Berlin – A YPOG team led by Jens Kretzschmann advised Berlin-based venture capital investor SquareOne, formerly known as Paua Ventures, on the structuring of its third early-stage fund SquareOne III. The fund is backed by public investors, family offices, as well as the founders of Instana, Signavio, Workday, Adyen and Staffbase.
To date, SquareOne has invested in more than 40 startups, including Stripe, Pipedrive, Wandelbots, and VueStorefront. In addition to its financing activities, the investor leverages its network to provide its portfolio companies and founding teams quick access to customers and talent pools.
With SquareOne III, the VC will primarily invest in founders and startups in their early stage, focusing on European companies solving complex problems with scalable technologies in the areas of SaaS, software and deep tech. The first 14 investments were already made, primarily in the enterprise software-, climate tech-, open source-, and supply chain/procurement sectors.
Advisors SquareOne:
Jens Kretzschmann (Lead, Fund Formation), Partner
Michael Blank (Fund Formation, Tax), Associate
Dr. Friedrich Wöhlecke (Fund Formation, Tax), Associate
Robert Schramm (Fund Formation), Associate
Dr. Saskia Bong (Fund Formation), Associate
Dr. Dajo Sanning (Tax), Associate
Anne Maria Weiske (Regulatory, ESG), Associate
About SquareOne
SquareOne is a venture capital firm that’s backing exceptional European founders who leverage technology to solve complex B2B problems in large markets. Founded in 2010, the Berlin-based investor is one of Europe’s leading early-stage venture firms investing in B2B SaaS, enterprise software and deep tech startups. Numerous SME & blue chip executives as well as leading tech entrepreneurs are active members of the SquareOne community & investor base. Since its launch, SquareOne has invested in more than 40 startups and counts companies like Stripe, Pipedrive, Wandelbots or Detectify as part of its portfolio.
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