Diffusion Capital
DCP is a venture capital fund manager focused on technology-intensive opportunities.
We believe in the disruptive nature of science and technology-driven innovation. Once you are convinced that innovation – not just “business-model” innovation, but science and technology-driven innovation – is the engine for sustainable economic growth, you have no choice but to admire and think of ways to support those entrepreneurs and scientists who challenge the status quo to create social and commercial value.
We believe that one of the main sources of innovation lies at the junction of industry sectors. Therefore, we focus on cross industry sectors and interdisciplinary projects to discover innovations occurring at the nexus of technology domains where capital efficient solutions can unlock significant value. In addition to a competitive edge that stems from technology and intellectual property rights, we are looking for quantifiable market potential and the right entrepreneurial skill set for that market.
At DCP, we don’t just invest in visionary entrepreneurs and scientists; we strive to always think of ways to be enablers and supporters. We work hand in hand with our entrepreneurs to hit technical, financial, and product deployment targets. With over 70 years of cumulative experience in the high-tech sectors, we provide our portfolio companies with business development, legal, financial, and operational knowhow.
DCP has a generalist deep technology focus, with an emphasis on biotech, green technology, agritech, life sciences, advanced materials and nanotechnology, ICT. We will welcome submissions in other tech areas as well; however, we do not invest in business model innovations.
We primarily conduct Seed and series-A investments. Our initial investments are typically below €500K and are followed by larger checks up to €1-2M contingent upon successfully achieving technical and business milestones. We prefer to lead investment rounds but also do syndicates with other funds and angels.