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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Wavemaker Partners
Wavemaker is Southeast Asia’s leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise and deep tech companies. We were entrepreneurs ourselves and have managed teams of 20 and 2,000. We have had failures and successful exits. We get founders and founders seem to get us too.
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We invest in thoughtful founders who have built an internal conviction through experience and reflection and identified a huge opportunity because they see things differently from most other people.
Waverley Capital
Waverley Capital is a venture capital firm focused solely on the innovation and disruption occurring globally throughout the ~ $2T media industry. Waverley is the successor fund to Luminari Capital, a top performing media-focused venture capital fund founded in 2014. Our mission is to provide superior financial returns to our limited partners by partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs in the media ecosystem to help them build and scale category-defining companies.
Wayra
Wayra is the most globally, connected and technological open innovation hub of the world. It connects technological disruptors with Telecommunication to create joint business oportunities. Wayra operates through 11 hubs in 10 countries within Telecommunications: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom and Venezuela, brining entrepeneurial talent to those global scale ecosystems
WBD Investment Holdings
Established in 1991, Women’s Development Businesses (“WDB”) was mandated to bring about the economic upliftment and social advancement of economically disadvantaged women in under-developed regions of South Africa.
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WDB Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited was later established in 1996 to provide sustainable source of income for the WDB Trust. WDBIH is a broad-based women owned and managed business, with over 80% of its profits benefiting economically disadvantaged households, impacted by poverty.
WBPEF (Western Balkans Private Equity Fund)
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Western Balkans Private Equity Fund - Vintage I
(“WBPEF-I”)
Invests in small and Midcap companies in the Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia). Led by a team of experts in Private Equity and Acquisitions in the region, with a track record of over 40 billion euro in investments made.
The team identifies targets within the medical, manufacturing, fintech, IT & Gaming, food sectors, creating value through the M&A process, and post-acquisition leadership it provides. We assess the management, the industry, historical financials and forecasts and conduct valuation analysis considering all appropriate parameters before making a commitment.
WBPEF is seed funded by USAID
Long-Term Commitment Impactful investments, by acquiring capital holdings with voting rights in Western Balkan countries that are not on the Financial Action Task Force Money Laundering’s list
Out of €80M fund, up to 15 sustainable investments in Western Balkans SMEs with good growth trends; focused in medium-to-long term capital growth, multiple investment rounds with concentration limitations and initial tickets €3-9M in minority or majority, by holding shares, quotas, equities and convertible bonds.
Full due diligence how to invest well, generate value and disinvest in the best moment
Oriented, constantly monitored, weighted and preventive risk management
ESG and sustainable development and exit driven approach
We plan to address these with the following benefits our team offers
Continuous strategic support in establishing a strong company, following its ongoing development and a responsible exit strategy ensuring company longevity
Access to a managerial pool of talent. International experience leveraged onto our portfolio of companies to support their success and continuous development
Access to financing for growth and development
Commitment to continuous improvement culture that creates stronger, longer lasting companies
Working hand in hand with USAID to support female empowerment
We NYC
Women entrepreneurs are key economic actors in New York City — building businesses that support families, uplift communities and generate jobs. WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs NYC) is an initiative based out of the New York City Department of Small Business Services that is dedicated to helping women start and grow their businesses.
WE Venture
WE Fund Venture invests in New York City based technology start-up companies founded by women and minority entrepreneurs. The City of New York has committed $10 million alongside $20 million from five venture capital partners for a total amount of $30 million to be invested over the next five years. Through this public-private partnership, more women and minority entrepreneurs will have access to the capital that they need to grow their companies.
Wecken Family Office
Wecken & Cie. is an early-stage venture capital investor, focused on European fast-growing, disruptive technology companies, with expertise in FinTech and PropTech. Wecken & Cie. invests across other sectors and stages opportunistically.
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Having invested in more than 40 companies since 2007 and thereof successfully exited e.g. Delivery Hero and EcoIntense, Wecken & Cie. typically participates together with other institutional investors in Series A investment rounds with €500k to €3m initially, with the ability to provide additionally capital over the life of the investment.
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Wecken & Cie. is backed by Klaus Wecken, co-founder of multiple startups in the technology and real-estate sector, most prominently KHK Software which he sold to SAGE Group in 1997.
Weight Partners Capital LLP
Weight Partners Capital ("WPC") is a specialist private equity investor founded in 2009 to invest in sectors where the team has operational experience. We focus on what we know – consumer and healthcare services businesses at the smaller end of the market in the UK and Ireland.
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We look to invest selectively in businesses we understand, and then work closely with management teams over an extended period. We think that this is the best way to consistently drive attractive returns for investors and for management teams.
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We look for businesses going through change or that would benefit from change. This means businesses that have fallen on hard times or haven’t had access to the resources they need to fully realise their potential, as well as businesses that are growing quickly. Strategies that we pursue include operational improvement, buy-and-build, organic roll-out, founder exits, and corporate carve-outs.
Weinberg Capital Partners
Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP) is an independent investment company active in capital investment, real estate and minority stakes in listed companies, with over $900 million under management. In capital investment, Weinberg Capital Partners invests alongside upper management teams committed to their development projects. Backed by its dual operational and financial experience, the team has already accompanied its stakes in more than 35 external growth operations.
