Founding Partner
Credo VenturesCheck size: $1M-$5M published first-check range, primarily for led pre-seed rounds.
The official roster identifies Jan Habermann as Founding Partner. This profile applies Credo Ventures's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual mandate. Relevant founder fit follows the firm's thesis: Lead first institutional rounds for resourceful, resilient and globally ambitious CEE founders, often before product, revenue or a formal deck.
At firm level, Credo Ventures is aligned with lead first institutional rounds for resourceful, resilient and globally ambitious CEE founders, often before product, revenue or a formal deck. This is firm-level guidance, not an invented personal preference.
No personal pass list is public. Opportunities outside Credo Ventures's stated stages, sectors, geography or team criteria should be treated as lower fit rather than a confirmed personal rejection rule.
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Jan Habermann is currently Founding Partner at Credo Ventures, as listed on the firm's official roster. Where the roster does not publish a longer biography, this profile avoids inferring prior employers, education, deals or decision authority.