About Us
Precision Capital for Exceptional Founders
Founded by investors who have been on both sides of the table
KnownWeil Capital was established in Paris in 2019 by a team of former operators and institutional investors who grew frustrated watching exceptional founders receive undifferentiated capital from managers who could not — or would not — offer meaningful operational support.
Our founding partners bring together decades of experience scaling technology companies from seed to significant scale across Europe, the United States, and emerging markets. We have held roles as engineers, product managers, general managers, and CFOs before becoming investors. That operational grounding shapes every aspect of how we work.
The name KnownWeil reflects our core belief: the best investment decisions emerge from deep knowledge — of the market, the technology, the team, and the broader competitive landscape. We invest in founders we know well, in sectors we understand deeply, and with capital structured to give companies the best possible chance of success.
Today, KnownWeil Capital manages a focused seed portfolio of 28 technology companies across Europe and North America. We write seed checks of $500K to $5M, typically leading rounds or co-leading alongside one trusted co-investor. We do not spray and pray. We choose sides and commit fully.
What we look for
Exceptional Founders
We prioritize founder quality above all else at the seed stage. We look for individuals who combine domain insight with the tenacity and judgment required to navigate the first critical years of company building. Previous founder experience is valued but not required.
Large, Defensible Markets
We require that the market opportunity be large enough to justify building a durable, independent business. We are equally interested in companies creating new categories as in those displacing legacy incumbents with structurally superior solutions.
Durable Competitive Moats
We seek companies building network effects, proprietary data assets, switching costs, or economies of scale that will compound over time. We are sceptical of businesses that are merely better, faster, or cheaper without a structural advantage protecting margin and growth.
Capital Efficiency
We value founders who understand unit economics and build lean organizations that can reach meaningful milestones before requiring additional dilutive financing. Disciplined capital allocation is a learned skill that separates great operators from merely ambitious ones.
Partners, not spectators
KnownWeil Capital operates as a genuine partner to our portfolio companies. We do not attend a single board meeting per quarter and consider our job done. We engage continuously, proactively, and candidly — even when the news is difficult.
Our team brings specific functional expertise across hiring, sales strategy, product development, financial modelling, and international expansion. We match each portfolio company with the team member whose background is most relevant to their current challenges, and we adjust that match as the company's needs evolve.
Our network is one of our most valued assets. We have cultivated relationships with corporate development teams at major technology companies, senior executives at potential customer accounts, and co-investors who can lead follow-on funding rounds for our portfolio. We make these introductions deliberately and at the right moment in a company's growth.
We believe in transparency with our founders. We share our internal financial models, our views on the fundraising landscape, and our honest assessment of company performance. We expect the same candour in return. The best partnerships are built on truth, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
The principles that guide us
Backing the same companies as the world's best
KnownWeil Capital has co-invested alongside Index Ventures in select portfolio companies, reflecting our shared conviction in backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages. We maintain strong relationships with leading institutional investors who share our long-term perspective on technology transformation.
Backed by leading institutional investors
Our investor base includes university endowments, family offices, and institutional allocators who share our conviction in early-stage technology investing. Our LPs provide not just capital but deep networks that benefit our portfolio companies.
Ready to start a conversation?
We respond to every founder inquiry personally. If you are raising a seed round in technology, we would like to hear your story.