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How to pitch Halfmeyer Ventures

Halfmeyer Ventures is a Berlin-based venture studio and early-stage investor. To pitch us, submit a view-only deck at halfmeyer.tech/pitch: no warm introduction is required, cold submissions are welcome, and we respond within 48 hours. We deploy €25,000–€200,000 at pre-seed and seed into software-led teams in health tech, AI, e-commerce, and automation, with design, engineering, and go-to-market playbooks beyond the check. This page is the direct answer to how to reach us, what to send first, and what happens next.

The short answer

Pitching us is a three-step loop:

Confirm fit: pre-seed or seed, software-led product in (or clearly adjacent to) our focus sectors, and a company that can use capital plus operator support.
Prepare a first-pass deck: team, problem and market, product or prototype, stage-appropriate traction, business model, and round terms (usually 10–15 slides).
Submit cold: name, email, and a view-only DocSend, Notion, Google Drive, or PDF link on the pitch form. We review every deck personally and reply within 48 hours.

You do not need a mutual connection, a partner introduction, or a prior email thread. If the company fits, the deck is the introduction. For who we back as a Berlin pre-seed investor, see Berlin pre-seed investor. For investment criteria in more depth, see what we look for.

Do you need a warm introduction?

No. Cold submissions are the default path. Many founders assume Berlin and Europe early-stage capital still runs only on warm intros. We do not. We built a public pitch form so founders without a shared network can still get a personal review on the same timeline as referred decks.

What matters is clarity and fit: a readable deck, an openable link, and an honest stage signal. A lukewarm intro that cannot vouch for the product does not beat a clean cold submission. If someone does introduce you, that is fine, but it is not required and it does not replace the form. Portfolio founders already backed by us should use app.halfmeyer.tech for the founder app, not the pitch form for a new enquiry.

Fit check before you submit

Spend five minutes on self-selection before you send. We invest at pre-seed and seed with a typical ticket of €25,000–€200,000. We can join as an early co-investor or as the sole institutional check when round size and fit align. Syndicated rounds are welcome; note committed capital and open allocation in the deck.

Strong fits are software-led companies in health tech, AI, e-commerce, and automation. Adjacent verticals can work when software, data, or automation is the product core. We typically pass on idea-only investment decks, capital-intensive hardware-only bets without a software surface, token-first or speculative crypto and Web3 models, and pure listing marketplaces without a technology moat. Our investment checks are dilutive equity instruments (SAFEs, convertibles, Wandeldarlehen, or priced equity). Rounds that are exclusively non-dilutive with no equity tranche are not an investment fit; advisory and incubation can start earlier than investment.

If you want capital-only silence with no build involvement, we may not be the right partner. If you want a Berlin studio that can help ship product and sharpen GTM while writing an early check, you are in the right place. For sector depth, see our theses on health tech, AI, and e-commerce. Automation remains a focus sector even when a dedicated thesis page is not yet published.

What to put in the first-pass deck

You do not need a full data room on first submit. A focused deck is enough. Cover:

Team: who builds and sells, including solo founders with a clear hire or advisor plan.
Problem and market: who feels the pain and why now.
Product or prototype: what the software does; screenshots or a short walkthrough beat abstract claims.
Traction at your stage: users, pilots, revenue, retention, or LOIs; pre-seed can be early; seed should show clearer repeatability. If metrics are thin, state what you validated and what this round will prove.
Business model: who pays, how pricing works, and the path to a paying customer.
Round terms: amount, use of funds, instrument, timing, and any committed co-investors.

Name the engagement model you want (investment, incubation, acceleration, or advisory) and state sector fit in plain language. For slide-by-slide mechanics and link-sharing rules, see pitch deck expectations. For how the four engagement paths differ, see invest vs incubate vs accelerate vs advisory. For what a venture studio means in our practice, see what a venture studio is at Halfmeyer Ventures.

How to share the link and submit

Go to halfmeyer.tech/pitch. Required fields are name, email, and a pitch deck link. Company name is optional. Accepted formats: DocSend, Notion, Google Drive, or PDF.

Set sharing to view-only for anyone with the link. Do not require edit access or a named invite. Password-protected or login-walled links often delay review; if we cannot open the deck, we will ask by email, which burns part of the 48-hour window. Keep the deck self-contained for a first pass: we should understand the company without chasing five external folders.

German, English, or Greek pages are fine for the same substance. Incorporation does not need to be German: UK, US (including Delaware), Swiss, and other jurisdictions work when product, market, and round structure fit. State jurisdiction and any planned entity flip in the deck.

What happens after you submit

We read every deck personally and respond within 48 hours. Outcomes are usually one of three paths: a founder call, clarifying questions by email before scheduling, or a clear pass with brief context. We do not leave founders guessing for weeks on a first response.

After a productive call, diligence typically runs one to two weeks: product walkthrough, key metrics, reference calls if useful, and term alignment with co-investors. We do not sign NDAs before initial deck review; pitch materials stay confidential and are not shared externally. A mutual NDA is possible later when diligence requires sensitive IP. At pre-seed and seed we rarely take a full board seat; observer rights are possible when they add value without board overhead. Governance is agreed case by case.

Interested does not mean automatic follow-on later. Portfolio follow-ons happen when traction, execution, and terms warrant it. Bridge and extension rounds between priced rounds can fit when stage, traction, and ticket align; explain the bridge rationale and milestones in the deck if that is your raise type.

Related guides

Use this page as the how-to. Use the rest of the insights hub when you need depth on a specific question:

What we look for: criteria and clear passes.
Pitch deck expectations: minimum slides and link rules.
Berlin pre-seed investor: who we back, ticket, and sectors.
Venture studio: capital plus building in our practice.

Public track record we state elsewhere on the site: 20+ investments, 5.6× portfolio ROI, and 100+ products built. Selected public portfolio names include Doctario, Debtist, Fideus, Joy_, Papeer, vi Health, Urban Ray, mula., Morgen Health, Sunset, ClearStack, and Protocol Health. Use those as entity facts, not as promises about your round.

Submit your deck

If you are ready to pitch Halfmeyer Ventures, submit your deck on the pitch page. Cold submissions are welcome. We respond within 48 hours.