Gabriel Matuschka

About

Gabriel Matuschka is a partner at Fly Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany. He co-founded Fly Ventures in 2016 with Fredrik Bergenlid. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in European startups, particularly those in the automation and applied deep tech sectors. **Background:** * Prior to co-founding Fly Ventures, Matuschka was an early-stage VC and headed the Berlin office of Partech Ventures, which he opened in 2012. His focus was on consumer web, adtech, fintech, and SaaS in Europe. * Before joining Partech, he worked with multiple startups in Berlin. * He was the co-founder and CEO of TripHunter, which was acquired by brands4friends (later sold to eBay) in 2010. * Earlier in his career, Matuschka worked as a consultant in IBM's European media and telecommunications practice. * Matuschka holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, a degree in Technology Management from CDTM (Technical University of Munich), and was a visiting student in the MBA program of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). * He is also the founder and co-organizer of the Berlin Tech Meetup. **Fly Ventures:** * Fly Ventures typically invests initial amounts between €500k and €1.5M. * In 2020, Fly Ventures announced its second fund, a $60 million fund. * In 2024, Fly Ventures launched its third fund with €80 million, to be invested in seed-stage European startups within the enterprise and deep