# Headline

> Headline is a global venture capital firm combining regional early-stage funds in the US, Europe, Asia and Brazil with a global growth strategy. It backs technology founders from Seed through later rounds and offers cross-border support, proprietary investment tools and the free Deepdive financial analytics platform.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Mathias Schilling (Co-Founder and Managing Partner), Thomas Gieselmann (Co-Founder and Investor)
- **Products:** Regional early-stage funds, Global Growth Fund, Deepdive, Searchlight, Headline EU VIII
- **Notable:** Raised $954M across three regional early-stage funds in July 2022., Announced $865M for its Global Growth IV strategy in September 2024., Announced Headline EU VIII at €350M, approximately $400M, in October 2026.

## Products & services

- **Regional early-stage funds** — Dedicated regional strategies in the US, Europe, Asia and Brazil investing locally at Seed and Series A.
- **Global Growth Fund** — Growth capital from Series B onward, paired with international investment teams; the 2024 strategy announcement described roughly $20M-$70M investments.
- **Deepdive** — Free, private financial intelligence for founders: cohort analysis, retention, acquisition payback, segmentation and financial forecasts; Stripe and Chargebee integrations.
- **Searchlight** — Proprietary sourcing platform used by Headline’s investment teams to identify company growth signals.
- **Headline EU VIII** — €350M European Seed and Series A fund, announced as approximately $400M, with an AI focus.

## Achievements

- Raised $954M across three regional early-stage funds in July 2022.
- Announced $865M for its Global Growth IV strategy in September 2024.
- Announced Headline EU VIII at €350M, approximately $400M, in October 2026.
- Current and former portfolio includes AppFolio, Sonos, Segment, Bumble, Pismo and Mistral AI.
- Pismo was acquired by Visa in a transaction completed in January 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced Headline EU VIII, a €350M early-stage European fund with an AI focus.
- **2026-10** — Published its investment article on leading Scarlet’s $50M Series B on October 12.
- **2026-09** — Published investment announcements concerning Primo and Exein.

## Links

- Website: https://headline.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/headlinevc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HeadlineVC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@headlinevc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/eventures.vc

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Last updated: 2026-10-26