Investors in Fintech

Carinthian Venture Fonds GmbH is a public venture fund founded in 2022 by public stakeholders in Carinthia. The company's objective is to invest in start-ups and small and medium-sized companies in the technology sector in Carinthia (seed and growth stage companies). The company invests only together with a private, independent co-investor.

Upfin is a Nordic VC specializing in early-stage fintech. We invest at pre-seed and seed stage, either as lead or joining as specialized co-investor. Fund I had a first close of 30m EUR in May 2022, backed by Vækstfonden, a sovereign wealth fund, Velliv, an innovative pension fund & Finansforbundet, the leading financial services union. To date, Upfin has invested in seven fintechs across Sweden, Denmark and the UK.

Co-founded by Ronan Le Moal and Charles Cabillic in September 2020, Épopée Gestion is located in Brest, Nantes, Bordeaux and Paris and aims to reinvest in the Atlantic Arc territories by supporting companies in financing and operational support. Épopée Gestion operates in four areas: innovation capital, development capital, sustainable real estate and low-carbon infrastructure. Xplore inherits all the expertise of the West Web Valley accelerator created in 2012 at the initiative of Charles Cabillic, Ronan Le Moal and Sébastien Le Corfec to support and accelerate digital startups in Brittany, in particular via the West Web Valley 1 investment fund created in 2015. When it was created, Épopée Gestion took over the management of the West Web Valley 1 fund in 2020 and launched a second capital innovation fund in 2021, Épopée West Web Valley II, which brings the total investment capacity to 80 million euros solely for innovation in startups. These two funds are now renamed Xplore I and Xplore II.

Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital is an alternative investment firm based in Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. They focus on investing in startups, particularly in FinTech and ClimateTech. Their fund targets early-stage technologies with applications in the sectors that are the most CO₂ or greenhouse gas equivalent (GHG eq), emitters at a global scale.

Investing in Nordic FinTech & Impact stars. Goose Valley is invested in some of the leading FinTechs in the Nordics: Klarna, Lunar, Open Payments, Receipt Hero, Indo. The name Goose Valley comes from the U-shaped valley Lapporten, a symbol of Sweden and its magnificent nature. In Northern Sami it is called Čuonjávággi which translates into Goose Valley.

SFC Capital (formerly Startup Funding Club) is a leading early-stage investment firm providing capital and support to British startups. By combining our Angel Network and Seed Funds, we have created a unique model that allows investors to get exposure to SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, either directly or through a diversified portfolio curated and managed by our expert team. Recognised by PitchBook Data as the UK's most active VC, our team has supported more than 400 startups to date. Notable SFC Capital portfolio companies include Onfido, Cognism, and Transcend Packaging.

Ascension is an early-stage venture capital firm built and managed by exited operators and entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders. Since 2015, Ascension has invested in 150+ start-ups across its (S)EIS & Institutional Funds – our specialist approach and extensive sector reach allow us to identify and scale pioneering tech enterprises. With over £83m under management and twelve exits, Ascension is the most active VC in London over the past decade (Beauhurst) and is UKBAA's Seed VC of the Year in 2022. Ascension is particularly focused on backing impact businesses leveraging the power of technology to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

Founded in 2018, Forestay is an early-growth stage tech fund and part of B-FLEXION, an entrepreneurial private investment firm founded by Ernesto Bertarelli. We invest in visionary teams reaching growth inflection points and partner with them to create future category leaders. We support start-ups with investments between $10M and $20M in Europe, Israel and opportunistically on the East coast of the US. Forestay Capital SA is the advisor to Forestay Capital Management Ltd, based in Jersey.

White Star Capital is an international multi-stage technology investment manager built by a team of founders, investors and operators with a track record of entering new markets, expanding teams and exiting companies. Our approach to venture is characterized by a unique combination of international presence, perspective, and people. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we partner closely with our founders to help them scale globally.

The MVC manages a €10 million fund by investing equity in start-up companies operating within the digital economy and innovative economic sectors that contribute significant value to the Maltese economy. Eligible companies may include those involved in video game development, fintech, e-sports, life sciences, pharma, green energy, the filming industry, agritech, AI, communications, electronics, financial services, medical devices, software, bluewater industries, and digital technology. Start-up companies operating in innovative economic sectors will have access to the newly established fund, with each start-up being eligible for up to €500,000 in the form of equity investment. The investment by the fund will be pari-passu with that of private venture capital investors. The Malta Government Venture Capital Limited will be the sole entity responsible for administering this scheme.

Flossbach von Storch was founded in Cologne in 1998 by Dr. Bert Flossbach and Kurt von Storch. Today, the company is one of the largest bank-independent asset managers in Europe and manages client assets of over 70 billion euros with more than 300 employees. Driven by a strong entrepreneurial mindset, Flossbach von Storch is constantly striving for further development. In order to fulfill this task, Flossbach von Storch has created the Innovation Hub and, through its subsidiary FvS Investments GmbH, supports ambitious companies in their growth and supports them through the various phases of a Startup.

BRAVE Venture Capital is a group of funds investing in dynamically developing ventures at an early stage of development with global aspirations. Our investment horizon is from 4 to 14 years. We are interested in solutions in the area of: Internet, IoT & hardware, RES and Life Science, with particular emphasis on: MedTech and BioTech. Our fund is the founder of BRAVE Seed Fund, operator of WARMIA I MAZUR CAPITAL FUND and KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE FUNDUSZ KAPITAŁOWEGO, which are a joint venture of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and a group of private investors. Key employees of BRAVE Venture Capital have successfully completed dozens of investments, including the co-creation and management of Seed Funds, one of the most recognizable funds supporting innovative start-ups in Poland.