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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 44 MIN

„Die besten Gründer brauchen nicht mehr Kapital" – Enrico Mellis (Animal Syndication Company)

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„Die besten Gründer brauchen nicht mehr Kapital – sie brauchen die richtigen Menschen an Bord." Enrico Mellis ist Gründer von Animal Syndication Company und Venture Partner bei Lakestar. In Investments & Exits mit Jan Thomas erklärt Enrico, wie sein Syndikationsmodell funktioniert: kein Fonds, kein Management Fee, aber volles Skin in the Game – und warum er Robotik, Enterprise AI und European Dynamism für die wichtigsten Investmentthemen hält. Über den Gast Enrico Mellis ist Gründer von Animal Syndication Company und Venture Partner bei Lakestar. Seine VC-Karriere startete er 2017 bei Project A Ventures in Berlin, wo er knapp fünf Jahre als Investment Manager und Principal tätig war. Davor war er bei foodora an Bord und half, das Unternehmen von der Gründung bis zum Börsengang als Teil von Delivery Hero zu skalieren. Akademisch hält er einen BSc vom Cass Business School London und einen MSc (Finance & Econometrics) von der ESCP Business School. 2022 wechselte er zu Lakestar, wo er Investments in Fyxer AI, GeneralMind, SE3, ARX Robotics und Ravical leitete. Im November 2025 gründete er Animal Syndication Company – eine Plattform, die individuelle Syndikate rund um einzelne Deals bildet, statt einen klassischen Fonds aufzulegen. Er investiert sein eigenes Kapital in jeden Deal, setzt auf Tickets zwischen 100.000 € und 3 Mio. € und ist zwischen Berlin und London aktiv.   Zu den Live Sessions:Alle unsere kommenden Live Sessions:https://sessions.startup-insider.com/session?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=shownotes Den beliebten Startup Insider Daily Newsletter kann man hier abonnieren: https://startup-insider.com/newsletter-anmelden/ **Startup Insider – der tägliche Podcast zur Startup- & Tech-Szene**Startup Insider liefert dir werktäglich kompakte News, Einordnungen und Interviews zu Startups, Venture Capital, Finanzierungsrunden, Exits und neuen Technologien.**Jetzt folgen & keine Folge verpassen** **Alle weiteren Podcasts, Newsletter, Events & Werbepartner findest du hier** : 🔗 https://linktr.ee/startupinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Enrico Mellis erklärt, warum er statt eines Fonds Syndikate baut, wie er Angels, Gründer und Operators zusammenbringt – und warum Europa ein Right to Win hat.

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