Andre de Haes is a co-founder and managing partner at BACKED VC. See sector focus and contact routes.
Andre de Haes is a co-founder and managing partner at BACKED VC, an early-stage European venture firm that invests exclusively in **seed-stage** frontier tech startups with **global ambitions** [1][4]. His investment thesis targets four sectors where Europe leads Silicon Valley: **fintech infrastructure**, **blockchain infrastructure**, **manufacturing software**, and **AI-driven biology** (computational bio) [3][9]. Typical check sizes range from **$500,000 to $5 million** (approximately €200,000–€2 million), with a sweet spot around **$1.5 million** [6][10]. Notable portfolio companies include **Thought Machine** (a cloud banking unicorn valued over $1B), **Banked**, **Hutch**, **LabGenius**, and **THIS** [4][8].
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