With our 5502 Fund
We Invest in Underrepresented
Outperformers
The 5502 Fund
After almost 5 years of direct investments in 26 startups, we launched our 5502 Fund with a concise strategy: narrow geographic focus on Germany & Switzerland, broad industry focus, strict emphasis on pre-seed, and targeting underrepresented founders. The fund's name, "5502", symbolizes our commitment to our shared values: hard work, ethical behavior, keeping one's word, and humbleness. Imagine a merchant in Pachacamita, Chile, a village of around 450 souls, who gets up early each morning and closes the shop when everybody else has gone to bed. That's the spirit we look for in ourselves and our founders.
Our unique positioning
The 5502 Fund is the first VC fund in Germany and Switzerland that aims to specifically invest in 1st and 2nd generation migrant founders. While particularly US Funds have pioneered this approach some years ago, we felt that in DACH, migrant founders were mostly targetted for charitable reasons. But why stop with migrant founders? Women in male-dominated environments often face similar struggles. And so do male, non-migrant founders that grew up with an underrepresented socioeconomic background.
What all those founders have in common is that they are more likely to have the grit, the resilience and the humbleness that it takes, to be successful as an entrepreneur.
5502
Geographical Focus
We strongly focus on Germany and Switzerland but can invest accross Europe.
Founders Focus
We want to invest in the best founders. We look for certain character traits and abilities and believe, we'll find them overproportionally in underrepresented founders.
Industry focus
Our focus on the best founders leads us to be generalists . But we ideally look for founders who already have experience in the industry they want to disrupt.
Stage focus
We only invest in pre-seed , that's where we can add the most value. Our typical round is below EUR 1m and we are happy to lead the round with an investment around EUR 300k-400k.
Investment focus
Investment Focus
Geographical Focus
We strongly focus on Germany and Switzerland but can invest accross Europe.
Founders Focus
We want to invest in the best founders. We look for certain character traits and abilities and believe, we'll find them overproportionally in underrepresented founders.
Industry Focus
Our focus on the best founders leads us to be generalists . But we ideally look for founders who already have experience in the industry they want to disrupt.
Stage Focus
We only invest in pre-seed , that's where we can add the most value. Our typical round is below EUR 1m and we are happy to lead the round with an investment around EUR 300k-400k.
Investment focus
Geographical Focus
Germany and Switzerland, but also rest of Europe.
Founders Focus
We prioritize underprivileged founders, recognizing their potential to drive innovation and generate significant returns.
Vertical focus
Our investment strategy covers a diverse range of industries from B2B to B2C.
Stage focus
We invest in pre-seed and seed rounds, as at the heart of our mission is a commitment to supporting founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey, providing crucial support to fuel their growth and success.
Empower those who truly hustle
Coming from a family with both, a workingclass and refugee background I have always been inspired by the grid, courage and work ethic of many migrants, be it the miners of the Ruhr Valley, the greengrocers in my hometown or those who invent vaccines for world-threatening diseases. When I later started working in law and finance I was equally impressed by the women I met, who often outworked all their male colleagues despite having to endure hidden and sometimes open discrimination. So, together with my partners Miklos, Janic, Louis-Paul and Philippe, we set out to raise a fund that would focus on founders that had that hustler-DNA. I couldn't be prouder that today we can celebrate the closing of our EUR 20m pre-seed fund, focusing on under-represented founders in Germany & Switzerland. I am touched and honored we called it the 5502 Fund, after the postal code of Pachacamita, my family's hometown in Chile.
Dr. Jan Claudio Muñoz
Resilience
Founders face setbacks on a weekly basis at least. It's those who power through this adversity that make it in the end.
Work Ethic
Entrepreneurship is neither easy nor glamorous. We love founders that prefer to work on their product over working on their personal brand.
Ability to inspire
As a founder you have to communicate your vision every day: to your team, potential customers and investors. Bringing everyone with you on your journey is a huge success factor.
Our 5502 Fund wants to invest in the best founders. Irrespective of their background. Our sourcing focuses on underrepresented founders because we feel we have a higher probability of finding the character traits above among them. But if you are not underrepresented and the description above fits you nevertheless we want to meet you by all means!