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Forward‑deployed investor‑operator for European pre‑seed.

Strategic Comms

Thought-leadership, platform, and community, across formats.

Building founder-led brand authority for European pre-seed.

Olive Capital is a forward-deployed brand investor-operator, leading pre-seed rounds in Europe, and co-building the portfolio companies' strategic communication from day zero. We focus on "Everyday finance, rewired", and adjacent categories built on modern rails, and where brand and trust matter.

Pre-seed founders need anti-fragile brand authority from day zero beyond capital, and almost no fund is built to deliver both. That is precisely our work at Olive Capital.

Our model

Concentrated, day-zero support

Select lead positions at pre-seed, sized for real attention per company.
Every position comes with a strategic comms plan.
Board-level partnership on narrative, beyond decks and press releases.

Brand work

Strategic communication, not noise

Writing that clarifies the founders' POV on market, product and category.
Audio and in-person experiences that build trust with users and investors.
A cadence that compounds authority instead of chasing trend cycles.

General partner

Raph G.

Capital allocator in private banking, MFOs, and wealth management, angel investor and syndicate lead, ecosystem builder in European tech, and long-form content practitioner working with founders and VCs.

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Selected track

Content, community, capital

500 pieces authored: podcasts, newsletters, research and journalism.
80 events and 400 workshops designed and hosted with founders and VCs.
Angel in 30 deals, 150-member angel club, 6 SPVs led with tier-one follow-on.

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Media
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Events
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