Sands VC
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Sands VC is an early-stage investor operating an invitation-only syndicate of operators and executives, with hubs across Europe and Asia. It backs pre-seed and seed companies in smart manufacturing and frontier tech, mobility and energy, and enterprise infrastructure.
Sands VC is a deal-by-deal club or syndicate. It invests directly in companies, from pre-seed to seed, in smart manufacturing & frontier tech, mobility & energy solutions and enterprise infrastructure for the agent era. Its stated cheque size is €100-350k.
“We back early-stage founders with aligned capital, speed and trusted networks to serve clarity and conviction from day one.”
— Sands VC, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Invests in
- Northern Europe, Southeast Asia, Europe, Asia
- Sectors
- smart manufacturing & frontier tech, mobility & energy solutions, enterprise infrastructure for the agent era
- Cheque size
- €100-350k
Team, as Sands VC publishes it
- Sébastien Gianelli Managing Partner
- Frederik Gollob Co-Founder
- Christian Sommer Partner
- Luis Anton Partner
- Dr François Monnet Partner
- Iñaki Amate Co-Founder
Names and roles exactly as listed on sands.vc. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Sands VC publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://sands.vc/name, is_investor, layer, type, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, cheque_size, thesis_quote, description, status, confidence
- https://sands.vc/hubs-teampeople
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Record 17187 · added 2026-10-26 · link last verified 2026-10-26 · confidence high
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