Teampact closes €20M fund with pro athletes as LPs: 'Fundraising is an Olympic sport'
18 Nov 2025
06:00
A World Cup–winning footballer helps a CEO stay calm under pressure. A rugby star helps a founder boost her self confidence. A handball pro coaches biotech entrepreneurs on strategic decision-making.
What sounds like an odd match-up has become the core investment model of Teampact Ventures, which today announced the final close of its first fund at just over €20m.
Impact Loop spoke to rugby pro–turned–VC Benjamin Kayser about the fund, the thinking behind pairing athletes with founders, and what comes next for Teampact’s debut vehicle.
What sounds like an odd match-up has become the core investment model of Teampact Ventures, which today announced the final close of its first fund at just over €20m.
Impact Loop spoke to rugby pro–turned–VC Benjamin Kayser about the fund, the thinking behind pairing athletes with founders, and what comes next for Teampact’s debut vehicle.