Robin Haak
Founder @ Robin Capital
Berlin, Germany
Robin Haak is a seed investor at Robin Capital in Berlin focused on Software and SaaS. Robin E. Haak is a German political scientist, tech entrepreneur, operator, and investor with a track record of founding, scaling, and exiting companies—as well as building and managing high-impact funds.He co-founded the AI/ML job matching platform Jobspotting, which later merged with SmartRecruiters. Through the merger, Haak became ashareholder, as well as Global COO and Managing Director of SmartRecruiters, where he built international go-to-market and fundraising operations. Under his leadership the company scaled strongly, surpassing $100M ARR, achieving unicorn status, and was acquired by SAP; SmartRecruiters is now fully integrated into SAP.Beyond that exit, Haak has invested in nearly 100 companies globally, spanning early-stage angel through growth equity. Notable investments include N26 (as the first check investor), Algolia, Aircall, Frontify, Coralogix, Epsor, Planity, Platform.sh, Wo\men Inc., Arx Robotics, and many others.He co-founded Wo\men Inc., a platform advocating for gender equality and diversity in technology, where he contributed as Founder and Chief Marketing Officer.Haak also co-created Revaia, a Paris–Berlin growth equity fund with an ESG and crossover strategy. He was central to raising its first €250 million fund, which has since grown to approximately €600 million assets under management.Today, Haak leads Robin Capital, a Solo GP venture capital firm that has now entered its second fund generation. Starting with €15 million in committed capital in Fund I, Robin Capital has expanded its focus beyond enterprise and B2B SaaS into deeptech, robotics, AI, and highly defensible products. The firm continues to back exceptional founders across Europe, with particular strength in the DACH region.In addition to founding and investing, Haak serves on several boards and advisory roles — including as Advisory Board Member of Slush and Stepstone — leveraging his experience to support founders, guide strategy, and scale businesses.Haak studied Political Science (with emphasis on History, Law, and Theology) at the University of Salzburg, and holds an MBA in Media Management from the Hamburg Media School / University of Hamburg.Outside his professional work, he has a deep interest in viticulture and spends part of each year harvesting grapes at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Burgundy, which he sees as a grounding counterpoint to the fast pace of venture capital. He also used to fight Muay Thai in Thailand, still trains regularly, and enjoys traveling, cooking, and reading.
- Total investments:
- 82
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 4%
Last updated:
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Industries Robin Haak invests in
Stages Robin Haak invests in
Countries Robin Haak invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$7.9M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.1M–$5.5M
- Series A
- $13M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 24 (29%)
- SaaS 16 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (17%)
- Information Technology 11 (13%)
- B2B 8 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 26 (32%)
- Pre-Seed 26 (32%)
- Series A 5 (6%)
- Series C 5 (6%)
- Series B 4 (5%)
Country
- Germany 30 (37%)
- United States 12 (15%)
- France 9 (11%)
- United Kingdom 3 (4%)
- Italy 1 (1%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| AI-based process analytics platform to increase productivity and quality in manual processes. Processes are captured using computer vision and automatically analysed with a highly flexible AI to identify improvement potential.1. Real-time capture with cameras Cameras are installed at individual assembly stations capturing live video streams ofassembly or packaging tasks.2. AI tracks material & work steps Video streams are continuously analyzed to detect workpiece movements, cycle times, and work step sequencing.3. Aggregation for data analysis Process data is aggregated per article and production to provide insights on process performance. Video snippets allow for a comprehensive root-cause analysis.4. Data-driven improvements Your factory managers and process engineers define, implement and measure process improvements to increase productivity and quality in your assembly line. | $18.5M / Series A / Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| AI industrial equipment diagnostics | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| Arca provides solutions to set up employment pension plans that helps to understand the simple savings method. | $1.2M / Seed / Apr 09, 2026 | ||
| Colare is an AI-powered hiring platform that uses real engineering simulations to help hardtech companies assess and hire engineers faster and more accurately. | Pre-Seed / Jan 05, 2026 | ||
| Marble Imaging provides satellite-based Earth observation data and analytical services. The company develops a constellation of multispectral satellites intended to capture frequent imagery that supports monitoring and assessment tasks. Marble Imaging produces data outputs such as object detection, terrain analysis, coastal observation, andland-cover classification for use in environmental, infrastructure, maritime, and emergency-related applications. It also operates an integrated system that combines satellite imagery, AI-based processing methods, and a digital platform for accessing results. | $6.2M / Seed / Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Volta is a developer of software-as-a-service platform focusing on B2B commerce. | $5.8M / Seed / Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| At GoodFit, we help our customers unlock their next stages of growth with highly actionable & relevant data. Without a need to spend thousands of hours on manual research, B2B companies use GoodFit's data engine to identify their next opportunities, understand their customers & generate demand.Our platform takes data from hundreds ofsources across the internet, and combines it into a real-time and constantly updated view of each opportunity our clients monitor. We process a lot of data to do this, and utilise best-in-class data processing technologies to do this at scale, robustly and efficiently. | $13M / Series A / Sep 29, 2025 | ||
| Pactos streamlines and digitizes processes to enable large and medium-sized businesses to effectively and centrally procure and manage their contingent labor. | Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2025 | ||
| Pactos streamlines and digitizes processes to enable large and medium-sized businesses to effectively and centrally procure and manage their contingent labor. | $3.2M / Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2025 | ||
| Paypercut is a fintech startup that allows small and mid-scaled merchants to offer Buy Now, Pay Later at checkout via a single integration. | $2.3M / Pre-Seed / Jul 16, 2025 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Robin Capital
Robin Capital focuses on software and technology solutions that address meaningful problems but am vertical agnostic.
Robin Capital Contacts
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Andy Lenz
Limited Partner
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Robin Haak
Founder
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FAQ
What does Robin Haak invest in?
Robin Haak invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 82 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Robin Haak's check size?
Robin Haak typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$7.9M at Seed, $1.1M–$5.5M at Pre-Seed and $13M–$40M 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 Robin Haak participates in.
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When did Robin Haak last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Robin Haak closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 82 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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