Eric Slesinger is the General Partner of 201 Ventures, a $22 million early-stage venture capital firm based in Madrid that he founded. See contact routes.
Eric Slesinger is the General Partner of 201 Ventures, a $22 million early-stage venture capital firm based in Madrid that he founded to back founders advancing freedom and autonomy in Europe. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on pre-seed through Series A deals in European defense, intelligence, and dual-use hardware technologies, aiming to strengthen the continent’s defense sovereignty. Slesinger typically writes checks ranging from $250,000 to $2 million and often acts as a lead investor given his firm’s specialized focus on early-stage national security startups. Notable portfolio companies include AKKO, FloodMapp, Laiier, and SafetyWing, with Slesinger serving on the boards of AKKO, Surfly, and Fixico. A distinctive point of view driving his work is his belief that Europe must develop its own defense tech ecosystem rather than relying on U.S. or Israeli solutions, a mission he advances by founding the European Defense Investor Network to connect capital allocators across the region. Before becoming a VC, Slesinger served nearly six years as a CIA officer working at the intersection of intelligence and engineering, and he holds degrees from
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