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New Forge

Fliederweg 16, Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 42699, Germany

Overview

Business angel investor supporting early-stage B2B tech startups.

Founded

2019

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Germany
Switzerland
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

7rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
progile
Apr 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
Steadybit
Mar 2024Participated
$6 MSeries A
Anytype
Aug 2023Participated
$13 MOther Equity
Morgen
Jul 2022Participated
$1 MSeed
HiveMQ
May 2022Participated
$42 MSeries A
Codesphere
Jan 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
ArangoDB
Oct 2021Participated
$28 MSeries B
progile
Apr 2024Participated
$1 MSeed
Steadybit
Mar 2024Participated
$6 MSeries A
Anytype
Aug 2023Participated
$13 MOther Equity
Morgen
Jul 2022Participated
$1 MSeed
HiveMQ
May 2022Participated
$42 MSeries A
Codesphere
Jan 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
ArangoDB
Oct 2021Participated
$28 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

New Forge: 7 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
New Forge: 7 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed03
Series A02
Series B01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

New Forge: 7 deals are recorded across 61 months.All available history.
New Forge: 7 deals are recorded across 61 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

New Forge: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

New Forge: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software7
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Crypto & Blockchain1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

New Forge: 7 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

New Forge: 7 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

New Forge: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

New Forge: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe5
United States2
New Forge: 20 co-investors are shown, with 42CAP sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

New Forge: 20 co-investors are shown, with 42CAP sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
42CAP1
468 Capital1
Angular Ventures1
Balderton Capital1
Boldstart Ventures1
Bow Capital1
Connect Ventures1
Earlybird1
Foreword VC1
Illusian1
Inflection1
Iris Capital1
LEA Partners1
Molten Ventures1
Mubadala Capital1
NCA1
Paladin Capital Group1
Paua Ventures1
Protocol Labs1
Script Capital1

Investment Strategy

New Forge: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
New Forge: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating7100%
New Forge: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
New Forge: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Alexander Hochguertel

Managing Director

Fabian Lange

Partner

Mirko Novakovic

Partner

Raphael Weiner

Partner

Rico Hochguertel

Managing Director