BIP Investment Partners
VC Fund
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
BIP Investment Partners is a VC fund in Luxembourg focused on Video and Software. BIP Investment Partners S.A. (BIP) is an independent financial holding company backed by Luxembourg family shareholders.Its activities are divided between providing private equity to businesses, particularly venture capital to startups, and investing in large, well-established Luxembourg-based businessesThe company was founded in 2000 as ajoint venture between Banque Générale du Luxembourg (BGL), later a part of Fortis Group, and now as the newly re-formed BGL and several smaller partners, under the name BGL Investment Partners, which was changed to 'BIP Investment Partners' in February 2006 after the rebranding of BGL. BIP is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, where it is one of the ten component companies of the main LuxX Index stock market index.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
Last updated:
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Industries BIP Investment Partners invests in
Stages BIP Investment Partners invests in
Countries BIP Investment Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $15M–$15M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Video 2 (40%)
- Software 2 (40%)
- B2B 1 (20%)
- B2C 1 (20%)
- SaaS 1 (20%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (40%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
Country
- Belgium 2 (40%)
- Germany 1 (20%)
- Luxembourg 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Katrin Wehr-Seiter
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Marc Cardinael
Senior Investment Manager
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Senior Investment Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Marc Faber
Senior Investment Manager and Spokesman
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Senior Investment Manager and Spokesman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Natalia Sutugina
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| simpleshow is the platform for digital products and services around explainer videos. Guided by the mission to make modern communication simple and concise, the market leader enables everyone to explain a complex topic very simply. The artificial intelligence of the SaaS solution simpleshow video maker supports the user in creating a professionalexplainer video with just a few clicks – in more than 20 languages. A magic that is based on the experience of tens of thousands of video and eLearning productions for customers on 3 continents. The simpleshow team serves clients from offices in Berlin, Luxembourg, London, Zurich, Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Large international companies value simpleshow as a partner for simple explanations. | $15M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 23, 2017 | ||
| Mercateo is the online e-procurement platform for business customers. On www.mercateo.com customers from Germany can chose from a selection of over eight million items, including office materials, IT, laboratory, factory or warehouse equipment. The other European platforms add another six million articles. The range of products does not only covernormal business needs. It also offers a variety of products from obscure categories.The majority of the over a million customers consist of small and medium sized companies. Large enterprises are increasingly starting to use Mercateo as their e-procurement solution. An extensive feature set including basket optimization, a unique search, personalized views, digital approval processes and electronic interfaces are only a few of the advantages that help companies make their purchase more straightforward and reduce costs. Users can utilize the Mercateo web application. There is no need to install any software.Besides Germany, Mercateo is present in eleven other European countries. There are now offices in France, the Netherlands and Austria. Mercateo employs over 250 employees, including 16 apprentices. In 2011, the sales volume increased over 40 percent and added up to 110 Million Euro. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 28, 2017 | ||
| Movetis NV, a pharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of diseases in the gastrointestinal (GI) area. Its products address GI disorders, such as severe chronic constipation, ascites, paediatric reflux, as well as severe forms of GI motility disorders, including refractorygastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The company's lead product, Resolor, is used for the symptomatic treatment of chronic constipation in women. Resolor is also tested for chronic constipation in males and children, as well as opioid-induced constipation and post operative ileus. Its products also include M0002, which is in Phase II trials to treat ascites, an accumulation of fluid caused by liver malfunction; and M0003 that is entering Phase II development for symptomatic treatment of heartburn and regurgitation in patient's refractory to PPIs, and pediatric reflux. In addition, the company also has two prioritized compounds out of its preclinical portfolio, M0014 and M0012, and two compound libraries. It has partnership agreements with the universities of Ghent, Leuven, and Rotterdam. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Turnhout, Belgium. | $53.8M / Series A / Jan 08, 2007 | ||
| XDC S.A. operates as a Pan-European digital cinema service company. It manages operations for the deployment of digital cinema systems in theatres; and prepares and delivers digital content, which is distributed in cinemas, as well as manufactures digital cinema products, including servers, theatre management systems, projections systems, andcentral libraries. The company's products include CineStore Systems, a suite of digital cinema solutions; The CineStore Solo G3, a hybrid digital cinema server that offer JPEG 2000 and MPEG-2 play-back capabilities; The CineStore Audi, a device, which provides digital to analogue conversion, external analogue audio source inputs, and signal isolation; The CineStore Plaza, a hardware and software suite that enables its users to manage a cinema multiplex from a single point, as well as 3D digital cinema. XDC S.A. also provides digital content lab for the whole production, post-production, and distribution chain, as well as to synchronize various sounds and subtitle versions on the master; key management and archiving; network operations centre, which includes a spare parts logistical strategy centre and a NOC equipment centre; and XDC Entertainment, a content delivery platform to alternative content distributors/providers. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Liège, Belgium with additional offices in Belgium, Germany, Spain, and France. | $13.7M / Series B / Jun 27, 2006 | ||
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FAQ
What does BIP Investment Partners invest in?
BIP Investment Partners invests primarily in Video, Software and B2B startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is BIP Investment Partners's check size?
BIP Investment Partners typically joins rounds of $15M–$15M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BIP Investment Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at BIP Investment Partners?
The team at BIP Investment Partners includes Katrin Wehr-Seiter (Managing Director), Marc Cardinael (Senior Investment Manager) and Marc Faber (Senior Investment Manager and Spokesman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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