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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Equity Venture Partners Equity Venture Partners
We’re a venture capital firm focused on early-stage B2B software companies in Australia and New Zealand. With five funds under management, we've been fortunate to partner with some of the region's most exciting software businesses over the past decade.
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EquityPitchers Ventures EquityPitchers Ventures
EquityPitcher is an early-growth Venture Capital firm that supports promising startups from the DACH region. Through close cooperation with renowned industry experts, investors and exit partners, we pave the way for entrepreneurs to attain the three decisive success factors: capital, know-how and network.
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EquiVest GmbH & Co. EquiVest GmbH & Co.
EquiVest is one of the first German private equity funds in the small- and medium-sized company segment, the so called "Mittelstand". For over 15 years the founding partners have effectively been investing in this specific market, successfully concluding the performance of the EquiVest I Fund. With its final close in June 2007 EquiVest has finalized its second fund, the EquiVest II Fund, committing capital of over $200m.
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eQventure eQventure
Founded in 2014, eQventure is one of Austria’s leading venture capital firms with hubs in Austria, Germany, UK, Israel, USA and China. In addition to growth capital, eQventure provides young Austrian high-tech companies with a strong global network and operational support aimed at accelerating their growth. Behind eQventure are several successful entrepreneurs who invest their own money and expertise in addition to taking a hands-on role with their portfolio companies. The European Investment Fund leverages all eQventure high-tech investments with its European Angels Fund. If you’re a Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health or Consumer Tech startup looking for partners you can depend on from day one, get in touch. We would love to learn more about your company.
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Eqvitec Partners Eqvitec Partners
Eqvitec Partners is a privately owned and independent Nordic private equity firm, advising six funds with a total capital base of over €500 million. Equity funds invest in technology companies in all phases from early-stage to buyouts. Mezzanine funds focus on buyouts and expansion financing. Eqvitec Partners offers a combination of experience and expertise to companies with an attractive business model and solid growth potential. They spend a lot of time with the portfolio companies working closely with the management on a board level. Their aim is to add significant value, particularly via intellectual capital, with a focus on strategy implementation and business development. In addition, they bring a significant network and financial know-how to their portfolio companies. Eqvitec funds typically exit the investments after 3-6 years through a trade sale or a stock exchange floatation. Eqvitec Partners was established in 1997 and currently has 15 employees in the Helsinki and Stockholm offices. They are a member of the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA), Swedish Venture Capital Association (SVCA), European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) and Nordic Venture Network (NVN).
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EQx Fund EQx Fund
The EQx Fund is an Angel Investment Fund focuses on emotional capital. We look primarily for the founders and leaders that can grow the business and take a company from idea to exit, and typically invest early on in the Seed to Series A round. The fund is industry agnostic and follows an evergreen structure, allowing new investors to join at any point for the opportunity to participate in the next 20 deals.
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Erebor Capital Erebor Capital
Erebor Capital is purely Game Dev venture fund based in Poland. Focused on PC/consoles/handhelds premium games. Genre agnostic, investing on every stage of companies but mainly focused on pre seed to IPOs. Currently in our portfolio we have 4 studios:
- Starward Industries, producing The Invincible game, a first-person Sci-Fi thriller set in a retro-future timeline. The game is based on Stanislaw Lem’s novel and produced by a team consisting of ex-Witcher and ex-Dying Light developers, which will be published by 11 bit studios in the beginning of 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmx0w-eAoTk&feature=youtu.be https://store.steampowered.com/app/731040/The_Invincible/ - Plot Twist is working on a metroidvania game titled The Last Case of Benedict Fox, awarded with „Most Wanted Xbox Game” on Gamescom 2022. The studio has signed a deal with Microsoft, under which the game will be released as part of Game Pass. The company plans to go public next year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io5-UsjUGvU&ab_channel=Xbox https://store.steampowered.com/app/2023360/The_Last_Case_of_Benedict_Fox/ - Event Horizon(secondary market purchase) is working on the Guns N' Sorcery game titled "Dark Envoy”. This is the studio's second game in this genre. Currently the company is looking for a publisher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_rVi-ZwDV8&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=TwinSailsInteractive https://store.steampowered.com/app/945770/Dark_Envoy/ - Wooden Alien is working on a social crafting survival game, taking place in a cosmic prison under working title 'Space Prison'. The game will be released on an early access model. Currently the company is looking for a publisher.
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Ergon Capital Partners Ergon Capital Partners
We are a lower mid-market private equity partner to families, entrepreneurs and management teams, helping them reach their goals and ambitions through a long-term industrial approach. To achieve this, we put at our portfolio companies’ disposal our local teams across Continental Europe, our Advisory Committee which has 350 years of combined experience and a vast industrial and financial network. <br /> Ergon was founded in 2005 with the backing of GBL, a renowned Belgian listed family-controlled holding company with approximately €20 billion of net assets. GBL remains today an important investor through its fully-owned subsidiary Sienna Capital.
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Erhvervsinvest Erhvervsinvest
Erhvervsinvest is a leading Danish private equity firm specialised in acquiring majority stakes in small and medium-sized companies with revenues ranging from EUR 10 to 100 million. We have no specific industry focus, but most of our current portfolio companies are operating in the manufacturing or service industry. As part of our investment strategy, we take an active role in the value creation in our portfolio companies by i.a. working closely together with the management and inserting senior leaders from our Industrial Network to the board of directors.
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Eros Labs Eros Labs
Eros Labs builds products that allow people to participate in the internet revolution. Our mission is to reduce friction. Friction in communication, friction in commerce, friction in access to healthcare and education.
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