Andre De Haes is a venture capitalist who co-founded BACKED, a European seed-stage fund focused on frontier technology including blockchain and financial infrastructure. Andre De Haes's Twitter Score is 14 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #72,025 among 497,670 tracked accounts.
Andre De Haes co-founded BACKED alongside Alex Brunicki to fill a gap in European seed-stage investing. The firm raised a €30 million pan-European seed fund and, more recently, closed a $100 million third seed fund in 2025 with a focus that includes blockchain and banking infrastructure. As Co-Founder and General Partner, de Haes has guided BACKED's investment thesis across fintech infrastructure, blockchain applications, manufacturing software, and AI-driven biology. Forbes recognized him in its 2017 European 30 Under 30 coverage for his work building BACKED.
Andre De Haes previously worked at Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures, both as an early stage investor, before launching BACKED. Andre De Haes has posted 318 times and has 2,909 followers as of October 2026. Andre De Haes has been mentioned by 9 accounts, with 22 total mentions.
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