Berlin, Berlin, Germany
I built the Direct Secondaries & Special Situations business at Lombard Odier from scratch to $1B+ AUM, sourcing, structuring, and executing 40+ transactions across late-stage European and US tech — including Revolut, Plaid, Shein, Duolingo, Back Market, SumUp, and StubHub. Today I’m doing it independently through AF1.VC. AF1 focuses on post-Series C secondary opportunities in technology — typically companies with $20M+ ARR in Europe or $50M+ ARR in the US, where early shareholders (founders, angels, early VCs) are seeking liquidity and the entry price reflects that dynamic. We typically write $1–5M tickets, and structure SPVs for larger opportunities. What we’re not: a passive fund waiting for inbound. We focus on strong but not dominant market positions — businesses that are attractive acquisition targets, where a clean cap table and a disciplined secondary investor can accelerate the outcome for everyone involved. If you are a founder, early investor, or advisor sitting on a position in a growth-stage technology company and exploring liquidity — or building a company that fits this profile — I’d be glad to connect.
AF1.VC focuses on growth-stage direct secondary opportunities and special situations
Tech special situations and direct secondaries Scaled-up business 10x to $1bn+ of AUM