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.
Investors (6,251)
Investor
Description
More information
Humanity United
At Humanity United, we believe in the power of people to bring about extraordinary change. When humanity is united, we can act together to create a powerful force for human dignity.
<br />
<br />
We are a foundation dedicated to cultivating the conditions for enduring freedom and peace. Working from a belief that whatever problems humans create humans can solve, we support and build efforts to change the systems that suppress human rights and contribute to human suffering.
<br />
<br />
To do this, we encourage experimentation, innovation, co-creation, and adaptation to maximize impact. Our tools go beyond traditional financial support and include network development, advocacy, strategic communications, and some HU-led initiatives.
Humble Ventures
![Humble Ventures]()
Humble Ventures is a venture development firm that drives innovation forward in partnership with startups, established enterprises, and investors. We focus on diverse entrepreneurs and those creating solutions for diverse audiences. We have found that enterprises that are looking to solve problems are realizing diversity and inclusion are inextricably linked to innovation.
Hummingbird
Hummingbird Ventures is an agile investor in entrepreneurial genius. We value emotional intelligence as much as data, growing internal culture as much as growing revenue, and forming strong, personal bonds with founders. Often the first institutional investor, we’ve helped start-ups scale from zero to category-defining multi-billion dollar businesses across 3 continents.
Hummingbird Ventures
![Hummingbird Ventures]()
Hummingbird Ventures is an agile investor in
entrepreneurial genius.
We value emotional intelligence as much as data,
growing internal culture as much as growing revenue,
and forming strong, personal bonds with founders.
Often the first institutional investor, we’ve helped
start-ups scale from zero to category-defining
multi-billion dollar businesses across 3 continents
We work best with outsiders who challenge industry
boundaries and conventions, transforming tiny
miracles into impactful companies.
We are an eclectic bunch of individuals
and team members that are adventurous
and persistent. Curiosity unites us.
We are always on the lookout for talent
with passion and nonlinear journeys.
Humus Capital
Humus Capital Partners is a firm focused on investing in mid-market companies from South America, in general, family-owned companies at a growth stage, in need of capital and better management/governance practices, aimed at consolidating their track record and maximizing their potential
Humus Capital Partners
Humus Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm specializing in middle market, emerging growth, industry consolidation, buyout, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in firms specializing in animal protein, frozen foods, and investments in the agribusiness sector in Latin America. The firm prefers to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies and exit its investments through an IPO or sale to a strategic buyer. It seeks to take a majority stake in its portfolio companies.
Hustle Fund
We think that the very best founders execute well and execute fast. We refer to these founders as hustlers, and we want them in our family. By working with us, we commit to hustling as hard as our founders. An investment decision will happen within 1-2 weeks of first meeting. We try to execute all investments in a founder-friendly YC SAFE—but we're open to other instruments as well. We'll work with every team on a growth project to add value beyond money. Our goal is to have a deep relationship (professionally, personally) with our founders, so we can grow old together and build a lot of great stuff as a team.
Hutton Collins Partners LLP
Hutton Collins manages long term capital on behalf of leading institutional investors from around the world. The firm's partnership has worked together for well over a decade and in the majority of cases for many years prior to then. We invest in high quality businesses with strong and ambitious management teams. We are highly selective and thematic in our approach, looking to invest in sectors and companies in which we have deep insights and which combine the potential for investment outperformance with strong risk mitigating characteristics and downside protection.
HV Capital
![HV Capital]()
We believe the best way to tackle complexity is an open mindset. In our team software specialists meet marketing experts, former entrepreneurs meet distinguished financiers and experienced professionals meet young talent. We are a team of 41 experts, with different educational backgrounds, different nationalities and different interests.Yes
Since 2000, HV Capital, formerly HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, has backed Internet and technology companies through various generations of funds and is one of the most successful and financially strongest early-stage and growth venture capitalist in Europe. HV’s funds have already invested in around 200 companies, including Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixBus and SumUp. The total of all HV‘s funds amounts to €1.7 billion. The company supports startups with capital between €500,000 and €50 million. This makes HV Capital one of the few venture capitalists in Europe that can back startups through all growth phases.
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures was founded in 2000 as the corporate venture arm of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. In 2010 HV Holtzbrinck Ventures became an independent venture firm, raising funds from a strong network of international institutional investors. Today, with more than € 1 billion under management, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures is one of the largest and most experienced independent European early stage venture funds. For almost 20 years we have believed in the disruptive potential of the Internet. During this time, funds managed or advised by us have invested in over 185 companies, including great successes like Zalando, Delivery Hero, HelloFresh, Flixbus, SumUp, Scalable Capital, and many others.
