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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SmartHub
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We invest in promising technology startups with global ambitions and potential valuation at least $100M within the next five years.
SMARTHUB is an exclusive service platform which finds the best start ups for selected investors, and provides all-inclusive support at every investment stage.
Service solutions for investors – tailor made venture portfolios: focused pipeline, extensive analysis and research of investment options, deal structuring, legal paper work, quarterly reporting, investment rights protection till exit.
Service solutions for startups – fast communications and feedback, mutually beneficial deal making, strategic development support, networking and consulting at fundraising stage.
Portfolio https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/smarthub-2
SmartInvest Ventures
SmartInvest is an early stage accelerator lead venture fund which has accelerated the growth of startups through their global reach and investments.
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Our Spark Challenge program is an accelerated approach to scrubbing and developing startups who may go on to raise either angel or venture capital through the SmartStart Network who are groups of angel investor syndicates which select high potential emerging and growing businesses and accelerates these through mentor-ship, executive development and angel investment in their syndicated angel network.
Smartup
Smartup Ventures is a venture capital, a company that creates value by helping businesses grow faster. We create ventures by joining forces with everyone who shares our values and ambitions. By building strong partnerships with entrepreneurs, talents, business developers, angel investors and venture investors.
Smartworks
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Smartworks Innovation is a sustainably-thinking strategic corporate Investment company.
Owned by Wiener Stadtwerke Group & Wien Energie, we can leverage all the advantages of a leading Austrian energy & public infrastructure service supplier to maximize the success of our partnerships.
We combine the outstanding expertise and financial strength of a leading energy & infrastructure powerhouse with the dynamics of an independent startup investor.
SMDV
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SMDV partners with entrepreneurs building exceptional technology companies that aim to change the landscape in Indonesia and the region by providing venture investments, strategic network, and mentorship. Entrepreneur ourselves, we work to understand each company’s needs and contribute to their market leadership and culture building. We invest in different stages of the companies’ life cycle, primarily in their growth stage.
Smedvig Capital
Smedvig Capital was founded in 1996 and has invested over £800m of internal capital.
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We invest £2-15M in fast growing UK based businesses, with a focus on those that are technology enabled. We take as much interest in your business as you do and the team share a passion for working with entrepreneurs.
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We believe a hands on approach with our portfolio companies maximises value for everyone and care deeply about understanding their dynamics, culture and strategic positioning.
Smilegate Investment
Smilegate Investment has a history of venture investment in Korea.
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We have been discovering new industries and companies that
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Smok Ventures
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SMOK Ventures invests in early stage startups in Central and Eastern Europe. Our key geography is Poland, but we’ve invested in founders from all over the CEE region: Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Bosnia and Czechia.
We prefer to invest in Delaware C-Corp companies with a significant business or workforce in the CEE. We are happy to invest directly in any CEE country that is part of the European Union as well. So far out of 37 investments, 18 are headquartered in Poland, 12 are Delaware C-Corps, 2 are in Estonia and 5 are in other CEE countries.
We are not interested in startups without a significant connection to CEE, i.e. no workforce in CEE, none of the founders is of CEE-origin, and startup is not based in CEE.
Working with an investor is a long-term partnership. We need to be sure we will be able to communicate, help each other out and build awesome things together.
Smollan
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Smollan is an international retail solutions company delivering growth for clients across five continents by covering every aspect of how a Brand is managed at the point of sale. With extensive industry experience, an exceptional human platform and sophisticated systems, Smollan has provided consistent excellence in operational execution to retailers and manufacturers for three generations.
SMRK VC Fund
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SMRK is a Ukrainian fund specialized in venture capital investment. We help startups on various stages of maturity. The company was founded in Autumn, 2013 and its main focus is on IT-products on seed and Round A. We work with those ideas which are oriented to the global market and are useful for the consumer. We’re seeking ideas that can run the world.
SMRK team knows everything about IT-startups because we were on your side and went through a tough way: once we were beginners but now we’re major experts in investing. We’ve already helped a lot of projects to grow and expand by investing from $100k up to $1M at one check.
