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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MAIF Avenir
MAIF Avenir is the investment fund of the MAIF group which finances promising start-ups. In support of the group's strategy, MAIF Avenir seeks to create and strengthen operational convergence between the supported start-ups and the MAIF ecosystem, positioning itself as a catalyst for innovation.
Mail.ru Group
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Mail.ru Group is developing a unified, integrated platform for communication and entertainment Internet services. The company owns a leading mail service, one of the most visited portals in Runet, leading Russian-language social networks — VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, a portfolio of the largest online games, which includes projects such as Warface, Armored Warfare, Skyforge and Perfect World, a service for searching and ordering ready meals Delivery Club, messengers ICQ, TamTam and Mail.ru Agent, a free classified ads service Yula with a geolocation, Pandao Chinese marketplace, open source DBMS Tarantool as well as a platform for the industrial internet of things.
The company is actively developing its B2B business, providing companies with tools to simplify workflows and increase their efficiency: among them is the Mail.ru for Business platform, Mail.ru Cloud Solutions and the myTarget advertising platform, which combines the web and mobile audiences of the largest in Russia and the CIS services and social networks.
In 2011, the educational direction launched. Today, seven leading Russian universities have programs of additional IT education for students: Technopark (MSTU named after N.E.Bauman), Technosphere (VMK Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov), Technotrek (MIPT), Technopolis (SPbPU), Technoatom (NRNU MEPhI), Igrosphere (Voronezh State University and PSU). Each year, Mail.ru Group holds several major IT championships and competitions. The company also owns a controlling stake in the online educational platform GeekBrains.
Main Capital Partners B.V.
Main Capital is a strategic investor with an exclusive focus on Enterprise software companies in the Benelux, DACH and Nordics regions. We have a long-term, value-added investment horizon centered around successful partnerships with founders and management teams. Our common goal is to create operational and strategic value, and build large and healthy software groups driven by solid business fundamentals.
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Within the software sector, we are the most specialized company for management buyouts and later-stage growth capital. With an experienced team of financial- and operational professionals we have over €450m in assets under management for investments in mature, profitable and growing product software companies that disrupt markets and trigger change.
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Since 2003 we successfully support and closely collaborate with our portfolio companies to realize their full potential through focusing on sustainable growth through strategic product market positioning and selective buy-and-build, partnerships and internationalization strategies.
Main Sequence Ventures - CSIRO Innovation Fund
CSIRO Financial Services Pty Ltd trading as Main Sequence Ventures is manager of the CSIRO Innovation Fund (CSIRO Innovation Fund 1, LP and CSIRO Innovation Follow-on Fund 1 “the Fund“), which is intended to help improve the translation of Australian publicly-funded research into commercial outcomes and stimulate innovation in Australia.
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Mairdumont Ventures
MAIRDUMONT VENTURES has supported digital travel companies in their future growth since 2015. We can use our unique sector focus "travel" to dive deeply into different business models. We have extensive know-how and can leverage the huge network of the MAIRDUMONT Group - with well-known brands such as Marco Polo, DUMONT, Baedecker, Kompass or Falk.
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We invest in fast-growing, early-stage companies that revolutionize travel. These can be solutions for end customers (B2C) as well as business customers (B2B)
Maj Invest Equity
Maj Invest is a Copenhagen-based asset management company. Founded in 2005 as an independent company, Maj Invest is today owned by management and employees. Maj Invest has two main business areas, Asset Management and Private Equity, besides the business area Maj Bank. In Asset Management we provide advice on strategic asset allocation and asset management of securities listed on regulated markets for institutional clients and the mutual funds Investeringsforeningen Maj Invest in Denmark and Maj Invest Funds in Luxembourg. We also offer wealth management services to wealthy individuals, companies and funds.
Majid Al Futtaim
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ounded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to ‘create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and successful businesses spanning 15 international markets, employing more than 43,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately-held corporates in the region.
Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 25 shopping malls, 13 hotels and four mixed-use communities, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, City Centre malls, My City Centre neighbourhood centres, and four community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Sharjah. The Company is the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour in 37 markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and operates a portfolio of more than 270 outlets in 15 countries.
Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 400 VOX Cinemas screens and 36 Magic Planet family entertainment centres across the region. In addition to iconic leisure and entertainment facilities such as Ski Dubai, Orbi Dubai and Ski Egypt, among others. The Company is parent to the consumer finance company 'Najm', and a Fashion and Home retail business representing international brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, AllSaints, lululemon athletica, Crate & Barrel and Maisons du Monde. In addition, Majid Al Futtaim operates Enova, a facility and energy management company, through a joint venture operation with Veolia, a global leader in optimised environment resource management. The Company also owns the rights to The LEGO Store and American Girl in the Middle East and operates in the food and beverage industry through a partnership with Gourmet Gulf.
Majuven
Majuven is an early and growth stage VC firm founded by experienced business leaders from Singapore. We are focused on disruptive and evolving trends in the high tech segments of healthcare, financial services and digital consumerism.
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We typically back companies that have just embarked on a clear monetization strategy at the Seed stage, up to Series B rounds. Companies look to us for network access, essential to their regionalization plans.
MakeMyTrip Limited
Nurtured from the seed of a single great idea - to empower the traveller - MakeMyTrip is a pioneer in India’s online travel industry. Founded in the year 2000 by Deep Kalra, MakeMyTrip came to life to empower the Indian traveller with instant bookings and comprehensive choices. The company initiated its journey serving the US-India travel market offering a range of best-value products and services powered by technology and round-the-clock customer support.
