We co-found AI-enabled businesses in food, sports, entertainment, well-being, pets, and hospitality — categories that serve fundamental human needs no algorithm will replace.
Booking, operations, loyalty, supply chain, demand forecasting, personalization — the digital engine underneath every venture. Every improvement in AI makes our ventures cheaper to run and harder to compete with.
The padel court you can't virtualize. The facial that needs trained hands. The coffee shop where people meet. Venues, teams, community — the things no model release can replicate.
We only build in categories we believe are AI-resilient — fundamental human needs that no algorithm will replace. Eating, moving, playing, feeling good, caring for a pet, gathering with others. These aren't trends. They're constants.
MVP Founders didn't just write the first check — they helped us build everything from scratch. From sourcing key hires to bringing DLF on board as a financing partner. From day one, we had access to intros, learnings, and the full network of their other portfolio founders — that accelerated everything. They helped us identify my co-founder Lauren and operate like true co-founders, not investors.
At CG Partners, Fabian not only brought Philipp on board as my co-founder, he was always the person I turned to for the harder conversations. Together, we shaped the vision for newsoul from the ground up. He connected us with the right investors, actively supported us on location scouting, and has been a board member who consistently puts the founders' interests first. Over time, he became more than a supporter of our company: he became a friend.
We ideated the concept for RUDL from scratch together with the MVPF team — exploring what a premium branded dog daycare could look like in Germany, studying U.S. role models, and shaping the business model side by side. They helped identify the right key stakeholders and brought the brand strategy, financial model, and network that made it real.
From day zero, Tobias believed in our vision as a founding investor. Beyond capital, he has been a trusted thought partner — always open to spar on strategic questions and helping us sharpen our direction as we work to build Germany's leading physiotherapy clinic network.
MVPF didn't just invest — they matched me with my co-founder Rob and gave me the platform to become a founder. They helped us shape the entire commercial strategy from day one, brought out the best in both of us, and made sure we complemented each other. Without that founder matching, our company wouldn't exist.
MVPF operates like an extension of our team: from field research to helping us secure critical early hires. What sets them apart is their ability to anticipate pitfalls early. Drawing on pattern recognition from similar challenges across their portfolio, they help us move fast without making costly early mistakes.
Fundamental human needs — eating, moving, playing, feeling good, caring for a pet, gathering with others. These aren't trends. They're constants. We build AI-enabled businesses rooted in them.
In today's startup world, everyone's chasing unicorn status. We're building camels instead — businesses that are profitable early, survive tough conditions, and don't depend on the next funding round to exist.
This approach allows founders to maintain more control over their destiny and build businesses that thrive independently of external funding cycles.
VCs and family offices who co-invest with us across our portfolio.
0 → €60M+ portfolio value — all ventures founded and built from scratch since July 2024.
The founding partners' combined track record across consumer, B2B, and deep tech — with co-investors including SoftBank, Atomico, Creandum, Insight Partners, and Felix Capital.
Four questions. 30 seconds. Honest answer at the end. No email required.
Deep understanding of unit economics, pricing, and how to build a business that generates revenue early.
You've built and run businesses or led teams in your industry. Operator experience, not just an idea.
Bias for action. You'd rather ship a working MVP tomorrow than perfect a pitch deck for months.
Building a camel is a marathon. You're wired for the long game, not a quick flip.
You do more with less. Capital-efficient by instinct, not just by necessity.
You want a co-founder, not just a check. Open to building shoulder-to-shoulder from day one.
Open positions across MVP Founders ventures and founding investments. Build what matters — in companies backed by operators, not just capital.
Sports, entertainment, food, wellness, pet care, hospitality — these industries have run on the same operating models for decades. We're looking for operators who want to rebuild them AI-native from day one.
