42CAP is a European early-stage venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs who built two of Europe's largest software companies during the first internet wave. The firm invests €0.5–3M in seed-stage, tech- and data-driven B2B software companies across Europe with global ambition, now operating its fourth fund generation. The founding partners—Thomas Wilke and Alex Meyer—co-founded eCircle, Europe's leading marketing-tech company, which was acquired by Teradata (NYSE: TDC) in 2012. Post-acquisition, both held global leadership roles managing 1,500+ employees in Teradata's Marketing Cloud Business Unit. A third General Partner, Moritz Zimmermann, co-founded Hybris, Europe's first SaaS unicorn, acquired by SAP in 2013 in a multi-billion-dollar deal, and later served as CTO for SAP Customer Experience. 42CAP is supported by InnovFin Equity under the EU's Horizon 2020 and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), reflecting its alignment with European innovation priorities. The firm's portfolio spans AI, SaaS infrastructure, autonomous commerce, data intelligence, and sustainable ventures, with recent investments including Kontext's $4M runtime security platform for AI agents.
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