Picus Capital
Picus Capital backs technology startups from inception across enterprise software, fintech, consumer, energy, and digital infrastructure.
Overview
Picus Capital is an independent investment firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Munich, Germany. It partners with entrepreneurs building technology businesses across Europe, North America, India, and other international markets. The firm takes a long-term approach to company building, working closely with founders from the earliest stages through international expansion.
Investment Focus and Stage
Picus Capital invests from pre-seed through Series B, with investments ranging from early startup cheques to substantial growth capital. Its interests span enterprise software, fintech, consumer technology, energy, healthcare, mobility, and digital infrastructure.
The firm often works with founders before a company has fully established its product or commercial model. Its approach combines capital with support on company formation, product strategy, hiring, market entry, and fundraising. Picus also backs businesses addressing structural changes in industries such as energy, financial services, real estate, and human resources, where technology can reshape established processes.
Fund Size and Portfolio
Picus Capital has built a global portfolio of around 200 companies across technology-driven industries. Its India investments include WeRize, a Bengaluru-based financial services platform offering credit, group insurance, and savings products to families in smaller Indian cities, and BASIC Home Loan, a Gurugram-based digital mortgage and affordable housing finance platform.
Its global portfolio includes Personio, an HR and payroll software company; Enpal, a residential solar and energy solutions provider; MILES Mobility, a car-sharing business; Finn, a vehicle subscription platform; and OroraTech, which develops satellite-based wildfire detection technology. These investments reflect Picus Capital's focus on technology businesses transforming established markets across multiple sectors.
Leadership
Alexandre Prot is Co-founder and Managing Director of Picus Capital. He also co-founded Qonto, the European business-finance platform, and brings experience in fintech and company building.
Lukas Morscher is Co-founder and Managing Director. His background spans entrepreneurship and investment, with a focus on helping technology businesses develop and expand across markets.
Oliver Pabst is Managing Director and works with the firm's investment activities and portfolio companies. The wider team includes investors and operators across Europe, North America, and Asia, supporting founders in company formation, strategy, hiring, and international growth.