Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyEurope, US, UK
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
AIRoboticsDefense
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Specialist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Baobab Ventures is a solo GP fund run by Carles Reina, best known as the first investor in ElevenLabs, which reached a $6.6B valuation. Reina was also an early angel in Revolut. The fund is €12.9M ($15M), investing at pre-seed and seed in AI, robotics, and defense with average check sizes of $300-350K.
Since 2017, Reina has backed 74 startups across deep tech sectors. He's currently the go-to-mar...
Notable Investments
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ElevenLabsT
Theker RoboticsA
Altan AIP
Praktika AISimilar Funds
Air Street Capital
London, United Kingdom
DeepTech NativeAIBiotechDefensePre-SeedSeed
SR
Sterling Road
San Francisco, United States
GeneralistAIRoboticsSpacePre-SeedSeed
BW
Blue Wire Capital
London, United Kingdom
DeepTech NativeAIRoboticsAdvanced MaterialsPre-SeedSeed
Creator Fund
London, United Kingdom
Pure DeepTechAIQuantumBiotechPre-SeedSeed
DO
Day One Capital
Budapest, Hungary
DeepTech NativeAIDefenseRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
Hard2beat
Wroclaw, Poland
DeepTech NativeAIRoboticsAdvanced ManufacturingPre-SeedSeed