Alexander Samwer
Alexander Samwer co-founded Picus Capital with Jeremias in 2015. He previously co-founded the European Founders Fund and invested early in Zalando and LinkedIn. He studied at the University of Oxford and Harvard Business School.
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Picus Capital writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- European Founders Fund · co-founder
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- European Founders Fund
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Who is Alexander Samwer?
Alexander Samwer co-founded Picus Capital with Jeremias in 2015. He previously co-founded the European Founders Fund and invested early in Zalando and LinkedIn. He studied at the University of Oxford and Harvard Business School.
How much does Alexander Samwer invest?
Alexander Samwer invests through Picus Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Alexander Samwer do before Picus Capital?
co-founder at European Founders Fund; European Founders Fund.
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