Investors in Services

Collector Ventures is the investment vehicle of of Collector Bank, founded by Lena Apler.Collector Bank is a digital niche bank providing personal loans, credit cards, savings accounts, e-commerce payment solutions, factoring, and corporate lending with a strong emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Addington, founded by top-level executive and serial entrepreneur Ad Nederlof, invests in startups and scaleups that require funding and hands-on experience to accommodate growth. Addington aims at acquiring minority equity positions in startups and scaleups that require funding and targeted support in order to take the next step in their development. Addington’s expertise is highly varied, but best serves companies that offer scalable solutions on a recurring revenue model. Eligible companies ideally have a turnover of € 2 million and the potential to achieve continuous annual growth of 25 percent or higher. Besides funding, Addington provides guidance and advice based on many years of entrepreneurship and experience in international business. Addington holds standards and values that correspond with a genuine family business. To take full advantage of our expertise, a cultural match is a prerequisite. Internationally acclaimed business executive and entrepreneur Ad Nederlof is the classic example of “newspaper boy to captain of industry”. With little or no formal schooling to boast, he now holds a career of well over 50 years in the IT-industry – and the end is by no means in sight. Started off as a sales representative he worked his way up to executive positions until he could grow no further. Curious to put his vision of delivering excellent customer service to the test – and his own money where his mouth was – in 2005, at the age of 57, he started VANAD (‘owned by Ad’). Spurred by his enthusiasm, VANAD has grown from 20 to 2,000 employees since then. Throughout the years Ad added several rapidly growing companies to the portfolio. One of them, Enovation, he sold in 2018 for over € 100 million. Money he is now putting to work through Addington. With his vision, drive and insights as an invaluable bonus for entrepreneurs who – just like Ad – like to push further.

Colam Impact is a financial services company that aims to develop companies with a societal impact through financial investment in these companies and long - term support for the men and women who run them. Colam Impact provides long-term support to leading entrepreneurs whose innovative challenge is societal impact, through patient, responsive and responsible capital, to finance a profitable and sustainable business model serving the economic, social and environmental link. Colam Impact primarily targets projects active in the sectors of access to energy, water, healthcare, training and employment and waste management.

Unilever Ventures is the venture capital and private equity arm of Unilever. They invest in young, promising companies, accelerating growth by providing access to Unilever’s global ecosystem, assets and expertise. They are looking for tomorrow’s world-beaters in Personal Care and Digital. They provide access to a company with unrivalled global reach. On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways. Unilever Ventures works closely with The Unilever Foundry to provide technology innovators with access to paid pilot projects, mentorship and growth financing.

Crescent Ventures develops and delivers dependable, secure, and environmentally friendly Internet of Things solutions for smart buildings, smart cities, industry 4.0, and smart energy applications around the world. They enable and accelerate the transition to a safer, more sustainable, and more comfortable living environment, allowing businesses to thrive. The group is organized along 3 business units: Crescent IoT Solutions, Crescent Lighting and Crescent Ventures.

Vogel Ventures is the early stage investment company of Vogel Business Media.Vogel Communications Group (VCG) is a leading provider of specialized communication and information services with a strong presence in key industries and a focus on professional corporate communication.

BillerudKorsnäs Venture invests in startups that will define tomorrow’s packaging solutions. We look for companies with financially and environmentally sustainable packaging products and services and a dedicated team. BillerudKorsnäs Venture is a wholly owned subsidiary of BillerudKorsnäs.

co-pace is the catalyst for new technologies and business models with external partners at continental.co pace catalyzes new product directions for Continental by creating partnerships with entrepreneurs and thought leaders to explore and innovate in various industries such as motor vehicle manufacturing, AI, ML, data stack and mobility services.

SEB Alliance is a corporate venture capital firm. The firm prefers to invest in disruptive technology sectors. Groupe SEB is the world reference in small domestic equipment, offering a unique portfolio of over 30 top brands in nearly 150 countries. With a focus on innovation, international development, and service excellence.

Aday provides personalized media monitoring and analysis solutions through Tagaday, offering access to all media content and real-time insights for decision-makers and communicators.

365.fintech is a boutique VC focusing on pre-seed & seed API-first, infrastructure & b2b/b2b2c fintech in broader CEE & Baltics.

Centrica Innovations is a global innovation group investing and partnering with startups that are transforming energy, electric mobility, home services and industrial markets with innovative technology and ideas, all with a relentless customer focus. Centrica is a leading energy services and solutions provider founded on a 200-year heritage of serving people. Leading energy services and solutions provider focused on energizing a greener, fairer future.