PE/VC investors
Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.
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Adobe Capital
Adobe Capital is an impact investment fund that invests in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that focus on sustainability and BoP niche markets in Mexico and Latin America. It provides innovative and flexible financing structures through equity and quasi-equity (mainly mezzanine debt) structures.
ADP Invest
ADP designs better ways to work through cutting-edge products, premium services and exceptional experiences that enable people to reach their full potential. HR, Talent, Time Management, Benefits and Payroll. Informed by data and designed for people.
AdTay Ventures
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AdTay Ventures invests in leading scale-up business across Europe and Israel. We have invested in some of Europe's great success stories over the past decade. We pride ourselves on our ability to add value to each of our portfolio companies through an outstanding mix of investment, financial services and operational startup experience.
ADV Group / Launchpad
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ADV Group is a collaboration of 2,000 experts in technology, media, marketing strategy and creativity. We build teams of people with common goals and deliver inspiring business results for brands.
ADV LaunchPad is an enterprise development initiative of ADV Group. This is a venture capital studio that helps startups at the earliest stage.
Advance Capital
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We have built a platform, which allows people to pool capital together and replicate profitable strategies to acquire crypto assets.
Advance Venture Partners
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ADVANCE VENTURE PARTNERS
SECTOR FOCUS
We have meaningful domain expertise and deep experience as investors in three core sectors:
Software & Services
We invest in a broad range of enterprise software and services sectors, including vertical market applications, horizontal and infrastructure applications, information services, and the Internet-of-Things.
Commerce
We invest in a variety of commerce business models, including direct-to-consumer brands, multi-brand platforms, and marketplaces for both consumers and businesses.
Media
We invest in media businesses with unique and scalable content creation or content distribution models.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
We are long-term investors with a flexible approach to the structure and stage of our investments:
We are highly selective in our investment decision making, and make only a handful of new investments each year.
We typically invest in companies that are generating revenue with attractive margins and/or unit economics and capital-efficient business models.
We are prepared to invest $5 million to $30 million of capital in each investment and expect to own a meaningful minority equity stake in each of our portfolio companies.
We primarily invest in companies based in North America, but will occasionally back businesses based in Europe and Asia.
We are active partners in building value and look to leverage our resources and our relationship with Advance Publications and its business units to buildmarket leaders.
Advancit Capital
Advancit Capital focuses on early stage companies at the intersection of media, entertainment and technology. We seek the opportunity to form long-term partnerships with talented and passionate entrepreneurs who are addressing large opportunities that are ripe for innovation and disruption. The firm provides not only capital, but access to a unique, deep network of industry relationships and strategic support to help accelerate its portfolio companies.
Advant Partners
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Advant Partners is a San Francisco & Copenhagen based Strategy Consulting firm specializing in assisting European technology and high growth companies enter the US market. Spanning the Atlantic, Advant Partners is uniquely positioned to help European companies in diverse industries take advantage of a North American market filled with opportunities.
Advantage Partners
Advantage Partners is a Private Equity investment firm in Japan, having invested in 43 companies across a range of industries. Funds served by Advantage Partners in aggregate represent over JPY360 billion in capital provided by domestic Japanese and global leading institutional investors.
Advantage SportsTech Fund
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ADvantage invests in early-stage technology companies aimed at shaping the future of sports. ADvantage is backed by leAD Sports, an initiative spearheaded by the grandchildren of Adi Dassler to further sports innovation, and global hybrid venture capital platform, OurCrowd.
ADvantage is leveraging a strong global network to source leading opportunities in the spaces of fan engagement and experience, connected athletes and communities, and derivative sports (eSports, fantasy, and new sports).
Led by serial entrepreneur and accomplished venture builder Christoph Sonnen and venture investor and professional athlete Jeremy Pressman, ADvantage is targeting a diversified portfolio of 15 startups from around the world.
