What Auxxo does

Auxxo Management GmbH is a Berlin-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that operates the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage female (co-)founded startups across Europe. The firm requires at least one female founder to hold a minimum 20% of founder shares and operates as a sector-agnostic, gender-lens fund manager, typically co-investing alongside lead investors with minority equity stakes of 3-8%. Auxxo generates revenue through traditional VC fund economics — management fees and carried interest on Female Catalyst Fund I and the newly closed Female Catalyst Fund II — rather than any technology product; it does not develop proprietary software, APIs, or AI models of its own.

The firm's core operations consist of deal sourcing via direct outreach, an open online application process, and participation in female-founder ecosystem initiatives (Evangelistas, European Women in VC, Encourage Ventures, Female Founders Podcast, Grace accelerator). Auxxo maintains a portfolio of over 50 companies spanning deeptech, biotech, SaaS, consumer, and climate-tech, with recent disclosed rounds including NanoStruct (€2.6M), Illoca ($13M), BioOrbit (£9.8M), Delta Labs (€4.4M), Noxon, and Stanhope AI ($8M). Distribution of capital is conducted in Euros, British Pounds, and US Dollars across pan-European markets.

Female Catalyst Fund II completed its first closing at €26 million in July 2025, anchored by the European Investment Fund under the InvestEU umbrella, signaling institutional endorsement and material AUM growth versus Fund I. Auxxo is led by Managing Directors Bettine Schmitz and Dr. Gesa Miczaika and is structured as a German GmbH with headquarters at Zionskirchstraße 36, 10119 Berlin. The firm also offers a co-founder matchmaking platform for female founders and maintains an advisory bench of Venture Partners and Value Creation advisors, including a co-founder of Planet A Ventures, a former Blacklane early employee, and a B2B SaaS unicorn founder.

Name

Auxxo

Legal name

Auxxo Management GmbH

Website

https://www.auxxo.de/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Auxxo is a Berlin-based venture capital firm that manages the Female Catalyst Fund, co-investing 3-8% in pre-seed and seed-stage female (co-)founded startups across Europe. It generates returns through management fees and carried interest, with Fund II closed at €26M anchored by the EIF.

Ownership category

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Product category

Early-Stage Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital funding
• Female founder investing
• Pre-seed investments
• Seed stage capital
• Gender-lens investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund Management / carried interest: Auxxo generates returns through management fees and carried interest from their Female Catalyst Fund I and II. As a VC fund, they earn returns when portfolio companies succeed through exits or subsequent funding rounds, with profits distributed to Limited Partners and the fund manager.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Auxxo is a Berlin-based venture capital firm that manages the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund I and Female Catalyst Fund II. It invests as a co-investor in pre-seed and seed stage female-(co-)founded startups across Europe, typically acquiring 3-8% equity stakes alongside lead investors. The firm provides capital, network access, and strategic support to its portfolio companies, which span deeptech, biotech, SaaS, and consumer sectors.

Product overview

Auxxo operates as a venture capital firm managing the Female Catalyst Fund I and Female Catalyst Fund II, which focus on backing pre-seed and seed-stage female-(co-)founded startups across Europe. The company does not offer a standalone software product; its services center on investment funding, strategic support for portfolio companies, and ecosystem networking for women in entrepreneurship. As such, there are no distinct branded products, modules, or SaaS offerings to enumerate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund I The first Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, a venture capital vehicle targeting pre-seed and seed stage female-(co-)founded startups in Europe with at least one female founder holding a minimum 20% of founder shares. All Fund I investments promoted E/S characteristics.
• Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund II

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies with at least one female founder hire 2.5x more women than all-male founder teams

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF): Germany's leading seed-stage VC, repeat co-investor with Auxxo (NanoStruct, Noxon). Comparable as a German/European pre-seed/seed co-investor with deeptech orientation.
• Seedcamp: London-based European seed VC that participated in BioOrbit with Auxxo. Comparable as a pan-European pre-seed/seed co-investor.
• Female Founders Fund: US-based venture fund investing exclusively in female-founded startups. Comparable as a gender-lens VC with a similar exclusive female-founder mandate, though US-focused.
• Planet A Ventures: European greentech-focused VC whose co-founder Christian Schad advises Auxxo. Comparable as a thematic European early-stage fund with overlapping investor ecosystem.
• Cusp Capital: European early-stage VC that led Delta Labs alongside Auxxo. Comparable as a European seed-stage co-investor with similar check sizes.
• Breega: European seed-stage VC that co-led BioOrbit with Auxxo participation. Comparable as a co-investor in European pre-seed/seed rounds.
• LocalGlobe: London-based seed-stage VC actively co-investing with Auxxo (e.g., BioOrbit). Comparable as a European pre-seed/seed investor with similar check sizes and stage focus.
• Frontline Ventures: Early-stage European VC that led Stanhope AI alongside Auxxo. Comparable as a European seed-stage co-investor with overlapping portfolio activity.
• Bayern Kapital: Bavarian state-backed seed investor that co-led NanoStruct and Noxon with Auxxo. Comparable as a regional seed co-investor in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• Atomico: London-based pan-European venture capital firm investing across stages. Comparable as a European-focused VC competing for similar early-stage deal flow, though without Auxxo's gender-lens mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments45 records

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