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Andreas Klinger

Founder & General Partner atPrototype Capital
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Andreas Klinger is a founder and investor. He has held technical leadership roles at several companies including Product Hunt and CoinList.

What Andreas can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Prototype Capital writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Prototype Capital.

Career

  1. Product Hunt · CTO
  2. CoinList · VPE
  3. AngelList · Head of Remote
  4. On Deck · CTO
  5. Prototype Capital · Founder & General Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

VoltracSunrise roboticsHIGHCATAllonicLUMA

Focus

frontier techautomationroboticsengineering

Partners like Andreas

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Peter ShannonFounder, Managing Director, Radius Capital
Andrew Ogawa
Andrew OgawaGeneral Partner & Founder, Quest Venture Partners
Aubrey HrubyCo-Founder and Investor, Tofino Capital
Jamie RutledgeGeneral Partner, Bluelake
Soso SazeshSolo General Partner, Substance
Devan MalhotraFounder/Partner, Valhalla Ventures

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One email when Andreas's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Andreas Klinger?

Andreas Klinger is a founder and investor. He has held technical leadership roles at several companies including Product Hunt and CoinList.

How much does Andreas Klinger invest?

Andreas Klinger invests through Prototype Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Andreas Klinger?

A warm intro from a founder Prototype Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Andreas Klinger do before Prototype Capital?

CTO at Product Hunt; VPE at CoinList; Head of Remote at AngelList; CTO at On Deck.

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