Axel Bichara

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Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Axel Bichara is a veteran entrepreneur and investor, currently serving as the Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst. With an engineering background from MIT, he specializes in early-stage investments for companies at the intersection of technology and design. He has invested in over 100 companies and served on more than 40 boards.

Originally from Germany, Axel has built his career around doing what he finds interesting without a grand plan. He values authentic, open communication and believes in coaching founders to success. He is a fundamental non-believer in the "uber-founder" mythology, instead championing the power of well-functioning teams and collaborative partnerships.

He co-founded his first venture-backed software company at age 23 while still a student at MIT.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Friendly Yet Blunt

Challenger

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Early-Stage Investing
Focuses on being the first-check, lead investor for pre-seed companies, providing capital and hands-on expertise to help founders realize their vision from the very beginning.
Company Building
Views himself as a 'coach' to founders, emphasizing company-building expertise over just capital. He focuses on fundamentals like great teams, products, and capital efficiency.
Creative Technologists
His firm's thesis centers on backing "creative technologists" – founders who can envision the future by leveraging technology and societal trends to build innovative companies.

Media Appearances

Axel has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2022
Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst
7-2024
Pre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Member at DirectBooker
1-2024
Pre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Member at Nimble Precision
4-2023
Pre-Seed Lead Investor & Board Member at Elevate Foods Inc.
2-2023
First Round Investor at Motif

Education

1986 - 1988
MS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1992 - 1993
MBA from INSEAD

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Insights For Selling To Axel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Axel is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Axel

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Axel move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Axel take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Axel

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