders. Currently, specific contact details for Backed VC are not publicly available.
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