# 201 Ventures

> 201 Ventures is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/201ventures/
- Website: https://201.vc/

201 Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on working to improve freedom and autonomy in Europe.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for 201 Ventures. Shizune tracks 1 team members at 201 Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/201-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.8M–$10M |
| Series A | $14M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Sensor | 1 | 14% |
| Military | 1 | 14% |
| Space Travel | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Greece | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Slesinger | General Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-slesinger-cfe3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STARK | STARK is a developer of integrated defense and security systems intended for tactical and strategic protection in military and law enforcement missions. | $570.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Hypersonica | Hypersonica develops advanced hypersonic vehicles to enhance Europe's space capabilities. | $27.7M | Series A | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Delian Alliance Industries | Lambda Automata builds autonomous systems tailored for addressing national security challenges in the EU and its allies. | $14M | Series A | Jul 29, 2025 |  |
| Andrenam | Andrenam is a defense technology and artificial intelligence company that develops an AI-powered distributed maritime sensing network for persistent underwater and surface domain awareness. The company builds autonomous acoustic sensing systems that detect, classify, and track maritime activity in real time, providing continuous intelligence fordefense, maritime security, and autonomous naval operations. Founded by former aerospace engineers, Andrenam focuses on strengthening maritime situational awareness through scalable, networked sensing infrastructure.Its platform combines AI-powered sonar processing, distributed acoustic sensing, edge and cloud computing, autonomous sensor networks, real-time data streaming, underwater target detection, and maritime intelligence into a unified system. Andrenam's Pearl smart buoys continuously collect and transmit acoustic data, enabling operators to detect and track submarines, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and other maritime assets with low-latency analytics. The platform integrates AI-driven signal processing with distributed hardware to support persistent monitoring across large maritime environments. | $10M | Seed | Jun 16, 2025 |  |
| CX2 | CX2 Focused on achieving spectrum control for electromagnetic warfare for the U.S. and its allies. | $31M | Series A | May 22, 2025 |  |
| Hypersonica | Hypersonica develops advanced hypersonic vehicles to enhance Europe's space capabilities. | $2.8M | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Delian Alliance Industries | Lambda Automata builds autonomous systems tailored for addressing national security challenges in the EU and its allies. | $6.3M | Seed | Oct 18, 2023 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Air Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/air-street-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardwareclub) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Marathon Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marathon-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Advent International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advent-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 201 Ventures invest in?

201 Ventures invests primarily in Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Sensor startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 201 Ventures's check size?

201 Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$10M at Seed and $14M–$31M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 201 Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 201 Ventures?

Public channels for 201 Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at 201 Ventures?

The team at 201 Ventures includes Eric Slesinger (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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