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Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$1,000,000.00Target Investment:
$500,000.00
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Work Experience
2024
Founder & General Partner
2024
First Degree is a venture firm built on access—access to exceptional founders, investors, and opportunities. We invest early, like to move fast, and back remarkable people who are changing the way we work. 💡 Focus: The future of work is now—we invest in AI-driven productivity and collaboration tools that redefine how we work. 📍 Stage: Pre-seed & Seed. 🌍 Location: Europe-first, with a global network 🤝 Model: We never lead, always co-invest, and back founders with capital, connections, and conviction. 🔥 AI is rewriting the playbook. We’re betting on the founders who aren’t just riding the wave but creating the next one. If you’re building or investing in the next generation of AI-first companies, let’s talk.
2025
Investor (+ Backer)
2025
Topo.io provides AI SDR agents to execute custom B2B outbound playbooks tailored to each company and industry. It identifies, qualifies, and engages high-value leads using real-time data signals. Beyond basic personalization, it delivers strategic, context-driven outreach. Topo.io (YCW24) is backed by leading VCs and industry experts, happy to supporting Dan, Leonard, Robin and the team at Topo.io via firstdegree.capital
2025
Investor (+ Backer)
2025
Enrich anybody on LinkedIn with 1 click. You’re visiting a LinkedIn profile and want the contact info? Boom, you click on "Enrich", and your contact is enriched and saved in a list. Backed by leading VCs and super-angels, we're happy supporting the Benjamin, Grégoire, Jean-Luc and team at FullEnrich via firstdegree.capital
2024
Investor (+ Backer)
2024
Who is building something similar? Get razor-sharp intelligence on your market in seconds. Whether you are a bootstrapped founder looking to map your market, an M&A professional looking for a deal, or the head of data at a multi-stage firm, have a look at Alphalens and what it can do for you. Supporting the Leo, Walid and team via First Degree.
2024
Investor
2024
Deckmatch uses the power of AI and advanced analytics to revolutionize investment deal flow. Our platform seamlessly integrates your deal flow with external data, offering investors intelligent parsing, precise startup-investor matching, and actionable insights through tailored memos. With our API, Deckmatch fits effortlessly into your existing workflow and CRM, enhancing your investment strategy with sharp, data-driven insights. Supporting the team at DeckMatch via First Degree.
2024
Investor (+ Backer)
2024
Whitebridge.ai is an AI-powered digital identity research tool that finds, verifies, and analyzes publicly collected data about someone and structures it into an insightful report. Supporting the team at Whitebridge via First Degree.
2024
Investor
2024
Supporting Pawel, Simon and the team at LabLab via First Degree.
2024
Investor
2024
Supporting the team at New Native via First Degree.
2025
Investor (private)
2025
Supporting Perfect via TechShield.
2024
Investor (private)
2024
Supporting Bondata via TechShield.