La Famiglia

Invests in tech companies disrupting large industries with early market access, impactful partnerships, and expert guidance.

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

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La Famiglia is a European seed and growth stage venture capital fund investing in technology companies that enable or disrupt large industries. We are backed by a selection of world-leading entrepreneurs from various industries that provide precious early market access, impactful partnerships and deep expertise for our portfolio companies.

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Sep 1, 2025	Turnout	$21.0M Seed	—	Alumni Ventures, Investinor, Shine Capital, TrueSight Ventures, Ed Brandler
Jul 1, 2025	Lovable	$200.0M Series A	—	Accel, byFounders, Creandum, CRV, Flex Capital, Heavybit, Hummingbird Ventures, Operator Collective, Pareto Holdings, RTP Global, TenOneTen Ventures, Uncork Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Ben Tossell, Charlie Songhurst, Chris McKillop, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Job Van Der Voort, Melissa Tan, Robert Muñoz, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield
Jul 1, 2025	Murphy AI	$13.0M Seed	—	Addition, Anthemis Group, Cowboy Ventures, Mouro Capital, Northzone, Tiger Global Management, Daniel Graf, Eric Nadalin, Federico Pomi, Mik Attisani, Sean Park, Simone Brunozzi, Surojit Chatterjee, Tony Jamous, Zack Kanter
Jun 1, 2025	ai.work	$10.0M Seed	—	A* Capital (A Star Capital), BITKRAFT Ventures, Insight Partners, Kluz Ventures, Left Lane Capital, lool ventures, Vertex Ventures Israel, Visionaries Club, Zinc, Jan Deepen, Josh Silverman, Mato Peric, Stefan Jeschonnek
Jun 1, 2025	Pelico	$40.0M Venture Round	—	83North, Alven, Capnamic Ventures, General Catalyst, Serena Capital, Alexis Le-Quoc, Bastian Nominacher, Florian Douetteau
May 1, 2025	TrustCloud	$15.0M Venture Round	—	Cisco Investments, Openview Venture Partners, Jeff Seibert, Wayne Chang
Apr 1, 2025	Grouphug	$2.0M Seed	—	byFounders, Creandum, Hummingbird Ventures, Operator Collective, RTP Global, Adam D'Angelo, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Job Van Der Voort, Melissa Tan, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield
Mar 1, 2025	Town	$18.0M Seed	—	Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Balderton Capital, byFounders, C2 Investment, Catapult Capital, Coelius Capital, Creandum, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Framework Ventures, Goat Capital, Greylock, Hummingbird Ventures, Jetstream, Msd Capital, Operator Collective, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Quiet Capital, RTP Global, Seed Club Ventures, Sweater Ventures, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Christina Cacioppo, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Errol Damelin, Frederic Kerrest, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Jawed Karim, Job Van Der Voort, John Collison, Julia Hartz, Kirill Makharinsky, Mark Cuban, Melissa Tan, Michael Staton, Roger Dickey, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield, Tobias Lutke, William Hockey
Mar 1, 2025	Fyxer AI	$10.0M Series A	—	20VC, AirAngels, AIX Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Capnamic Ventures, Cocoa, EQT Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Vidu Shanmugarajah, Harmonix Fund, Humba Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Long Journey Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Mana Ventures, Refactor Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Transcend Fund, Visionaries Club, World Fund, Aravind Bharadwaj, Chris Carvalho, Eden Chen, Gokul Rajaram, Lukas Brosseder, Marc Benioff, Mario Götze, Nate Mitchell, Nico Rosberg, Robert Maier, Stefan Muehlemann
Mar 1, 2025	Aletiq	$7.0M Seed	—	Band of Angels
Mar 1, 2025	theion	$16.0M Series A	—	10x Group, 468 Capital, Matt Ocko, Zachary Bogue, FirstMark Capital, Firstminute Capital, Insight Partners, Team Global
Feb 1, 2025	Lovable	$15.0M Seed	—	Acton Capital Partners, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, byFounders, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, CP Ventures, Creandum, Double Prime LLP, FJ Labs, Hummingbird Ventures, LEA Partners, Operator Collective, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, RTP Global, The Hit Forge, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Job Van Der Voort, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Melissa Tan, Niklas Jansen, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield
Feb 1, 2025	Prior Labs	$9.0M Seed	—	Balderton Capital, Chalfen Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Global Founders Capital, RTP Global, Visionaries Club, Charles Delingpole, Hanno Renner, Mandeep Singh, Paul Forster, Steve Anavi
Feb 1, 2025	Lemni	$4.0M Seed	—	byFounders, Cocoa, Creandum, Designer Fund, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, General Catalyst, Hummingbird Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Operator Collective, RTP Global, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Visionaries Club, Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Bach, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Gokul Rajaram, Job Van Der Voort, Koen Bok, Lukas Brosseder, Mario Götze, Melissa Tan, Nico Rosberg, Robert Maier, Scott Belsky, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield
Nov 1, 2024	Roon	$15.0M Series A	—	Baird Capital, BoxGroup, Contrary Capital, FirstMark Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Blake Wu, Portal Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Stash Ventures, Susa Ventures, Target Global, TMV, WGI Group, Aaron Skonnard, Kim Perell, Noah Goodhart, Thomas Plantenga
Nov 1, 2024	Wordware	$30.0M Seed	—	10100, 6th Man Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Adjacent, Albion VC, Alumni Ventures, Amplify Partners, Angel investor, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Blossom Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Broadway Angels, Chalfen Ventures, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Day One Ventures, Decibel Partners, Divergent Capital, DocuSign, Double Down, DST Global, Embedded Ventures, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Felix Capital, FirstMark Capital, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Frontline Ventures, Fusion Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Indicator Ventures, Insight Partners, IVP, Kohala Ventures, Lakestar, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Jonathan Golden, OpenCapital.vc, Openspace Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Partners Resolute, Pioneer Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Radical Ventures, Red Beard Ventures, Runa Capital, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Shrug Capital, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Web Smith, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Theory Forge Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Treble Capital, Tribe Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, Untapped Capital, Valhalla Ventures, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Pattis, Amjad Masad, Andrew Gazdecki, Andrew Gluck, Andrew Steinwold, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Young, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Monro, Elad Gil, Eric Ries, Gina Bianchini, Girish Mathrubootham, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, James Isilay, James Meekings, Jean Charles Samuelian, Jeff Hammerbacher, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Stumpf, Kevin Weil, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matt Mickiewicz, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Noah Sidman-Gale, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Peter Hunn, Peter Kazanjy, Ran Makavy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Scott Belsky, Sergei Anikin, Sherry Coutu, Siqi Chen, Spencer Kimball, Stephen Cole, Thijn Lamers, Tim Ferriss, Tony Jamous, Vishal Rao, Will Brooks, Will Martin, Yann LeCun, Zachary Sims, Zach Segal
Oct 1, 2024	Voliro	$14.0M Series A	—	Cherry Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Visionaries Club, Hanno Renner, Johannes Reck, Michael Wax, Torsten Reil
Oct 1, 2024	Attention	$14.0M Series A	—	byFounders, Creandum, Hummingbird Ventures, Operator Collective, RTP Global, Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Job Van Der Voort, Melissa Tan, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield
Oct 1, 2024	Melio	$150.0M Series E	—	Accel, Aleph VC, Audacious Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Coatue, Company Capital, Corner Ventures, DST Global, General Catalyst, Innovation Endeavors, Intuit Ventures, Kima Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Makers Fund, Motier Ventures, Oak HC/FT, SOSV, Visionaries Club, Anne Wojcicki, Bernard Arnault, Kevin Lin, Mike Hudack, Nate Mitchell
Oct 1, 2024	Lovable	$7.0M Seed	—	Balderton Capital, Battery Ventures, byFounders, Creandum, Felix Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, Operator Collective, Pareto Holdings, Partech Ventures, Passion Capital, Point Nine Capital, RTP Global, Adam D'Angelo, Arash Ferdowsi, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Job Van Der Voort, Josefin Landgård, Mandeep Singh, Melissa Tan, Nate Matherson, Saturnin Pugnet, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield, Susanna Campbell, Zehan Wang
Oct 1, 2024	Ameba	$7.0M Seed	—	Accel, DST Global, Innovation Endeavors, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Visionaries Club, Bernard Arnault
Oct 1, 2024	xFarm Technologies	$40.0M Series C	—	Addition, Anthemis Group, Cardumen Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Mouro Capital, NEVA SGR, Northzone, Sierra Ventures, Tiger Global Management, United Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Ben Holmes, Daniel Graf, Eric Nadalin, Federico Pomi, Mik Attisani, Sean Park, Simone Brunozzi, Surojit Chatterjee, Tony Jamous, Zack Kanter
Sep 1, 2024	Zap Energy	$130.0M Series D	—	Bonfire Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Maven Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Offline Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Visionaries Club, Bill Tai
Sep 1, 2024	Twelve	$200.0M Series C	—	10x Group, 468 Capital, Matt Ocko, DCVC (Data Collective), Fifth Wall, FirstMark Capital, Firstminute Capital, Footprint Coalition, Insight Partners, Team Global, Joseph Aamidor - Aamidor Consulting, Ron Pragides
Sep 1, 2024	Apron	$29.0M Series B	—	Future Shape, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Partech Ventures, SOSV, Visionaries Club, Ilya Meshkov

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at La Famiglia.

Alexandros Bottenbruch

Principal

Simba Deu

Investor

Esther Delignat-Lavaud Rodríguez

Leadership Team

Key people at La Famiglia.

Alexandros Bottenbruch

Principal

Simba Deu

Investor

Esther Delignat-Lavaud Rodríguez

Deep Dive

La Famiglia is a European venture capital fund focused on investing in technology companies that disrupt or enable large industries through early market access, impactful partnerships, and expert guidance. Its mission is to bridge the "old economy" and the digital world by leveraging a network of entrepreneurs, business angels, family businesses, and industry leaders to provide portfolio companies with operational knowledge, global reach, and capital. The fund primarily targets early-stage B2B startups across Europe, supporting them with deep expertise and connections to accelerate growth and industry transformation[1][2][3].

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berlin, La Famiglia was established by Jeannette zu Fürstenberg and Robert Lacher, with Judith Dada joining as a general partner in 2017. Jeannette brings a legacy from the Krohne Group, an industrial manufacturing family business, which influences the fund’s unique positioning at the intersection of traditional industries and digital innovation. Since its inception, La Famiglia has evolved from a seed investor with a €45 million fund to managing multiple funds totaling over €250 million, including seed and growth-stage capital. In 2023, it was acquired by the US-based General Catalyst, enhancing its global reach and reinforcing its role in fostering cooperation between emerging digital disruptors and established market leaders[3][4][5].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines capital with operational knowledge from entrepreneurs and industry magnates, creating a trusted access platform that connects legacy industries with new technology ventures[1][2].
Network Strength: Backed by a diverse group of world-leading entrepreneurs, family businesses, and conglomerates, providing portfolio companies with early market access and impactful partnerships[1][4].
Track Record: Active early-stage investor in Europe with a portfolio including unicorns like Personio, Forto, Deel, and y42, demonstrating success in identifying and scaling disruptive tech companies[3].
Operating Support: Offers hands-on guidance and leverages "old money" values and experience alongside digital expertise to help startups scale effectively[1].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

La Famiglia rides the trend of digital transformation disrupting traditional industries, particularly in Europe’s B2B sector. The timing is favorable due to increasing demand for innovation in legacy sectors and growing investor interest in early-stage tech startups. By bridging established industrial players with emerging digital companies, La Famiglia facilitates knowledge transfer, capital flow, and market expansion, thereby influencing the broader ecosystem toward more resilient and scalable tech-enabled businesses[1][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, La Famiglia’s integration with General Catalyst positions it to expand its influence beyond Europe, leveraging global expertise to accelerate positive change in tech ecosystems worldwide. Trends such as AI, SaaS, and digital industrial transformation will likely shape its investment focus. The firm’s unique blend of traditional industry insight and digital innovation expertise suggests it will continue to be a key player in nurturing startups that disrupt large industries, reinforcing its role as a bridge between the old and new economy[4][6]. This strategic positioning ties back to its founding mission of seeking "hidden newness and disruptive force" at the intersection of technology and industry[2].

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Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines capital with operational knowledge from entrepreneurs and industry magnates, creating a trusted access platform that connects legacy industries with new technology ventures[1][2].
Network Strength: Backed by a diverse group of world-leading entrepreneurs, family businesses, and conglomerates, providing portfolio companies with early market access and impactful partnerships[1][4].
Track Record: Active early-stage investor in Europe with a portfolio including unicorns like Personio, Forto, Deel, and y42, demonstrating success in identifying and scaling disruptive tech companies[3].
Operating Support: Offers hands-on guidance and leverages "old money" values and experience alongside digital expertise to help startups scale effectively[1].