Constantin Boye
Head of Carlyle Growth @ The Carlyle Group
London, United Kingdom
Constantin Boye is a Series B investor at The Carlyle Group in London focused on Payments and Software. Constantin Boye leads Carlyle's Growth Investment Team in London, NYC, DC and Menlo Park. Focused on backing exceptional founders and management teams across Europe, Israel, and the US who have the ambition to build globally relevant B2B & B2G software category leaders. Series B-C sweet-spot or Bootstrapped. Minority or majority.Hisinvestments include SurePay (payment verification software), Hack The Box (cybersecurity upskilling software), Shopware (OSS-powered digital commerce software), 1E (infrastructure software, acquired by TeamViewer), SER (AI-powered Enterprise Content Management software, aquired by TA Associates), NetMotion (Enterprise-grade VPN, acquired by Absolute Software), VWD (enterprise financial data & risk platform, acquired by Infront SAS)
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Constantin Boye invests in
Stages Constantin Boye invests in
Countries Constantin Boye invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Payments 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Training 1 (33%)
- E-Commerce 1 (33%)
- Open Source 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Private Equity 1 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Country
- Germany 1 (33%)
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
- The Netherlands 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Hack The Box
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Hack The Box is a provider of an ethical hacking community and cybersecurity training platform based in the United Kingdom. It enables users to test their penetration testing skills, exchange ideas and methodologies with the community. The platform contains several challenges that are constantly updated. Some of them simulating real-world scenariosand some of them leaning more towards a CTF style of challenge.The company was founded in 2017 by Aris Zikopoulos and Haris Pylarinos. | $55M / Series B / Jan 11, 2023 | |
Shopware
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Shopware is an open-source platform that provides software for developing and managing business-to-consumer and business-to-business online stores. The platform’s architecture is API-first and headless, allowing for flexibility in hosting, customization, and integration with a global ecosystem of extensions and agencies. Shopware includes no-codeautomation tools for streamlining workflows and features for combining content and commerce to enhance customer experiences. | $100M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 08, 2022 | |
SurePay
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SurePay makes online payments more personal and saferThe IBAN Name Check checks whether the name entered with the IBAN is different from the name known to the bank. And gives a notification if something deviates. This way you can check whether you are paying to the right person or the right company. This helps to prevent mistakes and fraud. Wellsafe! | Private Equity |
Co-Investors
About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a private equity firm that caters to early and later-stage companies. The firm operates four fund families, focusing on leveraged buyouts, venture & growth capital, real estate, and leveraged finance investments.
The Carlyle Group Contacts
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Alexander Popov
Partner, Head of Credit Opportunities
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Alex Chi
Partner
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Andrew Zimmermann
EMEA Controller(Director)
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Constantin Boye
Head of Carlyle Growth
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Glenn A. Youngkin
Chief Operating Officer
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FAQ
What does Constantin Boye invest in?
Constantin Boye invests primarily in Payments, Software and Training startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Constantin Boye last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Constantin Boye closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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