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Top 50 Art Angel Investors in Europe in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Art startups based in Europe. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Art companies from Europe. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Art Angel Investors in Europe in December 2024

Investor	Art Europe investments
Oliver Slipper	4
Jorg Mohaupt	4
Melih Odemis	4
Erdem Yurdanur	4
Hesham Zreik	3
Bashar Hamood	3
Rosario Bifulco	2
Thomas France	2
Nicolas Julia	2
Henrik Lindemann	2
Frédéric Jousset	2
Heiko Rauch	2
Jason Calacanis	2
Daniel Recanati	1
Eugen Prosquill	1
Florian Ristl	1
Georg Bauer	1
Mark Kaslatter	1
Jakob Kattner	1
Stephanie Allen	1
Robert Kyncl	1
Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt	1
Gabriel Jarrosson	1
Alpay Berk Caglayan	1
Paul Field	1
Jonathan Betz	1
Bart Swanson	1
Cozomo De’Medici	1
Güimar Vaca Sittic	1
Nicolas Ott	1
Jaroslav Beck	1
Christian Faes	1
Tim Jackson	1
Graham Stirling	1
Sherry Coutu	1
Nikhil Shah	1
Con Gornell	1
Steven E. Spooner	1
Jonas Engwall	1
Theo Osborne	1
Louis d'Origny	1
Denis Fayolle	1
Jens von Bahr	1
Luc Doublet	1
Andreas Knürr	1
Sam Enrico Williams	1
Peter Steinberger	1
Bernard Kantor	1
Tommy Jacobson	1
Chantal Baudron	1

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Building Sports & Tech Companies

Investment focus

Art, B2B, B2C
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Split — Split will let you know each time someone you’re avoiding is around & suggest an escape route. Split will display ‘hot zone’ map pointers on any location that the people you avoid tend to frequent. Know who the people you avoid are hanging out with (the ‘two birds, one stone’ feature).
PickGuru — At PickGuru we help betting companies, rights holders and publishers enhance the sports fan customer lifecycle of acquisition, engagement, retention, referrals and revenues. Our dynamic sports prediction games and community building tools supercharge the fan relationship and boost trust and loyalty with our client brands.
Aura - Museum Genius — MEET AURA - THE MUSEUM GENIUS With Aura, you can explore Britain's leading museums and galleries, design your own journey, and listen to professionally produced audio stories of artworks and exhibits. THEMED ROUTES: For those with limited time You can personalise your way through the museums with cover with our themed routes. Whether you areshort on time, or you are interested in a specific theme, our themed routes will help find the must-see exhibits in your favourite museums. AUDIO STORIES WITH OFFLINE PLAYBACK We are partnering with high-profile museum curators, academics and skilled storytellers with distinct areas of expertise to create short and detailed audio stories of the must-see highlights of the museums. As Aura allows you to download audio content, you don't need an internet connection to listen during your visit. INTERACTIVE FLOOR PLANS Through our innovative technology, we provide interactive floor plans of the museums so you can enjoy your visit with time-efficiency, practicality, and ease. Simply search for a destination point and our indoor navigation system will help you get there easily. KEYPAD FOR EASY ACCESS If the museum is offering a traditional audio guide system, you will see signs next to exhibits with numbers on them. You can use our keypad at these museums. Simply use the keypad function to dial the number of the exhibit and we will take you directly to that exhibit's page on Aura.

Jörg was appointed to the Board when Access Industries acquired the Company in 2007. Jörg is responsible for the media/online and telecom businesses at Access Industries, which he joined in May 2007. He was previously a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners. Jörg has been active in the media and communications space since 1992. Hehas, as an investor, been involved with several businesses dealing with sports rights (RGE Group, Digiturk), internet services (Bibit NV, Adyen, Speedera Networks) and content delivery (Casema NV, Comhem AB). Jörg’s current board positions include Tory Burch LLC, Rebate Networks GmbH, AINMT Holdings AB, RGE Group Limited, Icon UK Distribution Holdings Limited and Mendeley Research Networks. Prior board positions include Digiturk, Casema NV, Comhem AB, Bibit BV, VersaTel Telecom NV and Speedera Networks Inc.

Investment focus

Music, Mobile Apps, Art
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United Kingdom, United States, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Penfold — Our flexible, simple and powerful pension is designed to get you to your saving goals and stay with you for life, whichever direction it takes you.
Tracklib — Tracklib is the only service where anyone can legally clear samples from real music. From Isaac Hayes to Mozart, we got it.
Aura - Museum Genius — MEET AURA - THE MUSEUM GENIUS With Aura, you can explore Britain's leading museums and galleries, design your own journey, and listen to professionally produced audio stories of artworks and exhibits. THEMED ROUTES: For those with limited time You can personalise your way through the museums with cover with our themed routes. Whether you areshort on time, or you are interested in a specific theme, our themed routes will help find the must-see exhibits in your favourite museums. AUDIO STORIES WITH OFFLINE PLAYBACK We are partnering with high-profile museum curators, academics and skilled storytellers with distinct areas of expertise to create short and detailed audio stories of the must-see highlights of the museums. As Aura allows you to download audio content, you don't need an internet connection to listen during your visit. INTERACTIVE FLOOR PLANS Through our innovative technology, we provide interactive floor plans of the museums so you can enjoy your visit with time-efficiency, practicality, and ease. Simply search for a destination point and our indoor navigation system will help you get there easily. KEYPAD FOR EASY ACCESS If the museum is offering a traditional audio guide system, you will see signs next to exhibits with numbers on them. You can use our keypad at these museums. Simply use the keypad function to dial the number of the exhibit and we will take you directly to that exhibit's page on Aura.

Melih is one of the pioneer Internet entrepreneurs in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, he studied Computer Engineering and MBA at Bogazici University. After one year of professional experience in Citibank, Melih founded yemeksepeti.com with his partners in 2000. Yemeksepeti.com became the online food delivery giant first in Turkey, and then in Middle Eastand Eastern Europe. As a co-founder, Melih has acted as CTO of the company until 2013 and as Board Member until May 2015, when the company was acquired by Delivery Hero writing one of the biggest Internet exit stories in the region. Melih has been selected an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2007. Since 2011 he has been an active angel investor in internet and technology companies with more than 30 investments. He is one of the cofounders of Galata Business Angels, which is one of the first business angel networks in Turkey. He is a founding member of EO Turkey. Melih lives in London now with his family and continues to invest in tech start-ups globally.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Deplike — Everyone can make music!
UP School — UP School fills in the gap of female participation in society’s most important technology roles by offering free educational programs for women through technical education programs that train them in a specific area of technology. UP School launched two pilot programs in Robotic Process Automation and in Data Science, and have two activecorporate-sponsored programs in Data Analytics and Android Development in partnership with Ford Motor Company, and Akbank.Students who graduated from the program have been recruited by globally lead companies such as Ford Motor Company, Unilever, Siemens and Coca Cola Company.
HotelRunner — HotelRunner is a cloud based hotel online sales and channel manager tool with an online marketing suite. Power your online sales now!

Erdem Yurdanur - Founder & Director @ Admost

Investment focus

Mobile, Advertising, Marketplace
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Turkey, United States, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Ulak — [ENG] ULAK is a mobile app, that helps you find nearby couriers and place a custom order. With ULAK, the nearest courier to your location is directed to you, serves with the shipment you choose, app displays the instant location information until your shipment is delivered, shares delivery details with you, securely collects your payment from yourcredit card and completes the transaction. If you wish, you can get service with cash payment as well...[TUR] ULAK akıllı telefonlar üzerinde çalışan, motorlu kuryeye ihtiyacı olanlarla, güvenilir motorlu kuryeleri buluşturan bir mobil uygulamadır. ULAK ile size en yakın kuryeyi çağırarak gönderinizi yapabilir veya özel sipariş verebilirsiniz. ULAK ile bulunduğunuz konuma en yakın kurye size yönlendirilir, seçeceğiniz gönderi şekli ile hizmet verir, gönderiniz teslim edilene kadar anlık konum bilgisini gösterir, teslimat detaylarını size iletir, ödemenizi güvenli bir şekilde kredi kartınızdan tahsil eder, işlemi tamamlar. Dilerseniz nakit ödeme seçeneği ile hizmet alabilirsiniz.
Charmy — Charmy is a music social media site available online. Users can create playlists, share photos, and search for songs they prefer.
Tiramisu — TIRAMISU MOBILE GAME STUDIO

Hesham Zreik is the Founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator. He has co-founded over 100 startups as a technical co-founder and invested in them as an angel investor. Under his leadership, FasterCapital has expanded its network to include over 1,000 regional partners, 1,000 mentors, and 200 partnerships with incubators,accelerators, and venture funds. The organization has helped over 300 startups raise more than $1 billion.Zreik began programming in 1989 with Basic, transitioning to QBasic in 1992. He ranked 7th in the Baccalaureate exams and earned an engineering degree at HIAST, followed by a DBA at Edinburgh Business School and a Master’s in Computer Information Science from AABFS.In 2018, Forbes ranked him #39 among the top 50 investors based on his investment activity and successful exits. He has invested in over 100 startups, co-founded more than 40, and has served as a mentor and board member for various companies. Zreik's investment interests include AI, fintech, blockchain, e-commerce, IoT, HR, and B2B startups.His portfolio includes companies such as Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX. In 2002, he founded ZGroup Mobile, growing it to a valuation of $2.5–$3.25 million by 2005. The company was a candidate for acquisition by Incagold plc.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Bashar Hamood is the Managing Director and co-founder of FasterCapital and attended Heriot-Watt University. He has broad experience across various organizational domains, including marketing strategy, branding, direct marketing, product launches, analysis, and reporting. As an entrepreneur, he has expertise in brand development and communityoutreach. Bashar is skilled in optimizing team dynamics, aligning diverse agendas, and leveraging strategic and operational drivers to achieve results. He also has a strong analytical approach, carefully studying each case and parameter variation.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Rosario Bifulco, president of the auction house Finarte S.p.A.

Investment focus

Art, Medical, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Italy

Portfolio highlights

I-VASC — I-VASC has developed the VELEX device using new technology to treat CVI and varicose veins.
Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.

Entrepreneur, Investor

Investment focus

Blockchain, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Klark — Klark develops AI-based customer service platforms that streamline operations, automate tasks, and provide personalized experiences, enhancing customer satisfaction, driving growth, and staying competitive in the markets.
Crestal — Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.
Prodia — Easy-to-use Stable Diffusion API for AI-powered image generation at 90% lower cost than AWS. Effortless scale with no infrastructure worries.

Nicolas Julia is a Blockchain entrepreneur. He is the CEO at Sorare, the leading platform to collect and play with officially licensed football Crypto-goodsNicolas dedicated his career to Blockchain in 2015, and was previously running operations at Stratumn, a $8M VC-backed blockchain company.Nicolas hosts the meetup Crypto-goods Club, theplace of expression for all Crypto-goods enthusiasts.He believes Crypto-goods will pave the way for a new era of digital ownership and change the internet.

Investment focus

FinTech, Gaming, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, Israel, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

cubzh — Welcome to Cubzh, a universe of user-built avatars, hangouts and games.
Sekai Studio — Creating mind blowing official entertainment anime fans have been dreaming about
Tweed — Tweed provides a plug & play white-label wallet solution that includes compliant self-custodial key management, comprehensive wallet features and payment infrastructure all in one SDK. With Tweed, platforms and brands can onboard mainstream users seamlessly and create frictionless web3 experiences which increase the overall activity and saleson platform. Tweed’s architecture is built as a true self-custodial solution, and passes regular legal audits to ensure your platform can offload the regulatory burden and offer a fully compliant web3 experience.The company is still currently in stealth mode.

Henrik Lindemann

Investment focus

Art, iOS, Android
Seed, Funding Round
Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Artland — Artland is a dedicated platform for contemporary art. Discover, buy from galleries on a global scale and connect with art lovers and art collectors.

Olivier Duha at Bain & Company, Frédéric co-founded Webhelp, which originally provided online support services for businesses and the general public, in June 2000. Rapid growth and innovation over the following years has resulted in the BPO provider and customer experience engineer that is Webhelp today.Frédéric graduated from HEC in 1992 andbegan his career in 1994 at L’Oréal. He handled marketing and familiarised himself with new product development, consumer brand management and advertising strategies. Paying close attention to new technologies, he decided to buy DIALOG, a software vendor, in 1998 and soon merged it with its competitor, IKOSOFT. He then joined Bain & Company in 1999 as part of the private equity practice, where he participated in several consulting assignments guiding the engagement strategy of major funding institutions.Frederic is a Knight of the Order of Merit and the Arts & Humanities, and Commander of Wissam Al-Aouite of the Kingdom of Morocco. Since October 2011, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Investment focus

Art, FinTech, Finance
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Artsper — Artsper is a contemporary art marketplace where galleries selected across the World can sell their artworks. They work with hundreds of galleries, which enables us to promote more than 10 000 artworks proposed by 4 000 artists.
Climb — TacoTax offers an online platform that enables its users to file their taxes while automatically optimizing for the highest tax return and to talk to an expert in order to make financial investments TacoTax was founded by Aldric Emie and Rodrigue Menegaux in April 2016.
LaCollection — LaCollection is creating a new way of owning digital versions of a physical artwork by working with cultural institutions. Like a limited edition “digital lithography”, collectors are now able to own certified digital twins of masterpieces from the world’s greatest museums, galleries, and artists.

Co-Founder of UFOstart

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Spain, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

CodeOp — Coding Academy Empowering Women, Trans, and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals in Tech. Join Us to Bridge the Gender Gap and Boost Your Career!
VisionAI — VisionAI is a rebellious research lab crafting products to enhance and grow online shops with visual and text-based AI. Experience our new website.
Modelmanagement.com — Model Management connects new faces and models with scouts, international modeling agencies and model photographers.

Jason Calacanis is the Founder and CEO of Inside.com and Launch. He previously worked at Weblogs as a Co-Founder and CEO. Jason Calacanis attended Fordham University.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United States, Australia, Canada

Portfolio highlights

TaxGPT — Looking for instant tax help? Meet TaxGPT, your AI-powered tax assistant. We simplify tax processes and maximize deductions. Try TaxGPT today!
Melengo — The easiest way to create new fashion. We use AI to automate the custom manufacturing supply chain.
Created by Humans — Created by Humans enables creators to sell licensing rights for AI training and be reimbursed by AI firms.

Daniel Recanati is the Founder & CEO of Rhodium. a private investment firm whose mission is to identify the most promising entrepreneurs and help them build thriving companies. focusing on Impact, digital, climate tech and space via Earth & beyond ventures. .

Investment focus

Internet, Analytics, Advertising
Seed, Series B, Series A
Israel, United States, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Yo! Egg — At Yo Egg, we're on a mission to become the largest and most sustainable egg producer in the world, without the use of chickens.
Solutum — Solutum is a Cleantech start-up that develops a unique formula for plastic bags to dissolve in water.The company's team of chemical engineers have developed a unique compound that replaces the plastic with a cost-efficient, strong and eco-friendly solution. Solutum biodegradable products are environmentally friendly. These products aim toreplace plastic which is polluting our surroundings, causing devastating harm to nature and our own health.Each year around 350M ton of plastics are being produced around the world. About half of it is single-use products - resulting in mass pollution of the land and sea.The plastic that reaches the sea kills more than 1 million marine animals a year. This plastic also comes back to us in the food and water, causing major health problems. Translated into money - $139 Billion globally is being spent on the overall social and environmental costs of plastic pollution every year.Completely dissolving in water to natural and eco-friendly components, our product is a perfect and cost efficient solution to the plastic pollution.
Helios — Helios is developing a reactor that can process lunar soil and Martian soil to oxygen and metals. The company solution is unique as its output yields two highly crucial materials at the same time, and it doesn’t require earth brought consumables. They seek to enable the establishment of a permanent base on the Moon. Another potential use of ourreactor can be to supply oxygen from the lunar surface to earth orbit, as it requires 26 times less energy than launching it from Earth. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Israel.

Eugen Prosquill is the CEO and Founder of Warda Network. He previously worked at Formfinder Software GmbH as a Trainee. Eugen Prosquill attended Federal Technical College for IT and Mechatronics, Vienna 3.

Investment focus

Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality
Seed
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Return on Art — Return on Art is the one platform that makes discovering and collecting art exciting and effortless. We leverage the latest technology and art market expertise to create value for global artists and an effortless buying experience for our collectors.

Florian Ristl

Investment focus

Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality
Seed
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Return on Art — Return on Art is the one platform that makes discovering and collecting art exciting and effortless. We leverage the latest technology and art market expertise to create value for global artists and an effortless buying experience for our collectors.

Georg Bauer ist Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der AGATEX Feinchemie GmbH und hat sich durch Beteiligungen an weiteren Firmen in der Chemischen Industrie einen Namen gemacht.

Investment focus

Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality
Seed
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Return on Art — Return on Art is the one platform that makes discovering and collecting art exciting and effortless. We leverage the latest technology and art market expertise to create value for global artists and an effortless buying experience for our collectors.

Informationsdienste Fachkraft

Investment focus

Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality
Seed
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Return on Art — Return on Art is the one platform that makes discovering and collecting art exciting and effortless. We leverage the latest technology and art market expertise to create value for global artists and an effortless buying experience for our collectors.

Jakob Kattner

Investment focus

Art, E-Commerce, Augmented Reality
Seed
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Return on Art — Return on Art is the one platform that makes discovering and collecting art exciting and effortless. We leverage the latest technology and art market expertise to create value for global artists and an effortless buying experience for our collectors.

Stephanie Allen - Member of the Board of Advisors @ CityFalcon

Investment focus

FinTech, Art, iOS
Seed, Series A, Equity Crowdfunding
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Vastari — Sbobet88 sebagai rekomendasi situs taruhan judi bola online resmi terbesar dan terpercaya nomor 1 di Indonesia dengan situs bola mix parlay online terlengkap 2024.
CityFalcon — Powered by machine learning and crowd-curation, CityFALCON provides real-time and relevant financial news from 2000+ publications and Twitter for stocks, commodities, forex, indices, and sectors.
SyndicateRoom — Our EIS and SEIS funds gives investors access to some of the UK's most promising startups. The Access EIS Fund co-invests with leading angel investors to build diversified portfolios based on data, while our SEIS fund lets investors back pre-seed B2B SaaS companies selected and fostered by leading fund Founders Factory.

Robert Kyncl is the current Chief Business Officer of YouTube. He previously worked at Netflix as a Vice President, Content. Robert Kyncl attended Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

Investment focus

Art, FinTech, Payments
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Czech Republic

Portfolio highlights

Qerko — Qerko is loaded with great features for your business like fast checkout, tableside ordering, loyalty programs, verified reviews, and more. Apply today!
Outfindo — Making bikes & e-bikes buying easy
ArtMaster — ArtMaster is an online platform that offers individual one-on-one tuition and online courses designed by professionals in art and music.

Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt is the Purchasing & Accounting at AGATEX Feinchemie GmbH. Nikolaus Bauer-Harnoncourt attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

Investment focus

Software, Marketplace, Service Industry
Pre-Seed
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Quork — Quork - Quick Work is the marketplace for services. With Quork professional service providers can find, acquire and manage their customers. With innovative features like an in app messenger, an Kanban board to organize your tasks and easy and well-designed statistics, Quork can offer its service provider an all in one solution for their dailybusiness. On the same side private individuals can easily find the right service provider for their task. With posting a Task through an questionnaire Quork makes sure that no detail is missing so a Poster really finds the right person for the job. With the convenient payment system "QUORK PAY" it is easy to pay automatically within the platform. Booking services was never so easy. Also with using Quork you can give something back to the nature as we plant a tree for every completed task.
Return on Art — Return on Art is the one platform that makes discovering and collecting art exciting and effortless. We leverage the latest technology and art market expertise to create value for global artists and an effortless buying experience for our collectors.

Gabriel Jarrosson created his first website at 13, then sold his first startup at 25. Serial entrepreneur and investor in more than 100 startups with 15 exits, he has since founded Leonis Investissement, a private club that offers its members the opportunity to invest in fast-growing startups in Silicon Valley that they would not have access toalone. He has invested more than $30M through this club. He is the creator of the YouTube channel "Leonis Investissement", the most followed in France on this theme. Since 2023, he has also manages Lobster Capital, a $10M investment fund that invests in Silicon Valley startups.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, France, India

Portfolio highlights

54gene — 54gene is a healthcare startup unlocking the African genome to fuel genetic research and development that may lead to new discoveries and benefit all populations.54gene was founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong to address the significant gap in the global genomics market: Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research iscaucasian. Only 2% is African, despite the fact that Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined. As a result, pharmaceutical research and development is lacking the diverse data that may hold the key to medical discoveries and new healthcare solutions.
Apprente — Learn New Stuff Every Day
Jeeves Inc. — Pay for anything, anywhere, in your local currency. No fees. No interest. No personal guarantees. Mobile-first, built with your team in mind.

Alpay Berk Caglayan is the founder of Inviox Studios, an advisor at Joseph Shining, and a Stakeholder & Executive Partner at Zwiket. He previously worked at Zwiket as an Advisor. Alpay currently manages $8.2 million in assets. Alpay Berk Caglayan attended Yale University.

Investment focus

Digital Marketing, Advertising, Art
Private Equity, Pre-Seed
Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Zwiket — Zwiket is a multi-faceted brand start-up, blending marketing, design, and technology. Partnering with over 20 innovative brands globally, with bases in Växjö, Köln, Istanbul, and London.
Wepress Media — Wepress is a full-service millennial-run marketing agency - offering inventive, results-driven solutions that harness the highest immediate return in digital + social media. With core services anchored around Social Media Management, Web Design & Development, Ad Management, Branding & Design and Email Marketing, we cut the fluff and bringprojects from plan to production with hands-off execution + results you can see. Specialties include creative production, go-to-market strategy and user acquisition.
Joseph Shining — Joseph Shining is a Turkish-American multinational retailer of personal care and beauty products with nearly 10 brands, along with its own private label, Joseph's Collection, and includes beauty products such as cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, nail color, beauty tools, body lotions, and haircare.

CEO EMEA, TouchCast. Partner, bMuse. Director, Higgaboom. Advisor, Dugout. Advisor to Amaliah and Lead Investor. Board Member and Investor, Inn Style Ltd. Investor, The Memo. Ignite Accelerator Investor and Mentor. Free Word Board Member. Consultant. Ex Daily Mail executive

Investment focus

Art, Women's, Internet
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

AMALIAH — Amaliah is dedicated to amplifying the voices of Muslim women. Led by a passion to empower individuals through their identity, our work seeks to surface the many different voices and experiences within our community. We create content for Muslim women that aims to shape thought and act as a tool for cultural change.
The Memo — The feel good baby edit to make big decisions, easy. Shop best selling, trusted and adored baby and maternity essentials. Free delivery over $99!

Jonathan Betz is a Principal at Hudson River Angels. Jonathan holds a BA in Computer Science with a double major in Cognitive Science from Carnegie Mellon University

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Internet
Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Remix — Remix is the leading platform for transportation planning software. See all your data in one place, plan a holistic network, and collaborate across stakeholders.
Artfinder — The art marketplace. Buy wall art, original paintings, sculptures, limited edition prints and photography directly from independent artists.
Minibar Delivery — Shop the Minibar Delivery App for the best selection of wine, liquor, beer, and more - delivered directly to your door in as little as 30 to 60 minutes. Fast delivery and low prices!

Bart helps companies scale globally and has been active in the technology sector for more than fifteen years as an entrepreneur, mentor, and executive. Previously he was the Chairman of Summly (sold to Yahoo), COO at Badoo, an MD International at GSI Commerce (sold to eBay), a GM at Amazon.com (helping lead the international expansion from1998-2001), and was an MD at EMI Music Europe. Bart received an MBA from The Wharton School, an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, was a Fellow at the Lauder Institute, and has a BA in History from the University of Southern California.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Belgium

Portfolio highlights

Certn — Thousands of companies worldwide rely on Certn's integrated background screening to secure the right people with an 80% reduced time to hire.
Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Part3 — Part3 simplifies construction administration for architects and engineers. Leverage AI to collaborate on submittals, RFIs, changes, field reporting & more.

Cozomo De’Medici

Investment focus

Information Technology, Art, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Rekt Brands — Own a Rektguy NFT? You may be eligible to claim free equity in Rekt Brands Inc. Find out more.
Story Protocol — Powering web3 narrative universes via story legos
Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy

Güimar is a tech entrepreneur and angel investor as well as Venture Partner at FJ Labs.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

rintin — rintin is a B2B marketplace that connects small independent retailers with curated emerging brands.
Lara AI — Helping leaders maximize the employee experience in a personalized manner
Thingtesting — Explore thousands of new online brands and share your honest reviews so everyone on the internet can shop better. Discover the best brands in personal care, home decor, clothing, food, tech and more.

Nicolas Ott

Investment focus

Art, Fashion, Lifestyle
Seed
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Inkdome — Inkdome business is a platform designed to help Tattoo parlours and permanent beauticians manage their day-to-day sales and operations. The platform’s feautures span managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, inventory, supply and financial reporting.

Jaroslav Beck is a Co-Founder and Head Of Music at Beat Games. He attended the University of West Bohemia.

Investment focus

Gaming, Art, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Czech Republic, United States

Portfolio highlights

Qerko — Qerko is loaded with great features for your business like fast checkout, tableside ordering, loyalty programs, verified reviews, and more. Apply today!
Zuri — We are developing a modern private aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing. This will allow you to affordably travel from city to city at distances of up to 700 km apart.
ArtMaster — ArtMaster is an online platform that offers individual one-on-one tuition and online courses designed by professionals in art and music.

Christian Faes was previously co-founder and CEO of LendInvest, which is a technology driven mortgage lender and a leading Fintech company. The company has over £3.5 billion of Funds Under Management, and is one of the largest non-bank mortgage lenders in the UK. Now building Faes & Co.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Knoma — Search hundreds of courses from leading schools and bootcamps. Learn now and pay later with Knoma and spread the cost with ethical finance
Volume — Payment Infrastructure for the Internet
Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.

Tim Jackson is the Founder, CEO, General Partner & Partner of Walking Ventures & he attended University of Oxford in in 1983.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

CloudNC — CloudNC CAM Assist your CAM programming co-pilot. Automate your CAM programming. From setup to CAM program in seconds for 3-axis prismatic parts.
Credit Kudos — Credit Kudos builds products using Open Banking so credit providers can approve more people and lower risk. Explore now!
Joint Academy — Joint Academy connects patients with licensed physical therapists to deliver online treatments for chronic joint and back pain. Our treatments are clinically proven and give patients access to a personal, licensed physical therapist, an individualized exercise plan, interactive education about the condition, and progress tracking — all through auser-friendly app. Peer-reviewed studies show that Joint Academy patients reduce their pain, change their minds about surgery, and quit painkillers. Joint Academy is now available to patients in Sweden, the US, the UK, France, and Germany.

Graham Stirling is the Manager - Investments at Veddis.

Investment focus

Art, RFID, Mobile
Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Ticket ABC — Ticket ABC is a white label ticketing software and venue management solution used by over 120 venues, promoters, artists in 4 countries. Brand your account to have the same look and feel as your website, better understand your sales and customers with their graphical reporting tool and integrate with social media to sell tickets within anyFacebook page. Fanalytics (Ticket ABC's customer analytics tool) transforms all the customer data generated from selling tickets into a snapshot of your business so you know who your top customers are, where they are from and the ability to communicate and reward them for their loyalty.

Sherry Coutu currently works as an Independent Non Executive Director for Pearson. She previously worked at superpower as a Director. Sherry Coutu attended Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Human Resources
Seed, Angel, Series A
United Kingdom, Romania, United States

Portfolio highlights

5Mins — 5Mins is the new microlearning platform that helps your employees build in-demand skills fast with AI-powered personalisation and advanced gamification.
Topia — The Topia Global Talent Mobility platform enables businesses to deliver mobility as part of a broader talent and business strategy with enhanced employee experiences. This drives competitive advantage by ensuring the right people in the right place at the right time. The Topia platform automates the entire global talent mobility process, fromscenario-based planning, compliance risk management, expat payroll, reporting and more. Topia powers global talent mobility programs for many of the world's most trusted brands, including Schneider Electric, Dell, Veolia, Equinor, AXA.
FullCircl — FullCircl is a Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) platform for customer-facing channels in B2B financial services. Better business, faster.

I am a creative, tech and social impact entrepreneur.I am Cofounder of Mixcloud -- the global community for audio culture -- where I worked with an amazing team of people to grow the company from a couple of guys in a warehouse in NW London to the world's biggest community of DJs and music curators, reaching 20 million people a month.It's been an exciting ride and I've learned a lot about building teams, products, communities/users, partnerships and business models. We continue to remain focused on building the world's leading sustainable and fair ecosystem for audio creators.I am now a board advisor to Mixcloud and an angel investor/advisor in a number of tech and consumer businesses. I am also advising and supporting charities and social impact projects, including being a trustee for the brilliant dance charity East London Dance, and an advisor to the great empowerment and anti racism organisation You Make It. I also enjoy DJing and I run an electronic music record label/clubnight MakeMusic.

Investment focus

Art, Music, Coworking
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

The Qube — The Qube is a space, resource and network designed specifically for creatives by creatives – a home for inspired creators to prosper. Members share access to 30 purpose-built studios across music, podcast, video & photography. The Qube's 16,000 SQFT flagship West London site opened February 2020.
SPOKE — Music and lyricism-led mindfulness, aimed at helping the world's most creative minds feel at ease.
Virmati Energy — Virmati Energy is a Renewables & Environment Company.

Con is an investor, advisor and consultant for a broad portfolio of entertainment, tech and cultural organisations. He was Executive Vice President, Marketing (EMEA) at Warner Bros. Pictures until 2018 and has previously worked for BBH, Grey and Mediacom.

Investment focus

Art, News, Travel
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cryptograph — Made By Icons. Owned By You.
Culture Trip — Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core. The company offers a unique proposition in the market because in one single platform, customers can get inspired to explore the world, and also discover and book travel products. Through its website and app - used by millions of visitors every month - Culture Trip’s globalcommunity of travel experts and local insiders share travel content and recommendations, together with curated collections of places to stay, hotels, things to do and experiences that can be booked online. In addition, in 2021 the company launched its TRIPS by Culture Trip — unique small-group adventures, curated by travel experts and led by Local Insiders. Culture Trip was founded in London in 2011. It now has a team of around two hundred members of in-house staff. This group of technology, travel and media professionals operates out of branches in London, New York, and Tel Aviv. On top of that, Culture Trip has a worldwide network of local content creators and insiders – writers, filmmakers, photographers, and creatives – in hundreds of locations across the world.

With over 23 years in the high-tech and telecommunications sector, Steve Spooner brings a wealth of experience in corporate finance and strategic business planning to Mitel®. As Chief Financial Officer, Steve is responsible for global financial operations and investor relations for Mitel. Prior to Mitel, Steve was Chief Executive Officer ofprivately-held Stream Intelligent Networks Corp. During his time as CEO, Steve led the company to substantial growth during a recessed telecom market, through focused activities in investor relations, corporate strategy and development, strategic alliances and marketing. Steve also brings a tech-savvy understanding of finance and corporate strategy from his time as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CrossKeys Systems Corporation. Steve led the strategic implementation of private financing, acquisitions, and divestitures for the company. In December of 1997, Steve successfully spearheaded CrossKey's Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ and TSE. In addition, Steve brings extensive experience in financial governance from senior positions at SHL Systemhouse Inc.,Wang Canada Ltd., Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd., and Arthur Anderson & Co. Steve is a seasoned industry speaker having spoken at a variety of venues on topics ranging from Metropolitan Networks to Entrepeneurship. Steve sits on numerous strategic advisory boards and is an active board member of the Canadian Wireless Telecom Association (CWTA) as well as a former chairman of CWTA's fixed wireless committee.

Investment focus

Art, Internet, Software
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Eunomart — Eunomart provides a simple solution to the challenges of the fight against money laundering. They develop an automated vigilance procedure tool intended to help analyze the legal risks to which art professionals are exposed.

Jonas Engwall is the founder of Knoxville. He is also the chairman and founder of DBT Capital.

Investment focus

Art, Auctions, Search Engine
Funding Round
Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Barnebys — Barnebys is the world’s leading search service for art, antiques and collectibles. We were founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011 and have since then established our business globally with offices in New York, UK, France, Spain and Germany. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional andlocal businesses. We are also offering an extensive free database of auction results and a top of the line valuation service. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team.

Theo Osborne is a Managing Partner at 9Yards Capital.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

The Dots — Professional networking for the new world of work. Get advice. Meet collaborators. Find jobs. Upskill at events.
Nova Credit — Nova Credit is a credit infrastructure and analytics company that enables businesses to grow responsibly by harnessing alternative credit data.
Platform Science — Experience the power to choose what drives your fleet. Platform Science delivers telematics and fleet management tools on a platform built for transportation.

Louis d'Origny

Investment focus

Art, Auctions, Education
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SAM Labs — SAM Labs provides everything you need to deliver the most engaging STEAM and Coding learning experience in your classroom with Hardware, Software and curriculum-aligned lesson plans
Cryptograph — Made By Icons. Owned By You.

Denis Fayolle is the Co-founder & Board Member at Seed & Seeds.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Angel, Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Singulart — At Singulart, They are convinced that the digital space is an invaluable tool for bringing transparency and equity to the art market.They provide artists with the tools that enable them to independently manage the sale of their works. Their team is working around the clock, committing their energy to promoting Singulart artists to a globalaudience.In showcasing artists around the world, they also hope to allow art lovers and collectors alike to explore new artistic horizons, to embrace new cultures and to be inspired by the works of talented artists that they never would have come across if it wasn't for Singulart.
Next Station — Next Station is a smart recruiting platform.
Adrenaline Hunter — Live unforgettable moments! Book among hundreds of the best outdoor activities on manawa.com. Best service and best prices guaranteed.

Jens von Bahr

Investment focus

Art, Auctions, Genetics
Series A, Funding Round
Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Barnebys — Barnebys is the world’s leading search service for art, antiques and collectibles. We were founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011 and have since then established our business globally with offices in New York, UK, France, Spain and Germany. Our clients include the world’s top tier of auctioneers, antique dealers, galleries as well as regional andlocal businesses. We are also offering an extensive free database of auction results and a top of the line valuation service. We are now looking to grow our business even further and are seeking top talent to join our team.
Single Technologies — Founded in Stockholm, Sweden, with its long tradition in fiber optics, ultra-sensitive fluorescence spectroscopy and DNA sequencing, SINGLE’s ambition is to become the instigator of 3-D Sequencing.

Luc Doublet

Investment focus

Art, Internet, Software
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Eunomart — Eunomart provides a simple solution to the challenges of the fight against money laundering. They develop an automated vigilance procedure tool intended to help analyze the legal risks to which art professionals are exposed.

Andreas Knürr - CEO and Co-Founder @ TIMIFY

Investment focus

Art, EdTech, Education
Angel, Series A
Germany

Portfolio highlights

ARTOUI — ARTOUI is an art platform and a single source, full service production company for art, design and project management.
Easy-Tutor — Easy-Tutor is a pure online tutoring school specializing in digital learning.

Sam Enrico Williams is a CEO & Founder at Zloadr. Having built intelligent systems for the past 10 years, that have been implemented into corporate structures and organisations, Sam Enrico Williams brings a deep level and understanding of System Architecture. Sam has strong experience in Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and economymarkets; needed to drive DocTailor to unprecedented levels.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Web Apps, Fantasy Sports
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

NFT Metadata Editor — Be the first to claim for whitelist instant access to exclusive airdrop and giveaway drops.
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Founder of PSPDFKit

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Art
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Austria, Germany

Portfolio highlights

reebuild — reebuild is the developer of an online application for construction companies designed to automate material procurement and logistics. Their digital infrastructure platform connects construction companies, industry, and trade, enabling clients to build their invoices and environmental data in a secure cloud and take over administrative processes inthe background.
ContextSDK — ContextSDK transforms your app using real-time user context to improve conversions. Enhance user satisfaction and raise app revenue by knowing your users' unique needs, no matter where they are.
123-Transporter — Transporter mieten ab nur 45€ Volle 24h | Unlimitierte KM | digitale Vignette inkl. Einfach. Flächendeckend. Kundenzentriert: https://de.trustpilot.com/review/123-transporter.at

Bernard Kantor

Investment focus

Art, Music, Coworking
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

The Qube — The Qube is a space, resource and network designed specifically for creatives by creatives – a home for inspired creators to prosper. Members share access to 30 purpose-built studios across music, podcast, video & photography. The Qube's 16,000 SQFT flagship West London site opened February 2020.

Chairman of Zenith. Entrepreneur. Founder of Varenne, Quesada, and Trevise. Tommy has vast experience as an investor in growth companies, including successful start-up investments in Unibet and Zound.

Investment focus

Art, Apps, Soccer
Funding Round
Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Inkbay — Inkbay is the first community marketplace in the world where tattoo artists and people looking for tattoos meet. New tattoo designs are uploaded daily, good luck and get inked.
Fan League — Innovative and social games focused on English football

Chantal Baudron is the CEO of Chantal Baudron SAS.

Investment focus

Fashion, Software, Analytics
Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Kleep — Kleep is a software that analyzes customers' body shapes and recommends the right size for products.
OMAJ — Second-hand fashion platform for sellers and buyers
Alegria.tech — Alegria.tech is a nocode agency for start-ups, SMEs and large accounts.

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