Kompass Digital

The firm sources primarily through its network in the Berlin startup ecosystem, which is one of Europe's most concentrated technology hubs. Its cohort-based model also creates a structured application pipeline, attracting founders who seek both capital and programmatic support. Referrals from existing portfolio founders and co-investing seed funds in the DACH and Nordic regions supplement this funnel.

Kompass Digital focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, typically writing initial checks in the low-to-mid six figures. The firm occasionally participates in follow-on rounds for existing portfolio companies, but its core mandate is early-stage entry, often as the first institutional capital into a startup.

Kompass Digital is structured as a venture capital firm, not an accelerator, despite using cohort-based programs as part of its engagement model. It invests equity capital alongside the program, taking direct equity stakes in portfolio companies. This differs from many accelerators that take equity through a separate program-entity agreement rather than through a fund vehicle.

The firm's primary deal-sourcing regions are Germany and the Nordics, with a secondary focus on broader European opportunities. Its Berlin headquarters positions it at the center of the German technology scene, with access to the large pool of startups emerging from cities such as Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg, as well as ecosystems in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki.

Kompass Digital is sector-agnostic within the broad technology category, but its portfolio concentrates on enterprise software, fintech, digital health, and mobility-related startups. It does not invest in deep tech, hardware, or life sciences that fall outside digital-health applications, and avoids capital-intensive sectors such as clean energy manufacturing.