Investors in Business

Optiver Principal Strategic Investments has remained steadfast in our commitment to improving global financial markets.Optiver is a global market maker improving financial markets through liquidity provision and technological innovation, ensuring efficiency and transparency worldwide.

Wayra UK provides access to networks and capital, turning start-ups into scale-ups. Wayra scales start-ups by giving them access to investments and to business development opportunities with some of the world’s largest companies. We also have a network of more than 140 partners and customers, and two innovation platforms (Alaian and Open Future) open to third parties.

REV is a global venture capital partnership. We are backed by one of the world's largest content, technology and analytics companies, RELX Group. Our mission is to help build companies that can transform their markets through the application of data, technology and analytics. Since 2000 we have invested over $200m in Big Data, Digital Health, Internet and Enterprise Technology companies.

U VENTURES is a part of LOBBE group of companies that promotes innovative business models, corporate ventures and digital transformation.

SPI fund, or Sociétés de Projets Industriels, supports industrial projects with strong business and job prospects crucial to the national economy. It invests as an informed partner in projects focused on industrialization, chosen for their growth potential and contribution to ecological and energy transition, complementing traditional investment tools.

Altavia Adventures is the Venture Capital arm of Altavia Group. It invests in start-ups seeking to raise seed or series A funding and co-invest with other investment funds. It takes minority stakes in BtoB technology start-ups with a recurring business model – SaaS or Marketplace – in retail tech and close to its expertise in communication and commercial activation. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Paris, Île-de-France.

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG (W&W) is a Germany based holding company for a group of enterprises active in two business segments: Building Society Saving Bank and Insurance. The company offers Building Society Savings, Banking and Non-Life Insurance.

Cuatrecasas Ventures is a Investment vehicle in specialized startups in the legaltech field.Cuatrecasas is an international law firm firmly established in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, with a multidisciplinary and diverse team of over 1,600 professionals from 24 nationalities.

Telia Ventures invests in consumer and enterprise markets focusing on cloud, mobile, and security. Telia Ventures looks for companies with the capability to become leaders in their segments. They invest in Series A and B rounds and their geographical focus is Northern Europe and other selected innovation hubs. Telia Ventures is the venture capital arm of Telia Company.

NaturalX Health Ventures is an investment company of Schwabe Group that focuses its investment in consumer health companies. The company strives to merge the growth opportunities of youthful and innovative businesses with the financial stability and diverse expertise provided by our parent company. NaturalX Health Ventures invests across various stages from seed to late, with a primary emphasis on series A and series B investments, indicating a robust indication of product-market fit. The firm's focus centers on innovations at the crossroads of natural and digital health.

New business. Powered by entrepreneurs. From setting up new business strategies and structures as well as intrapreneurship programs to exploring corporate venturing opportunities, whataventure improves success rates and time to market for new business, build new revenue streams and innovates beyond the core.

Together with successful founders, key academic and industry partners, Venturelab designs and operates programs to bring Switzerland's best startup talents to the next level. Our mission is to support entrepreneurs towards successful fundraising and business growth throughout the evolution of their company. Venturelab has 15 years of experience bringing Switzerland’s best entrepreneurs to the heart of technology hotspots: Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, Barcelona, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Companies founded by the 360 Venture Leaders alumni have created more than 3,500 jobs and raised more than 1.7 billion Swiss francs in capital. We are also particularly proud of the success of our mandate to run the operations of the Venture Kick Foundation since its launch in 2007. So far, the program of financial support, training and network, has led to the creation of 519 companies and +7,000 jobs. Venture Kick alumni companies have attracted a total of 3.5 billion francs, and represent 54 companies ranked at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2019.