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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Sparklabs Ventures
SparkLabs Ventures is a venture investment arm of SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and funds. It has recently launched a SparkLabs Ventures Ignition Fund, $50 million early-stage fund (Series A & B) primarily focused on South Korea and SE Asia. The fund will not be limited to SparkLabs portfolio companies and focus its investments on companies that have potential to expand abroad to different markets and have the ability to take advantage of the global reach of the SparkLabs’ network.
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The fund is led by Brian Kang, who was a founding member of Samsung’s first venture capital arm and later led Korea Venture Fund, which was one of Korea’s first quasi-government VC fund. He has over 20 years of experience as an investment professional and several years as an entrepreneur and operator. Brian is joined by Chris Koh, Co-founder of Coupang which is the leading ecommerce player in South Korea and served as a vice president of the company for five years focusing on operations and growth.
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The team is joined by Venture Partners Rob Das, Co-founder and former Chief Architect of Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK), and John Suh, CEO of Legalzoom. In addition, the operation will also be supported by a heavy hitting advisory board that includes former Congressman Mike Honda, who served in the U.S. Congress from 2001 to 2017 (represented Silicon Valley in the 17th congressional district from 2013 to 2017); David Lee, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Refactor Capital; and Nadiem Makarim, Co-founder and CEO of Go-Jek.
Sparkmind
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Sparkmind.vc is the first Nordic venture capital company focused on the learning sector. We invest in teams transforming early childhood, K12, higher, secondary and vocational education as well as corporate and lifelong learning. Our geographical home field is Europe, while we can also selectively do investments outside the region. We invest from seed to international growth phase with single investments up to €5m.
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Sparring Capital
Sparring Capital is an independent management company dedicated to equity support for medium-sized French companies. We invest alongside entrepreneurs to reorganise or strengthen their companies’ capital, always as a significant non-operational shareholder and in most cases as a majority shareholder.
Sparrow Ventures
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Sparrow Ventures is a Zurich-based venture builder and growth equity investor. With a unique organizational structure and an experienced team of business-driven experts, Sparrow Ventures focus lies on building ventures and investing in companies in a multitude of relevant fields, in particular Food & Beverage, Fintech, Last-Mile, Digital Health, Sustainability & Circular Economy as well as Commerce & Shopping.
We are an autonomous operating subsidiary of Migros – one of the largest retailers in Europe and launched with the mission to make a substantial contribution to the long term success of the overall group through systematically building innovative ideas into ventures and investing in growth-stage companies who have the potential to become the leader in their category.
At Sparrow, we don't believe in management hierarchies and foster a no bullshit, down to earth, yet high caliber work environment where the best argument counts. Our team is young, dynamic and highly motivated to create an impact in the world and we are always on the lookout for likeminded talent to join us on this journey.
We are based with our office in the heart of Zurich including all kind of benefits – from a flexible hours and remote working culture to regular events and weekly team lunches. Add a competitive salary and many interesting projects to work on and you have a first impression of why Sparrow Ventures is a great place to work!
Check out career opportunities at www.sparrow-ventures.com/career/
Follow us on Instagram @sparrow_ventures
Have a read about insights and news from our side: https://medium.com/sparrow-ventures
Spartan Group
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Founded in 2017, Spartan Group is a leading player in the Web3 space. We are one of the most active venture investors and have backed some of the leading crypto companies and networks.
We are also a leader in Web3 M&A deals and capital raises, leveraging our track record of working with world-class teams, deep expertise of the crypto industry, and unparalleled network to create collective value with exceptional founders.
Sparx Ventures
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Sparx Ventures provides early-stage venture capital and mentoring for promising, high-growth Technology & FinTech businesses. The firm takes an active approach to investing, striving to build collaborative relationships with entrepreneurs by providing funding, technology guidance, legal and accounting support, IT infrastructure, and business plan optimization.
SPE Capital
SPE Capital is a boutique private equity firm formed in 2016 from a spinout from Swicorp, a leading regional investment banking firm<br />
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The SPE Capital team has invested over USD 500m since 2005, across Africa and the Middle East<br />
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SPE Capital is led by an experienced investment team, with a combined experience of more than 50 years investing in growth companies.
Spearhead
Spearhead is where founders get their first angel fund. Spearhead gives founders capital to invest, so they can help new companies get started. To date, they’ve invested over $8M in 160 companies. There’s no pressure to invest—founders stay focused on their company and invest at their own pace.
Speciale Invest
We are an early stage investor focusing on Tech-driven/Deep-tech ventures. As a team we have invested and advised over 30 companies across India, Israel and the Valley. We can be reached at info@specialeinvest.com.
Spectra Investments
Spectra is an asset manager that invests in Private Equity in Brazil and Latin America. We structure investment vehicles to give investors access to companies in a diverse array of sectors in the Brazilian and Latin American economies with efficiency and mitigated risk.
