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Evli Growth Partners is a European later-stage VC based in Helsinki, Finland, investing in Series B with initial investments of 5-10 M€. We are entrepreneurial-led fund, backed by 5 serial entrepreneurs, and we have experience from +150 companies with +2 B€ of aggregate exit value.

VNT Management, established in 2002, is a Finnish fund manager for three private equity funds. Funds and their sizes are Power Fund I, 16,9 million euros, Power Fund II, 62,8 million euros and Power Fund III, 77,0 million euros, totally 157 million euros. VNT funds focus on clean technology, in particular on renewable and distributed power generation and energy-saving technologies in electrical and power electronics applications. The funds invest in European early and growth phase companies. VNTM is a member of Finnish Venture Capital Association and complies with guidelines set to promote transparency in private equity and in venture capital industries. VNTM is under supervision of Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and is registered in their AIFM register in 2015.

Metsä Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2023 our sales totaled EUR 6.1 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees.

Metsä Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2023 our sales totaled EUR 6.1 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees.

VNT Management, established in 2002, is a Finnish fund manager for three private equity funds. Funds and their sizes are Power Fund I, 16,9 million euros, Power Fund II, 62,8 million euros and Power Fund III, 77,0 million euros, totally 157 million euros. VNT funds focus on clean technology, in particular on renewable and distributed power generation and energy-saving technologies in electrical and power electronics applications. The funds invest in European early and growth phase companies. VNTM is a member of Finnish Venture Capital Association and complies with guidelines set to promote transparency in private equity and in venture capital industries. VNTM is under supervision of Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority and is registered in their AIFM register in 2015.

GB & Partners is Hungary's largest independent venture and private equity fund management company, supporting portfolio companies with active operational involvement to ensure high returns and security for investors. They specialize in ambitious, game-changing ventures, providing strategic, sales, and professional support, contributing to the growth and prosperity of their investments. As a full member of Invest Europe, GB & Partners manages nearly HUF 80 billion in assets, covering a wide range of industries and geographical areas, achieving significant growth and record sales.

3LB Seed Capital is a privately owned holding company focused on seed investments in Italian startups form emerging sectors. 3LB Seed Capital enters into the start-ups equity essentially in the initial phases of their developments, more often as the first investor outside the circle of the founders. Our individual investments are generally sized between €30k and €60k; we invest in young entrepreneurs that really show us their strong focus and resilience in supporting their projects & ideas, and we establish with them a "business partners" relationship proper to angel investors. For larger investments, within the range of €500k, we share the risk with other investing partners, both individuals or investing syndicates and club-deals. Occasionally, when we have the opportunity to co-invest with our network of contacts in companies ahead in their development path, we follow with more significant funding rounds, beyond the threshold of 1 M€.

035 Investimenti invests in the capital of small and medium-sized enterprises with high growth potential , mainly in the Lombardy region, managed by entrepreneurs who want to accelerate the development of their company, opening the capital to a professional investor. 035 Investimenti has been operating since 2013.

Milano Investment Partners - MIP SGR is an Asset Management Company specialised in tech & consumer lifestyle. Milano Investment Partners - MIP SGR is a Venture Capital platform with multiple alternative and reserved investment funds focusing on different companies' stage and investors' needs, giving a privileged access to growing markets.

Digital Club, designed by SiamoSoci, aims to contribute to the growth of digital in Italy, providing the best Startups in the area with the capital necessary for business development. Club Digitale acquires stakes in the capital of a selection of Startups that are completing a business acceleration process at the project's partner incubators. The accelerators are made up of successful entrepreneurs in the world of digital and technology, and thanks to this experience they now represent centers of excellence in scouting, selection and support for innovative technological Startups. The mechanism we have built on the one hand simplifies access to risk capital for Startups, and on the other allows Club Digitale members to benefit from an economic segment that has a high growth rate.

Angel Capital Management S.p.A. is a Milan-based family office. The Firm is not limited by traditional deal structures, asset classes, or holding periods. Angel Capital Management is a long-term investor that focuses on investment opportunities both in privately held companies and in publicly traded securities. The Direct Investment Practice mainly invests in Consumer&Lifesyle companies to support growth at various stage of development, with a focus on Venture Growth stage. Angel Capital Management offers its portfolio companies a comprehensive platform for growth acting as i) a partner for the international expansion of Italian companies ii) and a gateway to the Italian and South European market for foreign companies.

B4 Investimenti is an independent private equity house established in 2012 with the aim to identify and invest in Italian SMEs characterized by good profitability, clear development prospects, strong vocation for internationalization and leadership positioning in specific market segments in which "Italianness" represents a distinctive factor. B4 Investimenti invests the capital raised from Italian and international investors, including reputable entrepreneurs, managers and professionals, who share its investment strategy, characterized by a "hands-on" approach to investment, which aims to actively contribute to the growth of the portfolio companies, leveraging on some characteristic development drivers such as managerial and organizational structure strengthening, specific investment plans, start (and consolidation) of international expansion and implementation (and acceleration) of aggregational paths. The aim of B4 Investimenti is essentially transforming "small Italian excellences" from "family and/or artisanal" companies to "structured" leading companies.