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DN Capital

DN Capital

London, Englanddncapital.com

Overview

DN Capital is a global early stage and growth capital investor focused on Seed, Series A and select series B investments in fintech, SaaS, digital media, e-commerce, marketplaces, mobile applications and software companies . The firm was founded in 2000 and has operations in London, Berlin and Silicon Valley . DN Capital's previous funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam, Auto1, Purplebricks and Quandoo (sold to Recruit) .

Year Founded

2000

Portfolio Companies

93

Investments

DN Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
SherpaJul 2026Pre SeedLead
Sherpa.aiJul 2026Pre SeedLead
GaussionJun 2026Series BCo-investor
Glyphic AIJun 2026Series ALead
AirspeedJun 2026Series ALead

Key People

Frank Kelcz

Venture Partner

Massimo Prelz Oltramonti

Senior Venture Partner

Peter Misek

Board Advisor Venture Partner

Pietro Peligra

Venture Partner

Simon Greenman

Advisor, Formerly Venture Partner

Gülsah Wilke

Partner Head Of German Office

Guy Ward Thomas

Partner

Ian Marsh

Partner

Thomas Rubens

Partner

Tyler “Big T” Miller

Partner

Benoît Jacob

Investment Manager

Lucas Schaubel

Investment Manager

Alexander Bruehl

Co-Investor Geckoboard

Ragnar Jongen

VC Investor

Sarah Kreik

Investor

Jack Pierrepont

Venture Capital Investor

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HeadquartersLondon, England
Year Founded2000

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