Team up
As company builders we understand the intricate nuances of getting funds off the ground and have actively built multiple of them. We make sure you have everyone and everything you need to get started and consider ourselves part of your team.
Get funded
We are deeply embedded in the international eco-system of institutional investors and family offices and have a long track record of investing in funds. We are committed to bring the funds in our portfolio up to scale.
What we
offer.
Common Magic
Sarah Drinkwater
Meet Sarah Drinkwater, the visionary leader at the helm of Common Magic, a microfund with a laser focus on projects that put community front and center.
Wedge Capital
Richard Ng
Richard Ng, a trailblazing queer immigrant founder who's not just securing VC backing but also raising a game-changing fund, 'Wedge Capital,' to empower founders from underrepresented backgrounds.
Don't Quit Ventures
Noa Khamallah
Allow us to introduce you to Noa Khamallah, a remarkable individual with a rich and diverse background who is enabling emerging market entrepreneurs.
5th Quarter Ventures
Tihomir Bajic and Pedja Predin
Pedja Predin and Tihomir Bajic, the driving forces behind FifthQuarter.vc, are poised to replicate the success stories that put Eastern European countries on the venture capital map.
Who we are.
Michael and Felix have been friends and business partners for over a decade. They founded a company together and made every mistake worth making (and quite a few on top).
Together with Paula and Michael, they are committed to spending the next decades making the funds ecosystem more accessible, more diverse, more fun and more profitable.
Michael Ströck
Founding Partner
Michael is a passionate entrepreneur and fund investor. He has been an active venture LP for over a decade, as well as a founding partner and founding investor of multiple funds. Together with Felix, Michael leads the Allocator One Anchor Fund, invests in the best new fund managers all over the world.
Paula Schwarz
Cohort Partner (Anchor Fund I)
Paula is a true impact entrepreneur and investor. She built StartupBoat, one of the leading social incubators . Coming from a family business background, she helped to build funds around the globe and received a scholarship from 500 Startups to finalise her Investment Management Trainee at Stanford University.
Felix Staeritz
Founding Partner
Felix has a long track record as an entrepreneur and investor. He built and exited FoundersLane, the largest independent corporate company builder in the world, creating over €1B in portfolio value across Europe and the Middle East with top-tier entrepreneurs, investors and corporates.
Michael Hwang
Cohort Partner (Anchor Fund I)
Michael brings 25 years of experience in the tech industry. He's a software engineer, six-time serial founder, consultant, director, and professor. As chairman of the board of Bigbang Angels, Inc. he led investments in over 100 companies, leading to six exits, two IPOs and four more portfolio companies in the pre-IPO phase.
“At A1, we were challenged to go really deep. Who's our real network, what's our real edge, what do we really want to achieve?”
