Empowering the pioneers of today to solve the hard problems of tomorrow_

Sebastian joined Picus in 2018 and was promoted to Partner in 2023. His focus lies on our pre-seed investments, where he supports early-stage founders regarding growth and operations-related topics. Prior to Picus, he gathered pratical experience in strategy consulting and private equity.

The best part of thinking about hard problems and the frontier technology needed to solve them is the constant journey of discovery.  There’s always something new to learn, a new challenge to tackle.  And the most rewarding part?  Being able to help the world’s most ambitious teams rise to the occasion, refining their craft, and becoming the next generation of tech pioneers

Sebastian graduated from the London School of Economics with a master’s degree in Economic Sociology.

Robin joined Picus as a Founding Partner in 2016 and started growing our team as Managing Director. Prior to that, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Munich where he was in particular involved in marketing & sales, digital customer experience and lean services topics. Before, he gathered practical experience in financial markets & equity sales, asset management and the industrial sector.

Robin graduated from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management with a master’s degree in Finance and Economics.

For over half a decade, I have been investing in companies that want to solve hard problems. Across industries and stages I strive to work with founders who think deep, showcase a great amount of authenticity with the problem they are solving and strike the global ambitions and down-to-earth way of leading people. At Picus, I am looking for investments in the cybersecurity, enterprise, infrastructure, robotics and enterprise software industries from pre-seed to series A.

“To us at [company] Patrick has been more than just an investor.
He’s a coach – one who has helped us see beyond our
own limits and made a deeply profound impact on
our success from day one of our partnership.”

– Rogier, Co-Founder at Hadrian

Currently, I am working with Picus Capital’s investments in Hadrian, Formant, Perpetual Systems, Spice, Openlayer, Coboworx, Confit, and Hawk.

Prior to joining Picus, I worked at McKinsey and Company and earned my Master’s degree in technology and management from the Technical University of Munich. During my studies I was an active scholar at Manage&More, the entrepreneurial initiative of UnternehmerTUM.

Oliver joined Picus in 2017 and is responsible for our pre-seed stage portfolio companies. Prior to that, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Munich where he was in particular involved in marketing & sales, business building for retailers and organizational design. Before, he gathered practical experience in research consulting, portfolio management at an investment holding and in the automotive sector.

Oliver graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a master’s degree in Banking and Finance.

Naman joined Picus in 2023 as Partner and Head of India & South East Asia and covers our investments in India, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. He is based in our Singapore office.

Before joining Picus, Naman was Senior Vice President in Strategy & Operations at India’s largest eSports and mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League’s (MPL).

Naman was also active as an angel investor and worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company.

He holds a graduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Julian joined Picus Americas as a Partner in 2020 and manages our Americas operations out of the Picus office in New York. Prior to joining Picus, he worked for Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking and Capital Markets division in New York and London. At Credit Suisse Julian advised Financial Services and FinTech clients on M&A as well as private and public financing transactions. Prior to that, Julian gathered practical experience in Private Capital, Investing and Consulting and obtained an IHK Bankkaufmann degree.

Julian graduated from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and General Management.

Francis joined Picus Capital as an Investor in the Beijing office in 2021. He is passionate about collaborating with founders who understand global industry dynamics and apply their expertise to create effective local solutions. Francis is open-minded about investing in and supporting teams innovating in Enterprise Infrastructure, AI & Data, and Healthcare, ranging from pre-seed to Series A stages.

“What excites me most about my role is the opportunity to work with incredible talent in fast-evolving industries. I truly enjoy the challenge of shaking up the status quo with innovative technologies and business models. It’s deeply rewarding to learn from industry leaders as they share their insights and observations, and I take great pride in using my expertise to support their growth.”

Currently, Francis manages Picus Capital’s frontier tech investments in Edgenesis and Tensorchord.

Before joining Picus, Francis worked at TPG NewQuest and earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in Finance, Accounting, and Management from the University of Nottingham.

Florian grew Picus together with the team as Partner and as Managing Director since 2017 and was in particular responsible for building out our emerging markets next to our core markets in Europe and North America. Amongst others, his focus lies on sparring and working with founders in the Cybersecurity, Data & AI sector from day 0 and being one of their closest partners up until IPO and beyond. Before getting active in the VC industry, Florian worked for the Boston Consulting Group in Zurich focusing on corporate and innovation strategy, as well as digitalization topics. He further gathered practical experience in investment banking, private banking/wealth management, and the automotive sector.

“I strongly believe that frontier technology will ultimately solve most of the biggest challenges we are facing and hence will be the dominant driver of impact. While having a non-technical background this led me to dig into more complex technical challenges and solve them together with founders. I won’t be the investor advising you on your architecture – I leave that to the rest of our team – but the investor supporting you on all other fronts like company building, strategic sparring, hiring etc.”

At the moment, Florian is working with Picus Capital’s frontier tech investments in Cyble, Hawk:AI, SydeLabs, Sei and multiple stealth cybersecurity and data infrastructure ventures.

Florian graduated with a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St.Gallen.

In 2021 Alexander joined Picus in Beijing as partner and head of China to manage all operations in the greater China region. His focus lays on all topics technical from pre-seed to series A. Prior to joining Picus Captial, he was active as a Director at the leading technology company JD.com, and worked at AI-unicorn Mobvoi, McKinsey & Company (Digital affiliation) as well as IBM.

“Having witnessed the unprecedented surge in data generation over the past decade and the growing difficulty in making sense of it all, I am particularly excited about ventures that help enterprises build more robust data infrastructures and empower them to make use of data-driven methods. These solutions must enable enterprise customer to not only to streamline operations but also unlock insights that drive innovation and competitive advantages.”

Currently, Alexander is working with Picus’ frontier tech investments in Edgenisis, Greptime, Maptable, Naturobot, and Tensorchord.

Alexander graduated from the Schwarman Scholars program at Tsinghua University and was named 30 under 30 by Forbes China in the past.

Alex joined Picus in 2022 to strengthen our presence across all tech & deeptech topics with a global and multi-stage focus. He works with founders across enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, data & AI, and robotics. Prior to joining Picus, Alex worked at robotic & tech ventures like RobCo & MonitorFish supporting on both hardware and software product development. He is also a tinkerer at heart – and amongst many personal projects – also prototyped and explored the use of bio-inspired robots at the Chair of Robotics, AI & Real-Time Systems at TU Munich.

“The best part of thinking about hard problems and the frontier technology needed to solve them is the constant journey of discovery. There’s always something new to learn, a new challenge to tackle. And the most rewarding part? Being able to help the world’s most ambitious teams rise to the occasion, refining their craft, and becoming the next generation of tech pioneers.”

Currently, Alex is working with Picus’ frontier tech investments in Orca, Reflex, Coboworx, Formant, and several stealth cybersecurity & infrastructure teams Alex graduated from TUM with a Master’s in Robotics & Computer Science.

He also attended the CDTM and holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from KIT.

Abhijay joined Picus in 2021 to build out our presence in the India and SEA region, with a multi- sector and multi-stage focus. He predominantly works with founders across enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, devtooling, and enterprise software industries from pre-seed to series A. Prior to joining Picus, Abhijay advised late stage companies during his stint with Citi’s investment banking team covering emerging technology, financial services, industrial, and infrastructure. Moreover, he was active with BOB Capital’s equity research team covering financial services.

“What excites me the most about frontier tech investing are the shifting sands of the problem statement itself, with founders identifying unimaginable solutions to problems which would have themselves been unimaginable decades or even mere years ago. I love to engage with such entrepreneurs who are at the cutting edge of innovation, right from day -1, even before the formal inception of a company, to identify daring problem statements and co-create category redefining businesses on a decadal timeframe.”

Currently, Abhijay is working with Picus’ frontier tech investments in SydeLabs, Stealth – mobile infrastructure, and others.

Abhijay graduated from NMIMS with a Bachelors degree in economics, followed by an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA).