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201 Ventures

Operating Status: Operating

201 Ventures is a Madrid-based pre-seed and seed venture firm backing intelligence, defence, and dual-use deep-tech founders across Europe.

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Madrid, ES
Founded
2023
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201 Ventures is a European venture capital firm founded in 2023 and led by general partner Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer and In-Q-Tel investor. Its $22 million Fund I, launched in January 2024, was the first fund to receive institutional backing from the NATO Innovation Fund.

Operating under a freedom-plus mission, 201 Ventures writes roughly $100K to $1.5M cheques into pre-seed and seed rounds across intelligence, defence, and dual-use deep technology, including hypersonics, biosecurity, subsurface mapping, maritime sensing, and Arctic autonomy. The firm invests principally in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Greece.

201 Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Portfolio Companies1
Current Portfolio Count1

Top Investment Stages

Series C1 (100.0%)

Stage Mix

Series C 100%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

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Stark Defence

201 Ventures - Classification

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  • Defense Tech
  • Venture Capital

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