Investors in Finance

Achmea Innovation Fund invests in companies with a proven product-market fit and innovative business models. It is a corporate venture capital arm of Achmea. The firm prefers to provide growth capital for promising Insurtech, healthcare, mobility, and Fintech ideas.

Pledge Ventures is a value-aligned venture fund, and in partnership with Founders Pledge will invest exclusively in members’ companies. Pledge Ventures operates as a rules-based fund, basing its investment decisions on specific criteria. These criteria include the requirement that the founders or leadership of the target company are members of Founders Pledge, the company is in the process of raising a minimum of $20 million in a series B or later funding round, and the participation of a "top tier" venture capital firm in the investment round.

Leading historically in the fields of public finance sector and retail banking, Dexia is a European banking group managed to an orderly resolution since the end of 2011. Dexia SA, the Group’s parent company, is a limited company under Belgian Law, with its shares listed on Euronext Brussels and Paris as well as the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Since the end of 2012, a capital increase has been subscribed by the Belgian and French States, those two States being the Group’s main shareholders.

Banca Sella offers is a wide range of financial and banking products to meet its customers’ needs, mixing the benefits of specialization with tailor-made solutions. Gruppo Banca Sella's network can count on 300 branches and its companies operate all over Italy, also having subsidiaries in India and Romania. Banca Sella participates in the information campaign to safely use digital channels and tools promoted by CERTFin, together with Banca d'Italia, Abi, Ivass and other credit institutions.

Founded in August 2015, Hikma Ventures operates as the corporate venture capital arm of Hikma Pharmaceuticals. Our primary focus is to identify and invest in emerging companies in the digital health space, globally, that could enhance Hikma’s value proposition, reputation and market intelligence. We will also consider investments in other healthcare related areas of current or future strategic interest to Hikma, including drug delivery technologies that have the potential to enhance Hikma's value chain and pipeline.

Launched as Bonnier Growth Media in 2013, Bonnier Ventures is the venture arm of media group Bonnier. As a financially driven corporate venture investor, they make minority investments in fast growing digital technology companies across multiple growth stages. Bonnier Capital is the investment division of the Bonnier Group, a Swedish based family owned group within media, publishing and real estate. The Bonnier Group has partnered with entrepreneurs for almost 200 years to enable innovation and the fostering of ideas and new businesses.

Henkel Ventures is Henkel’s corporate venture capital engagement, combining all venture activities across the company’s three business units (Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care). Henkel Ventures actively evaluates and manages equity investments and joint development projects with start-up companies to explore new technologies, applications and business models in areas of strategic interest for Henkel. Leading with our innovations, brands and technologies. We are: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations.

Evonik Venture Capital is the corporate venture arm of Evonik Industries AG, one of the providers of specialty chemicals. Evonik Venture Capital invests in young companies with innovative technology and high growth potential with solutions to problems within the areas of focus of resource efficiency, specialty additives, health & care, nutrition. Leading in specialty chemicals and beyond to make the world a better place. We are an international group with a workforce of over 32,000 people spread across more than one hundred locations.

Birds of a feather flock together? Not our style! We promote healthcare startups who believe in their vision and want to be a success at it. DocCheck Guano is a hatchery for precocial birds aiming to land in the market. We provide the ideal fertiliser for startups: capital, know-how, market access and network. Oh, and our focus is on seed funding.

Capital Energy Quantum are into promotion of wind & photovoltaic energy and also renewable energy. Capital Energy is the first 100% renewable energy company in the Iberian Peninsula, offering photovoltaic and wind energy solutions in over 1000 municipalities. We are a Spanish company with more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector. We promote sustainability through renewables, storage and self-consumption.

Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group with €44.4 billion of assets under management (at 31 March 2024). Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (private debt, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special opportunities strategies. Tikehau Capital is a founder-led team with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet, proprietary global deal flow and a track record of backing high quality companies and executives.

FI Nvest is an investment vehicle that invests in startups. FI Group is a global consulting company specializing in managing R&D tax reliefs and grants to finance innovation for companies worldwide. The FI Group is a Global Consulting Company specialising in the management of funding incentives such as R&D Tax Reliefs and R&D Grants. FI Group helps companies finance innovation and secure funding for their Research and Development (R&D) activities through the comprehensive management of R&D Grants and Tax incentives.