Marc A. Wietfeld

Researchers trained the world’s most powerful foundation models on words. But human intelligence far exceeds the origin of language; it emerged over millennia of interaction, exploration, and the ceaseless negotiation of intent, action, and consequences in unbounded environments. Truly intelligent machines must acquire the capacity to perceive, anticipate, and improvise within the unfolding dynamics of reality. We embrace games as the ultimate expression of ingenuity and problem solving.

ATMOS Space Cargo designs and manufactures space capsules to return any cargo – from below 100 kg to multiple tons – from space. Our technology will offer microgravity on demand, ranging from only 3 hours to 3 months in orbit. ATMOS will enter the market with a first demonstration mission in 2025.

Researchers trained the world’s most powerful foundation models on words. But human intelligence far exceeds the origin of language; it emerged over millennia of interaction, exploration, and the ceaseless negotiation of intent, action, and consequences in unbounded environments. Truly intelligent machines must acquire the capacity to perceive, anticipate, and improvise within the unfolding dynamics of reality. We embrace games as the ultimate expression of ingenuity and problem solving.

Coalition Capital is an breakout venture capital firm, set up by a team of venture and growth equity veterans, with support from founders and executives from Prosus and Adyen, among others. Building on our track-record of backing unicorn and decacorn founders and our unique network, we seek to back the most daring and promising European founders at the Seed to Series B stage.

At our core, we prioritize People First. Were dedicated to authentic relationships and deeply value the missions that resonate. Our belief in the power of founders we trust—we view ourselves not merely as financiers but as active participants within the community we build together. Our approach is characterized by being Audacious, Authentic, and Resilient, always putting People First. With a foundation rooted in our experiences as former founders and active investors, we respect those who succeed against all odds. Our investment strategy centers on backing founders who lead with heart and passion, demonstrating the resilience to navigate challenges, rally their teams, and pursue their vision with unwavering determination. Understanding the complexities of building a successful startup from our journeys, we are now committed to empowering other founders to grow pre-eminent businesses. Specializing in B2B SaaS, through Fund One, we primarily focus on Angel, Pre-Seed to Seed stages, and on occasion, Series A investments, aiming to be a pivotal part of their growth and success.

Project A is a leading European early-stage investor with €1.2b AUM, championing ambitious tech founders from idea to scale. We provide pre-seed and seed capital to firms shaping Europes future across key themes including Fintech, European Resilience, Global Supply Chains, and the Future of Autonomous Work. Our portfolio features category leaders such as Trade Republic, Sennder, Zepz, and Quantum Systems. In addition, our founder-led Studio actively partners with ventures like 11x, ARX Robotics, and Enapi to shape and validate bold ideas from day zero.

GSBackers manages a venture capital portfolio of $250M+ and invests $1-10M+ checks on behalf of 2,000+ Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni (Class of ‘68 to Class of ‘27). We leverage two distinct features of the Stanford MBA community: (1) GSB founders have higher odds of building a unicorn than alums of any other business/graduate school in the world, and (2) GSB investors consistently outperform their peers and dominate the Forbes Midas List. By investing in and alongside Stanford alumni, we play with loaded dice and have unfair access to some of the best investment opportunities via our 2,000-member strong community that includes Partners at Sequoia, a16z, Founders Fund, NEA, Bessemer, Redpoint, Lightspeed, Khosla, etc. If youre a Stanford founder building a category-defining company or an alum looking for the best investment opportunities coming out of Stanford, send us a note! Select portfolio (in alphabetical order, by sector): 🇺🇸 Defense: Anduril ($60B) • Gecko ($1.25B) • Hermeus • Saronic ($9B) • Shield AI ($12B) • Skydio ($2.5B) • Ursa Major ($600M) • Vannevar Labs ($1.5B) 🛰️ Space: Apex Space Manufacturing ($1B+) • Loft ($1B) • Northwood • Varda Space Industries ✨ Artificial Intelligence & Infrastructure: Auradine • Axiom Math ($1.6B) • micro1 ($500M) • Pika ($470M) • Upscale AI ($1B) • You.com ($1.5B) 💰 Fintech: Deel ($17.3B) • Facio • Nala 🧬 Biotech & Healthcare: Genesis Therapeutics • Medra • Superpower • Synchron ⚡ Energy: Aalo ($1B+) • Exowatt ($1B+) • Realta Fusion