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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Smart Infastructure Ventures Smart Infastructure Ventures
SIVentures, based in Leipzig, Germany, is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019. The firm specializes in investing in pre-seed and seed-stage B2B software startups, focusing on sectors such as energy, proptech, smart city, AI, IT infrastructure, eHealth, e-mobility, IoT, security, and software development. SIVentures primarily targets startups in the DACH region but also invests across Europe. The firm provides initial investments ranging from €150,000 to €500,000, with the potential for follow-on funding up to €2 million per company. SIVentures aims to support around 30 startups per fund and offers strategic advice, access to a network of co-investors, and synergies with the SpinLab ecosystem. Its first fund closed in 2024, followed by the launch of SIVentures II, a €30 million fund with significant backing from various investors. The experienced team at SIVentures emphasizes proactive support for founders from the outset.
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Smart-Holding Smart-Holding
АBOUT US Smart-Holding is one of the largest investment groups in Ukraine Smart-Holding is one of the largest investment groups in Ukraine, comprised of companies that share common strategic goals and business principles. Smart-Holding focuses on the industries that are the key sectors of the country’s economy. Smart-Holding invests in enterprises in such areas as metals and mining, oil and gas, agriculture, shipbuilding and real estate. Smart-Holding also participates in other projects as a portfolio investor. Smart-Holding’s strategy aims to deliver the effective management of a diversified portfolio of investments, ensuring long term growth in its value. Smart-Holding’s enterprises are continuously looking for new business lines that could become development drivers both for the enterprises and the economy of Ukraine.
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Smartblock Capital Smartblock Capital
Smart Block Capital is a Crypto-Asset Investment Fund dedicated to funding Blockchain Startups, specifically in the seed-round of funding. <br /> <br /> In addition to fundraising, Smart Block Capital offers advisory services that are inclusive of their wide network of blockchain technology investors, digital asset influencers, marketing entities and more.
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SmartFin SmartFin
SmartFin operates both early stage and growth stage investment vehicles targeting technology companies, headquartered in Europe and the United Kingdom that display the potential for significant value creation. Our total AUM amounts to more than 350 million euro, and investments range from 0,5 million euro to 25 million euro. It is a clear strategic choice to focus on companies in the broader technology sector given the successful track record of our team in this area. Our team consists of four investment professionals and three advisors. We are a strong value-added partner to our portfolio companies given the successful track record, expertise and complementary experience within our team. We support our companies to become successful international leaders by accelerating the scaling and monetization of their growth. We are convinced that a well-diversified portfolio is a better long-term strategy than a narrow focus on one specific technology area.
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SmartGate VC SmartGate VC
We invest on the edge where science and entrepreneurship join to disrupt the status quo. We identify the next industry-defining ideas on day one and inject the capital, talent, and industry connections necessary for powering their pre-seed to seed transformation. Investing at the Intersection of AI with Healthcare, Biotech, Security and IoT
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SmartGateVC SmartGateVC
SmartGateVC is a Silicon Valley pre-seed venture capital fund backed by Tim Draper and a network of entrepreneurs and professionals from the US, Europe, and MENA. Our key focus is deep tech: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Security, Internet of Things (IoT) and emerging Computational Biotech, Quantum Computing, and Blockchain across California, Massachusetts, NYC, Armenia, and wider Eastern Europe. SmartGateVC is a big family of startup and technology enthusiasts, seasoned professionals and a bunch of talented teams on their way of crafting the success on the global landscape. ​
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SmartHub SmartHub
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
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SmartInvest Ventures SmartInvest Ventures
SmartInvest is an early stage accelerator lead venture fund which has accelerated the growth of startups through their global reach and investments. <br /> <br /> 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.
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Smartup 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.
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Smartworks Smartworks
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.
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