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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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Evolution Equity Partners Evolution Equity Partners
Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital investor partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to develop market leading cyber-security and enterprise software companies. Based in New York City and Zurich, Switzerland, the firm is managed by investment and technology entrepreneurs who have built companies around the world and leverage their operating, technical and product development expertise to help entrepreneurs win. Evolution has interest in companies utilizing big-data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, SaaS, mobile and the convergence of consumer and enterprise software to build leading information technology companies. Current and past investments include: AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG), Cognitive Security (NASDAQ: CSCO), OpenDNS (NASDAQ: CSCO), Carbon Black, Onapsis, Security Scorecard, DFLabs, Fortscale, Logpoint, Eperi, DICE, Panaseer among others. Read more about the companies we work with. WHERE WE INVEST We see great technology companies being built around the world and believe that a market leader can emerge from just about anywhere. The talent and creativity we see globally is astounding. We work with US based entrepreneurs looking to scale their business internationally as well as European based entrepreneurs seeking to grow into new markets. Evolution leads Series A rounds and later but also invests earlier in segments where there is meaningful opportunity to build a great company. We know that trust; honesty and transparency are the building blocks of a solid partnership with limited partners, entrepreneurs and our team and strive to build on these principles every day. This is core to any partnership we enter. We have founded and grown technology companies and understand the challenge of converting a great idea into a great company; likewise we have held senior operating roles and as board members of fast growing software companies and the experience of scaling globally. Whether it is a strategic decision, product launch, engineering decision, choosing a key employee or partner we have been there and learned both from our successes and mistakes. We share these insights with our entrepreneurs every chance we get. THE EVOLUTION GROWTH FOOTPRINT We typically partner with entrepreneurs and management teams that are specifically seeking our cyber-security and enterprise software industry expertise and the knowledge and resources we have to help their business grow into new markets and geographies. We work with leading American based companies to help them enter international markets, develop channel partner relationships, win customers, help hire key management to execute the plan and vis-a-versa European companies seeking to enter the United States. We leverage industry knowledge, our Chief Security Officer Advisory Board, global relationships with key partners in enterprise and government that will help enable companies to be successful. The Evolution Growth Footprint allows us to leverage valuable resources that we began building well in advance of launching Evolution in 2008. OUR HISTORY The partners at Evolution Equity Partners began working together at AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG) in 2003 where Richard Seewald and Dennis Smith were early investors and board members and where JR Smith was CEO and Karel Obluk was CTO and Chief Scientist. The company became a leader in the consumer and enterprise internet security segment with over 300 million users worldwide with Karel Obluk the architect of the technology platform and J.R. Smith leading the company to an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Together the Evolution team oversaw an acquisition program where over a dozen technology companies were acquired and successfully integrated, taking AVG from a single product company to multi product security platform and revenues going from $4 million to $355 million over a period of 9 years. To date AVG Technologies remains one of the most successful security investments globally in terms of returns to investors as well one of the largest software exits from Europe over the last decade. Technology and investment entrepreneurs Richard Seewald and Dennis Smith founded Evolution Equity Partners in 2008 and were joined by JR Smith and Karel Obluk after they completed their roles at AVG Technologies. CYBERSECURITY Cybersecurity represents one of the most promising areas for disruptive innovation today. A confluence of factors is driving long term secular demand for better security technology and increased security spending including the greater frequency, sophistication and maliciousness of attacks, growth of cloud workloads, migration of data with greater concentration of data in the cloud, A strong, lucrative black market for personally identifiable information and corporate data, expansion of the network perimeter to incorporate a greater number of connected devices with access to sensitive data, a lack of preparedness and sufficient training by enterprises in protecting data and dealing with the new threat environment among other rapidly evolving threats to enterprises and consumers alike. ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE There is tremendous change in the way businesses utilize technology that is revolutionizing the workplace and the way companies interact with their employees and customers. The acceleration of disruptive business applications, social, mobile, SaaS, big data and shift to the cloud are changing the way we work and the economic impact will be significant over the next years creating significant opportunity for entrepreneurs. CONSUMER / ENTERPRISE CROSSOVER The user behaviour of software and internet consumers is increasingly having significant impact on enterprise technology markets and vice versa. Evolution will focus its consumer investment exposure in these “cross-over” segments. The convergence of social, mobile, cloud and big data will continue to drive significant growth across key consumer segments which are expected to continue over the next decade.
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Evolution Media Evolution Media
Evolution Media is a multi-stage investment firm that partners with passionate entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of technology, content, lifestyle, media, and sports businesses. Evolution leverages its global platform and relationships to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies while helping them reshape and disrupt their industries
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Evolv Ventures Evolv Ventures
For 150 years, we have produced some of the world's most beloved products at The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC). Our Vision is To Be the Best Food Company, Growing a Better World. We are one of the largest global food and beverage companies, with 2018 net sales of approximately $26 billion. Our portfolio is a diverse mix of iconic and emerging brands. As the guardians of these brands and the creators of innovative new products, we are dedicated to the sustainable health of our people and our planet.
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Evolvence Capital Evolvence Capital
Evolvence Capital Limited (ECAP) has three distinct business operations: Asset Management, Education and Consumer Business. Evolvence platform was the first India focused Private equity hybrid fund of funds. It provides a selection of absolute return products across asset classes and investment styles focused on the Middle East, North Africa and India. Our local expertise gives us a distinct advantage managing the complexity of the MENA/India investment markets. ECAP adheres to a focused strategy of generating attractive returns without commensurate risk, a balance we believe can only be achieved by becoming a “knowledge warehouse” in a few key geographies. Both MENA and India offer attractive returns which can only be exploited in a limited-risk fashion through an unmatched understanding of their unique economic drivers, competitive hurdles, and cultural underpinnings. Since inception, we have positioned dedicated teams of highly skilled specialists in each market, creating a superior library of market specific data. Time, is in fact, the key and irreplaceable element of our success as one of the first “on the ground” Alternative Asset Management Firms in the region. This industry experience and deep knowledge is backed by our strong product development and structuring capabilities.
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Evonik Venture Capital Evonik Venture Capital
Evonik Industries AG is a leading German specialty chemicals company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Established in 2007, it has grown to become the second-largest chemicals company in Germany and one of the largest specialty chemicals producers worldwide. The company employs around 34,000 people across more than 100 countries, with 37 production sites in North America. Evonik operates six key business units: Advanced Intermediates, Consumer Specialties, Coatings & Additives, Inorganic Materials, Health & Nutrition, and Performance Polymers. The company specializes in high-value specialty chemicals for various applications, including automotive and pharmaceutical industries. Its product offerings include intermediates, consumer products, coatings additives, and nutritional health solutions, among others. Evonik's extensive global network allows it to serve international markets effectively.
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EW Healthcare Partners EW Healthcare Partners
Established in 1985, EW Healthcare Partners is one of the oldest and most respected healthcare growth equity firms in the world. We currently have over $3 billion under management and are investing out of our tenth fund. Our investment team is the most critical component of our success, consisting of 23 investment professionals with deep industry expertise: senior executives and operators from top-tier global health care companies, and distinguished physicians and scientists. We are committed to building long-term relationships with our limited partners, co-investors and the leaders of our portfolio companies. We have a global reach through our four offices with active investments in the US, Europe, Asia and, most recently, Latin America. For over 30 years, we have maintained our dedicated focus to diversified healthcare investing—serving as lead investor in the founding or critical financing of over 150 healthcare companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, services and information technology sectors. Our investment practice includes growth equity, PIPE and buyout financings.
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EWA Capital EWA Capital
EWA Capital, recently rebranded from Mountain Nazca Colombia, is in the process of fundraising EWA II ($30 Mn target), seeking to invest in early stage companies, with disruptive models in which technology is an enabler to solve a socioeconomic condition related to education, healthcare, financial services and retail in LAC. Led by women, EWA Capital acknowledges the importance of women as end customers and their power and influence over consumer spending. Through a gender smart approach the Team is committed to obtaining high returns and shaping social change by backing entrepreneurs in developing industries.
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EX.TRA Management EX.TRA Management
EX.TRA Management is a fund of funds based in Wiesbaden, Germany, established in 2001. The firm is managed by a small team of professionals, including one partner, and focuses on leveraging its industrial tradition to expand its investment portfolio. EX.TRA Management distinguishes itself by targeting both direct and fund-of-funds investments, primarily in the middle-market sector. The firm invests in a variety of sectors including automotive, medical technology, optical systems, electronics, wholesale and special services, energy, and environmental technologies. EX.TRA Management typically invests in established companies with positive cash flows that require additional capital for growth. The firm manages its assets through an investment committee and is open to both secondary market opportunities and first-time funds. Notable investments in EX.TRA Management's portfolio include Skyborn Renewables - a renewable energy company, Singapore Flyer - a giant observation wheel, and Biogon - a company in the environmental sector. The firm has also co-invested with partners like nwk northwest, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
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Exagon Crypto Fund Exagon Crypto Fund
Exagon is an alternative asset manager employing quantitative and technical analysis to generate returns through a mixed strategy across uncorrelated asset classes
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Excelerate Health Ventures Excelerate Health Ventures
Excelerate Health is redefining healthcare investing and company development. <br /> We are founded by experienced entrepreneurs with extensive startup and investment experience. We are a hands-on, roll-up your sleeves and make it happen operational team. In addition to our general experience in healthcare and venture capital, we have specific scientific, business, financial, intellectual property and start-up experience that benefit our portfolio companies and co-investors. For seed start-ups, we extend our business and management services to incubate, accelerate, while providing a fun and productive work environment. We are passionate and dedicated to the healthcare market.
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