Zopa
Venture Round in 2024
Zopa is a UK-based online marketplace lending platform that connects borrowers with lenders directly, bypassing traditional banks. The platform provides unsecured consumer loans including car finance, debt consolidation, home improvement, and wedding loans, and supports peer-to-peer investments. Funds come from individuals and institutions, and money lent to a borrower is typically spread across many lenders. Borrowers repay monthly by direct debit under signed contracts, while lenders can fund small portions of multiple loans. The service includes an app to manage loans, credit, and savings, and to monitor credit scores. Zopa generates revenue by charging borrowers a fixed fee and lenders a 1% annual fee. The company is based in London and was founded in 2004.
Tenderd operates an on-demand marketplace for renting heavy equipment and provides an AI-powered platform to optimize fleet operations. The marketplace connects owners of equipment such as bulldozers, loaders and cranes with construction and engineering firms in the Middle East and North Africa and also manages a network of contractors. Its analytics platform converts equipment data into actionable insights to monitor operations, improve asset utilization, manage fuel consumption, plan routes, schedule maintenance and visualize trip logs, with features to measure carbon emissions and support safer, more efficient and sustainable operations.
Circtec
Venture Round in 2024
CIRCTEC is a company specializing in pyrolysis technology to convert waste into renewable fuels and circular chemicals. It focuses on producing sustainable drop-in fuels and circular chemicals derived from end-of-life tires, addressing the significant waste generated annually in this sector. By operating at the intersection of innovation and technology, CIRCTEC aims to enhance sustainability within the chemical, petrochemical, and oil industries, contributing to a cleaner environment and promoting circular economy practices.
Bentley
Venture Round in 2023
Bentley engages in the development, manufacturing for minimal-invasive treatments of vascular diseases.
Automata
Venture Round in 2023
Automata is an automation company that provides robotic lab automation for the life sciences to accelerate innovation, diagnosis, and discovery at scale. It develops simple, affordable robots and accompanying software designed to work beside humans, enabling researchers and professionals to scale lab workflows, reconfigure tasks, and access automation across laboratories, classrooms, or production lines from anywhere and on any device.
Verity Studios
Series B in 2023
Verity Studios designs and supplies autonomous indoor drone systems and provides end-to-end drone show production for live events, theatre, and entertainment. Founded in 2014 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company develops synthetic swarm and stage drones and delivers global drone shows for venues and tours, with clients including Cirque du Soleil and major arenas. Its autonomous drone technology is also used in warehouse environments for inventory tracking to improve operational efficiency, reduce labor and equipment costs, and lower waste and emissions. Verity operates worldwide, offering turnkey production services and customized drone solutions for both live events and industrial applications.
Verity Studios
Series B in 2023
Verity Studios designs and supplies autonomous indoor drone systems and provides end-to-end drone show production for live events, theatre, and entertainment. Founded in 2014 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company develops synthetic swarm and stage drones and delivers global drone shows for venues and tours, with clients including Cirque du Soleil and major arenas. Its autonomous drone technology is also used in warehouse environments for inventory tracking to improve operational efficiency, reduce labor and equipment costs, and lower waste and emissions. Verity operates worldwide, offering turnkey production services and customized drone solutions for both live events and industrial applications.
Project44
Venture Round in 2022
Project44 provides a cloud based visibility platform for shippers and third party logistics providers, unifying pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, exceptions, digital documents and payments to deliver end to end shipment visibility across parcel, final mile, LTL, truckload, rail, intermodal and ocean. The platform digitizes the shipment lifecycle and automates key transportation processes to accelerate insights and action. It supports carrier performance analytics and integrates with multiple stakeholders to improve predictability, resilience and sustainability of supply chains. Serving more than 1,300 brands and handling over 1 billion shipments annually, Project44 operates from its Chicago headquarters with a global network of offices. The company is recognized as a market leader in visibility technology by industry analysts and peers.
ZeroNorth
Series B in 2022
ZeroNorth is a company focused on enhancing sustainability in the shipping industry through digital solutions. It operates a platform designed to assist ship owners and operators in decarbonizing their operations while optimizing performance and reducing costs. By utilizing real-time data and various data points related to vessel performance, weather conditions, hull efficiency, and bunker prices, ZeroNorth enables clients to simulate optimal fuel models. This approach supports critical decision-making for ship owners, operators, and charters, ultimately leading to reductions in bunker consumption, operational costs, and emissions.
Founded in Berlin in 2016, Forto is a digital logistics company that specializes in freight forwarding services primarily between Asia and Europe. It offers international shipping of FCL and LCL shipments, air freight services, and a user-friendly platform for real-time quotes, online booking, and digital tracking. With over 2,000 customers and nine global offices, Forto aims to optimize global supply chain processes while promoting sustainability.
Blue Ocean Robotics
Debt Financing in 2022
Blue Ocean Robotics ApS, headquartered in Odense, Denmark, specializes in designing, developing, and commercializing professional service robots. Its portfolio includes the UVD Robot for hospital disinfection, the Multi Tower Robot for patient handling and rehabilitation, and other robots catering to logistics, cleaning, healthcare, education, and more. The company also provides robotic automation solutions, strategic automation roadmaps, and events for the robotic industry. Blue Ocean Robotics serves various sectors, offering its products through sales partners and joint ventures in multiple countries. It operates through subsidiaries in Denmark, Lithuania, Hong Kong, the United States, Sweden, and Germany. Additionally, the company invests in and incubates robotic projects, leading their development and commercialization before potentially selling, licensing, or spinning them out to new subsidiaries or existing companies.
Unilabs
Acquisition in 2021
Unilabs is a prominent provider of clinical laboratory testing and medical diagnostic imaging services in Europe, operating over 112 laboratories and 43 imaging units. Headquartered in Geneva, the company offers an extensive catalogue of more than 2,500 diagnostic tests and serves various sectors, including private and public healthcare providers, local governments, pharmaceutical companies, and the general public. Employing over 5,300 people across 12 countries, Unilabs delivers a wide range of services such as laboratory medicine, cellular pathology, medical imaging, specialty testing, and drug development. This diverse offering allows patients to access comprehensive treatments and therapies. Unilabs is recognized for its broad geographic footprint, making it one of the leading diagnostic service providers in Europe.
Green Hydrogen Systems
Debt Financing in 2020
Green Hydrogen Systems AS specializes in the provision of standardized and modular electrolyzers designed for the production of green hydrogen using exclusively renewable energy sources. The company serves various industries that aim to establish on-site green hydrogen production for diverse applications, including energy and transportation sectors. It plays a significant role in advancing Power-to-X technologies and the transition toward emission-free fuels. Green Hydrogen Systems generates revenue through the sale and installation of complete alkaline electrolysis solutions, as well as providing service for the systems it installs. Its operations extend across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and other international markets, reflecting its commitment to promoting sustainable energy solutions.