Twin Peaks

Franziska von Hoesslin and Nikolaus Stümpel serve as founding partners and lead the investment process. Both are actively involved in sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support. The firm has not disclosed additional general partners or a formal investment committee structure.

Yes. While the firm's strongest pipeline is in northern Germany, it has backed companies in the broader DACH region, the Nordics, and Benelux. Its focus is on early-stage technical founders, not geographic exclusivity per se, but the Hamburg-Berlin corridor remains its densest concentration of portfolio companies.

Twin Peaks targets pre-seed and seed rounds. Based on comparable emerging managers in Europe with similar fund sizes, its initial entries likely range from €500,000 to €2 million, with reserves held for follow-on investments. The firm has not published a formal cheque-size policy.

The firm does not explicitly publish a restricted-sector list. Its investment activity shows a clear preference for enterprise software, AI, fintech, and climate, with no known investments in consumer social platforms, hardware-heavy cleantech, or biotech. This suggests a deliberate B2B and software-first posture rather than a formal exclusion policy.

Twin Peaks draws proprietary deal flow from its embedded position in Hamburg's technical ecosystem, including the Hamburg University of Technology and the city's logistics-tech and B2B SaaS communities. The firm's regional concentration gives it visibility into founding teams that larger Berlin- or Munich-based funds often overlook, creating a structural sourcing advantage.

The firm reserves capital for follow-on investments in its portfolio companies, as is standard for early-stage venture managers. However, specific reserve ratios and the criteria triggering follow-on decisions have not been publicly disclosed.

Twin Peaks operates as a direct investment vehicle, writing equity into pre-seed and seed-stage companies. There is no publicly available evidence that the firm makes commitments to other venture funds as a limited partner.