Human Capability Infrastructure

Investing in tech companies solving Europe's skills and labour shortage.

We back early-growth founders building solutions for access to work, workforce relevance, and cognitive capability. Senior operators turned investors, we know what founders need beyond capital.

Our Framework Meet the team
3.5M

jobs unfilled in Europe right now

European Commission, Union of Skills Strategy, 2025 ↗
20M

workers will require retraining by 2030

European Commission, Union of Skills Strategy, 2025 ↗
1 in 9

young Europeans are NEET

Eurostat, Statistics on young people neither in employment nor in education or training ↗
Our Investment Framework

Three reinforcing pillars.

Three structural shifts are converging: a shrinking labour force, a widening skills mismatch that AI is accelerating, and unequal access to the tools and training needed to keep pace. Left unchecked, they risk creating a two-tier society: those who access opportunity, learn continuously, and think critically, and those who are locked out. Inclusion isn't a market segment. It's a lens we apply across every business we back.

We invest across the full lifecycle of human capability — from workforce entry, to continuous learning, to cognitive independence.

01

Access to Work

Enable people to access employment with the right skills

  • Training, placement & workforce entry solutions
  • Pathways into essential and high-demand industries
  • Learning embedded into access-to-work models

More people enter the workforce equipped to succeed

02

Workforce Relevance & Progression

Keep people adaptable and continuously learning

  • Tools that augment human work & embed learning into workflows
  • Reskilling, upskilling & career mobility solutions
  • Responsible AI adoption infrastructure for the workplace

People remain employable & able to progress as work evolves

03

Cognitive Capability & Learning

Preserve the ability to think critically and learn deeply

  • Platforms unlocking & structuring high-value knowledge
  • Infrastructure for trusted, high-quality content in AI systems
  • Tools that strengthen reasoning, not just output generation

A broader population retains the ability to think independently

Our Team

A senior team with operator DNA that founders trust.

Dr Melody Lang

Managing Partner

Dr Melody Lang

LearnTech operator, founder, and investor. First European hire at Knewton, co-founder of Mindstone, former LearnTech lead at Salica Investments. Masters in Mathematics & PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Evaluates ~500 companies a year and is a regular speaker across the LearnTech and future-of-work ecosystem.

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Benoît Daenen

General Partner

Benoît Daenen

40+ years in banking and capital markets, including senior leadership (C-level) at Degroof Petercam and Professor of Portfolio Management & Investments. Currently, board member at ImpactTheo (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Wiener-Anspach Foundation. Known for steady governance discipline and long-term perspective.

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Operating & Venture Partners

John Stamler

Operating Partner

John Stamler

Finance · Legal

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Svenia Busson

Venture Partner

Svenia Busson

Community · EdTech

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Inès Mertens

IC Advisor

Inès Mertens

Impact Investment

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Veronika Haslinger

Venture Partner

Veronika Haslinger

Legal · Governance

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Gabriel Gomez

Venture Partner

Gabriel Gomez

Fund & Investment Mgmt

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Why Us

We support founders beyond capital.

Senior Operators, Not Just Investors

We've built companies and led teams through market shifts ourselves. Every board seat carries decades of real operating experience.

A Network That Opens Doors

Direct access to MPA partners and our venture partner network, for product, business development, industry expertise, and follow-on capital.

Impact That Strengthens Your Fundraise

We help you measure and articulate your impact so it becomes an asset with future investors rather than paperwork.

Founder Voices

What our founders say.

"MPA has been such a support over the years. What a joy having an investor who gives you operational advice when you need it — and who never gets in the way."

Sari Hurme-Mehtälä

Sari Hurme-Mehtälä

Founder, Kide Science — MPA Fund I

"MPA has been instrumental in helping us scale our impact and enter new markets. Their venture partner network is a real differentiator — thanks to them, we're now successfully expanding into Austria."

Jana Krotsch

Jana Krotsch

Co-founder, ubiMaster — MPA Fund II

FAQ

Common questions.

We back post-revenue companies — typically at €500k+ ARR — that have validated their market and are ready to scale. Not pre-product, not Series B. The founders we back have something real and are figuring out how to make it big.

Yes. Our portfolio is Europe-first, but we're open to founders building with a European footprint or expansion ambition. If your solution addresses the workforce and learning challenges we care about, geography shouldn't stop you from getting in touch.

We focus on workforce access, continuous learning, and cognitive capability — areas where the enterprise buyer is clear and budgets already exist. K-12 tends to sit outside that scope, but if your solution has a strong B2B or B2B2C angle that connects to the world of work, we're happy to hear from you.

We invest at early-growth stage, so pre-seed is typically too early for us to invest. That said, it's never too early to start a conversation. If you're building in our space and want to stay in touch as you grow, reach out — we'd rather know you early than discover you late.

Building something
that matters?

If you're a founder working on human capability infrastructure — workforce access, continuous learning, or cognitive tools — we want to hear from you.