Lina Wenner

Lina Wenner is a venture capital Partner at firstminute capital, a London-based seed fund, where she was the first member of the investment team, joining in 2017. She now heads the Berlin satellite office, focusing on the DACH and Nordic regions, and actively sources and leads investments in health tech, gaming, B2B SaaS, and verticalized AI/ML startups. firstminute+3

With a strong academic background in economics, psychology, and statistics from Utrecht University (Summa cum Laude) and an MPhil in Management from the University of Cambridge, Lina applies a data-driven and analytical approach to identifying promising founders and emerging tech sectors. She also has prior experience as a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. firstminute+2

Lina is actively involved in her portfolio companies, serving as a Board Director at Lindus Health and a board observer for several others, including Elephant Healthcare and Infraspeak, demonstrating a hands-on commitment to supporting the growth and success of the startups she invests in. thenetwork+2

She is passionate about diverse deal flow, actively engaging with female founder networks and events, and exploring how smaller ecosystems like Germany (industrial tech) and Sweden (health tech) offer specialized expertise within the European startup landscape. medium