Investors in It
ElectroFleet Ventures
Corporate VCElectroFleet Ventures provides funding for teams and technologies that help german mid-sized businesses solve their energy-related issues.
Telefónica Open Innovation
Corporate VCTelecommunications, Digital Technology, Big Data, Machine-to-machine
Equinor Ventures
Corporate VCEquinor Ventures invests in and supports innovative companies to shape the future of energy. Equinor Ventures is Equinor’s corporate venture arm dedicated to investing in ambitious early phase and growth companies. We believe that the innovation, creativity and agility of start-ups can drive change, and transition the energy industry towards a low carbon future.
Leorsa Innovations
Corporate VCLeorsa Innovations invests in companies with big ideas that aspire to be the best in the world. Excited by technological breakthroughs and cutting-edge ideas, Leorsa invests in a variety of companies from the initial seed round through to series A. Leorsa provides these companies with unparalleled support from world class scientists and researchers to drive both growth and revenue.
Btomorrow Ventures
Corporate VCBtomorrow Ventures (BTV) is the corporate venturing unit of BAT. BAT is building A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of its business by transforming into a truly consumer-centric multi-category CPG company. We are dedicated to partnering with ambitious and passionate entrepreneurs to realize their vision by providing a platform to enhance innovation and accelerate growth.
KPN Ventures
Corporate VCKPN Ventures is a corporate venture arm of KPN that aims to partner with innovative technology companies, providing access to capital, expertise, network, and customer channels. It focuses on early growth-stage European companies in networking technology, the internet of things, smart home, digital healthcare, cyber security, mobile and video (OTT) services, cloud computing, data, and analytics. It began operation on June 1, 2015, with its headquarters in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Danfoss Ventures
Corporate VCDanfoss Ventures A/S is the venturing arm of the company Danfoss A/S a family owned global company. They invest in seed or early stage and they look for investment opportunities with a potential to make a significant impact on their targeted market. They invest in developers and entrepreneurs who can benefit from Danfoss: global presence, knowledge and experience.
ICF Capital
Corporate VCICF Capital is a venture and growth capital management firm from ICF. ICF is a public financial institution founded in 1985 and owned by the Government of Catalonia. Our mission is to foster and improve access to funding for companies that operate in Catalonia in order to contribute to the growth of the region's economy while complementing the private financial sector. ICF provides funding to Catalan companies and entrepreneurs. They assist them in their development and growth, generating value for society at large.
Winton Ventures
Corporate VCWinton Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Winton Group that invests in companies that operate in the cybersecurity, energy and environment, and data science-driven healthcare sectors. It leverages Winton’s extensive experience and in-house expertise in data science to make better investment decisions and to support actively its portfolio companies. It began operation in 2015, with its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom.
Endeavour Ventures
Corporate VCEndeavour Ventures raises money for growth businesses from HNW and Sophisticated investors. We have directly sourced >£150m for portfolio companies directly from individuals typically looking for EIS opportunities. We make very few investments each year and work hard to create successful outcomes. We tend to make thematic investments into fast growth markets, always seeking the most experienced management teams and the most scalable models.
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
Corporate VCBoehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) invests in groundbreaking therapeutics-focused biotechnology companies to drive innovation in biomedical research. BIVF is searching for significant enhancements in patient care through pioneering science and its clinical translation by building long-term relationships with scientists and entrepreneurs. BIVF’s focus is to target unprecedented therapeutic concepts addressing high medical needs in immuno-oncology, regenerative medicine, infectious diseases and digital health. These may include novel platform technologies to address so far undruggable targets, new generation vaccines and/or new biological entities, such as oncolytic virotherapy.
Ingka Group
Corporate VCIngka Group is one of 11 different groups of companies that own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Ingka Group has three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments, and Ingka Centres. It is the world’s largest home furnishing retailer operating 367 IKEA stores in 30 markets. These IKEA stores had 838 million visits during FY18 and 2.35 billion visits to www.ikea.com. Ingka Group operates the business under the IKEA vision to create a better everyday life for many people by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. Ingka Group also does venture investments.

