Investors in Marketplace

Ulixes Capital Partners is a venture capital investment holding supporting visionary founders at early stages with innovative solutions in disruptive markets. They support visionary founders at the early stages of company formation and growth, backing teams of skilled and ambitious individuals thriving in large or rapidly growing markets with innovative and scalable solutions. They are anti-thematic, focusing on startups aiming to disrupt existing large industries or invent new market categories.

Moonfire Ventures is a seed stage investor dedicated to fueling the growth of European entrepreneurs by nurturing their ambitious visions and creative potential. At the earliest stages of their journeys, Moonfire empowers entrepreneurs to lay strong foundations and drive exponential growth. Founded by Mattias Ljungman, who brings over 13 years of experience as a Co-Founder of Atomico with investments in companies like Supercell, viagogo, Klarna, and Rovio, Moonfire focuses on reimagining finance & money, shaping the future of work, exploring new horizons in gaming, and revolutionizing healthcare.

We aim to take minority stakes in European consumer facing startups that can shape the future of marketplaces. Our primary investment areas are proptech, fintech, future of work, education and mobility among others. We look for aspiring category leaders with tangible traction, a potential to scale beyond their domestic market, and which we can support with more than financial resources. Our sweet spot is Series A and B.

€20m acceleration, seed, and post-seed fund based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vitosha Venture Partners specializes in early-stage and growth-stage investments ranging from EUR 25,000 to EUR 1,000,000, specifically targeting companies based in or connected to Bulgaria. They seek out resourceful founders with impactful ideas and a strong execution strategy. Leveraging their extensive investment experience, global network, and market access, Vitosha Venture Partners is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and nurturing them into industry leaders.

Rider Global is an investment platform that partners with founders to facilitate qualitative growth and expansion. Leveraging their expertise in building IPO or exit-oriented companies from scratch, Rider Global's team has extensive experience managing startups and transforming small and medium-sized companies into flexible, responsive corporations. They are a stage-agnostic fund, considering investments from seed to late stage. Rider Global seeks companies with a proven track record, strong unit economics, clear product-market fit, and optimal market entry timing. They believe in people who push the boundaries of what is possible.

Nidobirds Ventures is an investment management company that forges long-term relationships with founders, investors and service partners is based on equity participation, joint projects and exchange of resources.

Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile. The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages.

Launch Your Next Freemium Membership or Marketplace Internet Startup. Startup Giants is a global venture builder, preparing businesses of all sizes for funding rounds. From pre-seed through to IPO and exit, our bootcamps and programmes ensure our Founders' companies are pitched to our pool of global investors through our unique RAISE portal.

They are a family office focused on venture capital, growth equity, and real estate. They have institutionalized their health tech venture capital activities in a VC fund, YZR Capital. They are passionate about companies that boost efficiency and transparency, make life easier and healthier, and enable continuous change for the better.

HV Capital is a Munich- and Berlin-based venture capital firm that supports founders in developing their internet companies. Since 2000 HV Capital, formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, has invested in Internet and technology companies through various generations of funds and is one of the most successful and financially strongest early-stage and growth investors in Europe. The company supports startups with capital between €500,000 and €50 million. This makes HV Capital one of the few venture capitalists in Europe that can finance startups through all growth phases.

Willendorff Technology is a Munich-based VC and company builder. They set up and manage the financing and growth of innovative digital product and service companies, focusing on future retail solutions. Their investment portfolio is tailored to transform the offline retail industry. Funded companies provide hyper-local mobile marketing, iBeacon technology, sensors and data analytics, and white-label customer loyalty solutions. For startups, they offer support in business development and investment strategy. They enable promising innovative companies to scale up their business model through a strong sales network and an experienced management team. They consider themselves reliable advisors and partners from the first steps until exit.

BayBG Venture Capital has been an active player in the venture capital market for over 25 years. Due to their evergreen approach, they offer institutional venture capital without the limitations of the usual fund structure. Predominantly, they invest straight equity. Additionally, they can offer venture debt to mature startups close to break-even to avoid further dilution for founders. As a private investment company, they act as both lead investor or co-investor and can fulfill the private lead investor role for public investors like Bayern Kapital. Together, they aim to increase the value of your company.