Karot Capital
Karot Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in innovative companies without a pre-defined sector focus. The firm aims to support ambitious entrepreneurs by providing them with capital, optimism, and a collaborative partnership. The firm seeks to actively contribute sectorial and geographic expertise, know-how and networks to the benefit of its portfolio companies. They work hard alongside their entrepreneurs to achieve home runs. The firm emphasizes the importance of strong entrepreneurial teams and seeks opportunities to support them through their advisory board of experienced entrepreneurs.
Key Ventures
Key Ventures operates as an informal group of angel investors, functioning as a syndicate without a formal legal structure. With over 10 years of experience investing in startups, their strategy emphasizes early-stage investments in capital-efficient businesses. They demonstrate a preference for technical products or services that possess high entry barriers and a calculated risk appetite. While they offer financial capital, they also bring experience, expertise, and network access to their portfolio companies. The syndicate aims to be flexible, with the ability to make investment decisions rapidly or over a longer period. They are open to investing alone or as part of a syndicate and are selective LPs in emerging fund managers. Key factors for investment consideration include intellectual property, scalable business models, and the presence of a multi-founder team. A large market, repeat founders, and significant traction are considered advantageous. Key Ventures looks for startups operating primarily within a maximum valuation of 3,000,000 EUR and maximum round size of 1,000,000 EUR. They are prepared to invest sums between 50,000 EUR and 300,000 EUR. While not explicitly stated, their focus on early-stage companies coupled with the syndicate structure suggests that they offer hands-on guidance and support. They have invested in various startups via members of their syndicate with or without other business angel groups. They are keen to review pitch decks sent to them, implying an active seeking of new investment opportunities.
Kogito Ventures
Kogito Ventures is a generalist, early-stage VC fund that believes in backing ambitious founders building venture-compatible businesses across various industries. They embrace the flexibility to invest in emerging themes. Their sweet spot is Pre/seed rounds, where they aim to be one of the first investors, but they are also open to co-investing in Seed financings. The firm invests in companies with a Polish nexus, encompassing teams, founders, or target markets. They launched their second fund, Kogito Ventures Starter, a commitment-based PLN 82m fund operating under the PFR Starter programme, which includes significant upside leverage for over 30 Limited Partners, half of whom are angel investors with whom they have a history of investing.
Krokodilli Kapital
Krokodilli Kapital invests in startups developing technologies and services that enhance human health, skills, and capabilities, optimize resource use, and ensure information symmetry in society. Their mission is to enable sustainable living by empowering businesses that contribute to the harmony of people, nature, and society.
L-Stone Capital
L-Stone Capital focuses on providing financing and support to high-quality and ambitious management teams in growing their startups into scalable international businesses. They aim to be the touchstone of start-up capital for early-stage businesses, investing in the future. The firm seeks ambitious teams with scalable business models and demonstrated traction. They offer more than just capital, aiming to be a touchstone all the way from investment to exit, providing access to a global network, operational support and global scaling, team development, and marketing and media exposure.
Lead Ventures
Lead Ventures befektetései három meghatározó elemen alapulnak: érett vállalatokba való befektetés bizonyított üzleti modelllel és stabil működéssel, meghatározó tulajdonosi pozíció biztosítása (elsősorban többségi részesedés), valamint aktív tulajdonosi szemlélet, amely stratégiai és pénzügyi támogatást jelent a vállalat hosszú távú értékteremtéséhez.
Leafy Tunnel
Leafy Tunnel is a Venture Capital firm investing in alternative medicine, specifically focusing on the transformative potential of medicinal cannabis and psychedelics. They aim to fuel the growth of pioneering companies at the forefront of research, development, and commercialization in these sectors. The firm believes that these modalities, when applied in a controlled and therapeutic setting, can unlock the mysteries of the mind and offer new approaches to healing. They emphasize the convergence of ancient wisdom and modern science, and the integration of art, music, and culture with therapeutic practices to amplify self-exploration and emotional liberation. Leafy Tunnel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs and startups that share their vision for the future of alternative medicine and are poised to make a positive impact. Their investment approach is rooted in rigorous and comprehensive analysis, honest feedback, and a commitment to ethical and sustainable practices. They invest in alternative medicine to address mental health and pain disorders, which can lead to a brighter future of medicine and treatments in the alternative medicine space.
Leryon Holdings
Leryon Holdings operates as an investment vehicle with a focus on three core pillars: Real Estate, Financial Products, and Venture Capital. Their overarching investment strategy is guided by three business philosophies: minimize risk, maximize returns, and enhance societal well-being. The firm actively manages investments in stocks and bonds and also functions as a boutique venture capital firm, focusing on identifying and providing initial seed funding to high-potential startups, particularly in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Aerospace (both hardware and software). Leryon Holdings contributes to local economies by offering quality houses to workers and their families in the real estate sector. In real estate, Leryon's strategy involves identifying properties, analyzing financial metrics, revitalizing properties, and renting them out with a clear objective of return maximization, while simultaneously aiming to create a quality lifestyle for its clients. The firm operates in Romania, France, and Spain, with plans for further expansion into other regions and countries. Leryon Holdings emphasizes alternative investments and seeks to make smart investments across various sectors and geographies, aligning with its philosophies of risk minimization, return maximization, and enhancement of societal well-being. Leryon Holdings employs 6 partners and 28 employees, with 28 investments and 13 real estate units under management.
Likeminded
Likeminded is an invite-only collective of founders and business angels investing in early-stage tech startups. They provide VC-sized funding with angel-like domain expertise, leveraging a network of +30 partners to source and support startups across diverse tech sectors in the Nordics.
London Real Ventures
London Real Ventures positions itself as the world's first media-powered investment firm, seeking to provide not only capital but also significant media exposure to its portfolio companies. They invest in cutting-edge Web3, AI, and Metaverse companies, recognizing that financial investment alone isn't sufficient for success. Their core thesis revolves around the belief that startups need immediate access to customers, community, and cash flow. To achieve this, they leverage the London Real media platform, which boasts a substantial reach of over 5 million subscribers and a billion views, to introduce their portfolio companies' brands, visions, and product ecosystems to a large global audience. The firm's investment strategy involves a 'Quadruple Threat' approach, focusing on Venture To Capital, Production, Distribution, Connection, and Cash. They produce high-quality, two-hour interviews hosted by Brian Rose with the CEOs/Founders of their portfolio companies. These interviews serve multiple purposes, including promoting the company, attracting further funding, assisting in recruitment, and generating new customers. They use the London Real platform to distribute the content, reaching a wide audience. The firm also provides a connection piece, leveraging their network. London Real Ventures aims to address the challenge of achieving mainstream success in today's digital landscape. They believe that merely having technology and capital is insufficient. They focus on sectors like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse, aiming to help brands gain relevance, attract customers, build partnerships, and scale effectively. By combining venture capital with media power, they seek to accelerate the growth and adoption of their portfolio companies' solutions, giving them a competitive edge in the market. Brian Rose, the founder of London Real Ventures, emphasizes the importance of media cut-through in a rapidly evolving digital ecosystem. The firm's integrated approach, combining investment with content creation and distribution through a large existing media platform, provides a unique value proposition for companies in the Web3, AI, and Metaverse spaces seeking both capital and significant brand exposure.
Luminar Ventures
Luminar Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in the Nordics. They aim to invest in visionary founders with big ideas and help them build trailblazing companies. They focus on providing capital and guidance to navigate product-market fit, enable rapid growth, and lay the groundwork for international expansion. The firm positions itself as more than just a capital provider, aiming to leverage its experiences and networks to guide and support founders on their journeys from initial vision to hyper-growth. This includes assisting with key early hires, product development, securing initial customers, and making crucial decisions to achieve global scale. They are particularly interested in founders who embody relentlessness, resourcefulness, transparency, and compassion, mirroring the firm's own values of honesty, kindness, ambition, and helpfulness. As former founders and angel investors themselves, Luminar Ventures emphasizes a hands-on approach. The team has experience with both founding and investing in companies. This background allows them to relate to and address the challenges faced by early-stage startups more effectively. They are committed to being helpful to every entrepreneur they meet, irrespective of whether they invest. In addition to direct support, they aim to work with other investors to facilitate relevant deals. Luminar's core values strongly influence their investment strategy. They seek founders who demonstrate a relentless drive to solve problems for their customers and inspire their teams. Resourcefulness, or the ability to find ways to acquire needed resources, is another key attribute they look for. Transparency and open communication within the team and with stakeholders are also essential. Finally, compassion and empathy towards everyone in the organization are highly valued, even during challenging times. By investing in founders who share these values, Luminar Ventures aims to foster a positive and collaborative environment for growth.
MTE MedTech Entrepreneurs
MTE MedTech Entrepreneurs focuses on investing in life-changing Medical technologies and Digital Health Applications, aiming to accelerate the future of healthcare. They believe that MedTech innovations will lead to a better and longer life for everyone and aims to facilitate the creation of new opportunities and set new standards of care. They target companies with defendable IP and measurable advantages, specifically focusing on the convergence of Digital, Healthcare, and Technology. The firm emphasizes investing before early-stage angels and bridges the gap between angels and larger venture capital funds. They believe that for MedTech companies, an exit is obligatory, aiming for high multiples and few losses, avoiding the "unicorn" chase. Their commercialization approach includes targeting new reimbursement (NUBs) and working with industry experts, leveraging a MedTech track record, comprehensive operational support, cooperative milestone management, an international distribution network, and access to Key Opinion Leaders. MTE also addresses the typical challenges faced by academically rooted start-ups, namely corporate governance, market knowledge, and network. They provide strategic advice and assistance in these areas. They offer operational support for inexperienced founders and review business plans, roadmaps, milestones, and KPIs. They provide start-ups 200-man-years of experience in the health care industry, comprehensive operational support, and access to Key Opinion Leaders. They perform a unique evaluation method for management and provide direct access to a complete bandwidth of players in healthcare with a reliable network.
Maersk Growth
Maersk Growth invests in ventures that apply new business models and technology to global transport, with a focus on decarbonizing shipping and enabling sustainable trade. By leveraging Maersk’s expertise and scale, the firm supports companies scaling within the industry or aligned with Maersk’s strategic priorities.
Maniv Mobility
Maniv Mobility is a global venture capital fund focused on investing in the generational transformation underway in the economy of movement. They focus on reassembling the building blocks of transportation through two primary lenses: decarbonization and digitization. Maniv views the shift away from fossil fuel propulsion as driven by market forces and regulatory tailwinds, leading to opportunities in new vehicle platforms, materials, silicon, and software for scalable commercialization. The fund invests in companies accelerating the digitization of transportation and other mobility-related industries. They believe demand for decarbonized transportation is accelerating innovation across new vehicle platforms and the materials, silicon, and software needed to power and commercialize them at scale. Maniv aims to partner with founders who possess imagination, tenacity, and a collaborative spirit, enabling them to transform big ideas into successful businesses. The firm leverages its extensive network, including an advisory board comprising decision-makers from Fortune 100 companies, academia, and policy, to provide valuable support and guidance to its portfolio companies. Maniv is based in Israel and New York.
Masawa
Masawa is a venture capital fund that invests in seed-stage European startups focused on mental health and wellness. They employ a "Nurture Capital" approach that prioritizes founder wellbeing and organizational health, believing it minimizes risk, enhances returns (both financial and social), and contributes to sustainable success. They believe the current investment model often exploits founders, leading to failure, and that a human-centric approach grounded in scientific evidence is crucial. Masawa sees a significant market opportunity in the mental wellness space, estimating it to be a $400B market, fueled by the increasing awareness of mental health needs accelerated by the pandemic. Their investment strategy encompasses mental illness cures, mental wellness improvement, and addressing the social determinants of mental health.
Maxrich Ventures GmbH
Maxrich Ventures GmbH is an impact investor focused on technology-driven companies that save lives. They aim to be a 'booster' for their portfolio companies, providing not only financial support but also access to their extensive network, knowledge, and years of experience. The firm emphasizes an open and transparent communication forum through the MAXRICH INVESTORS CLUB, where investors receive weekly updates on the progress of their portfolio companies. This close relationship allows investors to actively contribute beyond capital, leveraging their expertise to guide and support the startups. Founded after Max and Rich met in 2005, the firm has helped over 150 companies get established. The founders have experience in building businesses and securing seven-figure financing rounds for tech startups. This experience translates into guidance for their portfolio companies, helping them navigate the challenges of scaling and growth. They invest in companies with innovative solutions to global challenges such as world hunger, climate change, and pandemics, aligning financial returns with positive societal impact. Maxrich Ventures operates an accelerator program to identify and nurture promising startups. They actively seek out companies with key technologies that can solve major problems facing humanity. The firm aims to support startups from early stages through their growth, providing the resources and connections needed to succeed. They focus on companies who are addressing global scale problems with technology, such as cell therapy, renewable energy, and reproductive health.
Metavallon VC
Metavallon VC invests in early-stage tech startups in Greece, providing funding from €200K to €1.5M and hands-on support. They focus on companies with strong technology, talent, and a commitment to scalable growth, particularly in deep tech, life sciences, and B2B/enterprise solutions. The fund also emphasizes building R&D and product teams in Greece while maintaining global ambition.
Miles Ahead Capital
Miles Ahead Capital is a Venture Capital Firm focused on empowering founders of Deep Tech & AI startups with capital, expertise, and team support to turn bold ideas into global companies. They operate with a "venture studio" model, working closely with founders to accelerate growth and reduce early-stage risk by producing and funding their business. They aim to shorten the learning curve of early-stage Deep Tech & AI startups by producing their business together with experts to accelerate the go-to-market. The firm sees itself as producers behind the creation of transformative Deep Tech & AI startups, inspired by Miles Davis and his spirit of innovation. Their branding carries the original colors as a tribute to this iconic artist. They back founders at the earliest and most defining stages: Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A. Miles Ahead Capital brings founders, experts, and investors together via "On Stage," a series of invite-only events to open doors to knowledge, networks, and visibility, helping their portfolio founders scale faster and stronger.
MobilityFund
MobilityFund invests in electrification and automation technologies reshaping mobility, focusing on B2B software-driven businesses in Europe. They target startups with working products, early revenue, and global scaling ambitions, offering strategic value through MobilityVC’s network and expertise.
MobilityXlab
MobilityXlab is a collaboration hub designed to accelerate innovation in the mobility and connectivity sectors. They achieve this by connecting startups and emerging companies with established global industry partners, fostering collaboration and facilitating the validation of innovative solutions through proof-of-concepts and pilots. The core strategy revolves around leveraging a Swedish collaboration culture, characterized by openness and strong partnerships, to drive advancements in future mobility. By providing startups with access to industry leaders and real-world testing environments, MobilityXlab aims to create successful companies that deliver products and services fit for the next generation of mobility. The program's stage-agnostic approach allows them to work with companies at various stages of development, provided they have a functioning prototype and demonstrated traction with potential customers. A key aspect of their selection process involves securing the approval of at least two of their partner companies, ensuring alignment and commitment to the startup's solution. This collaborative model facilitates not only validation and refinement of technologies but also potential commercial partnerships, enabling startups to scale their operations and achieve market success. MobilityXlab operates as a platform to bridge the gap between groundbreaking ideas and industry implementation. They focus on facilitating a dynamic ecosystem where startups can benefit from the expertise, resources, and market access of established companies like Magna, Volvo Group, Zeekr Technology Europe, and Zenseact. The success of this model is evident in the numerous validation projects and accelerations they have overseen, resulting in tangible success stories and the growth of innovative mobility solutions. Furthermore, MobilityXlab is deeply involved in initiatives that address critical industry challenges, such as secure data sharing in mobility. Their CoTwin project, for example, aims to build a collaborative digital twin platform that unlocks the potential of shared mobility data while ensuring privacy and security. This commitment to solving industry-wide issues reinforces their role as a key player in shaping the future of mobility.
Moonstone VC
Moonstone VC is focused on supporting visionary founders addressing humanity's most critical challenges over the next 30 years. They aim to drive systemic change and shape a more sustainable future by tackling challenges at their core. The firm seeks companies pioneering groundbreaking solutions to planetary health challenges while delivering strong performance, creating value for both startups and society. Moonstone prioritizes collaboration with startups who share their mission, ensuring they work collectively to build a sustainable and inspiring future. Moonstone provides support beyond initial investments, adopting a "nose in, hands out" approach, with focus on startups aligned with their vision. They connect founders with their network of experts, deepening their partnership and empowering them to scale and amplify their impact. The firm's founder-friendly selection process is streamlined and efficient, typically taking no more than two weeks. They understand that the best solutions often come from those who dare to tackle the greatest challenges and seek out founders who are deeply determined to create innovative solutions, regardless of the sector or geography. Moonstone also recognizes that the most ambitious young founders possess both the vision to address humanity's greatest challenges over the next three decades and the untapped potential to create transformative solutions to solve them.
MoreTech Ventures
MoreTech Ventures was founded in 2020 with the goal of investing in exceptional management teams possessing innovative technology aimed at addressing significant challenges. The firm focuses on identifying and supporting companies that demonstrate strong potential for growth and market leadership through technological advancements. They aim to partner with teams that are building impactful solutions and have the capability to scale effectively. The firm's investment strategy centers around identifying promising opportunities within the Israeli and Israeli-related technology ecosystem. This geographical focus allows them to leverage local expertise and networks, enabling them to assess opportunities thoroughly and provide valuable support to their portfolio companies. MoreTech Ventures seeks to contribute to the growth of the Israeli tech landscape by providing capital and strategic guidance to promising ventures. They are interested in growth-stage investment opportunities across various market segments. MoreTech Ventures invests in companies across all market segments.
Morningside Hill Capital Management
Morningside Hill Capital Management employs a value-investing approach, prioritizing rigorous fundamental research and measurable investment factors. The firm targets Bulgarian startups with strong management teams, defensible competitive advantages, and scalable growth potential, aiming for long-term minority equity investments with a 5-10 year horizon. The fund is sector-agnostic but emphasizes local relevance (revenue, staff, or assets in Bulgaria).
Mosaicventures
Mosaic Ventures is a thesis-driven, boutique venture capital partnership focused on backing the next leaders in applied AI. They believe that artificial intelligence is transforming the world economy and represent the greatest technology shift of our lifetimes. The firm partners with outlier founders and management teams with unique insight, building in the AI application layer, and helps them scale globally, especially across the Atlantic. They deeply research markets, imagining how value will be created and captured, and make long-term bets on new categories and market disruption. Mosaic Ventures is building an AI-native venture firm, embracing AI not only in their investment focus, but also in their own internal operations.