Martin Janicki

Martin Janicki is a Berlin-based venture capital professional and investor who most recently served as a Partner at Cavalry Ventures until his departure in July 2025. During his tenure at the early-stage firm, which currently manages over €260 million in total assets, he focused primarily on pre-seed and seed-stage investments across the European enterprise and consumer software sectors. His investment work at Cavalry Ventures involved backing and accelerating notable portfolio companies, including the logistics unicorn Forto and the prominent artificial intelligence developer Aleph Alpha. Janicki exited the five-partner firm in a broader leadership transition alongside fellow partners Rouven Dresselhaus and Björn Loose, leaving co-founders Claude Ritter and Stefan Walter to lead the fund's future operations. His professional background centers on identifying high-potential technology startups and providing strategic acceleration to early-stage founders navigating the competitive European venture capital ecosystem.