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Top 50 Wine And Spirits VC Funds in Europe

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 50 VC funds that invest in Wine and spirits startups based in Europe. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Wine and spirits companies from Europe. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Wine And Spirits VC Funds in Europe

Investor	Wine And Spirits Europe investments
Club Italia Investimenti 2	4
Angels Den	3
Pente Capital	2
Caixa Capital	2
Italian Angels for Growth	2
JamJar Investments	2
Business Growth Fund	2
Atomico	2
Cabiedes & Partners	2
LAUNCHub Ventures	2
Angelsquare	2
P101	2
Midlands Engine Investment Fund	2
Loyal VC	2
Co-FundNI	1
Alter Equity 3P	1
Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia	1
GL Ventures LLC	1
Ace Ventures	1
Growthdeck	1
Piper Private Equity	1
Le Studio VC	1
Edition Capital	1
GELLIFY	1
NVM Private Equity	1
BGF Ventures	1
Reus Capital Partners	1
Ferovinum	1
Anglia Capital Group	1
Beringea	1
Reshape	1
Distill Ventures	1
Aonia Ventures	1
Max Ventures	1
Invitalia Ventures	1
8point8 Capital	1
Kickston Partner	1
Karot Capital	1
Whiterock Finance	1
Comhar Capital	1
Newfund	1
GP Winery	1
Faraday Venture Partners	1
Constellation Brands Ventures	1
Grands Vignobles en Mediterranee	1
Generali Group	1
Imbiba	1
HSBC	1
Frenchfounders	1
Unigrains	1

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Club Italia Investimenti is a Milan-based venture capital firm that assists startups in raising seed capital.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

UNGUESS (formerly AppQuality) — UNGUESS is the crowdsourcing platform for effective testing and real insights. Take the guesswork out of your work.
Paragraph — Powerful stories and powerful storytellers. Each week find seven of the world's best shorts in text, audio, and video: http://bit.ly/1usXQd5
La Passione — High quality Italian Road and Urban cycling wear at fair prices. We use only the finest materials and sell direct to you with no middleman. Shop now!

Angels Den is an angel-led investment platform that connects fast-growing companies with experienced investors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

AAZZUR — One-stop-shop for APIs and embeddable Front-end-modules connected to a smart marketplace for BaaS- and Fintech-Services
OnCare — Home care software | care management system
SupaPass — The most powerful content app maker on the market. Finally have all of your content, audience & paywall in one place to turn your audience into a business.

At Pente, we invest in entrepreneurs and operators who aim to build great businesses. The teams we partner with are true builders, whether they work with wireframes, code, physical products or ideas.We see the emergence of a kinder and more sustainable world, powered by a new generation of businesses. A world where life's luxuries areredefined as design being the central determinator of quality. We are working with the most promising founders and businesses to catalyze change with radical, empathetic visions for a better future.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria

Portfolio highlights

WatchHouse — Cosy, unique coffee spots & eateries in London. We make great coffee and exceptional food within beautifully bespoke environments tailored around our local community. It is as simple as that. | Never worry about running out of coffee supplies again. The Modern Coffee experience from the comfort of your own home.
Pentire Drinks — Made from unique plants native to the Cornish coastline, Pentire is a new botanical non-alcoholic spirit drink. A gin style drink that harnesses the power, beauty and immense flavour of plants, without the after effects. Buy online now.
Mytos — The Infrastructure for Cell Manufacturing

Caixa Capital is the Private Equity and Venture Capital arm of banking Group Caixa Geral de Depósitos and has a track record spanning over two decades of activity, since the industry was created in Portugal. It is a leading investor in terms of funds under management, portfolio size and diversity.Caixa Capital´s mission is to invest in fundsand companies, led by highly qualified management teams, with high growth and valuation potential, that enable our funds to achieve an attractive risk adjusted return and for society at large to benefit sustainably from our activity.Currently with more than 700 million Euros under management and a portfolio of over 80 investments, Caixa Capital is a reference in this area with special links to the respective European sector associations.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Portugal, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

HiJiffy — Increase direct bookings and upselling with HiJiffy's AI-powered communication solutions for hospitality.
Probely — Probely is a web application and API vulnerability scanner for agile teams. Automate Security Testing by adding Probely into your SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
Infraspeak — Infraspeak is an Intelligent CMMS Software that brings outstanding flexibility, connectivity and intelligence to your operations.

IAG is an angel investor network that offers access to its affiliates to early-stage venture opportunities. Its members to date have deployed over 22 million Euros to support 41 startups in the series seed/series A stage in many verticals, among which: Medtech, SAAS, e-commerce, Fintech, and high tech at large. Every investment opportunityat IAG is vetted by a professional team together with expert members of the group. Once invested, the company receives the support of up to two Investment champions, who bring their expertise to the table and help them succeed.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Series A
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

ALKemist Bio — ALKemist Bio provides cell treatment to cancer patients.
Viceversa — Viceversa provides capital to European digital businesses to support companies in sustainable and ethical growth. The company was founded in 2021 and has locations in Milan and Dublin.
Clearbox AI — Benefit from Synthetic Data to unlock your AI projects, overcome privacy issues and improve the utility of your data.

JamJar Investments is a venture capital firm that invest in high growth consumer brand businesses in both digital and non-tech.Its combination of operational, commercial and brand experience was honed over 14 years taking innocent from scratch to sale to Coca Cola for north of half a billion £. That journey means the company understand thejourney of entrepreneurs, the highs the lows, the challenges and some of the solutions. JamJar is the consumer Venture Capital fund run by the innocent drinks founders.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Flash Pack — We unite like-minded people in their 30s & 40s on group adventures where 98% travel solo. Book your next trip with Flash Pack today.
Bea Fertility — Bea Fertility is a monthly subscription program that provides users with at-home fertility treatment and ovulation tracking.
Tony's Chocolonely — Gemeinsam machen wir Schokolade 100 % frei von moderner Sklaverei. Tony's Chocolonely leckere Schokolade zeigt, dass es auch anders geht! Bist du dabei?

BGF is the most active equity investor in the UK and Ireland, providing long-term, minority investment to growing companies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Trojan Energy — Trojan Energy support the roll-out of its on-street flat and flush electric vehicle charging points, which aims to solve the issue for vehicle owners who do not have access to off-street parking.
Elite Dynamics — Leading software solution developed for Holiday Parks, Marinas, Holiday Home Manufacturers and Holiday Home Dealers.
The Insights Family — The global leader in kids, parents, and family market research. Clarity and confidence from independent real-time data & insights.

Atomico invests in innovative technology companies around the world.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

deeploi — deeploi - This is IT. We are on a mission to become the #1 IT OS for smart companies. Our IT-as-a-service solution transforms pain into peace by eliminating all IT-related inefficiencies and insecurities. If you are looking to take the trouble out of your IT and get a solution that manages all your needs in one place: IT as a Service.
Unfabled — Menstrual care and wellness products for your cycle. Organic period products in sustainable packaging. Curated brands for skincare, sleep, cravings, cramping, mood swings, and relaxation. For all your self-care needs, we have you covered.
Pelago — Quit Genius is the world’s first digital clinic for treating nicotine, alcohol and opioid addictions. Built on the evidence-based approach of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Quit Genius combines virtual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with approved medication and connected devices to help employers and health plans tackle the high cost ofaddiction, while improving the lives of their employees and members.

Cabiedes & Partners is a Spanish venture capital firm that provides seed funding and early-stage and later-stage investment services. Cabiedes & Partners was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Spain, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Laagam — WE MAKE ATTAINABLE LUXURY. TO BOOST SELF-ESTEEMS. TO INSPIRE WOMEN TO TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM. A CONCEPT WORTH TRYING. HANDMADE IN EUROPE. FROM BARCELONA TO THE WORLD.
Shalion — Shalion provides eCommerce data solutions to help global brands like Heineken, Kellogg's, AB Inveb, ISDIN, Revlon, Wella or Hasbro.Beyond traditional Digital Shelf analytics, Shalion has started a true revolution with an integrated solution that helps brands measure the success of their overall online Visibility and eRetail Media. This toolhelps to monitor all types of retail Ads, Search results (organic or paid), their share of shelf, and promotional activity across the top retailer sites worldwide. The experienced team allows Shalion to adapt fast to the evolving eCommerce landscape and that’s why innovative solutions to monitor Q-Commerce Apps and our Amazon Market Share solution have been also launched recently.
Tutrocito — Tutrocito is an online store that sells decorative supplies and custom-made furniture.

LAUNCHUB is a leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in startups in South-Eastern (SEE) and Central-Eastern (CEE) Europe.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Bulgaria, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Colossyan — We make video creation simply and stressless. AI video technology allow us to crate video in just a few minutes. Ty out here.
Dataworks Research SRL — Soleadify provides business data enrichment with unprecedented coverage of SMBs, accurate classification and in-depth insights based on real-time updates.Always driven by the complexity of AI and Machine Learning, we build more efficient ways of getting more data and get more out of it. Urged on reliability and complete-ness, our datasets haveyet to be beaten in terms of accuracy and classification by industry mammoths.
Kubeark — Kubeark powers scalable, rapid, and compliant SaaSification and software lifecycle management.

AngelSquare is a venture capital firm that prefers to provide seed and series A investments to companies operating in the fintech, SaaS, artificial intelligence and software sectors.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Pongo — Pongo has created for you the first intelligent marketing assistant that communicates with your customers and increases your Google referencing, without you having to lift a finger
Orosound — Superior headsets for work. Advanced quality signed by Orosound -the French expert in active noise control, audio intelligence, and durability.
Remotebase — Hire Silicon Valley Caliber Developers | Remotebase

P101 is an Italian venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the digital sector. Agreement to handle personal data I agree I don't agree

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Mobile
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Italy, Spain, United States

Portfolio highlights

Web3 Pro — The easiest onramp to Web3 for Enterprises with our leading white-label products. Engage consumers with NFT PRO. Establish your brand presence in digital worlds with GEER. Leverage the power of NFRs across your business with NAAS.
Aptus.AI — Aptus.AI exploits AI to make regulations machine readable, toward a new digital format to change the way humans and machines interact with textual documents
DataKrypto — The Cloud Encryption Company DataKrypto -

MEIF is an investment firm that operates equity investment towards growth capital. The firm aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands and to realize the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise. It is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local Enterprise Partnerships(LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands. MEIF provides over £250m of investment to boost small and medium business (SME) growth in the Midlands.

Investment focus

Health Care, Manufacturing, Software
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Thailand

Portfolio highlights

Capri Healthcare Ltd — Capri Healthcare is an organization driven by the vision of turning NHS Digital first strategy into reality by bringing digital innovation into the working of GP Practices. We lead healthcare organisations into the Digital Era by redesigning and developing patient centric online channels, reducing the NHS burden. We pride ourselves in offering arange of technology-driven innovative solutions to the healthcare industry driving your digital agenda.
Medmin Group Limited — Medmin is building a group of healthcare businesses that will transform private medical treatment for the uninsured and the clinicians that treat them. We are developing a network of clinics across the UK, grouping clinicians together into branded, condition focussed clinics that patients can easily identify online. The clinics will provide care toour "Get Well Soon" patients and also undertake work for insured and self-pay patients requiring other procedures and treatments.
School of Coding — School of Coding, We teach coding through our after-school clubs and at our education Centre. We teach coding to children from the age of 6

Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

InSyBio — A disruptor to Precision Medicine and Nutrition through biomarker discovery.
TAP — Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) is a Dutch / Palestinian company bridging the gap between universal talent and unequal career opportunities.
Wellx — Turn your health into currency. At Wellx, we're focused on making you healthier. Insurance helps us make it happen.

Through Co-Fund NI £12.5million will be made available to invest alongside business angels and business angel syndicates (hereafter referred to as "private investors" or "syndicates") into eligible SME's based in Northern Ireland. When matched 45% public with 55% private investors on a deal-by-deal basis this will give anoverall "fund" size of £28m.This initiative is provided by Invest Northern Ireland and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the Invest for Growth and Jobs Programme 2014-2020.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Kinsetsu — Kinsetsu provides intelligent tracking solutions to help organisations automate and optimise tasks and services.
CV6 Therapeutics — CV6 Therapeutics is a drug development company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of human diseases.
GenoMe Diagnostics — GenoME Diagnostics - We are developing a blood test for an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of ovarian cancer.GenoME Diagnostics .

Alter Equity 3P specializes in growth capital and buyout investments.

Investment focus

Energy, Human Resources, E-Commerce
Series A, Funding Round, Private Equity
France, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Teale — Teale is a leading digital mental health platform, that combines psychology & technology, allowing people to take care of their mental health, and company to grow sustainably Teale provides personalized interactive and engaging digital health care. Teale provides human care through its curated network of mental health experts
Wealthcome — Wealthcome has created a technological ecosystem for all players involved in wealth management, private management, and personal finance management. Our objective is straightforward: to make all phases of asset monitoring, analysis, and optimization accessible, simple, enjoyable, and exact.
Beem Energy — Beem Energy is a manufacturer of home energy efficiency and energy management systems such as solar kits.

Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia is an independent asset management company founded in Florence in 1998. Active in the Private Equity and Venture Capital sector, it currently manages four closed-end funds for a total value of around 140 million euro and has already carried out numerous operations. in the capital of companies operating in variousindustrial sectors, from the most traditional to high-tech. The mission of SICI is to encourage the development of unlisted SMEs in Central Italy through the contribution of financial resources intended to strengthen their capital and financial structure. SICI intends to represent a Growth Partner for the investee companies and a strategic operator in the creation of value for the territory with an impact on the economic and social fabric in terms of competitiveness of the economic system, employment, entrepreneurial and managerial culture. Business Development Central Italy is an independent Italian managing closed-end funds company. Established in Florence in 1998, SICI has 4 Private Equity and Venture funds under management with a total committed capital of 140m Euros.

Investment focus

Travel, Medical, Hospital
Seed, Angel, Series A
Italy

Portfolio highlights

Vino.com — The best red wines, white wines, sparkling wines, champagne, franciacorta and spirits. Vino.com is the most loved online wine shop in Italy. Famous Italian and international wines for sale.
Cents — Cents is a platform that allows businesses to raise awareness in the market by supporting social and environmental causes.
Parking My Car — Parking My Car offers transportation services.

GL Ventures LLC is a venture capital affiliate of Hillhouse.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

Xinshijie — Xinshijie specializes in high-energy-density, high-safety lithium battery products and the development of solid-state lithium metal batteries.
Mingyang Hydrogen Energy — Mingyang Hydrogen Energy is a company that develops, manufactures, and distributes high-performance hydrogen production electrolyzer devices. It is dedicated to creating a green hydrogen "production, storage, and use" scenario that combines "light, storage, and hydrogen."
Suqian Times Energy Storage — Suqian Times Energy Storage is a manufacturer of flow energy storage batteries. It is an innovative business that specializes in the study, development, and manufacture of aqueous organic flow energy storage batteries

Ace Ventures was designed to help new ideas, smart people and great companies to successfully enter the Internet business in Germany.

Investment focus

Apps, Wedding, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Germany, Italy

Portfolio highlights

iMediSync — iMediSync provides automatic brain wave analysis and neuromodulation solutions.
Joy — Experience wedding planning the way it should be, from beautiful wedding websites and invitations, to registries and online RSVP.
Kither Biotech — Kither Biotech is a pharmaceutical product company that focuses its R&D activities on the development of new drugs. The R&D activities of the company mainly involve the development of new drugs to treat chronic inflammatory diseases.In recent years Kither has focused its first line of activities on the development of a small peptide(KIT2014) developed internally for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, a disease that predominantly affects the lungs and that currently has no cure. The KIT2014 peptide was assigned the Orphan Drug designation from the European Medicines Agency. The KIT2014 compound is currently undergoing the pre-clinical phase of clinical development.Kither’s product portfolio also includes a molecule (CL27), also developed internally, that is being developed for the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Allergic Asthma. The company is about to start the pre-clinical phase of development of the CL27 molecule.

Growthdeck provides tax-efficient and growth investment opportunities for our network of sophisticated private investors and introducers.

Investment focus

Tobacco, Wine And Spirits, Environmental Consulting
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Drovo — The GIG economy driven on-car mobility media Platform that delivers high reach at low cost CPM via vehicle wrapped advertising campaigns for D2C brands. Adverttu - Get your brand on the road.
Supper — Supper provides food delivery service. The company offers food from some of London's restaurants to customers' home or office. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, England.
Soho Street Cocktails — Soho Street Cocktails provides great small-batch artisan cocktails to the door.

We are the investment partner of choice for ambitious founders. Founded by entrepreneurs, we are a team of brand experts who have grown over 40 global brands.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Fashion
Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Omlet — Award-winning modern Chicken Coops, Dog Crates, stylish Hamster Cages, outdoor Cat Enclosures & easy-to-clean Rabbit Hutches. Shop online now.
Wild Nutrition — Wild Nutrition are natural supplements made using the highest-quality ingredients.
The Thinking Traveller — The Thinking Traveller is a multiple award-winning villa rental company specializing in luxury villas in the Mediterranean regions of Sicily, Puglia, and the Minor Italian islands in Italy.

Le Studio invests in disruptive European early-stage start-ups.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, Italy, United States

Portfolio highlights

FairMoney — Digital banking and Instant Loans in Nigeria providing collateral-free personal loans, a bank account with free bank transfers, and zero convenience fee on b...
Proportunity — Proportunity is a technology-driven mortgage lender. The company pushes the edge on real estate data-driven investment insights. It uses machine learning to accurately forecast house prices and up-and-coming areas, providing loans to buyers looking to purchase homes in forecasted high-growing areas.Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea startedProportunity in 2016, which is headquartered in London, England.
Foxintelligence — At foxintelligence, they think data is the first and necessary step to solve any problem. Their mission is to empower decision-makers with data to improve the way societies and companies work. Foxintelligence delivers the best insights on the latest European ecommerce trends, by unlocking intelligence from hundreds of merchants and thousands ofbrands e-receipts. They provide the most reliable insights available for e-commerce while helping consumers save both time and money.

Investment, advice and expertise for the entertainment and leisure industry

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Events, Restaurants
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Farmer J — Farmer J serves honest food, that rolls with the seasons, is mindfully sourced, is bursting with flavour and most importantly, is scratch cooked on-site.
Pentire Drinks — Made from unique plants native to the Cornish coastline, Pentire is a new botanical non-alcoholic spirit drink. A gin style drink that harnesses the power, beauty and immense flavour of plants, without the after effects. Buy online now.
Lean Kitchen Network — Lean Kitchen Network is a developer of a virtual kitchen network.

GELLIFY is the first innovation platform that invests in B2B digital software startups and connects them to traditional companies with the purpose of innovating their processes, products and business models, through Open Innovation.We make B2B software digital startups grow from the early stage, that we call the liquid state, to the solid one,thanks to our innovative process called "Gellification".A company which is looking to innovate can partner with GELLIFY to leverage all critical capabilities for digital transformation and focus on these specialties: Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing, Phygital Factory & Operations, Smart Technology and Smart Human. GELLIFY has also built a B2B Innovation Community, called “EXPLORE”, whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals through B2B events and phygital experiences.We operate globally from the following locations: Italy, United Arab Emirates, Spain and Portugal.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Deliveristo — B2B Foodtech marketplace and delivery platform which allows chefs and restaurant owners to digitally organize their orders directly from farmers and distributors
Smartpricing — Il Software di Revenue Management per Hotel che trova il Prezzo Giusto al Momento Giusto. Richiedi la tua dimostrazione. Scelto da oltre 2000 Strutture Ricettive.
CercaOfficina — Cercaofficina.it is the online portal that helps you compare quotes for some mechanical repairs and bodywork on your car. By cutting the revision, from small tweaks body to replace the brake pads, the tire change, change Installation system oil LPG / CNG.

NVM Private Equity Limited is an independently-owned firm of venture capital managers with over 20 years experience of investing in UK businesses. They manage five investment funds, four of which are Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) and their funds under management exceed Â£175 million.They are a long-established investor focused on the UK regions,primarily targeting small management buy-outs and growth investment in businesses that are led by high quality incumbent management teams.They have a wide range of skills, interests and backgrounds. That means they bring a thorough and rounded approach to the investment process. They live and work in the UK regions, so are entrenched within their local business communities.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Vegetarian Express — With over 35 years of experience and 1200+ plant-based ingredients in our larder, from cutting-edge plant-based meat alternatives to rare and hard-to-find.
The Climbing Hangar — Rock climbing London with added Hangar community spirit.
YorkTest — YorkTest is an award-winning food intolerance & allergy testing company, optimising health and wellbeing with our range of health tests. Order online...

In 2019, there was a record amount of venture capital investment in the UK. But what is venture capital and how could it help your business?

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Funding Round, Series B, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

IDR Law — Here at IDR Law, we are the first law firm created that specialises solely in the resolution of disputes and problems with wills, probate and trusts.
Kooth — Kooth plc provides effective and personalised digital mental health care. We create welcoming communities and services for everyone.
Artus — Artus is a revolutionary heating and air conditioning product. Applications include residential, commercial and high-precision environments.

Fondo de capital riesgo familiar especializado en startups digitales en fase semilla. Somos un Super Business Angel | Reus Capital Partners.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Social Media
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Spain

Portfolio highlights

PIGARI — Corporate debit cards for SME and Freelancers to automate expense management and remove paper expense receipts.
CubicUp — CubicUp is the person of confidence that accompanies you in your project of Reform from Begin to Finish.
hotelbreak — Hotelbreak helps hotels sell services to guests who aren’t staying overnight. The company can offer tourists who are already at destinations and locals who live nearby access their amenities and services during the day without booking a room. Options include day passes to spa access and restaurant meals on rooftop terraces.

We are a technology enabled supply chain financing partner for the wine and spirit industries. Our platform funds wine producers, whisky distillers, bottlers and merchants.

Investment focus

Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage
Corporate Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Holyrood Distillery — Holyrood Distillery is an award winning Gin & Whiskey Distillery located in the heart of Edinburgh offer a memorable experience with Spirits.

Anglia Capital Group are Angel Investors supporting innovative early stage businesses in East Anglia

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

CROSSIP — Great tasting non-alcoholic spirits with a kick. Made from natural botanical ingredients, no added sugar. 0% alcohol drinks perfected by TV's Carl Anthony Brown.
Easology — New easy to use tablets - Samsung Galaxy easology. Easology makes your tablet easy with large text, big buttons, clear menus + more.
Cellexcel — Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials.

Beringea is an international investor in high growth US & UK businesses. With expertise in multiple sectors we are at the forefront of emerging trends.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Evios — At EVIOS, we're on a mission to make Electric Vehicle (EV) charging as simple and smart as possible. By creating truly intuitive products that allow EV drivers to charge their vehicles at home and work, we are changing the game in the industry as it enters mass market.
Dentologie — With convenient dentist office locations throughout Chicago, Dentologie is here to provide a stress-free dental experience. Book your visit today!
Commonplace — Commonplace is an online citizen engagement platform. We help you to engage with more community members, collect their ideas and make better places.

Reshape is a next-generation investor in technology-enabled companies that need real estate to scale.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Colombia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

MedsNow — SaaS for independent pharmacies
Ansa — The closed loop platform built for your customers.
Good Weird — A new genderless approach to beauty. Be you, it's good

Distill Ventures provide investment and support for spirits startups and entrepreneurs who want to create the global drinks brands of the future.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
Pre-Seed, Seed
United States, Australia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Lodestar — Lodestar is a pre-launch American Whisky created by relatives and members of the entertainment business.
UME Plum Liqueur — UME is The Purple Potion for a New Era. UME Plum Liqueur is a delightfully tart, mildly sweet plum liqueur with a show-stopping royal purple hue at 17% ABV.
Jackson McCrea Whiskey — We asked women what they like and the resuly is Jackson McCrea - a great tasting premium whiskey made by women for women - enjoyed by everyone.

Aonia Ventures is investing in tech companies all over the world. Supporting entrepreneurs from the start of their projects ! Investing from 150k$ to 300k$ in early stage rounds.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, B2B
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Namla — Namla is a provider of a Cloud Edge Orchestration platform. Its solution combines Distributed Edge Orchestration, Integrated SD-WAN & Multi-Cloud Support. This gives a unique way for companies to securely and automatically deploy Edge infrastructure at scale and have a Cloud Level performance and availability.
Foodjer — FOODJER creates incredible delivery food brands that are then integrated into existing restaurant kitchens to increase turnover.
Cuvée Privée — Cuvée Privée allows wine lovers and companies to adopt vines in prestigious French vineyards for one year. 1 - Select your vines from among Cuvée Privée's exceptional wineries. 2 - Receive bottles from your parcel and a certificate of adoption. 3 - Follow your vines for a year under the tutelage of the winemaker 4 - Get 6 bottles of thefollowing vintage, featuring your name on the label!

Max Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in consumer tech and health-tech companies. Max Ventures primarily invests in digital commerce, digital media, fintech, and digital Health. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Sweden, Canada

Portfolio highlights

UnityAI — UnityAI uses AI to enhance the management of hospital beds, optimize resource allocation, and elevate the quality of patient care.
IberianTax — File Spanish tax form 210. Non-resident income tax for property owners in Spain. File Modelo 210 with step-by-step guidance and online payment.
K Health — We pair clinicians with advanced AI to provide data-driven, personalized care around the clock. Chat with your medical team today.

Invitalia Ventures SGR manages the “Italia Venture Fund I”, a 87€/Ml sized co-investment fund that invests in early stage operations in Italy. They co-invest up to a maximum of 70% in round A (€ 0.5ML - € 1.5ML) in high growth sectors. Invitalia Ventures, with its network of co-investors not only provides risk capital, but also know-how and anetwork for business development. Main LPs includes the Ministery of Economic Development, the European Investment Bank, Cisco Group, the Sardinian Banking Foundation and Metec Group.They are looking for visionary entrepreneurs who share their passion for innovation. Growth is their mission!!For more information please contact us at info@invitaliaventures.it or visit our website: www.invitaliaventures.it

Investment focus

Software, Medical, Health Care
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Italy, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Ecomate — The ESG Rating platform for every company
BigProfiles — A deep understanding of customers let a company tailor marketing campaigns and CRM strategies, but companies have only basic data about customers (e.g. gender or age). External data sources like Social Networks, Public Registries and Socio-Demographic data contain rich information about billions of people, like job titles, levels of education,interests and habits.BigProfiles is a Customer Intelligence SAAS that leverages external information about persons to enrich customer profiling: it can profile a company's customers with previously unknown information about them. Thanks to its Identity Resolution algorithm (the result of a PHD), it identifies a person’s information scattered among external sources.Through this technology, BigProfiles provides customer base analytics and behavior predictions: using Artificial Intelligence on enriched profiles allows to predict churn, fraud and willingness to buy.
Codemotion — Codemotion is the ecosystem devoted to innovation, focused on developers and coding, open to all programming languages and technologies. Pioneering spirits, it scout the future to deliver a first class experience to our people. Codemotion is one of the biggest tech-conferences in Europe, with an international network of 30.000 developers and 350speakers coming from all over the world and from the most important IT realities.Codemotion draw in its main conferences, thousands of attendees eager to discuss about hottest topics: it tailor for them disruptive proposals ranging from mobile to UX, develops, cloud, big data, gamedev, security, methods, languages, web, Internet of things. Codemotion is also a startup, providing a bunch of services and activities, for personal and business customers.

8point8 Capital specialises in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A funding of high growth UK businesses.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Spain, United States

Portfolio highlights

Sensat — Access a backdrop of the real world to overlay plans, test options & spot constraints from your desktop. Bring teams onto the same page using one project view.
MeVitae — end-to-end D&I recruiting tools straight into your application tracking system to combat unconscious and algorithmic bias
Square Root Soda — Square Root are craft soft drinks made from fresh fruit. We want to make the best non-alcoholic drinks like a G&T, a Negroni Spritz and other unusual flavours so we make them in our own soda brewery in London. You can be sure the drinks contain less sugar, more flavour & we're always innovating! Buy online now.

Kickston Partner is a corporate Banking Company specialized in Technology. We are building a bridge between industrial companies and start-ups. Our mission is to help industrial companies executive to diversify and grow through start-ups. To do so, we help you address the technological market by selecting the best startups and setting up the rightrelation from partnership to investment and acquisition. On the other hand, our entrepreneur state of mind push us to help the one who wants to grow faster by raising their first round of financing.

Investment focus

B2B, B2C, Gift
Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Cuvée Privée — Cuvée Privée allows wine lovers and companies to adopt vines in prestigious French vineyards for one year. 1 - Select your vines from among Cuvée Privée's exceptional wineries. 2 - Receive bottles from your parcel and a certificate of adoption. 3 - Follow your vines for a year under the tutelage of the winemaker 4 - Get 6 bottles of thefollowing vintage, featuring your name on the label!

Karot Capital : Investissements Early Stage dans l'Innovation, pour des entrepreneurs ambitieux et sans filtre sectoriel.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Robotics, Industrial Automation
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Cook-e — Cook-e's robotic kitchen automatically prepares warm dishes such as bowls, pastas, woks, from fresh ingredients. Recipes can be entered in the software controlling the robot. The robot can cook up to 100 dishes/hour.
Matcha — Matcha uses SaaS software to assist with e-commerce solutions for its clients. The company is a digital sales force dedicated to wine, beer and spirits. Matcha was established in 2016 in Paris, France.
ISYBOT — ISYBOT is a designer and manufacturer of collaborative robots or "Cobots", that is to say, robots working in collaboration with workers. Its cobots work with workers and make it possible to: - reduce the arduousness of workstations - multiply their productivity - enhance manual workstations ISYBOT is based on a breakthrough technicalinnovation, resulting from 15 years of R&D carried out within CEA LIST .

Growth Loan Fund Invest NI and NILGOSC.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Retail, Manufacturing
Debt Financing, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

REP-TEC — REP-TEC offers a wide range of products, including fully automatic balers, high-speed intelligent robotics systems, and material composition analysis software.
Sensoteq — We specialise in wireless sensor solutions for remote machine health monitoring. Sensoteq's technology enables predictive maintenance of industrial applications, preventing costly downtime and increasing efficiency.
Kairos Sports Tech — For elite sports organisations who waste time using multiple communication, planning and scheduling tools. Our digital platform unifies all scheduling, planning and communication across your organisation. Streamlining daily operations, improving collaboration and enhancing player welfare.

Hands on business and capital investment support - Comhar Capital focuses upon direct capital investment for companies run by forward-thinking growth-orientated owner-managers.

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Analytics
Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

TaperedPlus — TaperedPlus is a B Corp certified business offering award-winning tapered flat roof insulation, flat roof design, building services, insulation board and more.
Panintelligence — Expand ARR and accelerate your product roadmap with engaging, secure, embedded analytics and reporting designed specifically for SaaS.
The Lakes Distillery — Pushing boundaries in pursuit of flavour creation, The Lakes Distillery's artistic ethos is at the intersection of art, science and nature. Discover the award-winning Lakes Single Malt Whisky, and our unique collection of gin, vodka, whiskies and gifts from The Lake District.

Newfund is a $300M entrepreneurial VC firm dedicated to pre-seed and seed investments in France and North America, in companies driving global change.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
France, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Rwazi — Rwazi provides the most accurate and fastest way of obtaining fresh data from markets in developing markets.
Inarix — Inarix utilizes the latest technologies in artificial intelligence and image analysis to develop its technology. Your pocket laboratory on your smartphone. You can get reliable results from your samples in seconds by snapping a picture. The monitoring platform for your flows is global and instantaneous. Management tools tailored to your needs.
Locuta — Locuta specializes in callbots for call centers and commercial services.

GP Winery is a supplier of wines.

Investment focus

Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

WineSpark — Created by Eamon FitzGerald, formerly of Naked Wines, WineSpark is changing the wine club model, putting you in touch with the best wines in the world.

Founded in 2011, Faraday Venture Partners is a pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in European innovative early-stage startups via its network of Clubs of Investors and its own Funds.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Spain, Germany, France

Portfolio highlights

MERSOR — MERSOR is an online marketplace for stylish and pre-curated gifts with a unique and innovative customer experience. We aim to make gifting easy, fast and fun again by not only providing the perfect gift but also assisting the customers in their overall gift management.
Singularu — Singularu is an e-commerce site that that enables its users to purchase custom-made jewelry. It allows users to get jewelry such as rings, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces handmade with their choice of metal, stone, color, and more.
Semana — Planifiez votre temps de travail en remote ou sur site, optimisez l'allocation des bureaux et organisez facilement le flex-office.

Constellation Brands Ventures is the Corporate Venture arm of Constellation Brands focused on investing in producers of beer, wine and spirits brands.

Investment focus

Winery, Wine And Spirits
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

La Fête du Rosé — La Fête du Rosé is a wine producer produces premium quality rosé wine and white wine which is exported mainly to US markets.

Grands Vignobles en Mediterranee is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Wine And Spirits, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Ireland

Portfolio highlights

WineSpark — Created by Eamon FitzGerald, formerly of Naked Wines, WineSpark is changing the wine club model, putting you in touch with the best wines in the world.

Visit the corporate website of Assicurazioni Generali Group: you can find, in addition to the storytelling on topics of general interest, information about our activities, financial data, news, CSR, career opportunities, and history.

Investment focus

Insurance, Software, CRM
Seed, Series A, Series B
Italy, Switzerland, India

Portfolio highlights

Bcomp — Leading experts in sustainable lightweighting with natural fibre composites for high-performance applications.
Yolo Tech Insurance — Yolo is an Italian insurtech player which provides fully digital micro-insurances and on-demand insurance, with a proprietary web and mobile channel for direct and indirect distribution through partnerships with banks, companies, retailers, agents and brokers. It offers a catalogue of on-demand policies, which can be activated in real time bysmartphones and currently cover travel, goods, people and health with micro, pay-per-use and traditional solutions.
Future Generali — Future Generali India Insurance is a joint venture between the Future Group – the game changers in Retail Trade in India and Generali – a 184 years old global insurance group featuring among the world’s 50 largest companies. The company was incorporated in October 2006 with the objective of catering to a country which was on the threshold ofexplosive expansion. Future Generali India has been aptly benefitting from the Indian expertise and network of Future Group and the global insurance insight in diverse product classes of Generali Group. It provides a comprehensive solution to customers and enterprises through retail, commercial, personal and rural product offerings. The company reaches out to customers through more than 20,000 advisors and FG Direct channels across the country and insures over 2,200 corporates. Having firmly established its credentials in this segment, Future Generali, effectively leveraging on the skill set of both its JV parents, has evolved to become a Total Insurance Solutions Company.Their competitive edge, extensive range of general insurance products, wide network, claim servicing capabilities and the ability to provide all possible general insurance solutions under one roof, makes us the most preferred partner for their customers.

Investors in leisure, entertainment & lifestyle growth brands.

Investment focus

Hospitality, Restaurants, Family
Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

F1 Arcade — F1 Arcade offers a best-in-class, full-motion racing simulator experience. Experience the thrill of F1 anytime at our state-of-the-art venues.
Little Houses Group — The goal of the Little Houses Group is to create a network of community-led spaces that improve people's lives through education, support, and recreation. Our clubs will be hubs for people to enjoy face-to-face interaction in a world that can be so focused on being online. The opportunity to see old friends and meet new ones, a haven forparents, a place where children can be children, and where everyone can be seen and heard.
OTHERWORLD — OTHERWORLD is a virtual island paradise in the cloud, home to VR’s best experiences across entertainment, arts, education and wellness, reached through unique, multi-sensory ‘immersion pods’ in its growing network of city centre venues.Since opening its first site in Shoreditch, East London in 2019, over 50,000 people have experienced OTHERWORLD,including celebrities Adele, Skepta, Jonathan Ross, KSI and Fnatic. The team have won plaudits at the FRAME Awards 2020 and a nomination for the VR Awards 2020.

HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, serves millions of customers through its three Global Businesses.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Mirakl — Mirakl offers the industry’s advanced enterprise marketplace SaaS platform. With Mirakl, organizations across B2B and B2C industries can launch marketplaces faster, grow bigger, and operate with confidence as they exceed rising customer expectations. Platforms are the new competitive advantage in eCommerce, and the world’s most trusted brandschoose Mirakl for its comprehensive solution of technology, expertise, and the Mirakl Connect ecosystem to unlock the power of the platform business model for them. As a result, companies like ABB, Astore by AccorHotels, Best Buy Canada, Carrefour, Catch, Changi Airport, Darty, The Kroger Co., Leroy Merlin, Maisons du Monde, Metro, and Toyota Material Handling gain the speed, scale, and agility to win in the changing eCommerce landscape. For more information: www.mirakl.com.
Varo Energy — VARO Energy is an integrated oil refiner and supplier serving North West Europe, safely and efficiently. Varo Energy is investing in this market by building a network of refineries, storage tanks and distribution channels to secure the reliable supply of oil products for heating, transportation, construction and the petrochemical industry in NorthWest Europe.
Sai Silks (Kalamandir) — Sai Silks Kalamandir Limited (SSKL), a renowned retail textile conglomerate established in 2005 by Mr. Chalavadi Naga Kanaka Durga Prasad.

FrenchFounders provides its members with a networking platform for premium business profiles.

Investment focus

SaaS, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
France, Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Flitter — Flitter is a neo-insurance company that provides pay-per-mile insurance and connected technology.
Groover — Groover is the best way to promote your music to blogs, radios, record labels, & Spotify playlisters. Get listened to, receive coverage & guaranteed feedback!
French Bloom — French Bloom is a retail store that provides alcohol-free wines.

Unigrains is a French agribusiness-focused private equity firm that has provided specialized financing to France's agribusiness sector.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Farming
Private Equity, Funding Round, Seed
France, Italy, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Biobest — Manage your crops residue-free with our IPM strategies and biocontrol systems. Discover how we harness the best of nature to work for growers worldwide.
Leygatech — Leygatech provides flexible film packaging, equipped with functionalities compatible with the requirements of the circular economy and intended for the agri-food, pharmaceutical, and pharmaceutical markets.
RED Horticulture — RED Horticulture specializes in horticulture LED lighting systems, photobiology research, and indoor and greenhouse lighting.

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