Investors in Ustainability

Creas is a VC with €30M under management. They integrate capital, purpose and talent and put them at the service of companies that solve major social and environmental challenges. So far they have 20 investments and 6 divestments. They are looking for companies at late/growth stage and invest between €1M and €3M per investment. Startups should be based in Spain and in the EU.

AlbionVC supports visionary founders with long-term capital and scale-up expertise. Founded in 1996, today we are partners to UK early-stage software, healthcare and deeptech companies. AlbionVC manages c. $1 billion of venture funds, currently invested in over 50 companies. AlbionVC is the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Embryo Ventures is a London-based venture firm that backs visionary founders building transformational companies at the seed stage. We place relationships at the fore and are committed to bringing powerful ideas that purposefully challenge current thinking and practice to life.

Pact is an early stage tech fund backing mission driven founders with global ambition. We have over 40 years’ experience building purpose driven businesses in Asia, Middle East and India, and a strong track record investing in them in the UK and Europe. Pact invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies under three themes which we call our ABCs - Access, Betterment, and Climate - Access: democratising access to products and services - Betterment: solutions for personal and professional wellbeing - Climate: technology targeting sustainability and climate solutions

We are a new generation of venture capital funders backing exceptional female founders and gender-balanced teams. SISTAFUND is a pan-European VC fund backing female founders and gender-balanced teams, building companies that challenge the status quo. With a target of €100 million, SISTAFUND will be deployed from pre-seed to Series A, mainly in France and Europe, with some investments in the U.S. SISTAFUND’s ambition is twofold: Drive the performance of backed companies, since start-ups founded or co-founded by women are 2.5 times more profitable investments than others (BCG study, 2018). Accelerate a new generation of diversified leaders, by supporting start-ups with at least one female co-founder

Sofia Angels Ventures is a EUR 13 million co-investment venture capital fund backed by the European Investment Fund to co-invest on deal-by-deal basis alongside private co-investors (angels, family offices, funds and other private institutions). Focus on tech startups at the early stage of development. Ticket size of EUR 200k – EUR 500k for first investment and up-to EUR 1.0m for follow-on investments. The management team consists of professionals with considerable financial, entrepreneurial and operating experience, who themselves are angel investors. The management team has invested its own capital in the fund. Strong network of angel investors creates a unique advantage in deal sourcing.

blueworld.group is an investor of a new generation. With a heart for technological progress and innovation blueworld.group’s area of activity is investing, developing and optimizing. blueworld.group acts as an investor and innovator for ambitious growth companies and new business models in a wide range of industries. Therefore, blueworld.group works hand in hand with pioneering companies, their managers and employees to create outstanding performance as well as genuine and sustainable value. Always with the aim of harmonizing progress and sustainability in all dimensions.

The flagship initiative of the investment programmme will be the Circularity Fund, to which SHEIN will provide the launch capitalisation of €200 million. Building on SHEIN’s existing programs to advance R&D and innovation in circularity for the fashion industry, the Fund will support start-ups and businesses throughout Europe and the UK that are developing next-generation technologies and solutions by: Investing in early-stage start-ups working on textile-to-textile recycled materials innovation and related areas. Entering into offtake agreements or other commercial partnerships with more mature start-ups with existing production capacity in textile-to-textile recycled materials or new and emerging preferred fibres. SHEIN will be the cornerstone investor of the Circularity Fund and is inviting businesses, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds globally to co-invest in the Fund.

We complement our own research and development capabilities with those of external researchers, startups and other partners to bring innovative products and services to market more quickly. As part of our open innovation approach, we also invest into startup companies and organizations through venture capital (VC). We have a long track record of leveraging VC investing to help us to stay on top of the latest food industry trends. Today, we focus on three investment pillars - health science, innovation and sustainability - to drive new business and support our path to Net Zero, with businesses and technologies that can be deployed across our value chain. Through VC funding, we provide catalytic capital to support pioneering ideas on their launch and growth journey. Our investment strategy is predominantly based on a fund of funds approach, where we invest in VC funds with a proven track record and industry expertise.

The Founders Bay Accelerator is an equity-free, 6-month, intensive program for startups. Get ready to accelerate your startup with us. Surf the wave of success with our tailor-made accelerator program. We combine individual support and comprehensive resources with an inspiring working atmosphere.

Bocconi's network and resources to develop your startup project. B4i helps you develop your business through training activities, coaching, networking opportunities and capital investments through our Pre-Acceleration and Acceleration programs. In addition, our Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship Center offers open innovation services dedicated to companies and SMEs.

Baltic Accelerator for SaaS and Fintech startups. Sustainable value acceleration partner for the Eastern European startups. Baltic Sandbox is not just an accelerator: we are a growing community. We are driven on a mission to help startups skyrocket, business angels to widen their competencies with hands-on practices, and investors not to run out of outstanding founders.