OMERS Ventures
OMERS Ventures' mission is to help founders build great companies. They look for founders who are driven by passion and a desire to build businesses that are part of their DNA. They aim to provide capital and support to these founders, drawing on their own experiences as builders and operators. They invest in companies that are creating innovative solutions, particularly in areas like AI, fintech, and data exchange.
Opera Tech Ventures
Opera Tech Ventures, launched in Paris in 2018, is the venture capital arm of BNP Paribas Group, dedicated to supporting the global transformation of the financial industry. They aim to foster the emergence of future category leaders by providing financial resources, domain expertise, industry connections, and influence. The firm operates within the financial system, leveraging its position to offer unique access to resources, maximizing the chances for portfolio companies to thrive faster. Their investment approach is pragmatic, opportunistic, and evergreen, designed to support entrepreneurs throughout their entire journey, from early stage to scale. Opera Tech Ventures looks for visionary innovation, backing bold entrepreneurs nurturing new visions of the future. They also prioritize execution-driven teams, supporting exceptional, mission-driven individuals able to deliver under demanding conditions. Finally, they value tech builders who shape long-lasting moats and deliver outstanding value. Opera Tech Ventures focuses on investing in disruptors of the financial industry, encompassing fintech, insurtech, and related areas. They have a global reach, supporting transformative businesses in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Plug & Play EMEA Ventures GmbH
Investing in seed-stage European startups, especially in Spain, across AI, fintech, sustainability, and mobility, by combining capital with Plug and Play's global acceleration and corporate networks.
Portage
Portage is a global investment platform focused on fintech and financial services. Their mission is to empower entrepreneurs reshaping financial services by providing flexible capital and a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors, and value creation experts. They have deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience, and are committed to supporting leaders in the fintech and financial services space. Portage leverages a thesis-driven investment approach, enabling differentiated insights, understanding of market dynamics and opportunities, and deep research and expertise. They aim to be long-term partners, with various pools of capital that allow them to partner with companies across all stages, from seed to later-stage. Their Value Creation team of vertical domain experts accelerates the growth of their portfolio companies through access to expertise in go-to-market, technology and cybersecurity, commercial partnerships, and business acceleration & M&A. Portage was founded in 2016 by Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III to help fintech and financial services entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of scaling from local startups to global companies. They started with early-stage fintech venture capital and have since expanded to late-stage fintech and financial services through Portage Capital Solutions in 2022. They have over 115 portfolio companies in 13 countries and have facilitated 142+ partnerships for their portfolio companies. Additionally, they have 1,000+ relationships with financial institutions and investors worldwide, with over 40 institutional, corporate, and family office investors, along with 20+ advisors with deep entrepreneurial and financial services experience.
Primary Venture Partners
Primary Venture Partners focuses on backing founders building innovative companies that haven't yet been proven, investing at the seed stage. They aim to support founders in turning seemingly impossible ideas into successful companies. Their investment theses appear to be specialized, with partners focusing on areas like GTM Tech, AI-native consumer products, enterprise software, supply chain, industrial tech, fintech, and cybersecurity. Their approach combines deep sector specialization with a 60+ person operating team to deliver hands-on support to their portfolio companies. Brad Svrluga's investment thesis centers around identifying founders using AI to improve complex operational systems, converting judgment and execution into software advantages. Ben Sun focuses on the consumer platform shift, backing AI-native products that become trusted partners for consumers. Cassie Young's 2026 investment thesis focuses on GTM Tech.
QoQa Services SA
QoQa Services SA invests opportunistically in growth-stage Swiss fintech and digital platforms to leverage e-commerce synergies.
Quona Capital
Quona Capital invests in fintech innovators expanding financial access globally. They focus on driving inclusion, fueling economic growth, and creating lasting impact by targeting underserved businesses and customers. The firm blends purpose with investment performance, prioritizing companies that serve the financially excluded and underserved populations. Quona Capital emphasizes that opportunity shouldn't be limited by geography and they actively invest in markets like Latin America, India and Southeast Asia, and the EMEA region. Quona Capital not only provides capital, but also actively supports their portfolio companies by rolling up their sleeves and putting their expertise to work. The firm's partners are experienced financial services and tech investors, entrepreneurs, and operators. They are committed to helping their portfolio companies scale and achieve their missions. They have a team that speaks 18 languages, indicating a strong understanding of and presence within the markets they serve. The fund is pioneering in its approach to impact investing, focusing on companies that demonstrate a strong social mission alongside commercial viability. They measure their success not only by financial returns but also by the number of underserved customers and lives touched by their portfolio companies. By doing so, they position themselves as leaders in responsible and impactful fintech investing.
Raptor Group
The Raptor Group is an opportunistic venture capital firm that invests across various stages and asset classes, ranging from early-stage ventures to private and public equity, as well as funds. Backed by the Family Office of Jim Pallotta, the firm seeks to add more than just financial value by leveraging its operating and strategic expertise, along with its extensive global network, to support and drive growth for its portfolio companies. They aim to partner with driven entrepreneurs, innovators, operators, corporate executives, and professional investors, aligning with a mission to create long-term outsized investment returns. Raptor Group's culture is described as relentlessly entrepreneurial, opportunistic, and nimble, forming the core DNA of the organization and influencing every aspect of their business. The firm's website highlights its investment focus on sectors including technology, fintech, digital assets and finance, consumer, sports, media and gaming, healthcare, and industrials. The firm provides strategic support, compressing the growth curve to help companies realize their vision faster. While a specific investment thesis isn't explicitly stated, the firm's investment approach leans towards active involvement beyond capital infusion, offering strategic guidance, operational expertise, and access to a global network. This suggests a preference for businesses where they can make a substantial impact on growth and performance. The firm seems particularly drawn to opportunities within rapidly evolving industries, as evidenced by their investments in areas such as digital assets, media and gaming, and consumer goods. The firm targets driven and talented entrepreneurs and innovators who are seeking experienced partners that share a mission to create long-term outsized investment returns. They appear to be seeking ventures that can benefit from strategic and operational expertise as well as access to their global network.
Rasmal Ventures
Rasmal Ventures is the first independent VC fund established in Qatar, with a regional presence investing in tech startups across the wider MENA region. They focus on supporting top entrepreneurs and international companies expanding into the MENA market. Their investment philosophy is centered on powering the market leaders of the future, by providing not just capital but also active support and follow-on investments. Rasmal Ventures aims to be a hands-on investor and commits to supporting the most promising companies in subsequent rounds.
Rerail
Invests in early-stage fintech companies across all finance sub-verticals, fintech-powered businesses in sectors like healthcare, energy, logistics, and property, and vertical AI applications intersecting with CFO suites, payments, and ERP systems.
Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet operates as an incubator and investor in internet and technology companies globally. Their strategy revolves around identifying promising business models, building companies from scratch using proprietary processes (incubation), and providing operational support to help them scale internationally. They also invest in existing companies through their investment arm, Global Founders Capital. They aim to create market-leading companies and provide a unique blend of operational support and capital, backing entrepreneurs across all stages from seed to IPO.
Runa Capital
Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm built by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on early-stage software and deep tech startups worldwide. They aim to empower founders to change the world by providing not just capital, but also expertise and support derived from their own experience as entrepreneurs. The firm typically invests in pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, providing initial checks between $0.5-5M per company. They look for innovative companies within their core focus areas. The firm's investment strategy is centered around partnering with top entrepreneurs in Deeptech, Enterprise Software, and Fintech Infrastructure. Their investment approach appears global, with investments made in 14+ countries and key locations including Silicon Valley, London, Berlin, Paris, and Luxembourg. They are not afraid of investing in companies with global reach or innovative technologies with the potential to disrupt industries. Runa's strategy also includes supporting open-source startups, indicated by their ROSS Index and frequent news about trending open-source companies. This is more than just investment and extends to actively following and providing thought leadership around open-source. This emphasis on open source demonstrates a specific angle within their broader software focus. They also leverage exits from past investments to add to their credibility and attract new investments.
Sagard NewGen
Sagard is a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm that invests across venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real estate. The firm focuses on providing flexible capital, an entrepreneurial culture, and a global network to help accelerate companies' paths to success. Sagard emphasizes its core values of entrepreneurship, innovation, collaboration, rigor, and authenticity. They aim to empower progress and build one of the most respected and impactful global alternative investment management firms by investing capital, culture, and network to drive returns for their clients and communities. Specifically, within venture capital, Sagard operates through Portage Ventures, Portage Capital Solutions, and Diagram. Portage Ventures focuses on early-stage fintech opportunities from seed to Series C, while Portage Capital Solutions provides flexible capital to later-stage businesses. Sagard aims to be more than just a capital provider, offering hands-on support in areas such as go-to-market strategy, technology and cybersecurity, business acceleration, mergers and acquisitions, and partnerships. Sagard also demonstrates a commitment to leveraging its global network of investors, portfolio companies, commercial partners, advisors, and value-creation experts to create tangible value for its portfolio companies. The firm's multi-strategy approach allows it to deliver capital across various stages and asset classes, providing a comprehensive solution for companies seeking growth and development. Sagard's overarching strategy is to actively support the leaders reshaping their respective industries. They emphasize a dynamic and supportive ecosystem that gives partners the advantage needed to learn, grow, and win at every stage, focusing on building long-term value through deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience.
Sella
Sella Direct Ventures invests in early-stage fintech startups and VC funds across Europe and North America to drive innovation, financial inclusion, and transformative technologies through strategic capital and ecosystem partnerships.
Sozo Ventures
Sozo Ventures invests in and supports technology-enabled ventures with global expansion, leveraging deep networks and expertise to provide market knowledge, deployment support, and strategic relationships. They focus on companies that are ready to scale internationally, offering hands-on assistance from seed to pre-IPO stages.
SpecialistVC
Specialist VC invests in ambitious founders across the Baltic states, Finland, Ukraine, and Belarus, focusing on B2B, SaaS, fintech, platforms, and deep tech. The firm emphasizes hands-on support, long-term relationships, and early-stage intuition to identify high-potential startups with transformative potential.
Startup Wise Guys Venture Capital Fund
Startup Wise Guys invests in bold, early-stage B2B startups globally, emphasizing international founders and overlooked markets. Their vertical-focused programs provide tailored mentorship, funding, and access to a global network to accelerate growth and achieve exponential MRR growth. They specialize in sectors like SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, and sustainability, with a mission to help startups scale and succeed worldwide.
TMT Investments
Invests in leading-edge, early-stage technology companies across diverse sectors including AI-native platforms, healthtech, fintech, and enterprise software.
Ten VC
Ten VC invests in brilliant founders building breakthrough technologies that can scale into transformational platforms. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed stages, working closely with founders from the initial meeting to accelerate and de-risk their companies. Ten VC's investment approach is centered around leveraging strategic networks to maximize the impact of its portfolio companies. They have scouting teams in US research labs, EU, Israel, Canada, accelerators, incubators, and micro VCs. Further, they offer industry-specific and functional expert advice from industry leaders in fintech, synthetic bio, energy, insurtech, healthcare, and biotech, in addition to functional experts in growth, branding/marketing, product management, supply chain, IT, and HR. They also work with Technology specialists in analytics, AI, imaging, hardware, data/cloud, and genetics biomanufacturing. Ten VC focuses on breakthrough applications of deep science, including scalable biomanufacturing, next-generation chemistry, biotech/techbio, synthetic biology, and AI/ML for life sciences. They also invest in the industrial new normal, encompassing exponential automation, AI/ML, advanced manufacturing and supply chains, autonomous machines and applied systems, integrated compliance, and Fintech/Insurtech 2.0. Furthermore, they invest in new infrastructure & tools, new technological progress involving advanced computing, big data storage and processing, and transformational development tools. Ten VC is also interested in investments in Global Strategic Areas & Consumer Mega-Trends like Cybersecurity and Defense, Energy Transition, Natural Resources, Profitable Sustainability, Longevity and Space Tech.
The Phoenix Group/LocalGlobe
Backs exceptional founders with a strong conviction to solve complex problems, specializing in scaling high-revenue companies in AI, health, food & agriculture, and fintech.
Verdant IMAP
Verdant Capital operates as a specialist investment bank and investment manager focused on the African continent, specializing in private capital markets. They provide financial services to corporate entities and institutions, with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, raising private debt and equity for inclusive financial institutions and fintech companies, and offering debt restructuring advisory. They leverage their extensive investment experience and deep relationships to fuel pan-African development. Verdant Capital is the IMAP partner firm for its region, executing M&A transactions in collaboration with its 40+ IMAP partner firms globally. Their investment strategy is rooted in identifying opportunities within the inclusive financial services sector, including providing hybrid capital to financial institutions through their Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund. They also manage lending facilities to financial institutions for on-lending as invoice discounting and supply chain financing. The firm actively transacts across the African continent, with a presence in over 25 countries. Verdant Capital's segments of operation include Specialist Funds, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Institutions/Fintech, and Restructuring. Their Specialist Funds segment manages the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, a USD 80 million fund. They also offer restructuring advisory services, including debt renegotiations, distressed refinancing, and distressed M&A, advising both shareholders/debtor companies and creditor groups. Verdant Capital distinguishes itself through its pan-African expertise, global reach through the IMAP partnership, and a dedicated team with experience in both global investment management/banking and regional African markets. They have a strong track record of completing transactions and winning awards, demonstrating their competence in the African financial landscape.
Verve Venture Fund
Kinled invests in transformative technologies and academic-driven ventures, leveraging deep expertise in life sciences (biomedical tech, medical devices, robotics, neuromodulation), fintech (embedded payments, lending, insurance), and digital tech (SaaS, AI, quantum computing). The firm emphasizes active ownership, co-investment with leading funds, and nurturing startups from university origins to global scale.
Vidici Venture
Vidici Ventures is a leading Nordic FinTech investor that focuses on early-stage FinTech companies with high potential to make a big difference and high returns. They believe the financial world is undergoing a significant transformation, with new technologies disrupting the industry. Smaller, more effective companies are taking over areas previously dominated by large institutions, and the regulatory space is becoming more adaptive for new actors. Vidici positions itself as an enabler in this transformation by investing in startups that are poised to capitalize on these shifts. Vidici emphasizes active ownership, investing not only capital but also time and expertise. This hands-on approach allows them to gain deep insight into their investments, help companies grow, and mitigate risks through reduced information asymmetry. They work closely with entrepreneurs and management teams to build strong partnerships that drive long-term development. The firm leverages its strong network to understand the challenges of building fast-growing tech companies in heavily regulated markets. They bring expertise and lessons learned in scaling high-growth FinTech companies to support their portfolio companies. Vidici Ventures believes in the importance of investing in startups that have the potential to significantly transform the fintech industry, by investing in startups that have high potential to make a big difference and high returns.
West Hill Capital
West Hill Capital specializes in deploying capital into high-growth UK and international companies across diverse sectors, with a focus on financial services, biotech, cybersecurity, and fintech. The firm emphasizes aligned interests by personally investing alongside clients and leverages decades of experience in structuring high-impact transactions (e.g., IPOs, M&A, and landmark deals).