August updates

🟠 The private markets industry had a surprisingly busy summer, with many large fundraising closes announced, contributing to a record breaking period for Mara.

🟠 Momentum continues to build across our community of investors, with more opportunities being launched, shared, and backed than ever before.

Feeder Launch Announcement

🟠 In the middle of all this momentum, we were especially excited to support a Berlin-based deeptech venture fund that just announced their €50M Fund II. They are known for backing founders at “day zero”, building the hard, technical breakthroughs that power the future.

🟠 To make participation more accessible, Mara helped structure a feeder vehicle designed for their portfolio founders and friends of the firm.

🟠 It’s a perfect example of how we bring flexibility and speed to emerging managers, while ensuring their closest supporters can share in the journey. We rallied 9 investors to onboard and deploy the first capital call in under a month.

🟠 As Berlin-based deeptech venture fund sets its sights on the next wave of deeptech innovation, we’re proud to have played a role in making their fund even more founder-friendly. 🚀

Ordinary Capital Collective <> Vanagon Ventures Fund I

🟠 This month, we’re proud to have helped the Ordinary Capital Collective (OCC) syndicate invest in Vanagon Ventures Fund I, an early-stage VC fund based in Munich with a clear vision: back bold founders who are building the next wave of Digital DeepTech across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

🟠 The Vanagon team brings deep start-up and tech expertise, aiming for returns of 5x+. Early portfolio companies are already proving the thesis right, showing impressive growth and attracting strong follow-on capital.

🟠 With Mara, OCC was able to structure and streamline access for investors, making it simple for LPs to participate and benefit from the fund’s full pipeline and upside. We handled all the compliance and onboarding paperwork saving OCC the time to do this themselves.

Explore Vanagon→

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Syndicate Spotlight: Kalea Ventures & Mara

🟠 This month, we were excited to partner with Kalea Ventures on a co-investment into one of the world’s leading technology companies, a category-defining business that is reshaping the future of enterprise innovation.

🟠 The company has demonstrated extraordinary growth, securing major strategic partnerships with global leaders and rapidly scaling its solutions across industries. Its technology is already transforming how enterprises operate, from accelerating complex research workflows to streamlining critical technical and legal processes with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

🟠 What makes this opportunity stand out is not just scale, but vision. The company has embedded responsibility and governance into its foundation, earning the trust of enterprises, governments, and institutions worldwide. This balance of cutting-edge capability and principled stewardship positions it as a true long-term market leader.

🟠 For Kalea Ventures and Mara’s community, this deal represents our shared commitment to backing mission-driven leaders who are building the next generation of global technology champions. Together, we are opening access to unicorn-stage investments that define the future of innovation.

Learn more about Kalea Ventures

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🟠Stephanie Heller, Managing Partner at Boostrap Europe, on Partnering with Mara

In this video, Stephanie Heller shares why working with Mara is refreshingly different: efficient, trusted, and — in her words — “headache-free.”

🟠 Watch the conversation: click on the video below

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Mara Events

Tech BBQ in Copenhagen

🟠 Mara’s founder and CEO Sasha Batica is attending Tech BBQ in Copenhagen, Scandinavia’s leading tech and innovation summit. What started as a small backyard gathering has grown into one of Europe’s most exciting meeting points for founders, investors, and builders shaping the future.

🟠This year’s theme, “Built to Matter,” resonates deeply with us at Mara. It’s about creating solutions with real impact, something we think about every day as we work to make private markets more accessible and trusted for families and investors.

” I’m especially enjoyed connecting with other founder-led teams, hear fresh perspectives on UrbanTech and AI, and explore how the Nordic ecosystem is approaching growth with both ambition and humility. TechBBQ has a unique blend of high-level conversations and warm, informal connections, the perfect setting to share ideas and spark new collaborations.”

— Sasha, Founder of Mara

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Upcoming events

New Webinar Series: The Syndicate Playbook

🟠 We’re kicking off a brand-new webinar series on Luma: The Syndicate Playbook. This series is designed to unpack the ins and outs of syndicate investing, from structuring vehicles to engaging LPs and running deals smoothly.

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine your approach, these sessions will share practical tips and lessons from the field.

👉 Stay tuned for the first episode — register now.

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