Skyvault Capital

PRIVATE CAPITAL · EARLY CONVICTION

Backing exceptional founders before the path is obvious.

Skyvault Capital is a privately funded investment company partnering with early-stage technology founders across Europe and the Gulf. Two brothers, one decision — and a reply to every founder who gets in touch.

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We reply to every company. We decide in days, not months.

OUR PROMISE TO FOUNDERS

Not another VC that never gets back to you.

Every company receives a reply

As founders ourselves, we know how frustrating the fundraising journey is — the silence, the unanswered emails, the months of waiting. We reply to every single company that shares their details with us, whether the answer is yes or no.

Days, not months

We do not run weeks of drawn-out due diligence. If we like the project, we move quickly and without unnecessary technicalities. First reply within a few days, a conversation within a week, and a clear decision shortly after.

Two brothers, one decision

Skyvault is Marco and Nico. There is no investment committee, no partner meeting on Mondays, no team to convince. You speak directly with the two people who decide.

OUR APPROACH

We invest as owners, not spectators.

Skyvault Capital invests its shareholders’ own capital directly into a focused portfolio of early-stage companies. This allows us to make considered decisions, remain patient through the uneven work of building and support founders without the short-term pressures of a traditional fund structure.

  • Conviction over consensus

    We prefer a small number of deeply considered investments over a broad collection of passive positions.

  • Long-term alignment

    We invest with a 7–10+ year perspective and do not assume that meaningful companies are built on predictable timelines.

  • Practical contribution

    We support founders where our operating experience, commercial perspective and network can make a genuine difference.

  • Selective by design

    Every investment requires clear founder alignment, disciplined diligence and unanimous internal conviction.

INVESTMENT FOCUS

The sectors we invest in.

So you can tell in under a minute whether we are the right investors for you.

AI-enabled software

Vertical SaaS, developer tools, automation and AI-native workflows for a specific industry.

Marketplaces & local commerce

Two-sided marketplaces, services platforms and technology that improves how local businesses operate and sell.

Consumer health & wellbeing

Digital health, fitness, nutrition and preventative care products with a clear consumer pull.

Mobile-first consumer products

Apps and consumer brands with strong retention, organic growth and an obvious reason to exist.

Fintech for everyday use

Payments, embedded finance and tools that reduce friction for consumers and small businesses.

Commerce infrastructure

Logistics, retail technology and software that makes online and offline selling work better.

WHAT WE DO NOT INVEST IN

  • Hardware, deep tech and capital-intensive manufacturing

  • Biotech, pharma and clinical-stage life sciences

  • Crypto tokens, trading and speculative digital assets

  • Real estate, funds and other financial vehicles

  • Pre-idea concepts without a founding team in place

STAGE, CHEQUE SIZE AND STRUCTURE

Stage

Pre-seed and seed, with selective Series A participation where we have strong access and conviction.

Geography

Europe and the UAE/GCC, with selective US opportunities alongside trusted lead investors.

Cheque size

Typical initial investments of USD 10,000–25,000, with capital reserved for follow-ons.

Structure

Direct equity, preferred shares, SAFEs and convertible instruments — kept simple and founder-friendly.

Our mandate is intentionally focused, but exceptional founders can reshape how we see a market. If you are unsure whether you fit, send it anyway — you will still get an answer.

BEYOND CAPITAL

Useful when invited. Unobtrusive when not.

We believe early-stage investors should be available, honest and useful without trying to operate the company from the sidelines.

  • Positioning and growth

    Practical thinking around customer acquisition, messaging, experimentation and early go-to-market decisions.

  • Europe–Gulf perspective

    Support for founders exploring commercial opportunities, partnerships or localisation between European and Gulf markets.

  • Founder pattern-sharing

    Direct conversations about the challenges, mistakes and operating patterns that repeat across early-stage companies.

  • Relevant introductions

    Thoughtful introductions to founders, operators and potential commercial partners where there is a clear reason to connect.

Support is tailored to each company. We do not promise introductions, publicity or specific commercial outcomes.

HOW WE WORK

From first email to decision, usually within two weeks.

  1. 01

    Share

    Send us a concise overview, deck or product link. No warm introduction needed.

  2. 02

    Reply — always

    You hear back from Marco or Nico within a few days, even if the answer is no.

  3. 03

    One conversation

    A direct call about the founders, problem, product and why the company should exist.

  4. 04

    Fast decision

    Focused diligence on the essentials, then a clear yes or no — usually within two weeks of first contact.

  5. 05

    Partnership

    Simple paperwork, quick close, then we agree where Skyvault can be most useful without creating reporting work.

ABOUT SKYVAULT

Built around aligned family capital.

Skyvault Capital was created by two brothers, Marco and Nico, to invest their own capital directly into ambitious early-stage companies.

Having built companies ourselves, we know how frustrating fundraising can be: long processes, unanswered emails and decisions that never arrive. That is why every founder who contacts us gets a reply, and why the two of us can decide together in days rather than routing a decision through a committee.

We believe the strongest investor–founder relationships are built through shared risk, direct communication and patience. Our aim is to build a focused portfolio while becoming the kind of shareholder founders value having around the table.

Capital
Our own, invested directly
Stage
Pre-seed and seed
Geography
Europe and the Gulf
Decision makers
Two — Marco and Nico
Response
A reply to every founder

THE TWO OF US

Marco and Nico Kühn.

Two brothers — one operator, one founder. When you write to us, one of us reads it and the two of us decide together.

Portrait of Marco Kühn

Marco Kühn

Partner — Operations & Investments

Marco brings ten years of operating experience across mobility, e-commerce and venture building. He spent over three years at Uber in London, moving from Operations Intern to Operations Analyst and then Operations Manager, where he supported the UK operations teams on supply acquisition, retention and engagement.

Before Uber he worked as a Business Analyst at Amazon in EU Operations and Customer Fulfilment, in Global Venture Development & Investments at Rocket Internet in Berlin, and in business development at antoni Berlin, the European lead agency for Mercedes-Benz.

He leads diligence, commercial questions and the operating support we give portfolio companies after investment.

  • Uber
  • Amazon
  • Rocket Internet
  • antoni Berlin
Portrait of Nico Kühn

Nico Kühn

Partner — Product & Technology

Nico is a technology founder. He built and leads Loveo (formerly TracknTake) and GetPuri, shipping products from first prototype to paying customers.

Having raised, built and hired himself, he knows what an early round actually feels like from the founder's side of the table — which is why we reply to every company and decide quickly.

He focuses on product, technical judgement and the first stages of go-to-market.

  • Loveo
  • GetPuri
  • Product
  • Engineering

Building something exceptional?

Send it over and you will hear back from Marco or Nico within a few days — every company gets a reply, and if we like it we move fast.

Share your company

Introductions are welcome but not required.

SHARE YOUR COMPANY

Tell us what you are building.

We read every submission ourselves and reply to every one of them, usually within a few days.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES & FOUNDER SUBMISSIONS

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