INVESTOR BOOK
EDITION OCTOBER 2016 Table of Contents
Program 3 Venture Capital 10 Growth 94 Buyout 116 Debt 119 10 -11 November 2016 Old Billingsgate
PROGRAM
Strategic Partners
Premium Partners SESSION TITLE MAIN STAGE -Day1 Marketplaces Social & Sharing NOAH16 Berlin Lead Breakfast Gaming Travel Infrastructure Ecommerce & Classifieds Dating Economy Startup Stage Winners Generation
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TIME 10 November2016 SPEAKER Finn Age Hänsel Finn Age Nikita Fahrenholz Liran Kotzer Peter F. Schmid Celia Francis Tobias Tschötsch Yusuf Azoz Hermione McKee Vladimir Funtikov Marco Rodzynek Benjamin Bak Tim Schiffers Jeronimo Folgueira Paulin Dementhon Chantal Ambord Marco Rodzynek Glenn Fogel Fabio Cannavale Alexandre Fontaine Johannes Reck Bobby Healy Hugo Burge Oskar Hartmann Kwame Nyanning Surprise GuestofHonour Karim Jalbout Talent 3.0:Sciencemeets Arts Nick Williams Marco Rodzynek Carsten Kengeter Carsten Kengeter Fabrice Grinda Dr. KlausHommels Alix deSagazan Rémi Aubert Robert Lang Daniel Sagis Yonatan Raz-Fridman Andreas Koenig Uwe Weiss Ralf Priemer Carina Röllig Eric Podzuweit Guy Danon Klaus Müller Dr.Binder Thomas Max Laemmle Daniel Raab Jack Ojalvo Dr. CarenGenthner-Kappesz Philip Rooke Mirko Caspar Andy Hancock Martin Coriat Hervé Hatt Chris Öhlund Marco Rodzynek Fabrice Grinda Dr. KlausHommels Networking Drinks Marco Rodzynek Shmuel Chafets Alexander Frolov Mike Lobanov Yaron Valler
K Keynote POSITION Head oftheEuropeanDigitalPractice Head ofEMEA GlobalMarketSolutions Founder &CEO CEO CEO Co-Founder Founder &CEO Managing Director CEO Founder &CEO CEO CEO Founder &MD CEO Head ofFinance Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO CEO CEO CEO Founder &CEO Business Development Founder &CEO Head ofWorldwide StrategyandPlanning Co-Founder Co-Founder CEO CTO CEO Founder &President Digital VP Founder Founder &CEO CEO CEO Co-Founder &Co-Creator CEO CEO Co-Founder &MD Founder Co-Founder &Co-CEO Global CEO CEO Founder &Chairman CEO Managing Director, SevenVentures CEO CEO CEO Managing Director Managing Director CEO CEO Group CEO Founder &CEO Co-Founder Founder &CEO Founder &CEO General Partner General Partner General Partner General Partner CP Company Presentation FC COMPANY FJ Labs Lakestar Egon Zehnder Credit Suisse NOAH Advisors Deutsche BörseGroup Deutsche BörseGroup NOAH Advisors Priceline Group Lastminute.com Voyage Privé GetYourGuide CarTrawler Momondo Group CarPrice McKinsey &Company MOVINGA BOOK ATIGER Woo.io Wer LiefertWas Rated People Contorion Kariyer.net Wooga Creative Mobile NOAH Advisors LOVOO Parship Affinitas (EliteSingles) Drivy BlablaCar MoneySavingExpert Confused.com Meilleurtaux Verivox AB Tasty Socialbakers Avantis Kano Computing TeamViewer Blue Yonder Channel Pilot Webdata Solutions Scalable Capital adMingle 123sonography Fraugster Flaconi Supplementler GLOSSYBOX Spreadshirt Mister Spex NOAH Advisors FJ Labs Lakestar NOAH Advisors Target Global Target Global Target Global Target Global Fireside Chat P Panel 2 SESSION TITLE Transportation Classi- STARTUP STAGE -Day1 WORKSHOP /INVESTORSTAGE -Day1 E-commerce Security Gaming Marketplaces Finance & Insurance & Logistics fieds Workshops CP CP CP CP CP CP CP K I I I W W W Investors COMPANY evopark evolution inparking Startup Competition 15:51 -15:56 15:41 -15:46 15:35 -15:40 15:29 -15:34 15:23 -15:28 15:13 -15:18 15:07 -15:12 14:57 -15:02 14:51 -14:56 14:45 -14:50 14:39 -14:44 14:33 -14:38 14:27 -14:32 14:21 -14:26 14:15 -14:20 13:41 -14:15 13:35 -13:40 13:29 -13:34 13:23 -13:28 13:17 -13:22 13:09 -13:16 13:03 -13:08 12:53 -12:58 12:47 -12:52 12:41 -12:46 12:35 -12:40 12:28 -12:33 12:22 -12:27 12:16 -12:21 12:10 -12:15 12:04 -12:09 17:00 -17:20 16:40 -17:00 16:10 -16:40 15:25 -16:10 14:40 -15:25 14:00 -14:40 11:58 -12:03 11:52 -11;57 11:46 -11:51 11:40 -11:45 11:34 -11:39 11:28 -11:33 11:22 -11:27 11:16 -11:21 11:10 -11:15 11:00 -11:10
TIME Tim Potocnik Jaime Jimenez Marko Gucek Sven Lackinger Fabian Kofler Terence Hielscher Antony Woodcock Rachel Jones Florian Gliksohn Philipp Schrempp Avi Rabinovich Freya Oehle Alexander Emming Theo Poursanidi Florian Schmidt Tobias Schubert Break Szabolcs Kun Jonathan Partouche James Varga Mattias Friese Sebastian Baerhold David Maman Barrie Elder Sacha Visram Orfeas Krotos Yishai Pinchover Giacomo Garufi Franz-Philippe Przybyl Anton Rummel Gideon Clifton Lars Markull Sam Jackson Jesus MonleonCastello Sebastian Hasenack Jens Glasø Christine Kiefer Meeri Klausen Adam Dodds Marijan Mumdziev Claudia Lang Introductory notebyLeaVajnorsky Colin leDuc Sustainable Innovation Tomek Danis Sylwester Janik Digital Transformation –yourgatewaytoCEE MCI Capital-EuropeanLeadingGrowthFirmWith Passionfor Mike Lobanov Fintech in2017:WhatWill betheMostInteresting Areas toInvest? Tilo Bonow Rethinking PublicRelations.HowtoGenerateResultsthatBuildBusiness? Quentin Cooper Alex vanSomeren Kerry Sharp Stuart Paterson Mark Fahy Scottish Tech. FromStart-uptoScale Karim Jalbout Justin Arbuckle Sven Petersen Daniel Waterhouse Ellen Garvey-Das Mark Esiri Dom Loehnis Simon Calver Dominque Laffy Egon ZehnderandVCleadersdebatetalentdecisionsacrossBoards,CEOs/Founders,CFOsCTOs The “PeopleScrewUps”MostStart-upsMakeandHowto Avoid Them. SPEAKER 10 November2016 POSITION Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder &COO Co-Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Founder Founder &CEO Co-Founder Co-Founder Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder Founder Head ofBusiness Founder &CEO Founder Co-Founder &VP Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder Co-Founder &CEO Founder Head ofBusinessDevelopment Marketing Manager Co-Founder Co-Founder Founder &CEO Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder &CEO CEO Founder &CEO Founding Partner&Co-HeadofGrowthEquity Partner Senior Partner General Partner Founder &CEO Presenter Managing Partner Head ofScottishInvestmentBank Founder &Partner Head ofUKSmall&Mid-CapCompanies Head oftheEuropeanDigitalPractice CTO Partner Partner Consultant Founder andChairman Consultant Partner Consultant W Workshop CP Company Presentation MoBerries Gig Snap Dragon JC Parts FoodSpring Mabaya spottster getnow Casa Farmy Arenim Origone The IDCo Patronus IDNow Unicorn CyberSecurity Sports Arena Digital GLO GLUGAMES Krotos CodeMonkey Studio Bantamu Stegimondo Move24 GroupGmbH Ur.coach Figo Comcarde Coverfy Investify Blocbonds Pair Finance Inzmo Freetrade.io Amodo Community Life Eurosender iContainers GoOpti evopark Carjump Generation IM MCI Capital MCI Capital Target Global BBC Radio4 Amadeus Capital Partners Scottish Enterprise Scottish EquityPartners London StockExchange Egon Zehnder Leonteq Egon Zehnder Balderton Capital Egon Zehnder Venrex InvestmentManagement Egon Zehnder BGF Ventures Egon Zehnder PIABO COMPANY K Keynote 3 SESSION TITLE MAIN STAGE -Day2 Real Estate Internet Online Online Breakfast Innovation Inves- Advertising Tech City UK VC Panel Fintech, Online Brokerage & Online Betting Online Content Food Panel ting Panel Delivery Fashion
K Panel FC CP FC FC CP CP Panel Panel Panel K FC CP FC CP FC CP FC CP CP CP Lunch servedbetween 12:00 -14:30 COMPANY
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TIME 11 November2016 Surprise GuestofHonour SPEAKER Joelle Frijters Tim Schumacher Titus Sharpe Karel deBeule Nigel Birrell Elicia Bravo Boaz Yaari Max vonBismarck Alexander Graubner-Müller Valentin Stalf Oren Levy Antonio Rami Carolin Gabor Marta Krupinska Sebastian Diemer Celine Lazorthes Franck Morel Yoni Assia Christoph Lange Till Janczukowicz David Meinertz Daniel Sobhani Carsten Hübscher Robin EricHaak Polina Montano Legacy Russell Asaf Peled Andrea Manfredi Markus Witte Gereon Frahling Scott Arpajian Efe Cakarel Marco Rodzynek Eugen Miropolski Marc Beermann Edward Shenderovich Marco Rodzynek Roxanne Varza Marco Rodzynek Daniel Sasaki Marco Rodzynek Patrick Grove Martin Bryant TBD TBD Wendy Jephson Ed Vaizey MP Hala Fadel Cem Sertoglu Mattias Ljungman David Kuczek Ruzgar Barisik Avid LarizadehDuggan Marco Rodzynek Ralf Reichert Hakan Koç Shmuel Chafets Marco Rodzynek Matthew Jacobson Pieter vanderDoes Fabian Siegel Ralf Wenzel Jose Ojeda Leaving Drinks &Snackforthe Road Marie Ekeland Mor Assia Marco Rodzynek JC Oliver Matt Berriman Matt Berriman Dr. KjellGruner K Keynote POSITION Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &Chairman Co-Founder &CEO Founder Founder &CEO CEO CEO Chief StrategyOfficer CEO Chief BusinessOfficer&MD Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &COO Managing Director GM &Co-Founder CEO Founder &CEO CEO Founder &CEO Founder &ManagingDirector General Partner Founder &CEO General Partner Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CPO Founder &CEO Co-Founder &MD CEO CEO Founder &MD COO UK GalleryRelationsLead Founder &CEO Founder &CEO CEO Founder &CEO CEO Founder Founder &CEO Founder &CEO COO Founder &CEO Managing Director Co-Founder Managing Director Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Managing Partner Founder &CEO Co-Founder &GroupCEO Founding Partner Community Editor, Tech North Co-Founder Member ofParliamentforWantage Founder &ManagingPartner Partner Partner General Partner Senior InvestmentOfficer General Partner Founder &CEO Chief CreativeOfficer Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Vice PresidentMarketing CP Company Presentation FC COMPANY Lottoland ShareGain Deposit Solutions Kreditech N26 ZooZ Kantox FinLeap Azimo BlackBill MANGOPAY Zone Bourse eToro IDAGIO DrEd OnlineDoctor Freeletics anwalt.de Jobspotting JobToday Artsy 90min Blasting News Babbel Linguee Softonic MUBI Marley Spoon foodpanda Lyst Improve Digital Eyeo / Adblock Plus MVF Kimia AUTO1 Group Target Global Porsche NOAH Advisors ICONIQ Capital Adyen Tech CityUK Sybenetix UK Parliament Leap Ventures Earlybird Atomico Holtzbrinck Ventures International FinanceCorporation GV NOAH Advisors Unlockd Unlockd Unlockd NOAH Advisors ESL Gaming NOAH Advisors WeWork Allthings Kite Ventures NOAH Advisors Station F Daphni NOAH Advisors Mayfair EquityPartners NOAH Advisors Catcha Group iAngels Fireside Chat P Panel 4 SESSION TITLE STARTUP STAGE -Day2 Business Services MedTech Advertising Consumer Products & Apps Startup Competition CP CP CP CP K brainminer COMPANY Cogni Know theEarth.BuildEarth t i v e Geology
15:55 -16:00 15:49 -15:54 15:43 -15:48 15:37 -15:42 15:31 -15:36 15:25 -15:30 15:19 -15:24 15:13 -15:18 15:07 -15:12 15:01 -15:06 14:55 -15:00 14:49 -14:54 14:43 -14:48 14:37 -14:42 14:30 -14:35 14:24 -14:29 14:18 -14:23 14:12 -14:17 14:00 -14:05 13:25 -14:00 13:19 -13:24 13:13 -13:18 13:08 -13:12 13:03 -13:07 12:57 -13:02 12:51 -12:56 12:45 -12:50 12:39 -12:44 12:33 -12:38 12:27 -12:32 12:21 -12:25 12:03 -12:20 14:06 -14:11 11:58 -12:03 11:52 -11:57 11:46 -11:51 11:40 -11:45 11:34 -11:39 11:28 -11:33 11:22 -11:27 11:16 -11:21 11:10 -11:15 11:00 -11:10
TIME Chris Kellner Orlando Remédios Daniel Hulme Luke Johnson Brian Smillie Yonadav Leitersdorf Gary Goodman Lars vanWieren Alex Shevelenko Christian Wolf Andre Christ Simon Bungers Khalid Saleh Hanno Lippitsch Ian Harris Scott Crae Chris McCann Emil Kendziorra Oliver Thomas Ali Parsa Break Greg Blazewicz Rami Alanko Inigo Vega deSeone Carsten Frien Ofir Peretz Hande Cilingir Fabian Maximilian Paola Marinone Koto Ayodeji Tomer Sade Ronny Golan Break Eddie Robb Daniel Rovira Isabelle Ohnemus Marc Mekki Alex Schwaderer Maya Gura Shahin Lauritzen Stephan Walter Florian Kiener Christian Picard Introductory notebyLeaVajnorsky SPEAKER 11 November2016 POSITION Head ofBusinessDevelopment Founder &CEO Chief Optimizer CEO CEO Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Founder Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder &CEO CEO CEO Co-Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO CEO Founder &CEO Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Co-founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder &CEO Co-Founder Founder &CEO Co-Founder &CEO CEO Co-Founder &CEO Founder &CEO Founder Founder &CEO Founder CFO Co-Founder Co-Founder Co-Founder &COO CP Company Presentation DigitalGenius sensefinity Satalia Cognitive Geology Beezer Indeni Yumpingo Starred RELAYTO parlamind LeanIX labfolder FigPii Eversports Brain Miner Talking Medicines Snap 40 MEDLANES Doctify Babylon SALESmanago Beemray The Motion Roq.ad Kazoonlink Insider Fanmiles BuzzMyVideo Biddly Wise Datamedia Viewerslogic Make itsocial Itcher EyeFitU Symphony Creace MissBeez Holodia HappyBrush ByHours.com COMPANY K Keynote 5 Two Conferences Two Objectives One-of-a-Kind Audience
10-11 November 2016 22-23 June 2017
• Platform for discussing disruptive Internet-related trends • Number 1 industry event for the European Internet ecosystem across 10 key industries: for senior executives to do business • Advertising • Fintech • Connecting leading and mature European Internet companies • B2B • Media, Telecom & to global financial investors and strategic partners • Consumer Goods Gaming • Healthcare, Science & • Mobility Education • Retail • Home Automation • Travel & Tourism
Attendee Attendee 3,017 2,000 Figures Figures 2,230 1,709 1,752 1,614 1,354 1,142
600 650
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2015 2016
Attendee Corporate Executives 16% Attendee Corporate Executives 21% Internet Entrepreneurs 44% Internet Entrepreneurs 41% by Type and Executives by Type and Executives
Investors 27% Investors 19%
Service Providers 9% Service Providers 14%
Press 2% Press 4%
Other 1% Other 1% NOAH Advisors provides corporate finance services to the digital sector in Europe Selected Completed NOAH Transactions
October 2016 September 2016 May 2016 September 2015 July 2015
Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Investment in Investment in Sale of a 70% stake in Primary funding for
by from by by to from
84% Ownership at a valuation of €300m
Exclusive Financial Advisor to KäuferPortal Exclusive Financial Advisor to Exclusive Financial Advisor to Financial Advisor to Oakley Capital and its Shareholders 10Bis and its Shareholders Drushim and its Shareholders Advisor to BIScience
December 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 May 2014
Sale of 100% of Sale of 100% of Sale of controlling stake in sold 100% of
to sale to for $800m to for €80m to for $228m to a joint venture between
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Exclusive Financial Advisor to Exclusive Financial Advisor to Exclusive Financial Advisor to Yad2 Advisor to the Selling Shareholders Fotolia and the Selling Shareholders Trovit and its Shareholders Facile.it and its Shareholders and its Shareholders
February 2013 May 2012 April 2012 December 2011 November 2011
Sale of 100% in Fund raising for Sale of a majority stake in Growth equity investment from $150 million growth equity investment from
to for a 30% stake for a 50% stake alongside Fotolia’s to alongside Softonic’s Founders from various investors including Founders and TA Associates Angel Investors and Angel Investors at a Additional $150 million senior Quants Financial Services AG valuation of €275m debt financing
Exclusive Financial Advisor to Financial Advisor to Fotolia and Financial Advisor to Toprural Exclusive Financial Advisor to Advisor to Work4 Labs Softonic and its shareholders its Shareholders and its Shareholders grupfoni and its Shareholders INVESTOR BOOK
VENTURE CAPITAL 3TS Capital Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Bucharest, Budapest, Istanbul, Prague, Offices 3TS Capital Partners is one of the leading private equity and venture capital firms in Central and Eastern Europe Vienna, Warsaw operating in the whole region through offices in Budapest, Bucharest, Istanbul, Prague, Vienna and Warsaw. 3TS targets investments in growth sectors including Technology & Internet (Software, Hardware, Mobile, Founded 1998 Ecommerce, Social, etc.), Media & Communications and Technology-Enabled Services (Consumer and Business Services, Healthcare Services, etc.). Investors in the current and earlier 3TS funds totalling over € 300 million include Cisco, EIF, EBRD, OTP, Sitra, 3i and KfW among others. Employees 14 (of which 14 in Europe)
Current Fund Size More than €100m
Use of Debt Flexible SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM More than €300m
Target Investment Size €300k - €15m
Target Geographies Central and Eastern Europe
Technology & Internet, Media & Target Sectors Communications, Technology-Enabled Services Full Portfolio • www.3tscapital.com/portfolio.html Investment Style Active, Board support KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Significant Minority or Majority • Zbigniew Lapinski • Mr. Lapinski works in the Warsaw office and is High growth Global Challengers, responsible for Polish investment sourcing, Key Investment Criteria • Partner or Local Leaders transactions and portfolio management. • Email: [email protected]
Website www.3tscapital.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone + 43 1 4023679 Accel
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Palo Alto, New York, London, Bangalore Accel is a leading early and growth-stage venture capital firm, powering a global community of entrepreneurs. Accel backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build a world-class, category-defining business. Founded in 1983, Accel brings more than three decades of experience building and supporting hundreds of companies. Accel's vision for entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be Founded 1983 responsible for the growth of next-generation industries. Accel has backed a number of iconic global platforms, which are powering new experiences for mobile consumers and the modern enterprise, including Atlassian, 52 investment professionals BlaBlaCar, Dropbox, Funding Circle, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Funding Circle, Kayak, QlikTech, Simplivity, Employees (of which 12 in Europe) Spotify, Slack, Supercell, World Remit and others.
$2.8bn across the US, Current Fund Size Europe ($500m) and India
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $10bn+ • Largest global social network
Target Investment Size $1m - $100m • Largest global music subscription service
Target Geographies Global
• Game studio behind among others Clash of Clans, highest ever grossing mobile app Target Sectors Technology and technology-enabled services
Full Portfolio • www.accel.com Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Luciana Lixandru • CV: 10+ years technology investing, Georgetown Exceptional entrepreneurs looking to build Key Investment Criteria • Principal University category-defining businesses • Companies: Deliveroo, Carwow, Avito, Wallapop, Algolia, Doctolib, Vinted Website www.accel.com
• Andrei Brasoveanu • CV: 5+ years technology investing and trading, Contact Email [email protected] • Investor Harvard Business School and Princeton • Companies: Celonis, Carto, JobToday Contact Phone +44 20 7170 1000 ACE & Company
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Geneva, London, Hong Kong, ACE was co-founded in 2005. Originally incubated by a single-family office, the firm now works in partnership Offices New York, Cairo with many individual investors and leading institutions. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, ACE & Company has operating offices and team members in New York, London, and Cairo, and Hong Kong.
Founded 2005 Drawing from its broad private equity heritage, ACE is uniquely positioned to understand the needs and challenges facing private investors today. By leveraging the in-house capabilities with those of the global network of partners, the firm is able to source, diligence, and execute on superior investment opportunities. Employees N/A At the core of its philosophy, ACE strives to ensure alignment of interest of all parties by investing shareholder’s Current Fund Size N/A proprietary capital in all transaction and vehicles it undertakes.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas Target Investment Size N/A • Money transfer service allowing private individuals and businesses to send money Target Geographies North America, Europa, Middle East abroad without hidden charges
Technology, Consumer Service, Consumer • Mobile app connecting passengers with drivers for hire Goods, Business Services, Basic Resources, Target Sectors Financials, Industrials, Transportation, Marketplace, Fintech Full Portfolio • https://www.aceandcompany.com/portfolio/
Investment Style N/A KEY CONTACTS
Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Charles Lorenceau Technology-enabled companies • Managing Director Key Investment Criteria in the target sector • Email: [email protected] Website www.aceandcompany.com
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone +41 22 311 33 33 Acton Capital Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich Acton Capital Partners is a growth-stage venture capital firm, based in Munich. With investments in more than 65 companies since 1999, the Acton team brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the companies in which it invests, delivering superior capital returns. The ideal investment candidates are Internet companies in the consumer or B2B-SaaS space with proven and scalable business models, striving to take their growth Founded 1999 opportunities to the next level. Acton’s current fund was initiated in 2014 with a volume of €170m and has so far invested amongst others in HomeToGo, Tictail, iwoca, GetSafe, Mambu, Mobify, Eloquii, Comatch, Finanzcheck.de and Chefs Plate. With its Employees 14 (of which 13 in Europe) previous fund (vintage 2008), Acton had invested in companies such as Linas Matkasse, Windeln.de, MyOptique Group, mytheresa.com, Etsy, Audibene, Momox, KupiVIP and Clio. Before 2008, the Acton team had invested through the Burda Digital Ventures fund I and II in companies like Ciao, HolidayCheck, Zooplus, OnVista, Current Fund Size €170m Cyberport, AbeBooks and Alando.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €350m • HomeToGo is an independent meta search engine for vacation rentals combining the models of enquiry and immediate booking. Based in Berlin.
Target Investment Size €3m - €15m • London-based iwoca provides short-term financing to SMEs. Launched in 2012, iwoca has already grown into one of Europe's leading fintech lenders. Europe (>70%) Target Geographies RoW, particularly North America (up to 30%) • Mambu offers an agile, flexible and affordable cloud banking platform that enables innovative banking providers to rapidly create, launch and service loan and deposit Consumer Internet & B2B, E-Commerce, Target Sectors products. Based in Berlin. E-Services, Marketplaces, SaaS Full Portfolio • actoncapital.com/#Portfolio Investment Style Active (seeking board membership)
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Qualified minority stakes
B2C or B2B-SaaS focus, cash-generative, Key Investment Criteria growth stage, selectively early (no seed)
Website www.actoncapital.com
Marcus Polke Christoph Braun Fritz Oidtmann Frank Seehaus Aline Vedder Contact Email [email protected] Investment Managing Managing Managing Director Director Partner Partner Partner Communications Contact Phone +49 89 2421 8870 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] AD4Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Milan, Madrid Ad4Ventures is the venture capital arm of Mediaset group, offering multiplatform advertising in Italy and Spain in exchange for equity in private companies with strong revenue potential (primarily B2C and technology)
Founded 2013
Employees N/A
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Leading ecommerce in Home&Living
Target Investment Size N/A • Specialty online retailer for cooking&dining products
Target Geographies Europe and US • Online vacation rental apartments
Target Sectors B2C Digital • Online sporting good shop Investment Style N/A
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority Stake • Katia Rizzo • Katia has been the head of Ad4Ventures since Key Investment Criteria Media for equity • Head of Ad4Ventures October 2016 and he is senior M&A and corporate development senior manager at Mediaset SpA • Email: [email protected] • Previously: KPMG Website www.ad4ventures.com
• Stefano Doga • Stefano has been principal at Ad4Ventures since Contact Email [email protected] • Principal January 2013 • Email: Contact Phone N/A [email protected] Amadeus Capital Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Cambridge, San Francisco We back entrepreneurs to win. We belive the most exciting innovations originate from the power of networks – physical, social and commercial: the smart connected world. Over the past 15 years we have funded and supported more then 85 young companies, led by entrepreneurs Founded 1997 who share this visions. Their contribution to the smart connected world range from creating the infrastructure of today’s network, to building the products and services that leverage and transform those networks into economic success. Employees 28 We have the imagination to see where new businesses can be created and the technical insight, operational experience and global network to help entrepreneurs make their vision a reality. Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt Occasionally SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM £550m • Customer experience analytics SaaS
Target Investment Size £1m - £10m • Healthcare booking platform
Target Geographies Europe, Israel,
• Ultra-low power video storage appliances Target Sectors Technology
Full Portfolio • https://www.amadeuscapital.com/category/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Alex Van Someren • Alex is Managing Partner of the Early Stage Funds at Outstanding entrepreneur Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner Amadeus. He is a director or an observer on the Strong market demand boards of the Amadeus and Angels Seed Fund portfolio companies. Alex has a current investment Website www.amadeuscapital.com focus on Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cyber-Security Digital Health, the Internet of Things and Medical Technology. Alex is also a founder of Cyber London Contact Email N/A (CyLon), Europe’s first cybersecurity accelerator programme
Contact Phone 0044 (0)207 024 6900 Astutia
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich, Berlin ASTUTIA is an independent investment company focusing on innovative founders and companies with outstanding growth potential. The firm invests in the areas of E-Commerce, Digital Media and Enterprise Solutions, usually from early start-up to growth stages. Besides venture capital, they offer a truly international network and specialised know-how for entrepreneurs to support successful development and sustainable growth. Founded 2006 Their latest exits include Flaconi, Amorelie and Dreamlines.
Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Berlin-based 99 Chairs offers online-based professional interior design and a wide choice of high quality furniture to suit every pocket.
Target Investment Size €100k – €1m • BettenRiese offers a wide variety of mattresses and accessories along with services like a virtual consultant tool and 100 days feel-good warranty. Target Geographies Germany, Europe • With personalized search, integrated price comparison and direct purchase option, E-Commerce, Digital Media, Enterprise Stylelounge makes shopping your favorite pieces even more convenient. Target Sectors Solutions Full Portfolio • www.astutia.de Investment Style Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority stakes • Benedict Rodenstock • Worked formerly for Hubert Burda Media, WEB.DE Key Investment Criteria Team, Market • Partner and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; MBA, studied in Bologna, St.Gallen and New York • Email: [email protected] • Companies: 99Chairs, BettenRiese, Coureon Website www.astutia.de
• Bernd Schruefer • Formerly co-founder of asset management company, Contact Email [email protected] • Partner founder of single family office, investment banker at Unicredit Group, studied business administration • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Dreamlines, Flaconi, Stylelounge Contact Phone +49 89 18908388 - 0 Atlantic Labs
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin Atlantic Labs (previously Atlantic Internet/Atlantic Ventures) is a Berlin based early stage investor. They focus on disruptive digital technologies/business models and fostering passionate entrepreneurs.
Founded 2007
Employees 6 (of which 6 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Leading social sound platform where anyone can create sounds and share them everywhere
Target Investment Size N/A • Klara enables secure communication between patients and dermatologists before, during and after treatment, allowing patients to be diagnosed quickly and securely Target Geographies Europe • Multi-mode search tool that compares and combines rail, air, bus, and car for European destinations Target Sectors Tech-driven sectors
Full Portfolio • www.atlanticlabs.de/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Christophe Maire • Christophe has more than 18 years’ experience as a Key Investment Criteria Tech-driven business • Founder & CEO founder and CEO of technology ventures. He founded gate5 (acquired by Nokia) and he was angel investor of Readmill, Plista, StudiVZ, and Brands4Friends Website www.atlanticlabs.de • Companies: EyeEm, Soundcloud
• Dario Galbiati Alborghetti • Dario joined Atlantic Labs as venture partner in 2015. Contact Email N/A • Venture Partner He founded Views and Palo Jerky • Previously: international partnership at Deutsche Telekom Contact Phone N/A Atomico
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
London, Beijing, São Paulo, Offices Atomico is an international investment firm, focused on helping the world’s most disruptive technology companies Istanbul, Tokyo scale and become global leaders.
Founded in 2006 by Niklas Zennström, a co-founder of Skype, Atomico has made over 50 investments over four Founded 2006 continents, including Skype, Supercell, Klarna, Truecaller, Zocdoc, GoEuro and The Climate Corporation, with an exclusive focus on the technology sector. Employees 27 (of which 23 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Rovio is an entertainment media company based in Finland, and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise, and the new Amazing Alex franchise.
Target Investment Size €5m – €50m • EVRYTHNG is a Web of Things software company, making products smart by connecting them to the Web. Target Geographies Global outside Silicon Valley • Klarna, an online payments service that lets people shop safely and simply. With 6m shoppers already using Klarna for simpler online payments, Klarna is rapidly Target Sectors Technology becoming the most trusted payment service in Europe.
Full Portfolio • www.atomico.com/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Mattias Ljungman • Partner at Atomico since 2006 Growth stage innovative Key Investment Criteria • Partner • Companies: Hailo, Chemist Direct, FON, Truecaller, technology companies Uniplaces, LendInvest, Klarna, Evrythng
Website http://www.atomico.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +44 (207) 499 1093 Balderton Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Balderton Capital’s focus is on early stage, European technology businesses, with ambitious founders and unique approaches. Balderton is the largest Europe focused early stage venture fund, with funds totalling $2.3bn. Balderton invests between $1m to $20m into companies with the potential to disrupt huge industries, and the ambition to scale Founded 2000 globally. Balderton invests for the long term, with the ability to support our companies from start to exit. What makes them different is the equal partnership, including two founders of $bn companies and former execs Employees 30 (of which 30 in Europe) from Uber, Dropbox, Google and Yahoo.
Current Fund Size $305m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $2.3bn • Leading mobile casual games developer, based in Berlin
Target Investment Size $1m - $20m • The future of music publishing, ensuring their artists (representing ~40% of the top 100) are paid rapidly and fairly across all offline & online platforms Target Geographies Europe • World-leading online retailer, with proprietary tech stack, focussed on health & beauty and active across Europe and the US Target Sectors Tech
Full Portfolio • www.balderton.com Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Rob Moffat • Partner at Balderton since 2009 Key Investment Criteria Team, disruptive • Partner • Previously at Google • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Wooga, Carwow, Prodigy Finance, Nutmeg, Rentify, Patients Know Best Website www.balderton.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +44 20 7016 6800 Bauer Venture Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Hamburg, Stockholm Bauer Venture Partners focus on digital media (Owned Content, Aggregators, Functional Apps, Classifieds) and publishing technologies (Content Creation, Distribution & Monetization), early and later stages and the German and Nordic regions. Founded 2014 Bauer Venture Partners are financial, profit-oriented investors. But, if it provides value, they could offer the advantages of a strategic investor, in particular access to the assets and infrastructure of one of the leading international media companies with a strong footprint in markets like Germany, UK, Poland, USA, Australia, Employees 7 (of which 7 in Europe) Nordics and more.
Current Fund Size €100m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Global leading meta-search and recommendation engine for food and recipies. California-based.
Target Investment Size €1m - €7m • A leading calory and fitness tracking app. Featured by Apple. Stockholm-based.
Target Geographies Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Nordics • Global category leader in plus-size premium fashion for women. London- and Aachen- based. Target Sectors Digital Media and Publishing Tech
Full Portfolio • www.bauerventurepartners.vc/ Investment Style Active, hands-on
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Flexible • Iskender Dirik • Managing Directo at BVP Key Investment Criteria Top-notch team, scaling by technology • Managing Director • Previously: M&A for Bauer Media Group, Founder of • Email: [email protected] several Product-Startups, MD at Technology & Digital Media Consulting Boutique, Management Consulting Website www.bauerventurepartners.vc • Companies: Navabi, Contorion • Lise Rechsteiner • Investment manager at BVP Contact Email [email protected] • Investment Manager • Previously: MD at Helpling.se, PhD at ETH Zurich • Email: [email protected] • Companies: CareerFoundry Contact Phone +49 40 3019 1078 Beringea
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Michigan (USA) Founded in 1988, Beringea is an investor in high growth businesses, with over £450m under management and 60 portfolio companies. Based in London and Michigan, U.S., Beringea invests between £1m - £20m into businesses looking for a supportive growth partner. Founded 1988 With over £170m managed in London, and over 40 UK portfolio businesses, Beringea manages one of the UK’s biggest evergreen growth capital funds. The team of experienced investors has a great track record of identifying winning companies and outstanding management teams across a range of sectors including software, digital Employees 32 (of which 22 in Europe) media and e-commerce.
Current Fund Size £467m (£176m in UK)
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM £467m (£176m in UK) • Blis is an advertising technology company that uses location and demographic data to identify and target bespoke customer audiences.
Target Investment Size £1m - £20m • Watchfinder is a specialist pre-owned luxury watch retailer. The Company allows consumers to purchase timepieces from brands including Rolex, Omega and Cartier. Target Geographies UK and USA • Third Bridge is a primary research partner that connects investors and businesses to critical intelligence. The Company provides PE firms, hedge funds and consultants All (Focus –Software, Digital Media, Target Sectors with the information they need to understand the value of their business opportunities. E-commerce) Full Portfolio • www.beringea.co.uk/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority Growth Capital • Stuart Veale • Stuart heads a team of Partners and staff in the UK Key Investment Criteria Minimum £1m annual revenue • Managing Partner office and sits on the investment committees of all the firm’s UK funds. Stuart has over 25 years’ experience • Email: [email protected] working within the venture capital industry. Website www.beringea.co.uk • Companies: Third Bridge; ResponseTap
• Karen McCormick • Karen is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Contact Email [email protected] • Chief Investment Officer Beringea, she was previously with the Boston Consulting Group and ran the watches division of • Email: [email protected] Swiss Army/Wenger. Contact Phone +44 (0) 207 845 7834 • Companies: Blis; Watchfinder; Thread Blumberg Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices San Francisco, New York, Tel Aviv Blumberg Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with passionate entrepreneurs to innovate and build successful technology companies.
Blumberg Capital specializes in leading Seed and Series A rounds collaborating with angel investors, other Founded 2007 venture capital firms and strategic partners. They are active investors and board members – operating as an extension of the entrepreneurs’ network. Blumberg Capital invests in the best teams, solving the biggest problems in technology hot spots around the world. The typical initial investments range from $500,000 to $5 Employees 13 (of which 4 in Europe) million with additional amounts reserved for follow-on funding.
The headquarter is based in San Francisco with team members in Tel Aviv and New York Current Fund Size $200m
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $700m • Social reviews for e-commerce websites
Target Investment Size $500k - $5m • Next generation compute and storage infrastructure
Target Geographies Israel, Canada, Europe • Social media management system for businesses and organizations
Cyber security, fintech, enterprise software, • Omni-channel payments engine Target Sectors marketing tech Full Portfolio • blumbergcapital.com/companies/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Equity, minority • Alon Lifshita • Alon is a managing director of Blumberg Capital and Key Investment Criteria Team, technology • Managing Partner head of the firm’s Tel Aviv office. Alon has been active in the Israeli, European and Japanese • Email: technology markets for the past 20 years and has a [email protected] Website www.blumbergcapital.com strong track record of sourcing and investing in exciting hyper-growth companies. Alon is a skilled business development executive, forming highly Contact Email [email protected] accretive strategic alliances with mobile operators, equipment vendors and system integrators across the globe. Contact Phone 972-52-680-2086 b-to-v Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices St.Gallen, Berlin Founded in 2000, b-to-v Partners is a venture capital fund as well as the leading network of investing entrepreneurs in Europe. The firm combines the industry expertise and experience of its members with the venture capital expertise of its investment team. With investment teams in Internet & Mobile as well as in Advanced Technologies, b-to-v invests EUR 25m per year in high growth companies. In 2015, Florian Schweitzer Founded 2000 and Jochen Gutbrod of RI Digital/Raffay & Cie. joined forces to set up a new fund.
The firm recently invested in Primary Door (home selling service), Joblift (metasearch engine for jobs), Comtravo Employees 5 (Investment Team, Internet & Mobile) (travel assistant for SME), BUX (casual trading app), SevenSenders (optimized cross-border shipments for eCommerce), and Compeon (comparison of banking products for SME). Current Fund Size €75m
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Leading online marketplace for European term deposits
€500k - €2.5m initially Target Investment Size • Comparison of consumer credit offerings from more than 60 banks (Seed, Series A, Series B)
• No. 1 marketplace for home and living across its 10 markets Target Geographies 80% DACH, 20% globally
Consumer oriented business models and • 24/7 limousine service available online and as a mobile app Target Sectors marketplaces (they avoid gaming) • No. 1 worldwide online auction house Investment Style N/A
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Florian Schweitzer Disrupting an existing industry, unique market Key Investment Criteria • General Partner positioning, defendable assets • Email: [email protected] Website www.b-to-v.com
• Dr. Jochen Gutbrod Contact Email N/A • General Partner & Executive Chairman • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone N/A Capnamic Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Cologne, Berlin Capnamic Ventures is one of Europe’s leading early-stage Venture Capital firms, with offices in Berlin and Cologne. The VC invests most of its funds in tech-startups in the German-speaking region. Beyond that, Capnamic joins forces with international co-investors. All portfolio companies are supported through Capnamic’s global network of established industry partners. Founded 2012 The venture capital firm combines expertise drawn from more than 70 investments, 13 IPOs and a strong entrepreneurial track record in the team. The general partners are Jörg Binnenbrücker (@bibrue), Olaf Jacobi Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe) (@olafjacobi) and Christian Siegele.
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Mobile tracking and analytics solution provider
Target Investment Size €500k – €3m • Enterprise Architecture Management
Target Geographies Germany, Europe
• Online platform for luxury watches B2B Services, Digital Transformation, Digital Target Sectors Infrastructure Full Portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Jörg Binnenbrücker Key Investment Criteria Digital Business Model, Team, Growth • Managing Partner • Email: [email protected]
Website Capnamic.de • Olaf Jacobi • Managing Partner • Email: [email protected] Contact Email [email protected] • Johannes Rohde • Principal Contact Phone +49-221-67781930 • Email: [email protected] Channel 4 Commercial Growth Fund
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Launched in 2015, Channel 4’s Commercial Growth Fund offers TV airtime to high-growth consumer-facing startups in exchange for passive equity stakes. Our focus is on digital consumer products and services that are typically in growth phase, but perhaps see TV marketing route as too expensive within their lifecycle. Founded 1982 Channel 4 occupies a unique position within the UK’s broadcast ecology. It is a public service publisher- broadcaster with a distinctive creative remit, funded solely from commercial revenues. Channel 4 profiles a young, upmarket audience through its channels which include E4, More 4, Film 4 and the VOD platform All4. Employees 819 (4 in investment team) Channel 4 is also the sales house for UKTV.
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt Yes (convertibles) SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Readly is a digital service which lets customers have unlimited, “all-you-can-read” AUM N/A access to hundreds of national and international magazines in one app
Target Investment Size £2m - £5m • Eve is an e-commerce mattress-in-a-box company
• CurrencyFair is an online currency exchange and money transfer service with a P2P Target Geographies Global – and presence in UK marketplace
• JobToday offers a mobile-first platform for finding service & blue collar jobs Target Sectors Digital Consumer Goods & Services
• The Idle Man is an e-commerce website specialising in menswear Investment Style Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Vinay Solanki Key Investment Criteria B2C, growth stage • Head of Commercial Growth Fund • Email: [email protected]
Website www.channel4.com • Jessica Bliesner • Corporate Finance Senior Advisor • Email: [email protected] Contact Email [email protected] • Ju Won Cha • Corporate Finance Analyst Contact Phone N/A • Email: [email protected] Cherry Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin Cherry Ventures is a Berlin based, European focused early stage tech investor that was founded and is managed by three entrepreneurs that have co-founded, managed and exited some of Europe’s most successful internet companies, such as Zalando and CityDeal/Groupon. Founded 2012 They generate value through three levers: 1) Strong entrepreneurial background of the entire team 2) LP-network of some of Europe’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs Employees 10 (of which 10 in Europe) 3) Fast, structured and data-driven decision process
Current Fund Size €150m+
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Platform for consumers to sell their cars C2B • One of the fastest growing internet companies in Europe Initial invest of €300k to €1.5m in seed & pre- Target Investment Size series A, up to €10m in follow-on rounds • Germany’s leading long-distance bus provider • Market share of >70% and 10m+ passengers in 2014 Target Geographies Europe • Online marketplace to compare and book multi-day group tours worldwide Consumer internet, SaaS, (sales-driven) • 14,000+ tours online bookable Target Sectors marketplace, retail & brand building Full Portfolio • www.cherry.vc/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal structures N/A • Daniel P. Glasner • Co-founded City Deal in Europe and sold it to Key Investment Criteria Founding team, level of ambition, scalability, • Email: [email protected] Groupon after 6 months in 2010. Co-founded Quandoo in 2012 with international growth strategy and sold it in 2015 for € 200m Website cherry.vc • Companies: Groupon, CityDeal, Quandoo, McKinsey
• Filip Dames • Helped grow Zalando to € 2bn revenues and IPO in Contact Email [email protected] • Email: [email protected] 2014. Led teams of +500 employees and managed international expansion to 15 European countries • Companies: Zalando, Zalando Lounge, Joda Media Contact Phone N/A CommerzVentures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Frankfurt CommerzVentures is the corporate VC arm of Commerzbank and invests in FinTech and InsurTech companies across Western Europe, Israel and the US. The partners aspire to work with the best entrepreneurs who can articulate why they can dominate a given market segment. The team has >30 years of experience in venture capital. CommerzVentures invests in A-C round with a focus on B rounds. Founded 2014
Employees 6 (of which 6 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €100m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €30m • Short-term loan provider to small businesses
Target Investment Size €2m – €10m • Open API issuer processor platform
Target Geographies Europe, Israel, and the US
• Cloud banking technology platform provider Target Sectors FinTech & Insurance
Full Portfolio • www.commerzventures.com/Portfolio.html Investment Style Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Patrick Meisberger • Stefan Tirtey Team, market potential, Key Investment Criteria • Managing Director • Managing Director execution, defendable USP
Website www.commerzventures.com
• Heiko Schwender • Paul Morgenthaler Contact Email [email protected] • Senior Investment Manager • Senior Investment Manager
Contact Phone N/A Coparion - Accelerating Momentum
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin, Cologne They are a pragmatic investor with an eye for the essentials and persistence for the long-run. Coparion helps young technology companies achieve swift and sustained growth. With assets under management of €225m they have the means to do so. They support entrepreneurial vision with their know-how, but without intervening in daily business operations. Thanks to 25+ years of team experience in venture capital Founded 2016 and in building companies, they discern potentials and open up new perspectives. They have the substance, tenacity and creativity required to mutually manage difficult situations successfully. They only invest with other co-investors. Employees 9 (of which 9 in Europe) Their focus is on the start-up and early growth phase. They appreciate initial successes, such as the sales and key accounts developed or successful product launches. Per company they invest up to €10m, usually in several Current Fund Size €225m financing rounds of €500k - €3m each.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €225m New fund, launched operations in March 2016
Target Investment Size €500k – €3m per funding round
Target Geographies Germany
Target Sectors IT, Internet, High-Tech, Life Science
Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority stake, with co-investors • Christian Stein • Creathor Venture Key Investment Criteria „Traction“ (no seed funding) • Managing Director • Boston Consulting Group • Email: [email protected] • IBM Website www.coparion.de • Zadego/Easybooking
• David Zimmer • Quadriga Capital Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director • Waterland Private Equity • Email: [email protected] • Altira Contact Phone +49 30 5858 4400 • T-Mobile International Creandum
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Stockholm, Palo Alto Creandum is a leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in innovative and fast-growing technology companies. The Creandum Advisory team is based in Stockholm and Palo Alto. The Creandum funds have invested in over 50 companies including being first institutional investor in companies such as Spotify, Vivino, Cint, Edgeware, IPtronics, iZettle, Videoplaza, Xeneta and many more. Founded 2003
Employees 14
Current Fund Size €535m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €535m • Leading mobile payments company, offers small businesses portable point of sale solutions and free sales overview tools
Target Investment Size €0 - €10m per round • Commercial music streaming service that provides digital content from a range of record labels and artists Target Geographies Europe and North America • App for iOS and Android that allows users to take photos of wine labels and, using image recognition technology, matches them against a database of more than 3 Target Sectors Consumer, Software, Hardware million wines and gives the reviews
Full Portfolio • www.creandum.com/investment/ Investment Style Actve
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Johan Brenner Key Investment Criteria Possibility to scale globally • General Partner • Email: [email protected] Website www.creandum.com
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone N/A daphni
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Paris daphni is a venture capital mutant. We love startups, enthusiasm and cookies. We want to bring scale, collective intelligence, trust and meaning to the venture capital world. This way we offer founders greater chances of success. How do we do this? By connecting them to a global community of talented innovators on our digital platform. Founded 2015
Employees 11 (of which 11 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €150m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A
Target Investment Size N/A
Target Geographies Europe
Target Sectors N/A
Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Marie Ekeland • co-founder @daphnipolis. co-founder @FRDigitale. Key Investment Criteria N/A • Co-founder #energy #codesinC #European #believer • Email: [email protected] Website daphni.com
Contact Email http://www.apply.daphni.com
Contact Phone N/A Deutsche Börse DB1 Ventures NOAH Partner
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Global (Frankfurt HQ) DB1 Ventures’ is the Corporate Venture Capital arm for Deutsche Börse Group (DBG). DB1 Ventures aims to be a strategic partner of choice for early to growth stage companies (bias towards Series A and above rounds), which are core or adjacent to DBG’s strategy, generate attractive investment returns and add strategic value to our growth plans. Founded 2016 The Group Venture Portfolio Management team manages DB1 Ventures and the DB1 Ventures Investment Committee, which is chaired by the DBG CEO. Employees 5 (DB1 Ventures)
Current Fund Size Deutsche Börse Group Balance Sheet
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Privately held company operating the Medusa FX Option trading platform
Target Investment Size €2m – €25m • VC firm focused on financial technology
Target Geographies Europe, US (Asia opportunistic)
• Operator of stock and options markets in the U.S. and Europe Capital Markets, Data, Analytics, Alternative Target Sectors Funding Platforms, Investment Technology Full Portfolio • www.deutsche-boerse.com/db1ventures Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority / Control • Ankur Kamalia • Head of Venture Portfolio Management at DBG. Key Investment Criteria Growth stage bias, strategic investments • Managing Director Previously Managing Director at UBS, and Portfolio • Email: ankur.kamalia@deutsche- Manager at Polygon Investment Partners. boerse.com • MBA - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Website www.deutsche-boerse.com/db1ventures
• Victor Hugo Gomez • Previously Innovation management for DBG’s Data Contact Email [email protected] • Senior Vice President business, CEO and co-founder of Funding4Learning, • Email: Investment Consultant at Mercer Consulting. victor.hugo.gomez.zerpa@deutsche- • MBA - WHU School of Management. Contact Phone +496921116699 boerse.com Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Bonn, Palo Alto Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments (DTSI) is Deutsche Telekom’s strategic investment group. Founded in 1997, with a cumulative budget volume of over $800m, DTSI is one of the largest corporate venture funds in the technology industry. The group has made over 200 investments and manages a current portfolio of around 90 companies, including several "unicorns". DTSI supports and encourages breakthrough innovation that Founded 1997 produces new and exciting services and solutions for Deutsche Telekom’s 200 million mobile, fixed-network, and broadband customers. Employees 21 (of which 19 in Europe)
Current Fund Size from balance sheet
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • NGENA provides business with physical and virtual networks through hybrid VPN and its innovative cloud technology
Target Investment Size €5m - €100m • I-am-plus produces Dial, a voice-enabled smarcuff designed by i.am+, the tech company founded by musician and entrepreneur will.i.am Target Geographies Europe, Israel, USA • Kumu Networks was founded by a team of Stanford Universiry Professors and Ph.D graduates to commercialize research on Wireless Full Duplex, an innovative wireless Target Sectors Technology transceiver design
Full Portfolio • www.telekom.com/dtsi Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Control, joint control, minority • Thomas Grota • https://de.linkedin.com/in/thomasgrota Key Investment Criteria Strategic fit, innovative impact • Investment Director • Companies: ngena; flaregames, NumberFour, ‚ • Email: [email protected] Gini GmbH (Exits: myTaxi, Wunderlist, Swoodoo, apprupt) Website www.telekom.com/dtsi
• Randeep Wilkhu • https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwilkhu Contact Email [email protected] • Investment Director • Companies: i-am-plus, immmr, smarkets, Boku, • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone N/A DN Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Menlo Park, Berlin DN Capital is a global early stage and growth capital investor in software, mobile applications, digital media, marketplace and e-commerce companies. The firm has operations in London, Berlin and Menlo Park and its objectives is to identify, invest in and actively support its portfolio companies to become global leaders. Founded 2000 Portfolio companies include Shazam (the world’s leading mobile app), Auto 1 (world’s largest online used car marketplace valued at over €1bn), Endeca (sold to Oracle for over $1bn), Apsmart (sold to Thomson Reuters), Employees 30 (of which 22 in Europe) Datanomic (sold to Oracle), Quandoo (acquired by Recruit Holdings), Mister Spex, OLX (sold to Naspers), Performance Horizon Group, Purplebricks (IPO London) and windeln.de(IPO Frankfurt). The professionals at DN Capital bring over 60 years of private equity experience to their investments, and Current Fund Size €144m actively work with portfolio companies to steward their growth through the various stages of development. Additional information about the firm and its portfolio companies can be found at www.dncapital.com
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/a • #1 music and media recognition on mobile devices. • Valued at $1bn+ Target Investment Size €250k - €20m • Leading search and business intelligence software company. • Acquired by Oracle in 2011 for $1.1bn 75% Europe (UK, Germany, France, Nordics) Target Geographies 25% US & ROW • Leading baby and toddler e-commerce platform in DACH 1) E-commerce; 2) Marketplaces; • IPO in May 2015 Target Sectors 3) Digital Media; 4) Enterprise software & Fin Tech; 5) Mobile • C2B seller of used cars to dealerships using online to acquire inventory • One of Europe’s fastest growing unicorns Investment Style Active • Valued at over €1bn
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Nenad Marovac • Partner at Advent International, MBA Harvard Key Investment Criteria Team, Market, Product, Traction and Deal • Managing Partner and CEO Business School. Focus on consumer internet, marketplaces, ecommerce, mobile applications • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Auto1, Book a Tiger, Datanomic, Happn, Website www.dncapital.com HomeToGo, Tbricks, Mister Spex, OLX, Purplebricks, Quandoo, Shazam, Windeln
Contact Email [email protected] • Thomas Rubens • Barclays M&A, University of Bristol. Focus on • Principal ecommerce, Marketplaces, Software • Email: • Companies: Auto1, Book a Tiger, Caroobi, Contact Phone 02073401600 [email protected] HomeToGo, Quandoo, Optilyz, ShipHawk e.ventures NOAH Partner
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
San Francisco, Berlin, Hamburg, Tokyo, Offices Built on a strong and shared culture of entrepreneurship, e.ventures is a venture capital firm with global scale. São Paulo, Beijing For more than 15 years, e.ventures has been supporting consumer Internet, media and mobile startups and helped entrepreneurs build transformative companies. The firm invests out of dedicated funds in the U.S., Founded 1998 Europe, Brazil, China and Japan. e.ventures’ portfolio comprises various disruptive industry leaders such as Groupon, Angie’s List, del.icio.us, Sonos and Farfetch. Operating offices in San Francisco, Hamburg, Berlin, São Paulo, Beijing and Tokyo, e.ventures combines a global investment philosophy with the benefits of local Employees Approx. 30 knowledge and insights.
Current Fund Size $150m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $1.2bn • Farfetch.com brings together independent fashion boutiques to provide a wide selection of the most elegant brands and styles Target Investment Size $500k - $30m
• Deposit Solutions helps investors find the best rates for fixed deposits Target Geographies Global
• Software that enables companies to match increasing demand for faster web Target Sectors Consumer Internet, Mobile, Digital Media experiences at scale
Full Portfolio • http://www.eventures.vc/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures According to a startup‘s needs • Christian Leybold • Has led Internet Consumer investments since 2003 Exceptional entrepreneurs with a strong team, Key Investment Criteria • General Partner and previously worked with management consulting rapid growth, disruptive models companies and Research Centers • Companies: i.a. Farfetch, Auctionata, CityDeal Website www.eventures.vc (Groupon)
• Andreas Haug • Has started several digital businesses as an Contact Email [email protected] • General Partner entrepreneur and has invested in startups for more than 15 years • Companies: i.a. Deposit Solutions, Sapato (Ozon), Contact Phone +49 30 46724977 0 KaufDa (Axel Springer) Earlybird Digital West and East
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin, Munich, Istanbul Early Stage Venture, Investments in disruptive digital businesses in Europe.
Founded 1997
Employees 35 (of which 35 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €150m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €750m • Vertically integrated platform for moving services
Target Investment Size €500k – €15m • Banking product for smartphones Target Geographies Europe
Consumer and enterprise internet, fin-tech, • Enterprise-ready, open core, in memory computing software Target Sectors marketplaces, SaaS
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.earlybird.com
Deal Structures Minority KEY CONTACTS
Disruptive business models or technologies • Cem Sertoglu • Prior Founder & CEO Select Minds Key Investment Criteria with forward looking lock-in in large markets • Partner • Focusing on technology ventures in Turkey and CEE lead by an outstanding team • Email: [email protected] • Companies: dcs+, flipps, hazelcast, peak games, tapu.com, dolap.com, apsiyon Website www.earlybird.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +49 30 46724700 Eight Roads
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Offices Eight Roads is one of the largest venture and growth investors globally, with offices across three continents and Tokyo, Mumbai a near 50 year history of investing. A strong track record includes investments in Notonthehighstreet, Appsflyer, Wahanda (exited), Innogames (exited), Curam Software (exited), Made.com, Neo4j and More2. The Europe team focus primarily on scale-up investments in the €5m – €25m range and work closely with their colleagues Founded 1998 across the globe.
Employees 52 (of which 9 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $250m in Europe
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Undisclosed • Made is an online furniture retailer headquartered in London
Target Investment Size $5m - $25m • Appsflyer is a mobile advertising attribution and analysis platform. Headquartered in Tel Aviv Target Geographies Europe & Israel • Neo is a NoSQL graph database. Originally founded in Malmo, the company is currently headquartered in San Francisco Target Sectors Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech/Finserv
Full Portfolio • eightroads.com/en/ventures/europe Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Flexible • Michael Treskow • Michael joined Eight Roads from Accel London in Fast growing entrepreneurs with global Key Investment Criteria • Partner 2016. Previously he worked for Warburg Pincus in ambitions San Francisco • Email: [email protected] • Companies: GoCardless, World Remit, Packlink, Website www.eightroads.com/en Funding Circle (from Accel)
• Asheque Shams • Asheque joined Eight Roads in 2014. Previously he Contact Email [email protected] • Associate worked in tech investment banking • Email: • Companies: Universal Avenue Contact Phone +44 (0)20 7074 5613 [email protected] eValue Group
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin The 2nd eValue Fund invests in early stage opportunities in the European digital media market. eValue sees great potential in this sector, great performing tech companies and the capacity to be an enormous growth market. Founded N/A eValue invests in digital media companies with a strong focus on technology. The firm believe that technology moves and develops the internet and shifts the digital boundaries we are experiencing today. Europe provides a huge diversity and whole lot of great ideas, in technology, in advertising and other internet Employees 9 connected business ideas. eValue focuses on this often underserved market and give companies in all European countries, including eastern Europe and Russia a helping hand to grow in their home countries and internationally. Current Fund Size N/A eValue supports companies in A and B rounds of their investment strategies as well as, if we are carried away by a profound and disruptive business idea with seed stage investments.
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Tealium is the leader in enterprise tag management and helps organizations increase marketing agility, reduce tagging costs, and improve site performance Target Investment Size €500k - €3m • The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers. Target Geographies Europe • Meetrics provides cutting edge solutions to manage online marketing across all Online Marketing and Advertising, Content / channels Target Sectors Video, Gaming, Ad Technology, Performance Marketing, Cloud Services Full Portfolio • www.evalue.de/ Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Thomas Falk • Fascinated by the opportunities, which technology • CEO paired with the internet offer, Thomas Falk founded Key Investment Criteria Geography and sectors his first company while still in school. Now he counts as one of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs and has a deep executive experience along the whole Website www.evalue.de/ digital value chain. Mr. Falk can rely on an extensive network in the internet technology industry spanning Contact Email N/A all of Europe and the US.
Contact Phone N/A FJ Labs
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices New York Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based investment firm focused on seed- and early-stage investments.
Founded 2015
Employees 16
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Peer to Peer car marketplace
Target Investment Size $50k - $5m • Mobile wholesale ecommerce USA, Germany, UK, France, Spain, Brazil, Target Geographies Russia, India • End-to-End freight forwarding marketplace Marketplace; ecommerce; travel; utility Target Sectors software; gaming; data analytics Full Portfolio • www.fjlabs.com/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Fabrice Grinda • Fabrice Grinda is an Internet entrepreneur, angel Key Investment Criteria N/A • Managing Partner & Co-Founder investor, student and lover of life, aspiring Renaissance man and co-founder of OLX, one of the largest free classifieds sites in the world. He is an Website fjlabs.com investor in over 200 startups including Uber, Airbnb, Beepi, Betterment and Palantir. He is an avid skier, tennis player and kite surfer. Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone N/A Frog Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Frog Capital is a leading growth capital investor focused on technology-led businesses in Europe. Frog’s experienced team has invested in over 100 companies, and in the last six years has exited companies with a total transaction value over €1 billion. Founded 2008 Frog is a committed long-term partner, investing in ambitious companies with revenue up to €30m and requiring up to €20m of growth capital. Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe) By applying industry knowledge, a network of relationships and operating expertise, Frog actively supports exceptional company growth and builds significant shareholder value. For further information, please Current Fund Size €90m visit www.frogcapital.com.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €180m • Germany’s No. 1 online real estate agent
Target Investment Size €2m - €10m • Leading European online money transfer service provider
Target Geographies Europe
Target Sectors IT, Digital Media & Resource Efficiency
Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority of majority • Iyad Omari • Jens Düing Key Investment Criteria Generating €3m-€30m of revenue • Partner • Principal
Website www.frogcapital.com
• Mike Reid • Joe Krancki Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Partner • Partner
Contact Phone +44 (0)20 7833 0555 Frontier Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Kuala Lumpur Founded in May 2014 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Frontier Digital Ventures is focused on becoming the world leader in online classifieds businesses in frontier markets. We are experts in the online classifieds space with a particular focus on property and automotive verticals and general classifieds websites, and we are proud of our amazing track record in building and supporting great companies. Founded 2014 We love frontier markets and thrive on the excitement and challenge they present as well as the opportunity they offer to self-starting entrepreneurs to become effective game changers. We seek out entrepreneurs with integrity, Employees N/A unwavering self-belief in their online classifieds business and extraordinary passion to make it succeed. With the extensive support we offer to them coupled with their own energy and work ethic, Frontier Digital Ventures is bringing outstanding companies of global significance to their full potential and setting a new global standard of Current Fund Size N/A excellence in the field.
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Owner of Asia’s #1 network of property portal sites
Target Investment Size N/A • Leading general classifieds site across four counties in Central America on one common Spanish language platform Target Geographies Emerging markets
• Leading automotive portal in Morocco Target Sectors Online classified
Full Portfolio • http://frontierdv.com/our-portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority/Majority • Shaun Di Gregorio • Recognised as a global leader in the online Key Investment Criteria Business and geography • Chief Executive Officer and Founder classifieds arena, Shaun is the founder of Frontier Digital Ventures, Shaun Di Gregorio is a former CEO of ASX listed company, iProperty Group, operator of Website http://frontierdv.com/ Asia’s #1 network of property portals
• David Baxby • Previously: CEO and president at Global Blue, co- Contact Email N/A • Independent, non-executive CEO at Virgin Group, Partner at Goldman Sachs Chairman Contact Phone N/A German Startups Group Berlin
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 2 German Startups Group is an investment company based in Berlin that focuses on young, fast-growing companies, so-called startups. The company acquires majority and minority shareholdings mainly by providing venture capital. Its focus is on companies whose products or business models represent a disruptive innovation, allow for a high degree of scalability to be expected, and in which it has a great deal of trust in the Founded 2012 entrepreneurial abilities of the founders. Since it commenced with operations in 2012, German Startups Group has in its opinion built up a diversified portfolio of investments in young companies and become the second most active venture capital investor in Germany since 2012 (CB Insights, Germany Venture Capital Overview). Employees 18 (of which 18 in Europe) According to German Startups Group, its investment portfolio reflects a cross-section of extremely promising German startups of various maturity stages and includes some of the most successful and best-known German startups. Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • SoundCloud
Target Investment Size €100k – €3m • Delivery Hero
Target Geographies German-speaking region
E-commerce, software, mobile, FinTech, • Mister Spex Target Sectors German Engineering Full Portfolio • www.german-startups.com/about-us/#holdings Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Control, joint control, minority • Christoph Gerlinger • Founder and former CEO of Frogster Interactive Entrepreneurial talent, scalability, disruptive Key Investment Criteria • CEO Pictures AG, which he took public. Former Head of potential German operations Infogrames/Atari. Former CFO of CDV Software Entertainment. Website www.german-startups.com/about-us/ • External expert for CDU on “Digitalisation”
• Nikolas Samios • Founder and CEO of Cooperativa Venture Services Contact Email [email protected] • Chief Investment Officer • Former CEO of Brandenburg Ventures
Contact Phone +49.30.6098890.80 Grazia Equity
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 2 Grazia Equity, based in Stuttgart and Munich, is one of Europe’s top names in venture capital. Grazia specializes in start-up or early-stage financing for innovative companies with market-changing potential and opportunities for superior returns. Our successful track record and expanding global network now enable us to fund selected start- ups elsewhere in Europe as well as in the US. Founded 2000 Unlike traditional venture capital companies, Grazia works exclusively with private-sector capital, with no institutional funding involved. That gives our portfolio companies all the advantages of speed, flexibility and a pragmatic approach. This may sound more typical of a business angel but, at Grazia, we back up agility with the Employees 5 (of which 5 in Europe) solid funding and business development expertise you would normally expect of a VC firm. This combination, paired with our uncompromising ethical standards and commitment to sustainability, makes Grazia the ideal choice for businesses early in their life cycle. Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • E-commerce enterprise specialized in the sale of glasses, sunglasses and contacts
Target Investment Size €0 - €500k • Fastest growing movie community in the world with large properties on facebook, youtube, and 2 of the leading movie sites: moviepilot.de and moviepilot.com Target Geographies Germany, USA, GB • The first statistics portal in the world to integrate over 60,000 diverse topics of data Internet, Digital Media, Mobile, and facts from over 10,000 sources onto a single professional platform Target Sectors Telecommunication
Board seats if possible, networking on Full Portfolio • www.grazia.com/en/portfolio.html Investment Style demand KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Alec Rauschenbusch Attractive market potential + scalability, Key Investment Criteria • CEO significant added value • Email: [email protected] Website www.grazia.com
• Jochen Klueppel Contact Email [email protected] • Partner • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone +49 711 90 710 90 GV
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Mountain View, San Francisco, New York Launched as Google Ventures in 2009, GV is the venture capital arm of Alphabet, Inc. They have invested in Offices City, Cambridge, London more than 300 companies that push the edge of what’s possible. In the fields of life science, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cyber security, and agriculture, their companies aim to improve lives and change industries. Founded 2009 They have built a team of world-class engineers, designers, physicians, scientists, marketers, and investors who work together to provide these startups exceptional support on the road to success. They help their companies Employees 82 interface with Google, providing unique access to the world’s best technology and talent.
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Mobile app connecting passengers with drivers for hire
Target Investment Size N/A • Tamr, Inc., catalogs, connects and publishes the underutilized internal and external data using a combination of machine learning with human guidance so enterprises can use all their data for analytics Target Geographies Global • Team communication application providing services such as real-time messaging, Consumer, life science and health, data and Target Sectors archiving, and search for modern teams AI, enterprise, robotics Full Portfolio • www.gv.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Avid Larizadeh Duggan • Previously: co-founded at Boticca (acquired by Wolf & Key Investment Criteria N/A • General Partner Badger in 2015), investor team at Accel Partners, Tellme Networks, eBay, Skype
Website gv.com
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone N/A Hanse Ventures BSJ
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Hamburg They are an incubator for internet ventures, combining… • start-up concepts, • talented people seeking to become founders who we scout and train, Founded 2010 • skills and resources to accelerate growth (like coding, online marketing, PR and recruitment), • seed funding from their own resources and an extensive network of co-investors Employees 30 … in order to build great companies.
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Crowd-based high-end B2B translation services
Target Investment Size N/A • Network of voucher code sites in fast growing e-commerce markets Target Geographies Hamburg
• Market place for second hand designer fashion and accessories Target Sectors Internet & mobile
Investment Style Founding of 2-4 start-ups p.a. Full Portfolio • www.hanseventures.com/en/portfolio/
Incubator model: Straight equity, resources Deal Structures KEY CONTACTS and infrastructure • Alex Eulenburg • 12 years TMT investment banking in London and Scalable online based concepts, talented Key Investment Criteria Hamburg people and good match with Hanse Ventures • Partner and CFO • Email: [email protected] • PhD in applied physics
Website www.hanseventures.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +49 40 38 66 25 95 High-Tech Gründerfonds
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Bonn High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is Germany’s most active and leading seed stage investor. We finance technology-driven companies in the fields of cleantech, robotics, drug development, chemical processes or new software. The fund is focused on investing in small companies (younger than 1 year) with a high level of innovation. The company or an independent branch of it is domiciled in Germany. It must be based upon a Founded 2005 technological innovation – significant and close to proof of concept with in-depth technological knowledge and expertise. The aim is to overcome the gap in early-stage enterprise finance and to enable the firm to obtain risk capital. Typically, High-Tech Gründerfonds invests EUR 600,000 in the seed stage, with the potential for up to a Employees 45 (of which 45 in Europe) total of EUR 2 million per portfolio company in follow-on financing. Investors in this public/private partnership include the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, the KfW Banking Group, as well as strategic corporate investors. High-Tech Gründerfonds has about EUR 576 million under management in two funds (EUR 272 million Current Fund Size €576m HTGF I, EUR 304 million HTGF II).
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Outfittery takes the pain out of shopping for men by providing the first personal shopping service for customers, who want to be dressed well, but hate shopping
Target Investment Size €600k - €2m • Ubermetrics refines and filters public information from online and offline sources to help companies optimize business decisions and performance Target Geographies Germany • VMRay’s monitoring and analysis technology utilizes advanced hardware- virtualization for the analysis of malware, such as regular viruses, worms, trojans, Target Sectors Hardware, Software, Life Science spyware, but also complex and sophisticated kernel rootkits and bootkits
Full Portfolio • http://high-tech-gruenderfonds.de/en/#network-events Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Dr. Alex von Frankenberg Key Investment Criteria Seed Funding • Managing Director • Email: [email protected] Website www.htgf.de/en/
• Chiara Sommer Contact Email [email protected] • Investment Manager • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone +49 228-82300-100 Holtzbrinck Digital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich, London, Boston Holtzbrinck Digital invests globally in internet businesses in the areas of science, education, content and health. They support entrepreneurs with a long-term vision to build valuable companies in a global environment. Their expertise, network and background enables them to support their portfolio companies in reaching the next level Founded N/A of growth.
Employees 15
Current Fund Size Evergreen
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Not disclosed • Investment vehicle 100% owned by Holtzbrinck Digital that supports startups in the space of scientific research technology
Target Investment Size €0.5m – €25m • The pioneer and leading global enterprise platform for search experience optimization, which combines SEO, content, social media, PR & analysis Target Geographies Germany, UK; US; Global
• The leading German question-and-answer website and among the most popular 20 Science, Education, Content, Health – Only Target Sectors pages in Germany Internet & Software related
Investment Style Active, Board support Full Portfolio • www.holtzbrinck-digital.com
Minority & majority investments, Deal Structures KEY CONTACTS Open for syndication • Markus Schunk • Joined Holtzbrinck in 2004 Segment, Team, Product/Market, Proof-of- Key Investment Criteria concept • CEO • Vast experience in digital media M&A transactions • Email: [email protected] Website www.holtzbrinck-digital.com
• Michael Hock • Holtzbrinck Digital since 2011 Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director • 10+ years experience in VC/M&A • Email: • Heading the Education & Science Investments Contact Phone +49 89 452285100 [email protected] HV Holtzbrinck Ventures NOAH Partner
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 2 “We like to invest at seed stage and quickly provide additional capital at the moment of initial success!” HV Holtzbrinck Ventures has been investing in internet companies for 16 years, primarily during their start-up phase. In this time, Holtzbrinck Ventures has financed over 150 companies, and has established itself as one of Founded 2000 the most successful venture capital firms in Europe. Past portfolio companies Groupon (IPO), Quandoo (acquired by Recruit), Stylight (acquired by Pro7), Brands4Friends (acquired by Ebay), Parship (acquired by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group), Audible (acquired by Amazon) and many more. Employees 17
Current Fund Size €285m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €635m • Europe's largest online fashion company
Target Investment Size €500k - €40m • Fastest growing European long-distance bus operator Target Geographies Europe + high growth global markets
• Fully licensed automated robo-advisor for private wealth management Target Sectors Internet / Mobile / Digital
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.holtzbrinck-ventures.com/portfolio
Deal Structures Minority KEY CONTACTS
Multi stage, early-in Key Investment Criteria Teams focused on execution
Website www.holtzbrinck-ventures.com
Lars Langusch David Kuczek Martin Weber Barbod Namini Jasper Masemann Nawid Ali-Abbassi Contact Email [email protected] General Partner General Partner General Partner Principal Principal Investment Manager Nawid.ali- Lars.langusch@holt david.kuczek@holtz Martin.weber@hol Barbod.namini@ Jasper.masemann@h abbassi@holtzbrinck. Contact Phone +49 89 20607751 zbrinck.net brinck.net tzbrinck.net holtzbrinck.net oltzbrinck.net net iAngels
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Tel Aviv iAngels is Israel’s leading angel investment network, leveraging best-in-class due diligence to enable accredited investors around the world to gain access to the most-exclusive early-stage technology deals in the market. iAngels sources, screens and leads investment rounds, with a focus on early-stage software companies across Founded 2013 multiple verticals. In addition to managing core assets of $50m, iAngels operates a proprietary software platform, built to convene and mobilize a global community of thousands of accredited angel investors, investing alongside a close network Employees 20 of Israel's most prominent angels and VCs. In less than three years, iAngels has invested in over 60 startups, registered two exits, and built a full-service in- house investment team, led by founders Mor Assia (SAP Labs, IBM, Amdocs) and Shelly Hod Moyal (Goldman Current Fund Size N/A Sachs, Avenue Capital, UBS).
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $50m • Unicorn is a stealth cybersecurity company using machine learning and deep learning algorithms to detect and prevent cyberattacks Target Investment Size $500k - $2m • Missbeez is a mobile on-demand platform that seamlessly connects professional beauticians with consumers Target Geographies Israel. US
Fintech, Enterprise Software, Artificial • indeni is a proactive IT network management tool, enabling companies to focus on growth acceleration rather than network failures Target Sectors Intelligence, Smart Cities, Cyber Security, IOT, Impact. Full Portfolio • https://my.iangels.co/#/browse/startups Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Mor Assia • https://www.iangels.co/team/mor-assia/ Key Investment Criteria Management, Traction, Product, Technology • Founding Partner • Email: [email protected]
Website www.iangels.co
• Shelly Hod Moyal • https://www.iangels.co/team/shelly-hod-moyal/ Contact Email [email protected] • Founding Partner • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone +972 72-247-8089 International Finance Corporation
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 108 offices in 98 countries IFC is part of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector. IFC’s Venture Capital (VC) group invests in sustainable technology-driven ventures that make an impact in emerging markets, while also realizing strong returns. The goal is to accelerate deployment of innovation in regions that need it the most. IFC VC invests both in local businesses based in emerging markets, as well as Founded 1956 increasingly in US/European companies with business solutions geared towards emerging markets. To date, IFC has invested almost US$1 billion in ventures in Global Internet (including ecommerce), health, education and cleantech. Employees 4,000
Current Fund Size Balance sheet investor
Use of Debt Flexible SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $50bn • Souq - Online retailer in the Middle East
Target Investment Size $5m - $50m • Netshoes - Online platforms for sporting goods
Target Geographies Global Emerging Markets
• Lenskart - Online optical store Target Sectors Technology and Technology-enabled
Full Portfolio • www.ifc.org/vc/portfolio Investment Style Active board members
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Flexible • Ruzgar Barisik • Ruzgar Barisik is co-head of IFC’s Consumer Early stage to growth equity and Fund LP Key Investment Criteria • Senior Investment Officer Internet practice and leads the organizations investments Venture Capital investments in Europe, Middle East • Email: [email protected] & North Africa. IFC is the largest international Website www.ifc.org/vc development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries, and a part of the World Bank Group. Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +1 202 473 7400 iMENA Group
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 3 iMENA is a holding company focused on capturing the hyper-growth phase of the online consumer market in the MENA region.
Founded 2013 Leveraging its flexibility as a group company, iMENA will invest, build and partner to solve the key problems facing online businesses in the MENA region. Employees 20
Current Fund Size $50m
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES AUM $50m
Target Investment Size More than $1m • Online car buying service in the Middle East
Target Geographies Middle East and North Africa • General classifieds Target Sectors E-commerce, marketplaces, enablements
Investment Style Active • Online restaurant reservations
Deal Structures Control, joint control Full Portfolio • http://imena.com/our-businesses/
Proven technology and business model, KEY CONTACTS identified addressable market, Key Investment Criteria strong funding team, • Dr. Khaldoon Tabaza • Kauffman Fellow (Class 15) synergies with iMENA portfolio & partners for value maximization • Founder & Managing Director • UOJ – Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery • Email: • Companies: Riyada Ventures, Abraaj Group, [email protected] Ideavelopers, BYTE Middle East Magazine Website www.imena.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +962 6 5514745 Index Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, San Francisco, Geneva Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm that backs the best and most ambitious entrepreneurs in Europe, the US and Israel, across all company stages, from seed to venture to growth. These leaders are building truly transformative companies that are reshaping the world around us, including Adyen, BlaBlaCar, Founded 1996 Dropbox, Deliveroo, Dubsmash, King, Squarespace, Sonos, SoundCloud and Supercell – among many others.
Employees 58
$550m (seed and venture) Current Fund Size $700m (growth)
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $5.8bn • Adyen is a global omni-channel payment company
Target Investment Size Up from $100k • Deliveroo delivers top quality food from premium local restaurants to homes and Target Geographies Global offices
Business Services, Communications, Entertainment, Fashion & Luxury, Fintech, • Dropbox is a file sharing and cloud storaging solution Target Sectors Healthcare, Infrastructure, Marketing, Retail, Software, Travel & Leisure Full Portfolio • www.indexventures.com/companies/a-z Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Timm Schipporeit • Timm has spent his entire career working in the • Principal European technology sector, having advised tech Key Investment Criteria N/A companies on more than $20 billion of M&A, IPO • Email (assistant): and capital raising transactions – including Adyen, [email protected] Alcatel-Lucent, Autotrader, First Data, SAP, Website www.indexventures.com Siemens, Scout24, Supercell, Worldpay, Yandex and Zalando among others. At Index, Timm focuses Contact Email N/A on venture and growth investments in the DACH region and across Europe. • Previously: Morgan Stanley Contact Phone +44 20 7154 2020 • Companies: Collibra, MyOptique, Pets Deli INVENTURES
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices İstanbul Inventures is the first and only seed stage investor in Turkey with the ability to secure the technological core of any founding team. With broad experience and network in the sector, our growth strategies accelerates our ventures in the path to success. We use a four tiered strategy of capital, technology, business development and mentorship in order to provide maximum impact for entrepreneurs. Founded 2009
Employees 4 (4 of them in Turkey)
Current Fund Size $5m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $10m • Largest Sports Nutrition E-Commerce Retailer in Turkey
Target Investment Size $100k • Natural and Organic Food Online Retailer
Target Geographies İstanbul, London, Tel-Aviv
• Location Driven Mobile Technologies Target Sectors E-commerce, SaaS, M-commerce
Full Portfolio • http://www.inventures.com.tr/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority with common stock • Yomi Kastro Key Investment Criteria Bright team, competitive advantage • Managing Partner • Email: [email protected] Website www.inventures.com.tr
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +90 212 2700546 Inventure Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Moscow Inventure Partners is an innovative investment firm helping inventive entrepreneurs start and grow disruptive technology businesses. They look for teams with a novel approach to solving real problems and back a wide range of ventures across technology industry with an emphasis on internet, mobile, software and e-commerce Founded 2012 segments. Although, their sweet spot is an investment of $1m - $5m, they are generally flexible on the investment size and can back attractive business models both at the earliest stages of their development as well as at the reasonably late stages. Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $100m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $100m • Taxi aggregator service allowing smartphone users to book a taxi
Target Investment Size $1m - $5m
• Online tourist agency selling packaged tourist tours via its web-site Target Geographies Russia, CIS, Europe, US
Technology, Internet, Financial Technologies, • Mobile payment solution allowing users to accept payments through mobile phones Target Sectors Marketing, Digital Media, Mobile, Telecommunication Full Portfolio • www.inventurepartners.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Board and operational support on demand
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority
• Sergey Azatyan • Inventure Partners since 2012 Established business model and rapid growth Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner • Companies: Marshall Capital, MDM Bank potential • Email: Sergey.Azatyan@inventurepartners. com Website www.inventurepartners.com • Anton Inshutin • Inventure Partners since 2012 Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Partner • Companies: Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone +7 495 641 3635 om K FUND
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Madrid K Fund is an early stage VC firm that, with an entrepreneur-centric philosophy, aims to fuel the evolution of the Spanish startup ecosystem by investing in the best and brightest entrepreneurs and tech companies in the region. Founded 2016 Their target is Seed & Series A investments in Spanish digital companies that think global from day one. They are looking forward to co-invest with international growth investors in Series A and Series B deals. K Fund is Employees 7 (of which 7 in Europe) looking for companies building scalable business models in verticals such as SaaS, mobile and marketplaces. Their obsession is to support entrepreneurs to accelerate growth with the team of Operating Partners, in areas like Engineering, Marketing, Operations and Design. Current Fund Size €50m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €50m • B2B platform that offers a comparison tool and algorithm for sanitary products that helps dentists and vets to optimize the purchase of materials and to improve supplier’s logistics Target Investment Size €100k - €7.5m
Target Geographies Spain • B2C renewable energy supplier at a fair price
Target Sectors Marketplaces, SaaS, Mobile. • Push notifications app of whatever you want Investment Style Active
Deal Structures Minority KEY CONTACTS
Strong management teams; Scalability; • Iñaki Arrola • 8fit, Blinkfire, Carto, Chicisimo, Deporvillage, Icontainers, Ludei, Mailtrack, Monkimum, Promofarma, Startupxplore, Wazypark Key Investment Criteria MVP and strong growth in KPIs; • General Partner • Companies: coches.com, Vitamina K Global mindset • Email: iñ[email protected]
Website kfund.vc • Carina Szpilka • Vitamina K, Fintonic, Monkimun, Yump, Wazypark, Womenalia • General Partner • Companies: ING Direct, Abanca, Grifols, Melia • Email: [email protected] Contact Email [email protected] • Ian Noel • Wuaki, Toprural, Softonic, Offerum, 11870, emagister, Medicanimal, Monkimun, Holidog, Ojala. • General Partner • Companies: Bonsai Venture Capital, Simbiosis Venture Capital, Contact Phone +34 630 850 924 • Email: [email protected] Citigroup Investment Banking Kite Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, New York Kite Ventures is a global technology investment company working across stages. Kite investments include Delivery Hero, Fyber (acquired by RNTS Media), Darberry (acquired by Groupon), Auctionata, Tradeshift, Merchantry, Plated, Monoqi, Made.com and other leading European and US technology companies. Founded 2009
Employees 3
Current Fund Size $300m
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $500m • Delivery Hero is the world’s leading online food ordering marketplace
Target Investment Size $1m - $20m • Tradeshift operates a global supply chain network fully in the cloud.
Target Geographies US and Europe
• Auctionata/Paddle8 is the world’s leading online auction house for art and luxury. Target Sectors Internet marketplaces, foodtech, proptech
Full Portfolio • www.kiteventures.com Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Edward Shenderovich Key Investment Criteria Market size, quality of entrepreneurs • Founding Partner • Email: [email protected] Website www.kiteventures.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone N/A Kizoo Technology Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Karlsruhe Kizoo helps young start-up teams grow. We provide seed and early stage financing with a focus on SaaS, Internet & Mobile Services and Social Applications. Apart from their financial resources, they are happy to share our longtime experience in development, marketing and product management in those markets. Founded 2008 Kizoo is looking for committed entrepreneurial teams with a clear focus to build high growth products.
Employees 3
Current Fund Size €30m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• The market-leading app for online learning makes it easy to access languages from AUM €11m English to Indonesian either from home, or on the go with a smartphone or tablet. Babbel combines high-quality courses with modern technology Target Investment Size Up from €500k • Enables any financial institution to easily deliver state-of-the-art banking through its software-as-a-service cloud solution Target Geographies Germany, Europe
SaaS, Internet & Mobile Services, • E-recruiting solution that enables organisations to optimise their recruiting process Target Sectors Social Applications Full Portfolio • www.kizoo.com/en/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Matthias Hornberger • CFO of Kizoo. Part of the senior management team Key Investment Criteria business model, management team • CFO since the IPO of the AG in 2000. He has a long- standing experience in the investment sector and a • Email: [email protected] comprehensive knowledge of typical features of Website www.kizoo.com successful business models on the Internet.
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +49 721 51600 KPN Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Rotterdam, Amsterdam KPN Ventures is the venturing arm of KPN, The Netherlands’ leading telecom & ICT company. KPN Ventures aims to create value-creating partnership with innovative European technology companies, providing access to capital, expertise, network and KPN’s customer channels. It focuses on early-stage (series A/B) investments in Founded 2015 European technology companies in the segments: Internet of Things, Smart Home, e-Health, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Data & Analytics applications and Mobile / OTT services. KPN Ventures has its main office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and has invested in a.o. Actility, EclecticIQ and SecurityMatters. Employees 4 (of which 4 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €70m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • SmartGrid and Internet of Things (IoT) enabler
Target Investment Size €500k - €2.5m
• Cyber security threat intelligence platform for enterprise or MSS customers Target Geographies Europe
Internet of Things, Connected Home, eHealth, • Industrial (ICS/SCADA) cyber security network monitoring solution Target Sectors Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, Data & Analytics, Mobile/OTT services, Telecom Full Portfolio • www.kpnventures.com/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority, lead- and co-investments
• Herman Kienhuis • Managing director at KPN Ventures. MSc Chemical Commercial traction (>€40k MRR), Potential Key Investment Criteria • Managing Director (EVP) Engineering (Groningen), MBA (INSEAD). Previously, for strategic partnership with KPN worked at McKinsey & Company, and strategy, M&A, • Email: [email protected] busdev/digital product development, venture capital at Sanoma (Digital) Website www.kpnventures.com • Sjoerd Spanjer • Investment manager at KPN Ventures. MSc Business Contact Email [email protected] • Investment manager Administration, MSc Financial economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Previously M&A at ING • Email: [email protected] corporate finance, HCF, and White Forest, and Contact Phone +31 70 343 43 43 private equity and VC at NEON, and TNT Lakestar NOAH Partner
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Lakestar makes early and growth stage investments in technology-enabled businesses predominantly in Europe Offices Berlin, Zurich, New York, Guernsey and the United States driven by exceptional entrepreneurs. We enjoy investing with a specific focus on business models that can achieve global scale quickly.
Founded 2012 Lakestar and its General Partners have historically invested in facebook, Spotify, Skype, airBnB, klarna, and King.com, and more recent investments include Oscar, Algomi, Teralytics, GoEuro, AngelList, Maker Studios, Taulia and Harry’s. Employees 14 The Lakestar team is on the ground in Berlin, London, Guernsey, New York City and Zurich.
Current Fund Size €350m
SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES Use of Debt No • Spotify is a commercial music streaming, podcast, and video service that provides digital rights management–protected content from record labels and media AUM €500m companies • Oscar is a New York based technology-driven healthcare service and insurance Early Stage: €1m - €10m Target Investment Size provider for US citizens. It has been created as a reaction to changes in the US Later Stage: More than €10m healthcare environment, commonly known as the “Obamacare” program
• Harry’s business model is to design and produce high-quality razors and shaving Target Geographies US, Europe, Asia equipment and sell them at a competitive price point despite high-quality design
Internet and mobile technology enabled Target Sectors Other investments businesses
Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS
Deal Structures Minority Shareholder
Outstanding Teams / Entrepreneurs, Key Investment Criteria global scale
Website www.lakestar.com
Contact Email via LinkedIn Lumia Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices San Francisco Lumia is an expansion-stage VC partnering with leading tech companies in under-invested emerging markets and forward-thinking US companies targeting these markets to accelerate growth. Lumia employs a hands-on strategy, working closely with management teams by pairing Silicon Valley insights and contacts with global knowledge sharing and relationships to propel companies through expansion-stage challenges and Founded 2011 opportunities.
Employees 8
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Kabbage is a next generation financial services company utilizing propriety algorithms to extend credit to small businesses online. The platform focuses on providing sub $100K loans to a segment that is undeserved by traditional banks Expansion Stage: $2m - $20m Target Investment Size Early Stage: $100k - $500k • Hired is a two-sided marketplace that matches talent, particularly high-skilled tech talent, with job opportunities. Hired is differentiated by the transparency and relevancy Target Geographies US, Latin America, EMEA achieved for both job-seekers and employers
Mobile, Enterprise Cloud, Fintech, Target Sectors • Careem is an app-based car service focused on serving the broader MENA region. Marketplaces The app allows users to book cars online and through their mobile devices for immediate or scheduled pickup using credit card or cash Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Martin Gedalin • Founder of Lumia Capital Expansion Stage: $10m+ Net Revenue Key Investment Criteria • Partner • Previously Focus Ventures, Oracle, NCR Early Stage: $1m Net Revenue • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Hired, LeadGenius, EatStreet, Kabbage, Xtime (acquired by Cox Automotive), OpenDNS Website www.lumiacapital.com (acquired by Cisco) • Chris Rogers • Joined Lumia in 2012 Contact Email [email protected] • Partner • Previously Co-founder, Nextel Communications, • Email: [email protected] Head of Corporate Development, Sprint Contact Phone N/A • Companies: Careem, Pitzi, Hinge, DigitalGenius, Trocafone MassMutual Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Boston MassMutual Ventures LLC (MMV) is a $100 million corporate venture capital firm with the mandate to back startups and entrepreneurial businesses whose technologies have the potential to transform MassMutual’s core insurance, retirement and asset management businesses. Founded 2014
Employees 4 (investor team)
Current Fund Size $100m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $100m • US equity trading venue owned exclusively by buy-side investors, including mutual funds, hedge funds, and family offices
Target Investment Size N/A • Digital Guardian is a next generation data protection platform designed to stop data theft. The DG platform performs across the corporate network, traditional endpoints, mobile devices and cloud applications to make it easier to see and stop all threats Target Geographies North America • Tamr, Inc., catalogs, connects and publishes the underutilized internal and external data using a combination of machine learning with human guidance so enterprises FinTech, data analytics, cybersecurity, Target Sectors can use all their data for analytics digital health, enterprise software Full Portfolio • www.massmutualventures.com/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Douglas Russel • Mr. Russell has served as Managing Director of Business model with the ability to transform Key Investment Criteria • Managing Director MassMutual Ventures, since its formation the insurance and investments services • Email: • Previously: CFO, CIO, Senior VP of strategy and [email protected] corporate development at MassMutual’s retirement Website www.massmutualventures.com/ income unit; Senior VP of cleint services at Prudential Retirement; Senior VP of corporate insurance unit at CIGNA; CFO at Aetna Contact Email N/A International
Contact Phone N/A MCI Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Warsaw MCI Capital - European Leading Growth Capital Firm With Passion for Digital Transformation, based in Warsaw, Poland. Within the Group, there are currently 5 funds, including: MCI.TechVentures and MCI.EuroVentures. MCI Capital is working with companies that disrupt old economy models: fintech, e-commerce, marketplaces, IoT, SaaS, e- Founded 1999 travel.
The firm has over 15 years of experience in the market, with a track record of IRR over 23%. In that time, they Employees 30 (of which 30 in Europe) have realized over 30 exits. Currently, 50% of the portfolio is located outside our origin market – Poland. MCI Capital is present in companies across Europe; from London to Moscow, and from Stockholm to Tel Aviv. The latest milestone exit was INVIA; from 2008 to 2016 MCI Capital has built a regional champion in e-travel and Current Fund Size $580m realized 46% IRR on the investment.
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• ATM - Polish company founded in 1994. The leader of the data center market with an extensive AUM $625m fiber optic infrastructure. It operates in two segments: the segment of data center services and telecommunications services. Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2004
Target Investment Size $10m - $25m • Leader of the market of on-demand transport services and a major global B2B player • Established in 2010, Gett (previosly: Gettaxi) largest and fastest-growing company offering professional passenger transport services outside the USA. It is the fastest growing market player Europe in the United Kingdom and a strong leader in Russia (the largest European market) and Israel Target Geographies (CEE, Turkey, Israel, DACH, Scandinavia) • Number one provider of mobile payment services and apps in Europe and Latin America. From card readers for smartphones and tablets to cash registers, sales tools and cash advances, all of Target Sectors Fintech, e-commerce, marketplaces iZettle’s solutions are simple to set-up, super secure and designed to help small businesses grow. Founded in 2010 with headquarters in Stockholm, iZettle is now available in 11 countries globally
Full Portfolio • mci.pl/en/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Mixed • Tomasz Czechowicz • Chief Investment Officer Key Investment Criteria Markets and ticket size • Managing Partner, Founder • Email: [email protected] Website www.mci.eu
• Sylwester Janik • MCI.TechVentures Fund Manager Contact Email [email protected] • Partner • Companies: Auctionata, iZettle, Azimo, Invia. • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone +48 694400787 Nova Founders Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Hong Kong, London Nova Founders Capital builds and invests in sustainable large-scale business models with a strong emphasis on the fintech sector. They are very disciplined company builders and investors and understand how to efficiently grow companies. The firm believes value can only be created through a rigorous focus on execution, operational excellence and constant innovation. Nova Founders Capital provides companies with the continuous financial Founded 2012 and operational support they need to be successful.
Employees 30
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Backed by ACE & Company, Mark Pincus, and Seier Capital amongst others, AUM N/A CompareEuropeGroup is Europe’s fastest-growing financial comparison platform, with a presence in 5 countries in Europe
Target Investment Size $100k - $30m • Backed by Goldman Sachs and Jardine Pacific amongst others, CompareAsiaGroup is Asia’s fastest-growing financial comparison platform, with a presence in 8 countries in Asia Target Geographies Global • EdirectInsure Group operates leading online insurance platforms in Asia, offering consumers an alternative to buy non-life insurance direct versus through brokers and Target Sectors Financial Services agents
Full Portfolio • www.novafounders.com/portfolio Investment Style Long-term value adding investor
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority and majority • Raphael Strauch • Before founding Nova Founders Capital, Raphael Great founders, right DNA, scalable and Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner worked as a Global Partner at Rocket Internet and as sustainable Managing Director at Groupon in Asia. Prior to this, • Email: [email protected] Raphael was in Investment Banking at Goldman Website www.novafounders.com Sachs and Lazard in London and Frankfurt
• Mads Faurholt-Jorgensen • Before founding Nova Founders Capital, Mads Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Partner worked as a Global Partner at Rocket Internet and Managing Director at Groupon in Asia. Prior to this, • Email: [email protected] Mads was a Management Consultant at McKinsey Contact Phone +85225678890 and an Analyst with the Private Equity Fund DanKap. Partech Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Paris , Berlin, San Francisco Partech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, Paris and Berlin. Started in 1982, the firm is a partnership with $650 million under active management. The mission is to help outstanding entrepreneurs to succeed in a global economy. They look for companies with Founded 1982 a substantial technology or innovation leverage, both in IT and Digital. They manage seed and venture funds, allowing themselves to invest from $250,000 to $10 million in the early institutional rounds of high growth companies. They believe in the unique transatlantic model of the firm. For them, long term success is based on Omri Benayoun, Philippe Collombel, Bruno being extremely open, proactive and supportive to the entrepreneurs. In 2014, Partech Ventures has been Crémel, Nicolas El Baze, Romain Lavault, Employees nominated the first non-American fund by the Private Equity Intelligence (Preqin) and ranked as the 7th best Gabriel Matuschka, Mark Menell, Jean-Marc worldwide venture capital fund. Patouillaud
Current Fund Size $200m SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES Use of Debt No
• Internet of things data network infrastructure and operator AUM $650m
Target Investment Size Seed, earl-stage, growth stage • Largest european video adserver
Target Geographies US and Europe • Menswear fashion ecommerce site Target Sectors IT & Digital Full Portfolio • www.partechventures.com/portfolio Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Joint control, minority • Jean-Marc Patouillaud • Prior experience: Finovelec (Partner), iom • Managing Partner • Engineering graduate (Supelec) and MBA (HEC Paris) Key Investment Criteria N/A • Email: [email protected]
• Bruno Cremel Website www.partechventures.com • Partner • Email: [email protected] Contact Email [email protected] • Omri Benayoun • Partner Contact Phone +33 1 53 65 65 53 • Email: [email protected] Piton Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm based in London. It focuses on investments in online companies with network effects, such as marketplaces and exchanges. Its founding partners have deep entrepreneurial and investment experience, and have been instrumental investors in Betfair and QXL Ricardo, Founded 2010 amongst others. Piton’s current portfolio includes companies such as Auto1, Fanduel, DaWanda, RedBubble, Watchfinder, BullionVault, Watchfinder, and docplanner.
Employees 6 (of which 6 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • FanDuel is the leading daily fantasy sports platform in the US
• AUTO1.com is an end-to-end marketplace for used cars Target Investment Size €200k - €20m • Watchfinder is the leading end-to-end marketplace for second-hand watches
• Redbubble is an online marketplace where people can shop for lifestyle products featuring work Target Geographies Worldwide from independent artists and designers worldwide
• DocPlanner enables patients to find great, local physicians online and book an appointment Target Sectors Any • DaWanda is the leading online marketplace for unique and handmade
Full Portfolio • www.pitoncap.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
Deal Structures Any KEY CONTACTS
• Andrin Bachmann • Instrumental investor in QXL Ricardo Key Investment Criteria Online companies with network effects • Partner • Co-founder Glocalnet of (Swedish telco) • Email: • Companies: Auto1, FanDuel, DaWanda, DocPlanner, [email protected] Videdressing, etc. Website www.pitoncap.com
• Natasha Ratanshi • 2+ Years at Piton Capital, Previously M&A at Contact Email [email protected] • Principal Goldman Sachs • Email: Contact Phone +44 (0) 207 408 0451 [email protected] Prime Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Amsterdam, Cambridge Prime Ventures is a leading venture capital and growth equity firm focusing on investing in European companies in the technology and related industries and leverages its capital, experience and network to actively guide them into global category leaders. The firm has invested in companies in the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom, Founded 1999 France, Germany, Spain, Finland and Sweden. From its offices in The Netherlands and the UK the independent partnership manages over €465m in committed capital.
Employees 9 (of which 9 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €170m
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €465m • Mendix enables business change by helping companies rapidly develop, deploy and integrate business apps at a fraction of the time and cost Target Investment Size €5m - €25m • With Takeaway.com hungry consumers can order their favourite takeaway food on the company’s websites or through its mobile applications Target Geographies Europe
Consumer internet, digital media, enterprise • Through its mobile games marketing platform, AppLift helps mobile game advertisers Target Sectors software, mobile computing, communications, acquire loyal, quality gaming users at scale on a CPI basis infrastructure services, semiconductor Full Portfolio • www.primeventures.com/portfolio_companies/ Investment Style Active support (board membership)
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Sizable minority stake
• Sake Bosh • Sake Bosch is a founder and Managing Partner of Fast growing European tech companies with Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner Prime Ventures as of 1999 the first proof points of success • [email protected] • Sake is involved in 4C, Civolution, Dealerdirect, Digital Origin, Forcare, Greetz, MarkaVIP, SaaSPlaza Website www.primeventures.com/ and Takeaway.com • Roel de Hoop • Roel is a Partner at Prime Ventures as of 1999 Contact Email [email protected] • Partner • Companies: Bright Computing, Falcon Social, • [email protected] Mendix, GenKey and Applift Contact Phone +44 (0) 20 7766 6900 Project A Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin Project A Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage investor and operational VC in the digital technology space. With financial support and operational expertise, Project A helps startups to build up competences in key areas such as IT, Performance Marketing, Business Intelligence and Organization Building, and thus contributes to Founded 2012 their sustainable success. We mainly invest in founder-led businesses and focus on business models for which our experts-know-how and Employees 90+ tools offer a competitive edge and allow the businesses to grow and scale faster. The underlying hypothesis is to mitigate the risk of early stage investing through professional execution.
Current Fund Size €140m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €200m+ • Catawiki is a worldwide online auction house which unites buyers and sellers of exceptional items and collectibles in a unique fashion Target Investment Size €500k - €10m (over various round) • International online money transfer service with low fees and guaranteed exchange Target Geographies Europe rates
Marketplaces/Ecommerce, Digital • nu3 – your nutrition expert – is an ecommerce platform for nutrition and dietary Target Sectors Infrastructure/Adtech, SaaS, Digital Health supplements with strong focus on vertical integration
Full Portfolio • http://www.project-a.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active / Operational VC
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Everything is possible
Strong fit with our target sectors, • Thies Sander • Former CEO of TopTarif.de, Head of Strategy Office Key Investment Criteria i.e. business models where our experts and • Founding Partner at Adidas, Principal at The Boston Consulting Group tools offer a competitive advantage (Berlin/New York). Msc. WHU/Kellogg (Chicago), • Email: [email protected] ESC Reims Website http://www.project-a.com/ • Holger Witte • Former Investment Manager Online at Bauer Media Contact Email [email protected] • Director Investor Relations Group, Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen, Founder of • Email: [email protected] Intabid.com. MBA Columbia Business School Contact Phone +49 30 340 606 300 ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin, Munich The ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator is ProSiebenSat.1 Group's early-stage investment. The Accelerator offers start- ups the whole platform and market reach (over 42m. households in DACH region) of ProSiebenSat.1 Group and and operational and strategic support via its network of mentors. Start-ups receive 500,000 EUR in TV media Founded 2013 volume, 25,000 EUR funding via a convertible note.
Employees 4 (of which 4 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt Yes (Convertible) SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Digital insurance broker
Target Investment Size Less than €500k
• Auto service protection and mobility guarantee (ADAC 2.0) Target Geographies DACH, UK, CEE
Target Sectors B2C • Healthy and ready-to-eat food delivery service (sous-vide preparation)
Full Portfolio • www.p7s1accelerator.com/en/portfolio Investment Style Active
Convertible Loan, KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Direct Equity • Jakob Pranter • Joined P7S1 Accelerator in 2013 Consumer / brand focus, first market proof Key Investment Criteria • Manager Strategy & Operations • Companies: SevenOne Capital, Minds + Machines, delivered, strong founding team • Email: Grameen Bank, LVMH [email protected] • www.linkedin.com/in/jakobpranter Website www.p7s1accelerator.com • Peter Lauerbach • Joined P7S1 Accelerator in 2015 Contact Email [email protected] • Strategy & Operations • Companies: OptioPay, Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner, • Email: BMW Group, The Walt Disney Company, Escada SE Contact Phone +4915144165651 [email protected] • www.linkedin.com/in/peterlauerbach Rebate Networks
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin Rebate Networks GmbH is one of the leading operators and investors of local e-commerce platforms with unbeatable online deals. The company founds and invests in innovative enterprises all over the world, such as lashou.com in China, dailydeal.de in Germany or kuponvilag.hu in Hungary. Founded 2010 Operated from its headquarters in Berlin Germany, Rebate Networks develops global marketing and technology strategies for an international network of high-tech e-commerce startups. Thereby the company successfully Employees N/A combines revolutionary ideas, profitable business models as well as latest trends, and exports them to fast- growing markets worldwide (to this date to more than 30 countries). Rebate Networks was founded by its CEO Michael Brehm and chairman Stefan Glänzer in 2010. Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Online marketplace that allows people to buy and share deals on the best things to do in their cities and beyond
Target Investment Size N/A • Location-based, social commerce platform for web-based and mobile users in China
Target Geographies Global
• Largest dailydeal company in Hungary Target Sectors E-commerce
Full Portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Michael Brehm • Co-Founder and managing director (CEO) of Rebate Key Investment Criteria E-commerce business • Co-Founder & CEO Networks. • Previously: executive director at VZ Netzwerke
Website www.rebatenetworks.com
• Thomas Baum • Managing director (CFO) of Rebate Networks Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director & CFO • Previously: Executive director at VZ Netwerke; CFO and Co-Founder of yousmile.de AG and Mentasys GmbH; CFO and executive board member of Jon Contact Phone +49 (0)30 275 904-87 GmbH & Co Rheingau Founders
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin The professional co-founder Rheingau Founders GmbH was founded by Rheingau Ventures and Mountain Partners in May 2011 and is located in Kreuzberg, Berlin’s most traditional scene district. The founders Dr. Tobias Johann, Philipp Hartmann, Kai Hansen and their team support extern founder teams of online- and mobile- startups, especially as a professional partner in the b2b sector. The «Rheingau-Boys» not only provide Founded 2011 the first and following financing rounds with up to €2.75m, they even work operational as co-founder with the ventures, which are located in the so-called Rheingau Campus at Berlin Oranienplatz for the first two years of their foundation phase. By specializing in only 2-3 ventures per year and with the focus on the creation of new Employees 10 international business models, Rheingau Founders are able to maintain their high level of quality by this boutique approach. Following their co-founder approach, Rheingau Founders actively accompany founders at eye level – with the aim of a sustainable and trustful partnership. Current Fund Size €30m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €130m • Liferando is one of Germany’s largest online food ordering platform for B2C and B2B in term of variety with more than 10k delivery services
Target Investment Size €250k - €2.75m • Through partnership with insurance companies, Schutzklick offers product insurance online with only a few clicks integrated directly into the checkout process Target Geographies Germany • Brings medicine online. Based on self-learning medical engine opearting on big data Internet patients, Medlanes gets fast and affordable access to online consultations validated Target Sectors (Marketplaces, InsuranceTech, e-health, B2B) by qualified doctors Full Portfolio • http://www.rheingau-founders.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Philipp Hartmann • Graduate of EBS Business School, University of Key Investment Criteria Team, Early Stage, USP, Market Potential • Managing Partner Sidney and UADE (Argentina) • Email: • Previously: Deutsche Bank, EY, Jampa, Sportme, [email protected] Madvertise Website www.rheingau-founders.com
• Dr. Tobias Johann • Doctoral researcher, EBS Business School Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director • Previously: Sportme, Customer Alliance • Email: • Board member of Liferando, Rebuy, and Schutzklick Contact Phone +49 30 695 358 00 [email protected] & Itembase Rocket Internet
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin Rocket Internet is an Internet platform that identifies and builds proven internet business models and transfers them to new, underserved or untapped markets where it seeks to scale them into market leading online companies. Founded 2007 The platform is focused on proven online business models that satisfy basic consumer needs across four sectors: e-Commerce, Marketplaces, Financial Technology and Travel. It has more than 36,000 employees Employees 1,496 across its network of companies which operate in more than 110 countries on six continents.
Rocket Internet was founded in Berlin, Germany, in 2007. $420m Current Fund Size (Rocket Internet Capital Partners Fund)
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
$420m AUM • Food subscription company that sends pre-portioned ingredients to users’ doorstep (Rocket Internet Capital Partners Fund) each week
Target Investment Size N/A • Network of online food ordering sites with over 73,000 restaurant partners worldwide
Target Geographies Global (excl. China and US)
• Europe’s largest online furniture store Food & Groceries, Fashion, General Target Sectors Merchandise, Home & Living, Travel Full Portfolio • https://www.rocket-internet.com/companies Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Oliver Samwer Key Investment Criteria Proven online business models • Founder & CEO
Website www.rocket-internet.com
• Alexander Kudlich Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director
Contact Phone +49 30 300 13 18-00 Redalpine Venture Partners AG
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Zurich Redalpine provides Venture Capital to highly scalable European start-ups. The mission is to help talented entrepreneurs turn an ambitious vision into reality by providing money, experience, coaching and door opening. Redalpine was established in 2007 by a group of successful serial entrepreneurs, business angels and start-up Founded 2007 coaches. Since the mid-eighties, they have co-founded and supported some of the most disruptive and successful European high-tech start-up companies, including Xing, SoundCloud and Plazes. The two funds currently in operation have invested in over 30 companies active within the ICT and life science sectors. Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe)
Current Fund Size CHF 100m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM CHF 150m • Europe’s most modern and entirely smartphone-based current account
Target Investment Size CHF 500k - 2m • Art. Everywhere. Online Shop for Art, Apparel and Accessories Europe Target Geographies (with focus on Switzerland and Germany) • The first fully digitalised insurance brokeR Target Sectors ICT, Life Sciences
Full Portfolio • www.redalpine.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Peter Niederhauser • Serial entrepreneur since 1986, co-founder of Miracle Early stage, highly scalable Key Investment Criteria • Founder, Partner Software, Business Angel technology/product, convincing founders • Email: • Companies: Number26, Juniqe, Knip, InSphero, [email protected] Trekksoft Website www.redalpine.com/
• Michael Sidler • PhD in Life Sciences, Consultant at Boston Contact Email [email protected] • Founder, Partner Consulting group, Business developer at Prionics, CTI- startup coach • [email protected] • Companies: Redbiotec, Biognosys, Malcisbo, Onsite- Contact Phone +41 44 271 15 30 Lab (Medmira) Redstone Digital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin Redstone is a Berlin based Venture Capital firm. They work with industry leaders activating their capital, knowledge and network enabling entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.
Redstone believes in transparent and fast communication between the funds we manage and the start-ups they Founded 2014 support. Working with the investors the firm enables entrepreneurs to access additional valued services alongside any capital investment.
Employees 14 (of which 11 in Europe) The approach involves investing from several funds simultaneously to support our vision to invest globally at every stage and in every sector Current Fund Size Managing 6 different funds
Use of Debt When applicable SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Managing 6 different funds • World‘s leading experts, empowering new business decisions. Last fundraise €10m
Target Investment Size Stage Agnostic • Flexperto builds the central interface between your company and the customers
Target Geographies Europe • Inventorum’s software enables small retailers to manage their offline and online B2B, Fintech, Cybersecurity Target Sectors businesses by supporting daily processes Data, IoT, SaaS, AI Full Portfolio • www.redstone.vc Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Michael Brehm • Michael is a serial tech entrepreneur and founder of Key Investment Criteria Top team, €500k - €2m • Partner Rebate Networks. He was Managing Director of German social networking site studiVZ. • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Atheneum Partners, Kreditech, KaufDA, Website www.redstone.vc Brand4friends,Amiando, DailyDeal
• Videesha Kunkulagunta • Videesha is a passionate angel investor and digital Contact Email [email protected] • Principal policy fellow of the German Marshall Fund, former London based VC and EIR @TalkTalk PLC. • Email: [email protected] • Companies: MoBerries, Rise Technologies Contact Phone +49 30 27590487 Redline Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Luxembourg Redline’s funds originate from Mr. Vladimir Evtushenkov, the majority shareholder and principal founder of Sistema, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema is one of Russia’s largest publicly listed investment companies and has been investing in various technology segments for over twenty years. Sistema is the majority shareholder of Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), listed on the NYSE. MTS is the leading telecommunications group in Founded N/A Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services. MTS services over 100 million mobile subscribers. In addition, through its many portfolio companies Sistema also holds leading positions in a range of other sectors, including Media, Radio, Security, Employees N/A Microelectronics, Healthcare, Retail, Pharmaceuticals, and Transportation. Sistema has a long history of strategic partnerships with global companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Allianz and Philips. Current Fund Size €350m Redline is looking to back strong management teams, to buy into their vision and strategy, and lend its support through all stages of their development
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €350m
Target Investment Size Series A onwards (exited to eBay)
Target Geographies Europe, North America and Israel
Target Sectors Technology
Investment Style N/A
Minority, with and without board KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures representation • Michael Hecker • Previously worked as a Venture Investor in Berlin Team, IP, growth track record, Key Investment Criteria • Partner (e.g. MeinFernbus/Flixbus, High-Mobility), he was VP market potential for Strategy and Member of the Management board • Email: [email protected] at JSFC Sistema and VP for Strategy, M&A and Website www.redline-capital.com Corporate Development and Member of the Management Board of MTS GroupCompanies
Contact Email N/A • Benno Jering • Previously worked with two boutique tech investment • Principal banks in London and Credit Suisse’s TMT Investment Banking team • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone N/A REV Venture Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London REV is a global venture capital partnership. We are backed by one of the world's largest content, technology and analytics companies, RELX Group. Our mission is to help build companies that can transform their markets through the application of data, Founded 2000 technology and analytics. Since 2000 we have invested over $200m in Big Data, Digital Health, Internet and Enterprise Technology companies. We have been early investors in disruptive category leaders like Palantir, Healthline, Babbel and Netli. Employees 5 (of which 5 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $100m
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM More than $200m • Online language learning
Target Investment Size $1m - $10m • Big data pèlatform for ingesting, processing and analysing massive volumes, greater velocities and wider varieties of data in real time Target Geographies North America, Europe, Israel
Big Data, Healthcare IT, Deep Technology, • Provider of patient intelligence based on the collection and analysis of massive Target Sectors Internet & Media amounts of patients-written health experiences
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • http://rev.vc/page_id16/
Deal Structures Minority KEY CONTACTS
Outstanding management team, • Tony Askew • Tony has over twenty five years experience of Key Investment Criteria Sizeable market opportunity, • General Partner building and financing digital media and technology Customer traction businesses. He was a founding partner of REV in • Email: 2000 and focuses on digital media, Internet and big [email protected] Website www.rev.vc data & technology investments.
• Kevin Brown • Kevin has been involved in early stage technology & Contact Email [email protected] • General Partner venture capital since the late nineties, first as an entrepreneur & then as an investor. He was a • Email: founding partner of REV in 2000. Contact Phone +44 (0) 20 7166 5665 [email protected] ru-Net
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Moscow Founded in 1999 in Moscow, Russia and initially best known for its early stage investment in Yandex.ru (YNDX) and OZON.ru, ru-Net currently supports over 30 active portfolio investments across Russia, India, SEA and Europe. Founded 1999 Our strategy is to find leading high-growth companies disrupting the market and work closely with the teams to help with necessary aspects of growing the company – fund-raising, recruiting and business expansion. 8 investment professionals Employees We use a flexible investment approach with investments both in early and growth stage companies with different (of which 4 in Europe) check sizes depending on the company needs.
Current Fund Size $700m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Not Disclosed Europe • DeliveryHero, Dawanda, Auctionata, Made.com
Target Investment Size $1m - $30m India • Snapdeal, Freecharge, AppsDaily
Target Geographies Europe, India, SEA, Russia
Marketplace, eCommerce, mobile, Russia • OZON, IVI, Esky, Mamsy Target Sectors entertainment, social Full Portfolio • http://ru-net.ru/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Alexander Pavlov • Joined ru-Net in 2008 Early or growth disruptive tech companies Key Investment Criteria • Investment Partner • Companies: Dawanda, Esky, GFH backed by top-tier teams • [email protected] Website http://ru-net.ru/
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone N/A Scottish Equity Partners (SEP)
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Glasgow, Edinburgh Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) is the venture capital firm behind some of Europe's most exciting technology businesses. We are active and supportive long term investors and help management teams to build great companies. Our investments include Skyscanner, the world’s leading independent travel search company, Mister Founded 2000 Spex, Europe’s leading online eyewear company, Matchesfashion.com, a luxury omni-channel fashion retailer, data center business Pulsant, online language learning leader Babbel, sports apparel and equipment ecommerce retailer SportPursuit and online car finance provider Zuto. Employees 44 (of which 44 in Europe) We make equity investments of up to £20m in growth stage technology companies and have 20 years’ experience of highly-effective collaboration with entrepreneurs, building valuable companies and realizing exit ambitions. Our team is knowledgeable, well-connected and skilled in supporting growing companies across a Current Fund Size £200m range of sectors, having invested in over 150 businesses and secured over 110 exits.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM £620m • The world’s travel search engine. Over 50 million people use Skyscanner each month to find flights, hotels and car hire and the Skyscanner app has been downloaded over 40 million times. The company has 800 employees worldwide Target Investment Size £5m - £20m • The world’s most innovative education company. More than 1 million customers use Babbel for online language learning and its products cover 8,500 hours of content in Target Geographies UK, Ireland, Europe 14 languages. Babbel has a team of more than 450 people in Berlin and New York • Car finance provider Zuto is pne of the UK’s fastest growing companies. Zuto has Internet and consumer services, software and developed software that matches up car buyers and loan providers. It’s platform now Target Sectors cloud, IT services, healthcare IT, energy attracts 400,000 monthly visitors and the company has over 350 employees efficiency Full Portfolio • www.sep.co.uk/companies/ Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority, replacement, MBO • Stuart Paterson • A founding Partner of SEP, Stuart has been investing Equity for growth stage technology in technology companies for almost 20 years. He Key Investment Criteria • Partner companies focuses on investment opportunities in software, • Email: [email protected] internet and digital media. Website www.sep.co.uk • Companies: Babbel, Mister Spex, Peppermint Technology, SportPursuit
Contact Email [email protected] • Martin Brennan • Martin has a particular interest in investment • Principal opportunities in innovative e-commerce and information technology businesses. Contact Phone +44 (0)207 758 5900 • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Pulsant, Audiense, SportPursuit Seaya Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Madrid Seaya Ventures is a Spanish venture fund investing in (late) early/growth stage internet and technology-enabled businesses in Spain, Latin America, and Europe. The fund seeks to transform early and growth stage companies into categoy leaders. Being entreprenerus ourselves, we look for innovative businesses that can build a lasting Founded 2013 value. We empower outstanding teams and help them navigate from (late) early and growth stages into rapid growth and sustainable profitability. Employees 6 (of which 6 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €57m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES AUM €57m
Target Investment Size €5m • DIY ticketing platform for Spanish speaking countries
Target Geographies Spain and Latin America • Digital marketing technology and services to SMEs
Marketplace, consumer internet & media, consumer mobile, enterprise and consumer Target Sectors software & services, SaaS, digital marketing, • Web and mobile app that enables users to request high-end cars with chaffeurs payment for internet & mobile
Full Portfolio • http://seayaventures.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Sizeable equity investments
• Beatriz González • +12 years working in the private equity industry Selected deals, proven business models, Key Investment Criteria companies in need of expansion or • Founder & Managing Partner • Previously: head of the Telefonica’s pension fund, growth capital • Email: Darby Overseas, Excel Partners, Morgan Stanley, [email protected] Qarana, Member of ILPA Website http://seayaventures.com/ • Michael Kleindl • +10 years successfully investing as business angel Contact Email [email protected] • Founder & Managing Partner • Previously: co-founder and CEO of AdLINK • Email: • Companies: Smartclip Latam, Crossinx, Payco, [email protected] Mediasmart, Bodeboca, Hi Media Contact Phone +34 91 110 86 97 Senovo
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich Senovo focuses on early stage B2B SaaS investments. The firm funds outstanding entrepreneurs and teams building world class products, and generally get involved soon after product launch, during the Series A. The typical investment size is €300k - €1m, with reserves to support the team in later rounds. Whether Senovo leads or co-invests with a partner, they believe it is beneficial for startups to have Founded 2011 complimentary investors and usually syndicate the investments. So the rounds are typically €2m - €5m investment in total. They are a small team with backgrounds in business, law, computer science and physics, and the aim is to Employees 4 (of which 4 in Europe) provide entrepreneurs with full-stack support. Senovo believes that startups are a team effort, that data fuels great products, and that fast iterations are superior to big-bang releases. The firm views venture capital as a product for entrepreneurs, and work with you through the ups and downs. Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • CRM for SMBs • Customer Management, Online Booking, Mobile, Marketing, Payments and Apps
Target Investment Size €300k - €1m (€2m - €5m investment round) • Marketing Automation for Automobile Sector • Online and offline campaign management Target Geographies Europe • Supply Chain Risk Management Target Sectors B2B SaaS • Map, monitor and manage global supply chain risks
Full Portfolio • www.senovo.vc/en/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Markus Grundmann • MSc Business Informatics, MBA, software Key Investment Criteria Product launched, initial traction • Partner development, management consulting • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Falcon.io, tado, Dedrone Website www.senovo.vc
• Alexander Buchberger • PhD Business Administration, business development, Contact Email [email protected] • Partner sales & marketing • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Shore, Veact, Riskmethods Contact Phone +49 (0) 89 416 176 258 Seventure Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Paris, Munich Seventure Partners finance innovation and participate in the entrepreneurial adventure alongside our entrepreneurs. We share their passion to succeed. Established in 1997, Seventure Partners is a key player in European venture capital with more than €600m under management. As an active partner of French and European technology firms with strong growth potential, we finance the development of innovative companies. Founded 1997 Seventure is an established European lead investor. With more than twenty employees, including about fifteen in the investment team, Seventure Partners has demonstrable in-depth expertise in many areas of technology, entrepreneurship, fund raising and corporate finance. Seventure has built an impressive investment track record Employees 25 (of which 25 in Europe) over more than 10 years. The team has completed over 50 exits, 15 of which were IPOs. Seventure Partners supports wealth creation and technological development in Europe: our active support has enabled the creation of over 3500 jobs directly. Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €600m • Enables businesses to accept mobile payments with all major credit cards on their smartphone and tablet.
Target Investment Size €1m - €5m • Tesbirds provides mobile apps and websites crowdtesting (bug and usability testing).
Target Geographies Germany • Customers are able to compare and book trains, flights, long distance buses and ride Target Sectors Fintech, SaaS, innovative services shares in one search.
Full Portfolio • http://www.seventure.fr/en/our-team/wolfgang-krause-venture-partner Investment Style Active/Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Control, joint control, minority, etc. • Wolfgang Krause • MBA and PhD degree from University of Munich Key Investment Criteria Proven business model (no seed investment) • Venture Partner • 15 years experience in the information and telecom • Email: industry, both in business development functions and [email protected] as an early stage investor Website http://www.seventure.fr/en • Companies: Payleven, Testbirds, From A to B, Webdata Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +49 89 87 80 68 6-0 SevenVentures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich, New York SevenVentures is the leading TV media investor worldwide. As the investment arm of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, SevenVentures is the ideal partner for fast-growing B2C companies, particularly in the consumer goods, retail, and services sector, with the potential to achieve sustainable success through the use of TV advertising. The example of Zalando has shown how a company can rapidly become a market leader or familiar brand. Founded 2009 SevenVentures also supports companies seeking international growth with media power, capital, and all the other services of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. Together with the group network consisting of leading European Employees 33 media companies, they always find the right path to growth.
Current Fund Size Balance Sheet Investor
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Not disclosed • Market leader in the field of home food delivery services
Target Investment Size €5m - €50m (Cash & Media) • Shopping app for smartphones and tablets that offers customers rewards for walking into stores Worldwide Target Geographies (Companies entering the German market) • Online subscription fashion retailer that carries selections of shoes, handbags, Target Sectors B2C jewelry and denim.
Full Portfolio • http://www.sevenventures.de/en/portfolio-en Investment Style Active & Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Sascha van Holt • CEO of SevenVentures and head of the investment Key Investment Criteria B2C, Scalable, clear way to monetarization • CEO & Head of Investment business since its foundation in 2011. Previously he Management worked as an investment professional for a top tier private equity firm. Earlier assignments include • Email: Website www.sevenventures.de corporate positions and entrepreneurial work. [email protected]
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +49 (0) 89/95 07 8699 Smedvig Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Smedvig Capital was founded in 1996 and has invested over £500M of internal capital. We invest £2-15M in fast growing UK based businesses across many industries, with a focus on those that are technology enabled. We‘re a team with a shared passion for working with entrepreneurs. An investor who takes as much interest in your business as you do. We believe in getting deeply involved with the businesses we work with to thoroughly Founded 1996 understand their dynamics, culture and most importantly, people.
Employees 11 (of which 11 in Europe)
Current Fund Size £140m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM £350m • Captify is the global pioneer of Search Intelligence and one of the fastest growing advertising technology businesses in the Industry.
Target Investment Size £2m – £15m • MyHomeMove is the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services.
Target Geographies UK & Nordics • Antidote is leading an urgent, collaborative effort to advance medical research and Target Sectors Tech/Tech Enabled transform the way people connect to it through clinical trials.
Full Portfolio • http://www.smedvigcapital.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Lead investor, Development Capital • Jon Lerner • Bain & Company, Senior Consultant 2004-2008 Key Investment Criteria Generating a run rate revenue of £1m • Managing Director • Smedvig Capital 2008 - • Email: • Companies: Mediamorph, Captify, Quill & The Smart [email protected] Cube Website www.smedvigcapital.com • Robert Toms • Bain & Company, Manager, 1992-1998 Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director • Jardine’s Motor Group, Strategic Development • Email: Director, 1998-2001 [email protected] • Smedvig Capital 1998- Contact Phone 02074512100 • Companies: PPC, Mediamorph, MyHomeMove, KCT SpeedInvest
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Vienna, Silicon Valley Speedinvest lays its focus on European early stage technology. Besides financial investments, the fund actively deploys its network and know-how to support its portfolio companies in their everyday challenges, offering operational resources and business development in the US. Speedinvest’s office in Silicon Valley supports portfolio companies entering the US market. Founded 2011
Employees 14 (of which 12 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €60m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• They introduce subscribers to exciting spirits from around the world with a monthly AUM €70m tasting pack of five different drinks. Customers learn about unique brands, and can then purchase full bottles from Flaviar’s online store.
Target Investment Size €200k - €500k • Next Generation Live Streaming Platform for Gamers. Hitbox enables Real Time Interaction around Live Video and features the lowest video stream delay between broadcaster and viewer - down to 2 seconds. Target Geographies DACH & CEE • TourRadar is the world’s trusted online marketplace to compare and book group Digital, Mobile, Core Technologies, Fintech travel, with its headquarters in Vienna and regional service centers in Sydney and Target Sectors B2B & B2C San Francisco. Full Portfolio • http://speedinvest.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Significant minority • Franz Salzmann • Companies: Bikemap, FinanceFox Key Investment Criteria Seed Stage, First Traction, MVP • Partner
Website http://speedinvest.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +43 660 7725445 TA Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Kiev TA Ventures has been supporting great tech companies since 2010. It has been privileged to invest in Auctionata, Azimo, Beepi, Dreamlines, FinanzCheck, NU3, SumUp, Wallapop and many other successful companies. So far, TA Ventures has backed 97 startups and have achieved 22 exits. Founded 2010 TA Ventures focuses on investing in seed and Series A deals, and can write bigger checks at a later stage as well. The Company invests globally, though majority of its investments are in the US and Europe (Germany, UK and Ukraine). TA Ventures core investment areas are fintech, digital health, Big Data, SaaS, and online Employees 7 (of which 7 in Europe) marketplaces. However, we also invest across sectors.
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • The curated online marketplace for antiques, fine art, collectibles and vintage luxury.
Target Investment Size $100k - $1m • The global payment processing business providing internet and mobile based inter- country consumer money transfer services. Target Geographies Global
• A hyper-local mobile marketplace for buying and selling secondhand goods. Target Sectors Tech, Fintech, Digital Health, Marketplaces
Full Portfolio • http://taventures.vc/portfolio Investment Style Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Viktoriya Tigipko • Founding Partner of TA Ventures. President of the Key Investment Criteria Team, innovative product, scalability • Founding Partner Odessa International Film Festival, one of the biggest audience film festivals in Eastern Europe. • Email: [email protected] Website http://taventures.vc
• Igor Semenov • Igor Semenov has more than 15 years of experience Contact Email [email protected] • Partner in venture capital business. • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone N/A Talis Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 1 Talis Capital is a London based venture capital firm, focused on B2B technology companies within three key areas: Security, Business Intelligence (mainly sold as SaaS) and Financial Services. Talis Capital has completed over $350m of transactions since 2009. Founded 2009
Employees 10 (of which 10 in Europe)
Current Fund Size Open mandate
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Darktrace is one of the world’s fastest-growing cyber threat defence companies and the leader in AUM $200m+ Enterprise Immune System technology. Some of the world’s largest corporations rely on Darktrace’s self-learning appliance and have an experienced team of leading machine learning specialists and government intelligence experts Target Investment Size $1m - $10m • Iwoca is an award winning FinTech company providing instant loans to online retailers to improve their working capital. It can help online sellers in the UK sell more by financing their growth based on annual sales and customer feedback scores, factors that a traditional lender won’t consider Target Geographies In Digital - Any • Onfido delivers next-generation identity verification and background checks, helping its 1,000+ B2B - Security, Business Intelligence (mainly clients worldwide onboard more users and reduce fraud. Powered by machine-learning Target Sectors technology, Onfido is a fast and simple way for businesses to verify identities and run adverse sold as SaaS) and Financial Services history searches such as Criminal or Anti-Money Laundering Checks
Full Portfolio • http://www.taliscapital.com/dv_portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Vasile Foca • Vasile is a co-founder & managing partner of Talis Capital and has been active in building and investing in companies for over 19 years. Vasile’s Key Investment Criteria http://www.taliscapital.com/digital_ventures • Co-Founder & Managing Partner entrepreneurial career began by co-founding INTRESCO Ltd and Ukraine Capital Partners. Vasile is very active with the management of • Email: all our portfolio companies and provides hands-on board support. [email protected] • Companies: Darktrace, Onfido, Iwoca, Clicktale, CensorNet, Navmii, Website www.taliscapital.com FuelQuest, Avalara, C3 • Matus Maar • Matus is a co-founder & partner at Talis Capital. Matus is both experienced entrepreneur and private equity / venture capital investor. Contact Email [email protected] • Co-Founder & Partner Co-founder of two successful VC backed technology companies Pirate Studios and Threads. As an investor he led or closed over 40 private • Email: equity or venture capital deals. Contact Phone +44 203 542 6260 [email protected] • Companies: Darktrace, Reevoo, Onfido, Iwoca, Clicktale, Navmii, bd4Travel, FuelQuest, Avalara, C3, Utelly, CensorNet, BamX, LoyaltyBay Target Global NOAH Partner
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin, Moscow, Tel Aviv, San Francisco Target Global is an international VC firm with over $300 million in assets under management and offices in Berlin, Moscow, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. The company invests in fast-growing digital-enabled businesses operating in B2C and B2 SMB markets. Founded 2012 The growth fund invests in Series B and later stage companies (both primary and secondary), with an investment range of $5 - 30m. The seed stage fund invests in late seed and early Series A rounds, with an investment range of $200 - 500k. Employees 15 (of which 12 in Europe) Target Global prides itself on the ability to be fast and flexible, with a focus on helping innovative businesses scale and expand globally. Since 2012 they have invested in more than 20 leading companies including Delivery Current Fund Size $300m Hero, Blue Apron, Dreamlines and Prosper.
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Largest global provider of online and mobile food ordering technology AUM $350m • Operating in 33 countries, with 3,000 employees globally • “The easiest way to your favorite food”
Target Investment Size $5m - $30m • Insurance broker app, allowing users to manage all insurances through one tool • Offices in Germany and Switzerland, planning to expand further • “The insurance consultant for your back pocket” Target Geographies Europe, Israel, US • Europe’s leading online marketplace for car trading with its own inventory • Operating in more than 20 countries with more than 15000 active partner dealers B2C and B2 SMB companies in e-commerce, Target Sectors • “Designed by dealers for dealers” fintech, travel, software, mobile Full Portfolio • www.targetglobal.vc/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Yaron Valler • Alex Frolov Digital transformation, Key Investment Criteria • Partner • Partner scalable international businesses • Email: • Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website www.targetglobal.vc
• Shmuel Chafets • Mike Lobanov Contact Email [email protected] • Partner • Partner • Email: • Email: Contact Phone +49 30 6098 3777 0 [email protected] [email protected] Target Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich Target Partners invests in young technology companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Through the personal commitment, a global network and the deep experience as entrepreneurs, managers and venture capital investors, the company supports you in building a great company. The partners of Target Partners have years of collective experience as successful managers, entrepreneurs and Founded 1999 venture capital investors in Europe and the USA. The partners of Target Partners founded or led companies themselves, developed or sold technology products themselves. They have seen numerous companies through to IPO and beyond. They understand the challenges Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe) an entrepreneur faces and that the road to success often isn't simple and straight. Both in Europe and the USA Target Partners has a large network in industry and venture capital. The company opens doors for you to customers, business partners, experienced managers and financial markets. Target Current Fund Size €68m Partners support you in business development and in international expansion.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €300m • adjust is a mobile app tracking and analytics company that provides app businesses of all sizes with a comprehensive business intelligence platform
Target Investment Size €500k – €4m • tado° makes a smart home climate control system for consumers. The company’s solution increases the operating efficiency of home and apartment heating systems by up to 30 percent Target Geographies German-speaking countries • Falcon.io provides a SaaS software platform which allows marketing departments to Create, Launch and Measure social media campaigns in real time across multiple Target Sectors B2B, SaaS, Infrastructure, Hardware social media types
Full Portfolio • www.targetpartners.de/en/#companies Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Dr. Michael Münnix • Software-Engineer, Entrepreneur, PhD in Physics Key Investment Criteria Disruptive technologies • Partner • Companies: Adsquare, Datapath.io, Swarm64, Senic • Email: [email protected] Website www.targetpartners.de
• Dr. Berthold von Freyberg • Software-Engineer, Manager at Microsoft, TVM Contact Email [email protected] • Partner Capital, PhD in Physics • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Instana, Simplaex, So1, Suitepad, TIS, et al Contact Phone +49 89 2070490 U-Start
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Milan U-Start is a professional firm structuring club deals through a club of Italian and Swiss private investors working alongside VC funds in series A to C rounds in digital and tech companies across Europe, Israel and US.
We drive venture capital investments for a wide array of private investors - family offices, high-net-worth Founded 2013 individuals, business angels – thanks to the U-Start Club, a leading elite group of investors with a deep passion for innovation and venture investments. Employees 8 (of which 8 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Outfittery is a personal shopping service for men, disrupting menswear online retail with a next generation commerce based on technology.
Target Investment Size €500k – €5m • AirHelp is an online legal service that helps air passengers get compensation from airlines when their flight gets cancelled, delayed or overbooked Target Geographies Europe, Israel, US • Secret Escapes is an exclusive members-only travel club offering discounted rates on luxury hand-picked hotels Target Sectors Digital
Full Portfolio • http://www.u-start.biz/companies.html Investment Style N/A
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Stefano Guidotti • Founded U-Start in 2013 and grew it till becoming the Key Investment Criteria Team, scalability, market, investment context • Founder and CEO largest investors club in Italy • Email: [email protected] Website www.u-start.biz
• Vittorio Mauri • Partner in U-Start since 2013, background in Contact Email [email protected] • Partner consulting • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone +39 346 25 21 643 Verdane Capital IX
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki Verdane Capital IX seeks to invest in growth companies in Northern Europe, active in the consumer internet, software, energy and advanced industrial technology sectors. The fund has the flexibility to invest in either a complete portfolio, parts of a portfolio or a single company Founded 1985 The team seeks to thoroughly understand the opportunities and challenges facing each business and to work alongside management to develop structured growth and development plans. The team has deep sector knowledge and networks, along with broad ownership experience from over 300 companies acquired since 2003. Employees 24 (of which 24 in Europe) Verdane IX is backed by international blue-chip investors, with a strong appetite for co-investment, meaning there is ample capital available to fund large deals. Current Fund Size Skr 3bn (€310m)
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €900m • Pay-by-phone parking company that facilitates parking and payments for cities, operators and motorists
Target Investment Size €5m to €50m • PIM (Product Information Management) for omni-channel B2B and B2C
Target Geographies Northern Europe
Consumer Internet, Software, Energy and • Online apparel retailer focusing on women between ages 25 and 40 Target Sectors Advanced Industrial technology Full Portfolio • www.verdanecapital.com/holdings Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority, control and joint control • Henrik Aspén • Companies: EasyPark, Eleven, Smava and previously Codenomicon Key Investment Criteria High growth potential and technology-enabled • Partner • Email: [email protected]
Website www.verdanecapital.com/ • Pål Malmros • Companies: eBuilder, inRiver, Newscycle and Trivec • Partner • Email: [email protected] Contact Email [email protected] • Staffan Mörndal • Companies: Boozt, Caliroots, Mathem, Liaison and MM • Partner Sports Contact Phone +46 8 407 4200 • Email: [email protected] Vito Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich Vito Ventures is a new early stage Venture Capital fund investing in the fields of the Internet of Things, Enterprise- and Energy-Tech with no geographical limitation. Based in Munich and following the fundamental values of German engineering, Vito Ventures backs rigorous executors and creative visionaries building transformative business models. By leveraging its industrial investor base, Vito Ventures helps entrepreneurs get Founded 2015 access to extensive resources and deep technological domain expertise.
Employees 4 (of which 4 in Europe)
Current Fund Size N/A
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Wirepas offers a unique de-centralized radio communications protocol that can be used in any device, with any radio chip and on any radio band. It provides the most Target Investment Size €300k - €3m (in rounds up to €10m) reliable, optimized, scalable and easy to use device connectivity for its customers
Target Geographies Global
• Service Partner ONE is the first digital service partner for innovative office IoT (B2B, B2C), Enterprise Tech, Target Sectors management. Since its establishment in spring 2015, the company has been Energy Tech developing customized solutions for modern work in the office
Investment Style Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Dr. Benedikt Herles • e.ventures Investment Team Proven product market fit, Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner • Previously: Consultant at Bain & Company Globally scalable product • Dr. rer. pol. EBS University Wiesbaden Website www.vito.vc • Dipl. economics. LMU München
• Herbert Mangesius • Researcher in network and mathematical systems Contact Email [email protected] • Associate theory, TU München, UC Louvain • Dipl. Ing. Mechanical engineering, TU München, École Polytechnique Paris. Hrs MA Technology Contact Phone N/A Management, CDTM Vorwerk Ventures
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Wuppertal (Germany) Vorwerk Ventures is an investment vehicle of the Vorwerk Group. Its investment approach focuses on fast growing companies with direct-to-consumer business models. The corporate venture capital arm makes global investments and holds shares in companies in Europe and the US. Founded 2008
Employees 4 (of which 4 in Europe)
Current Fund Size not disclosed
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM not disclosed • International meal kit delivery brand
Target Investment Size €1m - €10m • European marketplace for curtated art
Target Geographies Focus on Europe
• International online retailer for fashion & lifestyle products at the best price Target Sectors direct to consumer
Full Portfolio • corporate.vorwerk.de/vorwerk-ventures/en/portfolio/ Investment Style passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures joint control, minority • Dirk Meurer • Founding partner of Vorwerk Ventures; more than 20 Team; ecommerce & social commerce; Key Investment Criteria • Managing Director years of international investment experience proven concept; sizeable market; scalability • Email: [email protected] • Companies: HelloFresh, JUNIQE, Neato Robotics, MeinAuto, Gestigon, Vaniday Website www.vorwerk-ventures.de
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +49-202-564 1923 Yeahmobi
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices China, India, Japan, US, Germany Yeahmobi is an intelligent mobile advertising platform designed to help mobile technology companies reach global growth, acquire active users and monetize inventory. It is the flagship brand of eClick Worldwide Network Technology co. Ltd. headquartered in China, with offices in India, Japan, US and Germany. Founded 2011 Based on Yeahmobi’s global marketing network, we are seeking to invest in and merge with growing and profitable companies, which are active in the global mobile marketing field, as well as advertising technology and digital media companies having significant synergy with Yeahmobi’s business. Employees 350 (of which 5 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $300m
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $300m • Mobile Video advertising platform
Target Investment Size $20-500m
Target Geographies Global
Target Sectors Digital Media and Internet
Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Control and minority • Michael Levin Key Investment Criteria Growth and profitability • MD and M&A Director, EMEA • Email: [email protected] Website N/A
• Vivian Zhang Contact Email N/A • Investment Manager • Email: [email protected] Contact Phone N/A Zouk Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Zouk Capital invests in the clean and efficient economy. The distinctive dual track strategy of managing both Growth Capital and Infrastructure funds capitalizes on the wide spectrum of investment opportunities created by the global shift to greater resource efficiency. The ambition is to build resource efficient companies and clean Founded 2000 infrastructure assets that generate economic and sustainable value. The specialist team of 17 investment professionals has unrivalled expertise and sector know-how. Network, Employees 17 transparency and operational experience are at the core of all the relationships with investors and portfolio companies.
Zouk Capital has been a pioneering investors in this sector since making the first clean investment in 2000. Today Current Fund Size €230m Zouk has €600 million under management and is one of the most established and active managers in the sector.
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM More than €600m • Huddle is a secure cloud collaboration service that enables enterprise and government organizations worldwide to securely store, access, share, sync and work on files with everyone they need to Target Investment Size N/A • iZettle is a payment acceptance company that was started in 2011. iZettle’s products offer an easy way for micro and nano-merchants to accept card payments where they Target Geographies Europe, Middle East, Africa have previously not been able to due to high charges
• SIGFOX is the premier provider of dedicated cellular connectivity for Internet of Target Sectors IT technologies Things and Machine-to-Machine communications
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.zouk.com/technology-portfolio
Deal Structures N/A KEY CONTACTS
Commercially proven product; • Marieke Christmann • Marieke joined Zouk’s Growth Capital team in 2014. Key Investment Criteria revenue between €10m and €150m; • Investment Manager She draws on 5 years of experience in investment positioned to scale banking and private equity. • Companies: ip.access, The Mobility House, Huddle Website www.zouk.com/home
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone N/A INVESTOR BOOK
GROWTH ALSTIN Alternative Strategic Investments
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Munich ALSTIN is a growth equity fund that combines customized support in sales, marketing & corporate management with the provision of growth capital. We pursue minority equity investments in innovative, fast-growing companies that operate in the sectors “Technology / Internet” and “Life Sciences / Health Care”, already achieved proof-of- Founded 2011 concept, and are based in German-speaking regions. To fuel growth and increase the value of our portfolio companies, ALSTIN’s experienced entrepreneur and sales authority Carsten Maschmeyer, its well-attuned investment team as well as experts of the Maschmeyer Group provide unique, tailor-made growth support for Employees 5 - 10 portfolio companies through strategic sparring and mentoring, particularly in the fields of sales, marketing & corporate management. ALSTIN only considers growth stage opportunities and does not focus on restructuring cases, project financings or start-ups (seed-stage investments). Current Fund Size €200m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A • Online booking platform for limousine rides
Target Investment Size €2m - €50m
• E-commerce retailer for vitamins and nutritional supplements Target Geographies Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Technology / Internet, Target Sectors Life Science / Health Care • Provider of cash register software for the gastronomy
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.alstin.de
Deal Structures Minority equity investments KEY CONTACTS
Leading technology / unique know-how, • Dr. Jörg Goschin • Worked at: Blackstone, Cerberus Capital products and services already established in Key Investment Criteria Management, BNP Paribas, Boston Consulting the marketplace (proof-of-concept) / no start- • CEO, Managing Director Group, Bankhaus Metzler seel. Sohn ups, skilled and motivated management team • Email: [email protected] • Education: PhD. In Business Engineering (TU Website www.alstin.de Darmstadt)
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone +49 151 180 26540 Bridgepoint
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 10 officies worldwide Bridgepoint is a leading European middle market private equity firm with over €20 billion of committed funds to date from a world class investor base. Since 2000 it has completed €25.7 billion of transactions starting from €10.4 billion invested. The main investment focus is on established, market-leading companies valued up to €1 Founded 1984 billion that combine market leadership, diversification, brand strength, quality of products or services and first- rate management. Additionally the second fund, Bridgepoint Development Capital, is particularly dedicated to investments in companies valued up to €150 million. The company focuses on 6 principal sectors: business Employees 126 (of which 118 in Europe) services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing & industrials and media & technology.
Current Fund Size €13bn
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €20bn • Infinitas Learning is a leading pan European educational publisher providing primary, secondary and higher vocational educational material, content and services to 90,000 Buyouts: €75m - €400m schools in six European countries. Target Investment Size Development Capital: €10m - €75m • eFront is a specialist software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments. Founded in 1999, the Paris headquartered company serves more than Target Geographies Mainly Europe 700 customers and 100,000 users in 48 countries.
Manufacturing & industrial, Healthcare, • The Azzurri Group is a casual dining restaurant group comprising the well know Target Sectors Business Services, Consumer, Italian-inspired restaurants, ASK Italian and Zizzi and Coco di Mama, a fast growing Media & Technology, Financial Services Italian-themed quick service food and coffee concept. Full Portfolio • www.bridgepoint.eu/en/investment-portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority
Potential to grow through expansion across • Xavier Robert • Xavier is a Partner and works out of the London/Paris Key Investment Criteria borders, operational improvement, refocusing • Partner offices. He is responsible for Bridgepoint's Media & of strategies, add-on acquisitions Technology team and joined the Firm in 1998 • Previously: Total, Esrnst & Young, Ecole des Mines Website www.bridgepoint.eu/ • Companies: Calypso, eFront
Contact Email [email protected]
+33 (0) 1 70 22 53 00 (Paris) Contact Phone +44 (0) 20 7034 3500 (London) Burda Digital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Headquartered in Munich with offices Offices Hubert Burda Media is one of the leading European media companies with a strong international footprint. In worldwide 2015 it consolidated external revenues of ca. 2.2bn EUR. Hubert Burda Media has a proven track record of digital investments for almost 20 years and has built up a strong global network among digital thought leaders Founded 1903 through its well known DLD conferences. Burda pools the group’s strategic internet activities in German speaking countries in the executive board’s division “Burda Digital” of Stefan Winners. The division consolidates successful brands like XING, HolidayCheck, More than 10,300 Employees Jameda, Focus Online, Cyberport etc. and contributes more than 50% of the group’s revenues. The holding (of which 2.900 are based outside Germany) company, Burda Digital GmbH, is continuously searching for new investment opportunities to strengthen its portfolio. Current Fund Size Hubert Burda Media balance sheet investing As enterprise for entrepreneurs we search for profitable digital companies in DACH with high future growth potential and offer a unique network and track record of highly successful digital companies.
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM More than 35 digital companies • XING AG is the leading social network for business professionals in German-speaking countries (DACH) with nine million members. Target Investment Size €10m - €150m
• Jameda is Germany’s largest platform for searching and recommending doctors with Target Geographies DACH region more than 275.000 doctors
Digital media, marketplaces, Target Sectors lead generation, e-Commerce • Burda Forward is one of Germany’s most successful digital publishing houses with brands like FOCUS Online, Huffington Post, and CHIP Investment Style Strategic
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Mostly majority • Dr. Mathias Wahrenberger • Companies: Jameda, Burda Forward, Cyberport Profitability, strong growth, sustainable Key Investment Criteria • Managing Director, Burda Digital GmbH • Previously: General Manager Classifieds Axel Springer, business model • Email: [email protected] Principal BCG
Website http://www.hubert-burda-media.com • Andreas Jagdhuber • Previously: Managing Director IDnow GmbH, Founder • Corporate Development, Burda Digital GmbH Altruja GmbH, Consultant Simon-Kucher&Partners • Email: [email protected] Contact Email [email protected] • Clemens Müller • Previously: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, goetzpartners, • Deputy Head of M&A, Hubert Burda Media Lazard Contact Phone Please refer to the key contacts • Email: [email protected]
Please see separate profile for Hubert Burda Media‘s international growth capital arm Burda Principal Investments. Burda Principal Investments
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices New York, Munich, London, Singapore Burda Principal Investments (BPI), a division of Hubert Burda Media, provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies. Hubert Burda Media is one of Europe’s largest media and technology conglomerates with a strong investment track record in internet-centric businesses since 1998. We have been partners for visionary entrepreneurs, leveraging Burda’s capital, brands and sector expertise, Founded N/A particularly in the areas of business expansion, internationalisation and localisation. We are invested in a portfolio of highly successful consumer internet companies in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. In the past, Hubert Burda Media has invested in internet platforms such as Etsy, zooplus, HolidayCheck, or Xing Employees 6 AG. BPI is run by a dedicated team of investment professionals based in Munich, London and Singapore. Current Fund Size Hubert Burda Media balance sheet investing
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Not disclosed • UK’s leading curated marketplace for unique, high-quality and innovative products and gifts
Target Investment Size €5m - €25m • Platform gathering carefully selected independent fashion brands and designers
Target Geographies Europe, USA, Asia
• International market place for second hand fashion Digital technology, digital media, market Target Sectors places, content-driven eCommerce Full Portfolio • www.burdaprincipalinvestments.com/investments Investment Style Active
Predominantly minority, KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures board representation • Martin Weiss • Companies: Notonthehighstreet.com, Vinted, nebenan.de Proven business model, scalability, Key Investment Criteria • Managing Director • Previously EVP Strategy & Corporate Development at right vertical and team • [email protected] Millicom, Founding Partner of Solon, McKinsey
Website www.burdaprincipalinvestments.com • Christian Teichmann • Companies: BaubleBar, Showroom • Managing Director • Previously Partner and Head of the London office of Solon, • [email protected] and working for investment banks Lazard and Greenhill Contact Email [email protected] • Benita Merz • Previously Deutsche Bank Investment Banking Division / • Investment Manager M&A and Equity Capital Markets in London and Frankfurt Contact Phone N/A • [email protected]
Please also refer to the corporate profile of Hubert Burda Media for strategic investments Catalyst Investors
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices New York Catalyst Investors is a New York City-based growth equity firm focused on technology-enabled services including SaaS, Business Services, and Communications Infrastructure. Founded in 1999 and investing out of its $377 million fourth fund, Catalyst draws on its deep sector expertise and extensive network of industry leaders to work Founded 1999 in true partnership with management to create long-term value. The firm makes both minority and majority investments of $10 - $60 million in rapidly growing companies.
Employees 17
Current Fund Size $377m
Use of Debt Case-specific SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $850m • SaaS provider to the health, wellness and personal care industries • Original investment in 2009; IPO in June 2015 Target Investment Size $10m - $60m • Copenhagen-based company offering analytics, research and advisory services for managing reputation Target Geographies U.S., Europe • Original investment in 2013
SaaS, Wireless Infrastructure, Hosting, Digital • Speech and occupational therapy telemedicine provider Target Sectors Media, Ed Tech, Business Services / BPO, • Original investment in 2015 Healthcare, Clean Tech, Food Tech, Solar Full Portfolio • www.catalyst.com/our-investments/current-investments Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal structures Majority or minority • Brian Rich • Brian is responsible for the general management and Run-rate revenue of at least ~$10mm, investment policy of Catalyst Investors. He monitors all of the Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner & Co-Founder firm’s investment opportunities and provides counsel for all EBITDA positive or fully funded business plan • Email: [email protected] portfolio companies. A veteran investor, he has more than 20 years of experience in the business services, technology and Website www.catalyst.com wireless sectors. • Susan Bihler • Susan focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and structuring new Contact Email [email protected] investment opportunities and managing the firm’s existing • Principal portfolio companies. She joined Catalyst in 2009 and focuses • Email: [email protected] on opportunities in SaaS, Business Services / BPO, and Healthcare. Contact Phone (212) 863 – 4848 • Companies: Ascentis, Clinicient, Datavail Enterprise Investors
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Warsaw, Bucharest, Budapest, Offices Enterprise Investors is the oldest and one of the largest private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe. Bratislava and Prague Active since 1990, the firm has raised eight funds with total capital exceeding EUR 2 billion. These funds have invested EUR 1.7 billion in 137 companies across a range of sectors and exited 115 companies with total gross proceeds of EUR 2.5 billion. Founded 1990
Employees 40
Current Fund Size More than €300m
Use of Debt Flexible SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Under €2bn • Global Anti Virus software company
Target Investment Size €20m - €50m equity tickets • Leading Hungarian online insurance broker and banking product aggregator
Target Geographies CEE markets • Global Forex brokerage House
TMT, financial services, fintech, FMCG, • European market leader in sport nutrition food manufacture Target Sectors retail (incl. online), industrial Full Portfolio • www.ei.com.pl/en/portfolio-2/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Majority or Significant Minority • Dariusz Pronczuk • Based in Warsaw, responsible for financial services / High growth regional leaders Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner fintech investments or global challengers • Email: [email protected] • Selected companies (current and past investments): netrisk.hu, AVG, Skarbiec, Kruk, Magellan Website www.ei.com.pl/en/
• Thomas Tuske • Based in Budapest, in charge of investment sourcing, Contact Email [email protected] • Investment Director transactions and portfolio management in Hungary • Email: [email protected] • Companies (current and past investments): netrisk.hu, Scitec Nutrition Contact Phone +48 22 458 85 00 Finstar Financial Group
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Berlin, London, Riga, Moscow Finstar Financial Group is a global private investment group. The Group operates in Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America and the CIS.Finstar is focused on the fintech sector, but historically it has been highly successful in the financial services, IT, FMCG retail, media, and real estate sectors. Founded 1996 The Group has 20 years of operational experience launching new projects in developing markets, restructuring existing companies to become more competitive, as well as sealing new partnerships and M&A agreements, and Employees 300 (of which 40 in Europe) building greenfield start-ups. Finstar’s philosophy of partnership brings strategic value and insight to private equity and venture capital early- Current Fund Size N/A stage and growth investments, allowing its companies to succeed in complex developing markets, while raising their investment prospects
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $2bn • Finstar Labs identify, invest in and help create the cutting edge user experiences, enabling technologies, and data science that will lay the foundation for the next Target Investment Size $2m – $50m generation of alternative financial services.
• Spotcap is a new online credit platform that provides fast and flexible financing for Target Geographies Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa small businesses. Spotcap uses an innovative credit scoring technology that directly evaluates real-time business data to provide fast and flexible financing Fintech, data science, consumer lending, Target Sectors mobile and internet • Viventor has been partnering with various non-bank lenders from all over Europe, and offering investments in their loans to every European with as little as 50 Euros in Investment Style Active savings. The peer-to-peer lending platform is now set to build a pan-European loan marketplace that would be comparable to a Stock Market
Deal Structures Control, joint control, minority KEY CONTACTS
Strong management teams Scalable business model • Nicholas Jordan • An investment banker with more than 20 years of Key Investment Criteria Existing innovative product • Finstar Financial Group, CEO experience in senior and executive positions in leading global financial institutions Global market potential • E-mail: [email protected] • Companies: Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Website www.finstar.com • Mark Ruddock • Joined Finstar in 2016 to help accelerate its financial • FinstarLabs, CEO technology investment program. Contact Email [email protected] • E-mail: [email protected] • Mark’s 15 year career in venture-backed startups has spanned enterprise software, mobile applications and on-line financial services, and includes 2 exits. Contact Phone 7 495 7879260 (2947) • Companies: Wonga, Viigo, INEA Francisco Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices San Francisco, London FP is a leading global private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology businesses. With approximately $10bn in cumulative capital commitments and a team of over 40 investment professionals working from offices in San Francisco and London, our objective is to work with management teams facing strategic or operational inflection points and to use our differentiated experience, network, and resources to build value for Founded 1999 shareholders, employees and customers.
Employees 56 (of which 10 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $2.85bn
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM In excess of $8bn • Leading online wealth management platform
Target Investment Size $25m - $1bn • Leading peer-to-peer financing platform
Target Geographies North America and EMEA • Prescription price transparency platform
• Software that optimizes the business practices of service organizations Target Sectors Software, Internet, Services and Systems
Full Portfolio • https://www.franciscopartners.com/investments Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Control, joint control and minority • Deep Shah • Prior to FP, worked at Morgan Stanley in London Providing capital to companies facing Key Investment Criteria • Co-President • Companies: ClickSoftware, Kewill, Lumata, strategic or operational inflection points Metaswitch Networks, Smartfocus, SintecMedia
Website www.franciscopartners.com/ • Mario Razzini • Prior to FP, worked at Citigroup and Arma Partners • Vice President • Companies: ClickSoftware, Metaswitch Networks, Smartfocus Contact Email [email protected] • Thibault Thevissen • Prior to FP, worked at Oliver Wyman in London • Associate • Companies: Smartfocus Contact Phone +44 (020) 7907 8600 General Atlantic
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
New York, London, Munich, Amsterdam, General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth Offices Greenwich, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Mexico companies. Established in 1980, General Atlantic combines a collaborative global approach, sector-specific City, Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore expertise, long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great management and build exceptional businesses worldwide. Founded 1980 General Atlantic has more than 100 investment professionals based in New York, Amsterdam, Beijing, Greenwich, Hong Kong, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Palo Alto, São Paulo, and Singapore. Employees 260 (of which 25 in Europe) Our three main differentiators are (i) the exclusive focus on growth investing, (ii) a patient capital base and (iii) a global, collaborative team consisting of investment professionals, our Resources Group and a Special Advisors Current Fund Size c. $10bn of long-term capital network of current and former senior executives.
SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES Use of Debt Limited
AUM $20bn • Delivery Hero (through the acquisition of Yemeksepeti by Delivery Hero in May 2015)
Target Investment Size $25m – $400m • FlixBus
Target Geographies Global • Adyen Internet & Technology, Retail & Consumer, Target Sectors Financial & Business Services, Healthcare Full Portfolio • www.generalatlantic.com/portfolio Active minority (70% of current portfolio are Investment Style minority investments) KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures All • Jörn Nikolay, Munich • Leads investment activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Key Investment Criteria Growth • Managing Director, Head of DACH • Email: [email protected] • Portfolio companies include(d) Axel Springer Digital Classifieds, FlixBus, Klarna Website www.generalatlantic.com
• Chris Caulkin, London • Leads Internet & Technology activities across Contact Email [email protected] • Principal Europe, Africa, Middle East and Turkey • Email: [email protected] • Portfolio companies include(d) Argus Media, Yemek Sepeti / Delivery Hero, Axel Springer Digital Contact Phone +44 207 484 3200 Classifieds, Studio Moderna Generation Investment Management
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Generation was established in April 2004 as an independent, private, owner-managed partnership with offices in Offices London, New York London and New York. Generation’s founding team includes Al Gore as Chairman and David Blood as Senior Partner. The investment approach is based on an investment process that fully integrates sustainability analysis into investment decisions and is focused on long-term performance. Generation manages $14bn across its Founded 2004 Global Equity, Asia Equity, Growth Equity and Direct Lending strategies.
In 2008, Generation launched its growth equity strategy seeking to capitalise on opportunities to invest in growth Employees 84 stage businesses that are generating value by driving the transition to a low carbon and sustainable economy.
Current Fund Size $520m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $14bn • M-KOPA is the leading provider of “pay-as-you-go” solar power for off-grid customers
Target Investment Size $15m - $50m
Target Geographies Global • DocuSign provides cloud-based digital transaction management software globally
Energy Innovation, Sustainable Consumption, Target Sectors Smart Mobility, Supply Chain & Logistics, • Seventh Generation is a leading brand of non-toxic and renewable-based household Digital Enterprise, Food & Water Systems and personal care products in North America
Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority • Colin le Duc • Founding Partner, Generation Investment Growth-stage, commercial traction, strong • Partner & Co-Head of Growth Equity Management Key Investment Criteria management team, low carbon solution • Email: • Director and Head of Research, Sustainable Asset [email protected] Management (“SAM”) Website www.generationim.com • Energy Consultant, Arthur D. Little
• David Mood • Associate, Generation Investment Management Contact Email [email protected] • Associate • Investment Professional, DN Capital • Email: • Investment Banking Analyst, Barclays Contact Phone +44 (0) 20 7534 4758 [email protected]
1. On September 19, 2016, Unilever agreed to acquire Seventh Generation. Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
London, Moscow, Istanbul, Offices The Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing group is Goldman Sachs’ investment platform dedicated to New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney providing long term capital to growth and middle-market companies. The group focuses on investing as a lead or minority investor and can provide both minority equity and debt financing, investing between $20m and $100m per deal. Founded 2002 Key differentiating factors are: (i) As a balance sheet investor we can provide any type of flexible capital ranging from common, preferred and structured equity to junior and senior debt, (ii) long term investment horizon, and (iii) Employees 40 (of which 18 in Europe) a global, coordinated team with a more than 12 year track record investing in high growth companies in developed as well as emerging markets. Current Fund Size Goldman Sachs Balance Sheet Investing
Use of Debt Selectively SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM. NA • Provider of enterprise collaboration and content management software (UK)
Target Investment Size $20m - $100m • Provider of an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform (France)
Target Geographies Global • Formerly Staff-Finder, an online marketplace for temporary workers (CH) Technology, Business Services, Software and Target Sectors Technology-Enabled Services • Include Kaltura, Africa Internet Group, eKomi, Mobileye, One Two Trip, Clarizen, Other investments iBoss, Dr. First, Billtrust, SugarCRM and Savo Investment Style Late-Stage Venture Capital / Growth Equity
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority equity / Convertible Debt • Christian Resch • Joined Goldman Sachs in 2004 High Growth, Strong Management, Key Investment Criteria • Head of GS Private Capital Growth • Based in London Large Addressable Market Equity Investing • Email: [email protected] Website www.gs.com
• Alexander Lippert • Joined Goldman Sachs in 2013 Contact Email [email protected] • Email: [email protected] • Based in London
Contact Phone +44 (0)20 7051 0000 Great Hill Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Boston Great Hill Partners is a leading private equity investment firm focused on growth expansion financing and buyout opportunities. The firm was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. Since its inception, Great Hill has raised $3.8 billion in capital commitments to finance the expansion, recapitalization or acquisition of growth Founded 1998 companies within the business and consumer services, media, communications and software industries. Great Hill's investment strategy is based on rigorous sector research, proactive origination, value-added company- building tactics, focus on majority ownership positions, conservative use of leverage, and emphasis on exits to Employees 42 large, strategic buyers.
Current Fund Size $1.1bn
Use of Debt Occasional SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $3bn • One of the largest online home goods retailers focusing on hard-line specialty categories, such as furniture, home improvement, housewares and office. Founded in Target Investment Size $25m - $150m 2002, Wayfair provides customers in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Germany unparalleled selection, excellent customer service, and competitive prices
Target Geographies North America, Europe, Latin America • Online travel media and technology company that provides travel search tools and inspiration to millions of visitors a month across 30 core international markets B2B, Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Consumer, Target Sectors Digital Media, eCommerce, Enterprise SaaS, • Leading direct-to-consumer provider of custom window treatments sold through both Financial Technology, Healthcare IT the Internet and its branded retail showrooms
Full Portfolio • www.greathillpartners.com/portfolio Investment Style Active
Deal Structures Control, Joint Control, Minority KEY CONTACTS
• Michael Kumin • Responsible for transaction origination, investment policy, Growth Oriented; Key Investment Criteria fundraising, investor relations and the general management of All Stages Beyond Early Stage • Managing Partner Great Hill Partners. His investment experience covers a broad • Email: group of industries including media, Internet, software, and [email protected] business and consumer services. Website www.greathillpartners.com • Investments: Wayfair, Momondo, SheKnows, The Shade Store, Legacy, Educaedu, IGN, BuscaPé, D&B Credibility [email protected] Contact Email • Peter Garran • Responsible for originating, evaluating and managing [email protected] investments in the media, Internet, software and business • Principal and consumer services sectors. + 1-617-790-9435 Contact Phone • Email: • Investments: The Shade Store, Momondo, SheKnows Media, +1-617-790-9475 [email protected] Educaedu, All Web Leads, D&B Credibility. Harbert European Growth Capital Fund
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Harbert European Growth Capital Fund (“HEGCF”) is an investment partner to high growth entrepreneurial businesses across Europe in the technology and life sciences sectors. Led by an experienced team with a 10+ track record of investing across Europe and over €121m in capital committed from institutional and private Founded 2013 investors, HEGCF is one of the leading European debt funds in Europe with a strong USA and European network. The fund is based in London and is corner sponsored by Harbert Management Corporation, a US headquartered independent investment firm, with $4.3bn in assets and committed capital under management as Employees 9 (of which 9 in Europe) at 01 February 2015. The fund looks for investment opportunities in high growth businesses and has a growing portfolio of 28 companies. Key focus is on proven management teams in need of capital to fuel organic growth, working capital requirements, acquisitions, equipment purchases, bridge loans and various forms of Current Fund Size €121m recapitalization.
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €121m • Unruly
Target Investment Size €1m - €25m
• MyOptique Target Geographies Pan-European
Target Sectors Technology and Life Sciences • Worldstores
Investment Style Growth Debt Full Portfolio • www.harbert.net/investment-strategies/private-capital/european-growth-capital/
Deal Structures Amortizing loans with equity incentive KEY CONTACTS
• David Bateman • +10 years of experience in technology lending and Key Investment Criteria Growth stage companies with revenues • Senior Managing Director financing. • Email: [email protected] • Previously with ETV Capital and Broadview www.harbert.net/investment- International. Website strategies/private-capital/european-growth- capital • Johan Kampe • +15 years of experience in technology lending and Contact Email N/A • Senior Managing Director financing. • Email: [email protected] • Previously with ETV Capital and Silicon Valley Bank. Contact Phone +44 207 408 4120 Highland Capital Partners Europe
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Geneva, Dublin Highland Capital Partners Europe invest in rapidly growing European internet, mobile and software companies that address large market opportunities and have over €10m in annualised revenues. Their capital enables management teams to accelerate growth and build a lasting, valuable business. Founded 1988 Through a dedicated pan-European growth equity technology fund, Highland Capital Partners Europe embraces Highland Capital Partners’ global mission of helping great people build great companies. In the last 12 months Employees 10 (of which 10 in Europe) Highland Capital Partners Europe has invested in Bradwatch, eGym, NewVoiceMedia, GetYourGuide, Outfittery, SocialPoint, AMCS and Intersec.
Current Fund Size €250m
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €3.5bn • Global marketplace for local travel activities
Target Investment Size €5m - €35m • Stylist-led fashion eCommerce for men Target Geographies Europe
Software, Internet, • Connected fitness equipment and software Target Sectors Digital Media, Mobile
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.hcp.com/companies/?fund=highlandcapitalpartnerseurope
Deal Structures N/A KEY CONTACTS
Less than €10m in annualised revenues, • Laurence Garrett • Laurence Garrett is a co-founder and Partner of Key Investment Criteria exceptional growth, strong market position, • Partner Highland Europe, Laurence primarily focuses on proven product and outstanding team growth opportunities in the information technology • Email: sector for the European market. [email protected] Website www.hcp.com • Companies: Brandwatch, eGym, Malwarebytes, Matchesfashion.com, Talentsoft, Intersec, Social Point, NewVoiceMedia Contact Email [email protected] • Previously: partner at 3i, Deloitte
Contact Phone +44 20 7183 4325 HPE Growth Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Amsterdam, Düsseldorf HPE Growth Capital (“HPE”) is a technology growth equity specialist targeting investments in high-growth firms (c. 50 – 250 employees) in Northern Europe, with an emphasis on Germany and the Benelux.
Founded 2010 Through our investments in fast growing profitable technology companies we seek to become active partners of our portfolio companies with the objective to accelerate growth and create future market leaders through internationalization, expansion of sales and marketing, operational excellence and buy-and-build. Employees 11 (investment team) We typically invest between EUR 10 and 30 million per investment in exchange for a significant minority stake Current Fund Size €175m with a strong preference for primary capital to be used as catalyst for expansion. The skillset of HPE spans across capital markets, lower mid-market technology advisory, operational corporate development and growth investing in both the US and Europe. Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM €370m • Brings merchant banks and acquirers closer to their merchants and merchants closer to their consumers. Cross-border payment gateway for retail transactions together Target Investment Size €10m - €30m with a marketplace for value-added services and B2B apps
Northern Europe • Digitally controlled premium fitness strength equipment. Personalized 360 degrees Target Geographies (emphasis on Germany & Benelux) training measurement for consumers and high-value customer retention for gym operators
Target Sectors Technology • Big Data online credit scoring and loan underwriting. Fast, convenient, and responsible credit available from anywhere, at any time and from any device Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.hpegrowthcapital.com/portfolio.html
Deal Structures Significant minority stakes KEY CONTACTS Proven technology & business model Strong traction & growth potential • Manfred Krikke • 16 years of technology experience in Silicon Valley, incl. Key Investment Criteria investment banking, growth equity investing and operations Outstanding management team • Partner Min. €500k MRR or €10m revenue • Email: [email protected] • Companies: eGym, Kreditech, PPRO
• Harry Dolman • 25 years of management experience incl. Global Executive Website www.hpegrowthcapital.com • Partner & COO Vice President Consumer Products at Walt Disney • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Cotesa, eGym, Airborne Oil & Gas Contact Email N/A • Frederic Huynen • 5 years of technology & growth investing • Senior Associate • Companies: AEVI, Kreditech, Airborne Oil & Gas Contact Phone + 31 (0) 20 714 34 00 • Email: [email protected] Insight Venture Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices New York Insight Venture Partners is a leading global venture capital and private equity firm investing in high-growth technology and software companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. Founded in 1995, Insight has raised more than $8bn and invested in more than 200 companies worldwide. Its mission is to find, Founded 1995 fund and work successfully with visionary executives providing them with practical, hands-on growth expertise to foster long-term success.
Employees 75
Current Fund Size $3bn
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $8bn • Trivago is Europe’s largest hotel meta-search destination, where visitors can easily find the best deal by comparing prices from over 500,000 hotels and over 100 booking sites worldwide Target Investment Size $20m - $200m • Every week HelloFresh sends fresh ingredients needed to prepare delicious recipes at home. Target Geographies Global
• Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites with over 55,000 Target Sectors Software, Internet & Tech-enabled Services restaurants connected to its service.
Investment Style Active Full Portfolio • www.insightpartners.com/portfolio
Deal Structures Flexible KEY CONTACTS
• Harley Miller • Harley Miller joined Insight in 2011. He previously Key Investment Criteria Growth • Vice President worked as an analyst at Lubert Adler Real Estate Funds in Philadelphia, focusing on acquisitions and • Email: asset management. [email protected] Website www.insightpartners.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +1 212 230 9233 Oakley Capital Private Equity
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Oakley Capital Private Equity is a firm founded by an entrepreneur from the business community, rather than a spin-out from a larger financial institution. Headquartered in London, Oakley Capital is a mid-market private equity investor with over €750m under management, investing primarily in Western Europe. Founded 2001 Oakley focuses on primary deals, often buying from founders who are attracted by the entrepreneurial approach or doing carve outs, and it has particular experience in the TMT and online consumer sectors. Employees 22 (of which 22 in Europe) Oakley’s objective is to work proactively with portfolio company management teams, together with other stakeholders, in order to create substantial shareholder value for investors. Current Fund Size €524m
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM over €750m • Parship is the leading online dating service for discerning singles in German-speaking Europe
Target Investment Size €30m – €100m • Founded in 2008, Facile is Italy’s leading online destination for consumers to compare prices for motor insurance, energy, telecoms and personal finance Target Geographies Western Europe, US
• North Sails is the global market leader in sails and spars, with strong recurring Target Sectors Digital Consumer, TMT revenues from the sail replacement cycle and an expansive portfolio of patents
Full Portfolio • oakleycapital.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
Deal Structures Primarily majority KEY CONTACTS
• Peter Dubens • Peter is the founder of Oakley and its associated group of Primary, proprietary, buy & build, Key Investment Criteria businesses, a privately owned asset management and entrepreneur or founder led • Managing Partner & Co-Founder advisory group • Over the last 30 years Peter has acquired, restructured and consolidated public and private companies Website www.oakleycapital.com
• Rebecca Gibson • Rebecca joined Oakley in 2014, where her focus is on deal Contact Email [email protected] origination, execution, portfolio management and position • Partner realisation • Email: • Previously a Partner at Cinven, the European private equity Contact Phone +44 (0) 20 7766 6900 [email protected] firm, and a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in the UK & South Africa Spectrum Equity
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices San Francisco, Boston Spectrum Equity is a leading growth equity firm that provides capital and strategic support to internet software and information services companies. For over 20 years, Spectrum has partnered with high growth companies across the information economy. Founded in 1994, with offices in San Francisco and Boston, the firm is currently investing its seventh fund with $1bn in capital. Founded 1994
Employees 24 (investment team)
Current Fund Size $1bn
Use of Debt Where appropriate SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Online and mobile food ordering platform with over 6.7 million active diners and AUM $2.4bn 40,000 restaurants as users
• Provider of cloud-based, do-it-yourself website creation platform having helped users Target Investment Size $20m - $100m create over 15 million websites
• Cloud-based presentation and storytelling software platform with over 1 billion views Target Geographies Global and 60 million global users
• World’s leading provider of web-based survey solutions with more than 3 million Target Sectors Internet, software and information services survey responses every day
Full Portfolio • www.spectrumequity.com/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Flexible (minority and majority) • John Connolly • John has been with Spectrum since 2009 and is Key Investment Criteria Growth stage companies • Principal based in the firm’s San Francisco office • Email: [email protected] • Companies: GrubHub, Jimdo, Prezi, GoodRx, Ancestry.com, TeachersPayTeachers, Finalsite and Website www.spectrumequity.com Examsoft
• Mike Farrell • Mike has been with Spectrum since 2009 and is Contact Email N/A • Principal based in the firm’s Boston office • Email: [email protected] • Companies: BATS, Jimdo, Jagex, Litmus, RainKing and EagleView Contact Phone 415-464-4600 TA Associates
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
London, Boston, Menlo Park, Offices At TA Associates, we invest in exciting industries with the goal of helping management teams build their Mumbai, Hong Kong businesses into great international companies. TA is one of the oldest and largest growth private equity firms in the world. We offer our portfolio companies financial backing, strategic guidance and a significant network of contacts. Our more than 450 current and former portfolio companies and over 120 IPOs illustrate our Founded 1968 commitment to provide steady support through the cycles of the global economy. We work with our companies to navigate the complicated paths of public offerings, debt financings, and mergers and acquisitions. Employees 130 (of which 15 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $7bn
Use of Debt Sometimes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $24bn
Target Investment Size $50m - $500m (10Bis)
Target Geographies US, Europe, Asia
Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Business Target Sectors Services Full Portfolio • www.ta.com/portfolio/technology Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority and Majority • Morgan Seigler • TA Associates since 2003 • Managing Director • Companies: 10Bis, AVG, Bigpoint, CMOSIS, Eurowag, Key Investment Criteria Top-line Growth and Profitability • Email: [email protected] Flashtalking, M&M Direct, ION Trading; eCircle, Smartstream
Website www.ta.com • Naveen Wadhera • TA Associates since 2001 • Managing Director • Companies: ACT, Fractal, GlobeOp, BillDesk, ION Trading, • Email: [email protected] Cromax, RateGain, SmartStream, TCNS Clothing Contact Email [email protected] Company, Tega Industries, Yeepay • Zeynep Yavuz • TA Associates since 2016; previously at Merrill Lynch • Investment Professional Contact Phone +44 207 8230215 • Email: [email protected] Vitruvian Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Munich, Stockholm Vitruvian is an independent private equity firm which specialises in growth capital investments, growth buyouts and middle‐market buyouts in Europe. The firm focuses on investing in ‘dynamic situations’ – fast growing businesses in industries characterised by growth and change such as digital, software, media, telecoms, healthcare, financial services, business services and leisure. Founded 2007 Vitruvian is currently investing its second fund of £1bn and has offices in London, Munich and Stockholm. Employees 40 (most of which in Europe)
Current Fund Size £1bn (€1.2bn)
Use of Debt Selectively, if appropriate SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• World’s leading online and mobile marketplace for takeaway food. Proprietary AUM €2.3bn across two funds technology benefiting over 8 million users and over 45,700 takeaway restaurants.
• Online marketplace platform enabling high end fashion boutiques to sell branded Target Investment Size €30m - €175m luxury apparel and accessories to consumers in more than 150 countries.
• Global travel metasearch engine. Serves >60 million unique monthly users worldwide Target Geographies Europe in over 30 languages and has direct connections to >1,200 travel partners.
• Leading global, multi-language open review community providing user-generated Internet, Software, Media, Consumer, Target Sectors review services to a wide range of businesses both online and offline Healthcare, Business/Financial Services Full Portfolio • www.vitruvianpartners.com/investments Investment Style Board and operational support on demand
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Flexible: Majority and minority Stephen Byrne • Member of founding team at Vitruvian, focus on tech and financial Strong growth supported by Partner services. Companies: Ebury and RL360 Key Investment Criteria sustainable business model Thomas Studd • At Vitruvian since 2009, focus on internet and software across verticals. Partner Companies: Farfetch, Just-Eat, Trustpilot, JacTravel, and Ebury Website www.vitruvianpartners.com Jussi Wuoristo • Member of founding team at Vitruvian, focus on internet and software Partner across verticals. Companies: Just-Eat, Snow, Benify and Unifaun
Contact Email [email protected] Thomas Holroyd • At Vitruvian since 2014, focus on consumer services, financial services, Vice President and tech. Companies: JacTravel and Skyscanner
Contact Phone +44 20 7518 2800 Michael Mitterlehner • At Vitruvian since 2014, focus on internet and software across verticals. Vice President Companies: Farfetch, Just-Eat, Solvinity and Unifaun Vulcan Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Palo Alto, Seattle Vulcan Capital is the multi-billion dollar investment arm of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen. We are not limited by traditional deal structures, asset classes, or holding periods. Instead we take an entrepreneur- friendly approach and can invest in both private and public companies with a long term investment horizon. Vulcan’s growth equity fund is focused on making $10‐$100 million sized investments into leading Founded 1986 internet and technology companies, including mid‐ to late‐stage venture capital, recaps, growth buyouts, and strategic public market block investments. Employees 30+
Current Fund Size $5bn+
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Flipkart is the leading e-commerce destination in India AUM Multi-billion • Magic Leap is developing augmented reality technology Target Investment Size $10m – $100m • Scytl is the global leader in secure election management and electronic voting solutions Target Geographies US, Europe, Asia • Spotify is the world’s leading digital music platform Internet, Mobile, Target Sectors • Uber is the world’s largest transportation marketplace Enterprise Software Full Portfolio • http://capital.vulcan.com/ Investment Style Growth stage
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority, Debt or Equity • Abhishek Agrawal • Previously at General Atlantic in New York Key Investment Criteria Rapid revenue growth • Managing Director & Head of Growth • Investments include: Alibaba, Flipkart, Spotify, Uber, Equity Magic Leap, Avvo, TrueCar, Scytl, Zuora, AKQA, Klarna, Red Ventures, Dice, and Network Solutions Website capital.vulcan.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +1 650 329 5921 INVESTOR BOOK
DEBT Bootstrap Europe
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Zurich, London Fast growth companies often require additional money to fuel scale, yet their founders and their investors do not want to be diluted. Venture Debt is a way to postpone the next valuation event, and to provide a company with additional time to increase its value prior to a future funding round or an acquisition. The Bootstrap Europe team has supported entrepreneurs and their investors in more than 200 European transactions. The Venture Debt Founded 2015 fund is backed by successful entrepreneurs who in turn are providing a stable source of capital to the next generation of innovators. Employees 3 (of which 3 in Europe)
Current Fund Size €40m
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM N/A Full Portfolio • www.bootstrap-europe.com/transactions
Target Investment Size €1m – €5m
Target Geographies Europe
Target Sectors Techonologies & Life Science
Investment Style Passive
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Venture Debt • Fatou Diagne • Entrepreneur in Finance companies, CitiGroup, S&P, Fast Growth, can sustain monthy Key Investment Criteria • Managing Partner SFR, Fractal-Labs.com reimbursments • Email: [email protected] Website www.bootstrap-europe.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +41 43 888 6050 European Special Opportunities
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Zurich ESO Capital is an independent investment boutique focused on providing capital to European SMEs, including high growth businesses. Founded in 2006, the firm has offices in London and Zurich. We provide flexible debt solutions, with a targeted deal size is €7 to 40 million and a typical investment horizon of 2 to 5 years. Founded 2006 Currently investing out of its 6th fund, ESO manages funds on behalf of institutional investors and has deployed over €600 million in capital in close to 60 deals. Employees 20+ (of which 20+ in Europe)
Current Fund Size €350m
Use of Debt Yes TYPICAL LOAN TERMS
AUM €600m Size €7m to €40m
Target Investment Size €7m – €40m Tenor: 2 – 5 years
Target Geographies Europe Return components: Interest (cash or PIK), fees, equity kicker or exit fees
Target Sectors Agnostic, except biotech Repayment: Structure tailored to borrower’s needs, incl. bullet, early repayment possible Investment Style N/A
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Flexible • Olya Klueppel • Greg Beamish Key Investment Criteria Proven commercialisation • Partner • Director • Email: • Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website www.esocapital.com
• Natalia Nowak • Karim Askar Contact Email [email protected] • Managing Director • Director • Email: • Email: Contact Phone +41 44 200 3822 / +44 203 642 2600 [email protected] [email protected] INVESTOR BOOK
BUYOUT 3i
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 9 officies worldwide 3i is a British private equity group that £13.5bn AUM. For over 65 years the firm invested in supporting people who start, grow, change and buy businesses; delivering significant power to the people 3i works with through the knowledge, experience and global network of relationships. Ultimately, 3i is driven by a strong sense of values. The firm forms close partnerships with the companies they invest in and builds strong relationships based on Founded 1945 integrity, trust and mutual respect. 3i’s ability to create value in its portfolio companies has always been underpinned by the differentiated scale of its international resources, knowledge and networks. Employees 266 However, they also recognize the role of specialist resource in driving superior performance. With a track record in delivering innovative value creation solutions, 3i has developed a highly-effective approach. Working collaboratively, the aim is simple: to give management the tools they need to build lasting capabilities and Current Fund Size £3.7bn (private equity) competitive advantage.
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM £13.5bn • Leading provider of tailor-made travel to over 80 destinations worldwide. It serves mostly the UK and US markets.
Target Investment Size N/A • Developer of interior design and furniture concepts
Target Geographies Europe and North America • British fashion designer and retailer of women’s apparel, shoes and accessories, operating at the premium end of the UK market Target Sectors Consumer, Industrial, Business Services
Full Portfolio • www.3i.com/our-business/private-equity/portfolio Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority and Majority • Tom Salmon • Joined 3i’s Private Equity team in June 2004 and is Key Investment Criteria EV between €100m and €500m • Director based in the UK • Companies: Audley Travel, JMJ, NCP, Boomerang, Everis, Yellow Brick Road, Agent Provocateur, Hobbs Website www.3i.com/
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone +44 (0) 20 7975 3131 Bain Capital
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 14 offices worldwide Bain Capital, LP is one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms with more than $75 billion of assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities. Since the founding in 1984, Bain Capital has applied their insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity and venture capital. Bain Capital Founded 1984 leverages its shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic areas of focus. With offices on four continents, the global team aligns Bain Capital’s interests with those of the investors for lasting impact. Employees 900+
Current Fund Size More then $75bn
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM More then $75bn • World’s leading online survey platfrom
Target Investment Size N/A • Rent the Runway is revolutionizing fashion by allowing millions of women to rent designer apparel and accessories Target Geographies Global
• Leading global cybersecurity business Target Sectors Across sectors
Full Portfolio • www.baincapitalventures.com/portfolio/ Investment Style N/A
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Giovanni Camera • Previously: TMT M&A at J.P. Morgan, International Key Investment Criteria N/A • Vice President Finance Corporation, Msc from Bocconi University
Website www.baincapital.com
• Youssef Salha • Previously: consultant at Bain & Company, research Contact Email N/A • Vice President engineer at Arcelor, MS from Mines ParisTech
Contact Phone N/A Blackstone Group
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 21 offices woldwide Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. Blackstone seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for the investors, the companies they invest in, and the communities in which they work. They do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. The firm was founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter G. Peterson, Founded 1985 who retired as Senior Chairman in 2008.
Thirty years later, the firm has more than 2,000 employees in 21 offices worldwide. The portfolio companies Employees 2,190 employ more than 607,000 people across the globe.
Current Fund Size $100bn
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
• Germany’s leading online classifieds company. Scout24 operates two leading online AUM $356bn classified websites in Germany as well other market-leading online businesses in 6 other Western European countries. Target Investment Size Up from $150m • Leading provider of smart home technology and services in North America
Target Geographies Global • Provider of revenue and payment cycle management solutions connecting payers, providers, pharmacies, and patients Target Sectors Across sectors
Full Portfolio • www.blackstone.com/the-firm/asset-management/private-equity Investment Style N/A
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures N/A • Octavian Popescu • Octavian is a Principal in Blackstone’s Tactical Key Investment Criteria N/A • Principal Opportunities Group in London. • Previously: senior associate at Centre Lane Partners, associate at Bank of America Website www.blackstone.com • Companies: Hafnia Tankers, GEMS Education
• William Nicholson Contact Email N/A • Associate
Contact Phone N/A Summit Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London, Boston, Menlo Park Summit Partners is a leading global growth equity firm. We work with owners and management teams to maximize the long-term value of their companies. Since our inception in 1984, Summit has raised over $16bn of capital on behalf of a prestigious group of institutional investors. We have invested in more than 400 companies in technology, healthcare and other growth sectors. These companies have completed more than 135 public Founded 1984 offerings, and in excess of 150 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Summit opened its European office in 2001 and has since invested more than €1.5bn in capital across 12 European countries. Employees 85 (of which 18 in Europe]
Current Fund Size $6.5bn
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $16bn • Largest online private sales platform in Europe with over €1bn in sales.
Target Investment Size €20m to €250m • Leading European online payment processing company.
• Freemium antivirus protecting more than 180m computers and mobile devices Target Geographies US, Europe, Asia globally.
Technology, Internet, Digital Media • End-to-end software development platform provider. Target Sectors Mobile, Telecommunications Full Portfolio • http://www.summitpartners.com/companies Investment Style Board and operational support on demand
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Antony C. Claver • Antony joined Summit Partners in 2013, and focuses Key Investment Criteria Rapid top-line growth and profitable • Vice President primarily on the technology sector in Europe, with an emphasis on software • Email: [email protected] • Companies: Calypso Technology, Darktrace, Website www.summitpartners.com Masternaut, RELEX Solutions, Siteimprove
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +442076597500 EQT Partners
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices In 15 countries over three continents EQT seeks high-quality, market-leading, medium-sized to large companies in Northern and Central Europe with significant value-creation opportunities. Targeted companies should have the potential for value creation by investing in growth, in performance improvement, and e.g. active participation in industry consolidation through Founded 1994 add-on acquisitions. The typical equity investment opportunity ranges between EUR 50 million and EUR 600 million.
Employees 350
EQT VII: €6.75bn, raised in 2015 Current Fund Size EQT Mid Market: €1.05bn, raised 2014
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES AUM €30bn capital raised in 18 funds • Leading international provider of cloud-based Learning Management Systems (“LMS”) Mid – to Large-Cap companies, Equity Target Investment Size investments will typically range between • Market leading provider of live sports information and services, operating at the €50m – €600m interface between sports and entertainment
Target Geographies Europe • Leading global provider of Web Content Management software enabling customers to create, manage and personalize digital content based on consumer behavior Online/Digital Media, Online Classifieds, Online Advertising, Target Sectors • Leading global hotel B2B wholesale platform E-Commerce, Software, Payments, Education, Mobile, Content Rights Growth Portfolio • http://www.eqt.se/Portfolio-Companies/Current-Portfolio/ Investment Style Buyout Investments KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Control, joint control • Thomas Klews • Florian Funk Growth opportunities, leading market position, • Director • Director Key Investment Criteria performance improvement potential
Website www.eqt.se • Jens Zuber • Christian Horn Contact Email N/A • Director • Associate
Contact Phone N/A Exponent Private Equity
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices London Exponent is a private equity firm investing in UK headquartered businesses with enterprise values between £75m and £350m. They work with businesses across a broad range of sectors, where they can unlock value and drive growth. Founded 2004 They do this by finding the right companies, identifying their potential and working with great people to develop them. Exponent's strong team ethos and approachable style are underpinned by over 190 years of collective experience. Because of their extensive experience and because they understand what it means to be owners, Employees 15 (investor team) they are shrewd providers of capital. Their aims are to make excellent returns for their investors and deliver profitable relationships for their managers in a committed and personable way.
Current Fund Size £1bn They are currently investing from their third fund of £1 billion raised in 2015.
Use of Debt No SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM £1bn • Largest theatre group in the world, operating 40 venues across London's West End, the UK's regional cities and New York's Broadway
Target Investment Size £75m - £350m • Leading B2B manufacturer and services provider to in vitro diagnostic healthcare, food safety and military bio-threat detection companies globally Target Geographies UK • Provider of online discount deals in the UK and Ireland Target Sectors Across sectors
Full Portfolio • www.exponentpe.com/portfolio/ Investment Style Active
KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Buy-outs; Buy-ins • David McGovern • Joined in January 2011 UK headquarter; strong market position; Key Investment Criteria • Principal • Companies: Quorn Foods, Immediate Media, Fintrax EV between £75m and £350m Group, Trainline, Photobox
Website www.exponentpe.com/default.aspx
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +44 20 7845 8520 KKR
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
New York, London, Menlo Park, Hong Kong, Offices Global Presence: 22 offices in 16 countries and a unique network for global roll-outs. Tokyo, São Paulo and others Focus on Operational Value Creation: KKR’s average holding period is 7 years and over 50 Operating Partners (KKR Capstone) support companies with operational expertise. Founded 1976 Large portfolio: With 98 portfolio companies globally with more than 800,000 employees, KKR offers a unique roll-out opportunity to B2B companies. Highly Experienced in Partnership Transactions: BMG, Fotolia, Scout24 Schweiz, Ping Identity, and many 190 Investment Professionals Employees others. 50 Operational Professionals Deep Sector Knowledge: >50 TMT deals with aggregate deal value in excess of $100bn. Dedicated Growth Fund: Targeting tech-enabled growth investments ranging from $10m-$100m. Current Fund Size Europe III (€6bn size)
Use of Debt Flexible SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $131bn globally • Leading provider of wireless audio and home theatre products for the connected home Growth Equity: $10m - $100m Target Investment Size • Community and e-commerce sites in the automotive, careers, home, shopping, and Private Equity: $100m - $2bn equity travel and leisure verticals
Target Geographies Global • Leading multi-vertical eRetailer focused on health & fitness, beauty & apparel
Media, Technology, Consumer, Retail, Target Sectors Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, • Provider of enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) software Infrastructure and others Growth Portfolio Investment Style Active
Flexible deal structuring, including minority KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures positions or partnerships
Best-in-class Mgt. team, operational & • Philipp Freise Key Investment Criteria technology excellence, growth potential, • Head of Media Europe profitability or clear path to profitability
Website www.kkr.com • Lucian Schönefelder Contact Email [email protected] • Head of Digital Media Europe
Contact Phone +44 (0) 7885 964 353 Maryland GmbH
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices Hamburg Maryland GmbH is the direct investment division of Mayfair SE, the private family office of Günter and Daniela Herz, former owners of the Tchibo Group. Maryland aims to establish a portfolio of long-term direct investments. The focus is on companies with a strong business model and long-term growth prospects preferably in branded Founded 2004 consumer & retail, online/digital media, or the services sector. Transaction structures may range from minority to majority holdings, private or public companies, typically on an all-equity basis.
Employees 7 (of which 7 in Europe)
Current Fund Size Not disclosed
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM Not disclosed • Global leader in Testing, Inspection & Certification (ship classification, oil & gas, energy and business assurance/ISO certification) • #3 global TIC services company, €2.5bn revenues, 13,500 employees Target Investment Size €100m - €1bn • 36.5% investment in DNV-GL (Mayfair merged its 100% investment in GL Group with direct competitor DNV in 2013 to create global TIC leader) Target Geographies Europe, Americas • Innovative, Italian fast-casual restaurant concept • 180 restaurants in 32 countries worldwide (€0.5bn system-wide revenues) Consumer & Retail, Online, • Mayfair acquired 44% holding in 2011 Target Sectors Media, Business Services • Support for global roll-out of the business • #3 global sporting goods brand leading in the sport lifestyle segment Investment Style Active • Mayfair acquired 27% holding in 2005; sold to PPR in 2007
Deal Structures Control, joint control, minority, etc. KEY CONTACTS
Sustainable long-term growth prospects, • Hinrich Stahl • Responsible for Mayfair’s direct investments since Unique proprietary assets, International/global Key Investment Criteria 2004 business model, Low capital intensity, • Managing Director Strong management team • Email: [email protected] • previously Apax Partners and McKinsey & Co. • MBA INSEAD (Fontainebleau) Website N/A • Helge Lützen • Joined Maryland in 2008 Contact Email [email protected] • Director • previously Citigroup Global Markets • Email: [email protected] • ebs Oestrich-Winkel Contact Phone +49 (0) 40 320 878 0 Providence Equity
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Providence, New York, London, Offices Providence is the world's leading private equity firm focused on media, communications, education and Hong Kong, Beijing, New Delhi information investments. The firm manages funds with $37 billion in commitments and has invested in more than 130 companies globally since its inception in 1989. Providence is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island Founded 1989 and also has offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, and New Delhi.
Employees 241 (25 in Europe)
Current Fund Size $5.25bn
Use of Debt Yes SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $37bn • Leading online automotive marketplace
Target Investment Size $150m - $350m • Leading website for premium video content in the US
Target Geographies USA, Europe & Asia • China’s leading website for premium video content
Internet, Digital Media, Media, • Pioneering global educational software provider Target Sectors Communications, Internet Infrastructure, Education & Information Services Full Portfolio • www.provequity.com Investment Style Active KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Dany Rammal • Companies: Galileo, Study Group. • Managing Director Key Investment Criteria Growth Equity
Website www.provequity.com
Contact Email [email protected]
Contact Phone +44 (0) 207 514 8800 Warburg Pincus
KEY CORPORATE FACTS / KPIs INVESTOR DESCRIPTION
Offices 12 offices worldwide Warburg Pincus is a leading global private equity firm focused on thesis-driven growth investing at scale. With more than $40 billion in assets under management, the active portfolio of more than 120 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector and geography. As an experienced partner to outstanding management teams, Founded 1966 Warburg Pincus helps build durable companies with sustainable value. The firm has raised 15 private equity funds, which have invested more than $58 billion in over 760 companies in more than 40 countries.
Employees N/A
Current Fund Size $13.4bn
Use of Debt N/A SELECTED PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
AUM $40bn • European provider of Predictive Applications, enabling clients to make better business decisions by leveraging insights from “big data” and innovative technologies such as predictive modelling and machine-learning Target Investment Size $40m - $1bn • Leading on-demand mobile platform and application services that provides an extensive range of services by connecting its millions of customers to 200k+ of Target Geographies Global motorcycle and car driver partners, 35k+ food merchants and 3k+ service providers
Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, • Provider of cloud-based predictive analytics aimed at improving student success and Target Sectors Consumer, Industrial, Business Services, persistence in higher education TMT Full Portfolio • www.warburgpincus.com/investments/ Investment Style N/A KEY CONTACTS Deal Structures Minority or Majority • Cezary Pietrasik • Joined Warburg Pincus in 2010 and focuses on • Principal investments in the healthcare and consumer services Key Investment Criteria N/A sectors as well as Emerging Europe across different sectors. He has been actively pursuing opportunities in the TMT, healthcare and retail sectors. Website www.warburgpincus.com • Previously: Mid Europa Partners, J.P. Morgan
Contact Email N/A
Contact Phone N/A www.noah-conference.com
www.noah-advisors.com