FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a U.S.-based investment firm established in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm operates with a stage-agnostic approach, primarily targeting marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. FJ Labs focuses its investments on seed and Series A rounds, with a financial commitment ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm has invested in a variety of notable companies, including Alibaba Group, beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, and ADORE ME.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Associate

Camila Bustamante

Analyst

Andres Santos Cantu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Nancy Dong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Vivian Graves

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Founding Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Martin Pustilnick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Kelly Tully

Head of Platform / Investor

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Past deals in EMEA

Fourvenues

Venture Round in 2023
Fourvenues offers an event management software that facilitates various aspects of online sales and reservations for venues. Its platform provides tools for managing payments, booking reservations, and overseeing space and table allocations. The software enables organizers to track public relations efforts, analyze performance metrics, and understand attendee preferences, fostering customer loyalty. Additionally, it includes features such as guest list management, VIP reservations, marketing support, and reporting capabilities. Users can also create microsites and access a private database for enhanced customer relationship management, making Fourvenues a comprehensive solution for promoters and venue managers looking to optimize their operations.

Evernest

Convertible Note in 2023
Evernest offers a data-driven service platform and gives its customers a transparent, and personal purchase and sales experience. It offers its buyers and sellers a customer experience that reflects the emotional and financial importance of their own home.

Rive

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Kodit.io is redefining how people buy, sell, and rent homes by eliminating time-consuming and costly procedures related to every real estate transaction. The company offers instant buying and data-driven brokerage services to home sellers and freshly renovated and safe city apartments for home buyers. Quick, easy, and transparent. Since being founded in 2017, the company has transacted homes worth over 90M euros and raised 121M in funding. The team comes from a colorful range of backgrounds, all the way from entrepreneurship to academics and Nordea to Harvard Business School. As of December 2020, Kodit.io consists of 45+ people from 7 different nationalities. Kodit.io is headquartered in Helsinki and is operating in all the major cities in Finland as well as Warsaw, Poland, and Madrid, Spain. Kodit.io service concept is developed by Homerun Technologies Ltd. You can find more about us: www.kodit.io/en

Choose

Series A in 2023
Choose is a simple yet aesthetic mobile app where users get to discover amazing curated items. They may vote for their favorite products in order to unlock rewards and more personalized contents thanks to a powerful recommendation system. Exit the long-term studies, brands can now showcase their fanciest products while studying the growing enthusiasm for them in real time and on a global scale. Choose give brands better customer insights and help them to match their short-term needs for launching new concepts.

Fuell

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fuell Technologies, S.L. is a Madrid-based company that specializes in issuing corporate credit cards and providing expense management software for businesses. Founded in 2019, Fuell's platform integrates a corporate card with expense management tools, allowing companies to manage spending in real-time and set budgets without the need for traditional expense reports. The service includes features such as automatic budget updates, credit increases as businesses grow, and cashbacks on various expenditures, including rideshare, fuel, dining, and recruitment services. This innovative approach aims to streamline financial management, offering businesses greater control over their expenses and enhancing operational efficiency.

APLANET

Series A in 2023
Aplanet is a developer of a cloud-based software platform focused on social responsibility and sustainability management. The company aims to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) objectives into the core operations of organizations. Its comprehensive suite of tools allows businesses to manage, measure, and showcase their social impact effectively. Aplanet's platform offers various products centered on community engagement, sustainability practices, and materiality, which help organizations analyze their performance and make informed decisions. By providing subscription-based pricing modules, Aplanet enables organizations to optimize their strategies for maximizing positive societal impact while enhancing stakeholder value.

Alterya

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Simple, safe, and compliant access to web3

Faks

Seed Round in 2023
Faks is an app development company. The company's application allows users to send faster requests, track the status of the requests, and settle any complaints, enabling the pharmacists to maintain a secure relationship with supplier laboratories.

Spectinga

Seed Round in 2022
Spectinga operates an online auction platform specifically designed for heavy equipment traders. The company focuses on both the new and used machinery market, providing a convenient space for used equipment dealers, hire companies, traders, and franchise dealers to buy and sell machinery. By facilitating online transactions, Spectinga enables clients to access a wider range of equipment at competitive prices, streamlining the trading process for heavy machinery. Headquartered in Glasgow, the company aims to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of heavy equipment trading through its e-commerce platform.

Fonoa

Series B in 2022
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

Passionfruit

Seed Round in 2022
Passionfruit is bringing together the next generation of leading independent marketing talent and providing a digital home where they can work, learn and earn, so startups and enterprises can work with them on-demand.

Stotles

Seed Round in 2022
Stotles is giving suppliers to government the tools and insights required to effectively find and win public-sector contracts. They aggregate and standardize huge amounts of data in order to give suppliers a complete view of thier market and surface the most relevant opportunites and intelligence in real time. Stotles is ensuring the best fit suppliers work with governments by bringing transparency to the £7Tn that flows from governments to businesses every year.

Laserhub

Series B in 2022
Laserhub GmbH is a prominent provider of sheet metal parts, specializing in the production and distribution of various metal components. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the company offers a wide range of services, including laser cutting, bending, and folding of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper. Additionally, Laserhub provides deburring, thread cutting, powder coating, and laser engraving services. It operates as a leading procurement platform for industrial metal parts in Germany, Austria, and France, facilitating efficient sourcing for businesses in these regions.

NymCard

Venture Round in 2022
NymCard is a next generation issuer processor payment platform, which is reinventing payment cards through state-of-the-art infrastructure offered to banks and other financial institutions in Africa and the Middle East. We enables financial institutions to issue innovative digital payment products in regions that have historically dealt with extremely low penetration of payment cards. Utilizing powerful open API’s and Mobile SDK’s, our clients can now offer plastic, virtual, or tokenized cards to mobile end-users in as little as 8 weeks.

Jabu

Series A in 2022
Provider of tech-based supply chain and logistics services intended to power how shop owners order, source, and stock their products. The company facilitates efficient logistics, sales, and inventory management through phone and web applications to control and distribute inventory, manage sales, and dispatch orders, pick up orders from the warehouse and manage efficient routes, place orders, request credit, manage inventory, make payments, and save capital, enabling businesses to grow their businesses through product diversification, inventory management, and PO financing.

Spotawheel

Series B in 2022
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

countX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
countX provides automated processes with regard to the collection and processing of tax-relevant data as well as the examination according to the applicable international sales tax regulations.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Layer

Seed Round in 2022
Layer is a machine learning company offering a metadata store, a model registry, and experiment tracking.

TaxDown

Seed Round in 2022
TaxDown, S.L., founded in 2019 and based in Madrid, Spain, operates an online platform that simplifies the tax filing process for users. The company enables taxpayers to file their income tax returns easily by collecting data from official and public sources. As a collaborator with the Tax Agency, TaxDown allows users to present their income statements directly through its platform. The service features advanced data validation and an algorithm designed to identify all available deductions, maximizing potential savings for users. This digital solution has positioned TaxDown as a pioneer in the field of online tax advice, offering an efficient and automated method for managing tax obligations.

Blidz

Seed Round in 2022
Blidz is a mobile shopping app founded in 2017 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. It operates in the US, Canada, and Australia, offering a unique online shopping experience that combines gamification and artificial intelligence. Inspired by the Chinese platform Pinduoduo, Blidz transforms the traditional shopping process into an engaging activity by incorporating game mechanics that make finding deals entertaining. The app provides tailored offers and innovative flash deals, enhancing user engagement while allowing customers to enjoy the thrill of a bargain hunt.

VIVLA

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Vivla offers second homeownership by helping people buy, own, and sell the fractions of the second home that fits their life.

Headout

Series B in 2022
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Zen Educate

Funding Round in 2021
Zen Educate Limited is a company that operates an online platform designed to connect teachers, teaching assistants, and cover supervisors with job opportunities in schools. The application facilitates the recruitment process for short-term, long-term, and permanent roles, allowing educators to easily find suitable positions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Manchester, Zen Educate aims to streamline the employment process within the education sector.

Earnr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Earnr is a finance and tax service aimed at the U.K. creator economy and people doing “side-hustle” businesses. The company was founded in 2020 by Anil Nair, Enzo Ottens, and Jamie Leverton.

Learnerbly

Series A in 2021
Learnerbly is an online workplace learning platform founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom. The platform enables organizations to create tailored learning experiences by allowing users to develop company-specific playlists, share knowledge internally, and upload relevant content. Additionally, it facilitates the organization of internal events to promote continuous learning. Learnerbly focuses on empowering employees to take charge of their professional development by guiding them toward appropriate learning opportunities and supporting the application of their new skills. The platform has been adopted by innovative companies, including Ideo, Ustwo, and Vouchercodes, to enhance employee growth and foster a culture of learning within the workplace.

Convious

Series A in 2021
Convious is a company that offers a SaaS-based eCommerce platform designed specifically for the leisure industry, enabling businesses to implement direct-to-consumer strategies. The platform supports the entire customer journey by providing tools for ad management, native apps, dynamic pricing, conversion optimization, and loyalty management. Additionally, Convious leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to continually assess and enhance the customer experience, buying cycle, and pricing strategies, ensuring that leisure businesses can effectively engage with their customers and maximize revenue.

Yassir

Series A in 2021
Yassir Inc offers ride sharing services through its mobile application. It offers Yassir Go, a mobile application that allows users to book a driver anywhere and anytime. In addition, it also provides Yassir Go, a mobile application for ordering food online. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Algiers, Algeria.

Fonoa

Series A in 2021
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

Packhelp

Series B in 2021
Packhelp sp. z o.o. is a packaging manufacturer based in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2015. The company specializes in designing and producing custom-branded packaging products, including mailer and shipping boxes made from corrugated cardboard, as well as smaller boxes for items like cosmetics and jewelry. Packhelp provides an online platform that allows users to create and order their own packaging designs through a web application. Its services cater to a diverse clientele, including online stores, physical retailers, agencies, and various enterprises, addressing their specific packaging needs with options for production, engineering, prototyping, and supply chain optimization.

Cleverea

Seed Round in 2021
Cleverea is the P&C neoinsurer for the millennial generation. We focus on a B2B2C distribution strategy with partners like neobanks, insurers/insurtechs, brokers, airlines, etc. We conceptually design, technologically develop and stretegically distribute highly disruptive insurance products across the whole customer journey.

Sendbox

Seed Round in 2021
Sendbox Software Technologies Limited develops a tech-enabled platform which provides shipping, escrow payments, and discovery services to merchants and customers who carry out e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. Its platform provides services, such as pick up and drop-offs, tracking and notifications, integrations, automatic scheduling and routing, cash handling and remittance, and nationwide delivery services. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Juni

Series A in 2021
Juni Technology AB is a fintech company based in Göteborg, Sweden, that specializes in developing a Software-as-a-Service banking application and platform tailored for e-commerce and online marketing entrepreneurs. Founded in 2020, Juni aims to empower digital entrepreneurs by providing tools that enhance decision-making and facilitate business growth. The platform is designed to help users optimize their operations and leverage the opportunities within the digital commerce landscape.

Simundia

Venture Round in 2021
Simundia SAS, founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, specializes in providing digital coaching services aimed at enhancing professional development. The company offers a platform that delivers personalized coaching experiences, focusing on convenience, discretion, and affordability. Through its innovative approach, Simundia equips business managers with the tools needed to improve their soft skills and effectively address various challenges in the workplace. By emphasizing a short-distance format, the platform fosters awareness around different themes, thereby supporting professionals in their personal and career growth.

Goin

Series A in 2021
Goin is a mobile application to save money easily and take advantage of it without knowing how to invest, through Machine Learning algorithms that allow you to accumulate the user's money through small daily gestures. he three Spanish founders, David, Carlos and Gabriel, were looking for a way to optimize their own money, and decided to conduct an experiment by exchanging their debit cards and thus saving 62% during those two months of rehearsal. This is how Goin emerged, which aims to meet the needs of 100% of Millennials, of which 83% confess that they do not know how to save, making available an easy-to-use tool that enhances their finances and lifestyle. On the one hand, the Barcelona startup allows the user to add money automatically and multiply it without having previous knowledge of investment. Goin uses a simple system that first asks to know the user through questions about their habits and, in this way, they are offered automatic systems and methods of saving. Once the user adds money to the app, they can transfer part or all of it to investment, or to their bank account. Its Smart Saving technology manages to accumulate money with small, everyday gestures, such as rounding a payment.

Katoo

Seed Round in 2021
Ordering from your suppliers made easy. Chat with your suppliers, send orders in one click and track your past orders.

Flexcavo

Seed Round in 2021
Flexcavo GmbH rents construction machinery online and offline. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rosenheim, Germany.

Genially

Series B in 2021
Genially Web S.L. operates a web portal for creating presentations. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Cordoba, Spain.

Jus Mundi

Series A in 2021
Jus Mundi is a legal technology company based in Paris, France, incorporated in 2018. It operates a search engine focused on public international law and investor-state arbitration, providing access to a comprehensive set of documents from courts and tribunals. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to facilitate legal research, allowing legal professionals to easily find and analyze reliable information on international law, arbitration, and related fields. By structuring global legal data, Jus Mundi supports lawyers and academics in their efforts to simplify the research process and enhances their ability to conduct informed analyses. The company aims to contribute to global justice and uphold the international rule of law through its innovative services.

GuruCall

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Next step on knowledge sharing and content platform.

Headout

Series B in 2021
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Alerzo

Series A in 2021
Alerzo offers on-demand inventory distribution and financial services for small informal stores while also providing real time market trends, customer's feedback and other consumer purchasing data to brands and manufacturers.

Pensight

Venture Round in 2021
Pensight is a platform that facilitates the connection between experts and audiences through paid live video consultations. It provides tools for monetizing knowledge by allowing users to launch digital products, courses, memberships, and coaching services. The platform supports automated payments and scheduling, integrates with calendars, and enables seamless interactions with clients globally. By offering features for one-on-one video sessions and Q&A opportunities, Pensight helps educators and creators diversify their revenue streams and expand their business reach.

Casafari

Series A in 2021
Casafari is a real estate metasearch company based in Lisbon that focuses on enhancing transparency in property markets. It operates a platform that collects, cleans, and deduplicates property data, creating one of the most comprehensive real estate databases globally. This technology enables real estate professionals and institutional investors in countries such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal to track market trends and identify investment opportunities in real time. The platform offers features such as predictive analytics, new listing alerts, price change notifications, and status tracking, allowing users to stay informed about various property listings both online and offline. By aggregating data from multiple sources and collaborating with real estate agencies, Casafari provides valuable market intelligence through a Software-as-a-Service model.

Angell

Venture Round in 2021
Angell is an e-bike startup focused on enhancing urban mobility through innovative design and technology. The company manufactures one of the lightest electric bicycles on the market, featuring a rounded aluminum frame and carbon rim for improved performance. Each e-bike is equipped with a smart cockpit that provides riders with essential information, including battery charge, distance traveled, air quality, and various riding modes. Additionally, Angell's e-bikes incorporate a unique safety system that offers vibrating navigation assistance via the handlebars, a fall alert, and an anti-theft alarm. This combination of lightweight construction and advanced features aims to transform the everyday cycling experience in cities.

Lumenate

Seed Round in 2021
Driven by a desire to inspire people to live more fulfilling lives, Jay and Tom founded Lumenate in 2019. Through a series of rounds of customer research the pair focused their efforts on trying to make impactful subconscious exploration experiences more accessible than ever. From here, the team bought an EEG brain scanner and embarked on months of research identifying and optimising the ways to effortlessly guide people into powerful altered states of consciousness. The result, the Lumenate App, uses stroboscopic light from the phone's flash to guide users into a deeply meditative, semi-psychedelic state. This is then combined with theory from the world of psychedelic therapy (delivered under guidance of leading researchers) to transform this from an interesting experience into a powerful platform for personal growth and self-discovery.

Trella

Venture Round in 2021
Trella is a platform that connects shippers to carriers. Trella offers services and technology to empower drivers, improve their efficiency, boost their earnings and utilization as well as creating job opportunities. Trella aims to reduce costs for shippers, introduce a transparent pricing structure and provide them with a more reliable source of carriers. All the while allowing them to track their shipments in real-time as well as report key insights on their transportation trends and performance.

Valeo

Seed Round in 2021
Valeo allows you to optimize your health by empowering you to take control of your health using a personalized mobile health tracker.

Fresha

Series C in 2021
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Fuell

Seed Round in 2021
Fuell Technologies, S.L. is a Madrid-based company that specializes in issuing corporate credit cards and providing expense management software for businesses. Founded in 2019, Fuell's platform integrates a corporate card with expense management tools, allowing companies to manage spending in real-time and set budgets without the need for traditional expense reports. The service includes features such as automatic budget updates, credit increases as businesses grow, and cashbacks on various expenditures, including rideshare, fuel, dining, and recruitment services. This innovative approach aims to streamline financial management, offering businesses greater control over their expenses and enhancing operational efficiency.

Ziina

Seed Round in 2021
Ziina FZ-LLC provides payment-processing services. The company develops a mobile application through which a user can transfer money to other users by linking the bank account to the application. Ziina FZ-LLC was founded in 2019 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

OpenSooq

Venture Round in 2021
OpenSooq.com Limited operates as an online classifieds that offers its users the ability to buy and sell products and services online through online classifieds postings. It provides the users to post free classified advertisements and also to browse advertised goods, products, and services using searches and filters to find deals and discounts. The company is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Naduvi

Series A in 2021
Developer of a curated online marketplace intended to sell overstock interior designing products from various brands. The company's marketplace charges a fee from brands to sell their products and these products include furniture, bathroom fittings, and designer lights and receive updates on the collections, enabling customers to realize their conceptualized interior decoration using furniture and decorative accessories.

Dwarfs

Series A in 2021
Dwarfs is an e-commerce platform that buys and grows e-commerce brands on marketplaces.

Zengo

Series A in 2021
Developer of a non-custodial digital currency wallet designed to make the global crypto economy more accessible. The company's digital wallets let people buy and sell cryptocurrencies and generate and manage private keys that reduce and fix the problems of security breaches and human error, enabling cryptocurrency traders and investors to manage their digital assets and investment portfolios in a convenient, secure, and hassle-free manner.

inyad

Series A in 2021
SaaS, Point of sale system

dott

Series B in 2021
Dott is a micro-mobility company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializing in shared e-scooters and e-bikes for short-distance travel. Founded in 2018, Dott aims to provide convenient and sustainable transportation alternatives within urban environments. The company has assembled a team of experienced professionals from the mobility and technology sectors in Europe. Recently, Dott secured an initial investment of €20 million to support its growth and expansion efforts.

MPB

Series D in 2021
MPB Europe Ltd, operating as mpb.com, is an online marketplace that specializes in the buying and selling of used photo and video equipment. Founded in 2008 and based in Brighton, UK, the company offers a wide variety of products, including digital SLR cameras, lenses, video cameras, and various accessories. MPB ensures a trusted experience for its users by physically checking, testing, and validating all items before resale, thereby meeting the expectations of buyers and providing instant payment to sellers. The platform facilitates over 100,000 transactions annually and supports a growing community of photographers and videographers. With a strong presence in the UK, Germany, and the US, MPB leverages custom technology to streamline peer-to-peer transactions, allowing for price control and a seamless trading experience. The company has received recognition for its rapid growth and innovation in marketplace technology, and it employs a global team across its offices in the UK and the US.

Manual

Series A in 2021
By empowering men with all the information and choices they need to proactively own their wellbeing, we can turn a corner. We’re here to be your own personal manual. A guide to owning your health and happiness. Giving you all the tools you need to be good to you.

Incode

Series A in 2021
Incode Technologies Inc. is a digital identity company specializing in biometric identity solutions that enhance customer experiences across banking, payments, hospitality, and retail sectors. The company has developed Incode Omni, an omnichannel platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide secure identity verification through facial recognition and government-issued IDs. Its product suite includes Incode Hello, a chat and video conference solution; Incode Welcome, for applying for bank accounts or credit cards; Incode Facepay, a facial recognition payment system; Incode Talk, for app authentication; and Incode Greet. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally, with additional offices in Europe and Latin America. The company is recognized for its enterprise-grade facial recognition capabilities and serves some of the world's largest banks, financial institutions, and retailers, setting a high standard for convenience and security in digital identity verification.

TaxDown

Seed Round in 2021
TaxDown, S.L., founded in 2019 and based in Madrid, Spain, operates an online platform that simplifies the tax filing process for users. The company enables taxpayers to file their income tax returns easily by collecting data from official and public sources. As a collaborator with the Tax Agency, TaxDown allows users to present their income statements directly through its platform. The service features advanced data validation and an algorithm designed to identify all available deductions, maximizing potential savings for users. This digital solution has positioned TaxDown as a pioneer in the field of online tax advice, offering an efficient and automated method for managing tax obligations.

Baraka

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Baraka is a UAE-based fintech company focused on connecting young, millennial investors with both regional and international investment opportunities. The company offers an investment application that aims to democratize access to stock markets by providing a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, initial public offerings, and exchange-traded funds. Baraka enhances the investment experience through educational content, market news, and in-depth stock analysis, enabling users to deepen their investment knowledge and make informed decisions. By fostering a vibrant and transparent investing ecosystem, Baraka empowers its community members to exchange opinions, insights, and advice, facilitating a supportive environment for new and experienced investors alike.

TradeBay

Seed Round in 2021
TradeBay is a global trading community. An online platform that lets buyers and sellers of fruit to connect and trade more efficiently. Our members instantly grow their network of trusted business partners, enjoy better opportunities and reach new markets - together we are enabling safer trade in a more transparent market.

Magaloop

Seed Round in 2021
MagaLoop GmbH develops and operates an e-commerce platform for the retailers to order goods from suppliers. The company offers a mobile application and a web portal, MagaLoop, which allows kiosk operators and retailers to order goods from wholesale suppliers. It also provides marketing, communication, order optimization, promotions, advertising, and price optimization services to manufacturers and wholesalers. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

memmo.me

Series A in 2021
After thinking for a long time about the positive and emotional effect that occurs when you get personal contact with inspiring people, the idea of ​​memmo came to Gustav Lundberg Toresson and Tobias Bengtsdahl, when they were sitting as guests at different wedding dinners.

Evernest

Venture Round in 2021
Evernest offers a data-driven service platform and gives its customers a transparent, and personal purchase and sales experience. It offers its buyers and sellers a customer experience that reflects the emotional and financial importance of their own home.

Creative Fabrica

Series A in 2021
Creative Fabrica B.V. sells fonts, graphics, and craft subscription through an online platform. The company also enables designers to sell their designs on the portal. In addition, it offers creative tools, such as Fontcloud, an online tool for font management; Shapecloud, which generates words online; Webfont, which converts .otf and .ttf font files to webfonts; and craftclub. Creative Fabrica B.V. was founded in 2016 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Ziina

Seed Round in 2021
Ziina FZ-LLC provides payment-processing services. The company develops a mobile application through which a user can transfer money to other users by linking the bank account to the application. Ziina FZ-LLC was founded in 2019 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Rapyd

Series D in 2021
Rapyd is a mobile financial network that makes the world’s favorite ways to pay and be paid instantly available through a single API and SDK. Its platform and API brings together local financial specialists from every corner of the world to make the 100s of ways people pay available around the world. It enables ecommerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance platforms, online lenders, and even traditional banks to break free of their old infrastructure and limitations and create new mobile-friendly solutions.

Jabu

Seed Round in 2021
Provider of tech-based supply chain and logistics services intended to power how shop owners order, source, and stock their products. The company facilitates efficient logistics, sales, and inventory management through phone and web applications to control and distribute inventory, manage sales, and dispatch orders, pick up orders from the warehouse and manage efficient routes, place orders, request credit, manage inventory, make payments, and save capital, enabling businesses to grow their businesses through product diversification, inventory management, and PO financing.

Eneba

Series A in 2020
Since its launch back in late 2018, Eneba has been (and continues to be) growing at the speed of light. We aim straight for the bull's eye, and we have no intention to miss. Here at Eneba, we are much more than just regular co-workers. We are a team, a squad, and a crew of like-minded professionals who share the same passion for gaming. We strive for professionalism and excellence on a daily basis. By doing so, we provide the easiest access and means to video games & services for gaming communities worldwide. Our mission is to bring an outstanding selection of games to every single interested player, in the safest, most trustworthy, and cheapest way possible. And we are not only doing it - we are rocking it!

Jeff

Series B in 2020
Mr Jeff Labs, S.L., founded in 2015 by Eloi Gómez, Adrián Lorenzo, and Rubén Muñoz in Valencia, Spain, offers a mobile application that initially focused on home laundry and dry-cleaning services. The company has since expanded its offerings to include a variety of everyday services such as hairdressing, beauty treatments, fitness, and massages, establishing itself as an international omnichannel ecosystem for day-to-day needs. Mr Jeff also provides opportunities for individuals to invest in or start their own businesses under the Jeff brand, facilitating entrepreneurship in the service sector.

YardLink

Seed Round in 2020
YardLynk - the online marketplace and platform aimed at improving how construction equipment is rented out.

Vamos

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019 and based in  Madrid, Vamos’ mission is to change the way people have cars. By removing the traditional car ownership experience replacing it with technology and exceptional customer experience, Vamos offers consumers and sellers a convenient online Car as a Service platform.

Schrott24

Seed Round in 2020
Schrott24 is a B2B-focused managed marketplace for metal scrap. We help recyclers to source more material and scrap metal producers to market their metal waste more efficiently. Besides matching supply and demand, the fulfillment of transactions is processed through our proprietary technology. We digitalize processes and increase the efficiency of the recycling industry.

Headout

Seed Round in 2020
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Stotles

Seed Round in 2020
Stotles is giving suppliers to government the tools and insights required to effectively find and win public-sector contracts. They aggregate and standardize huge amounts of data in order to give suppliers a complete view of thier market and surface the most relevant opportunites and intelligence in real time. Stotles is ensuring the best fit suppliers work with governments by bringing transparency to the £7Tn that flows from governments to businesses every year.

Hometree

Series A in 2020
Hometree Marketplace Limited is a UK-based company that specializes in providing home improvement and energy services to homeowners. Established in 2015 and headquartered in London, the company offers a variety of services including annual boiler maintenance, plumbing, electrical work, and home energy solutions. Hometree provides comprehensive home cover plans that protect against breakdowns in heating, plumbing, and electrical systems, as well as installation and financing options for renewable energy technologies. This range of services is designed to simplify home management for homeowners, giving them greater control and peace of mind regarding their home maintenance and energy consumption.

Finom

Seed Round in 2020
Finom combines digital business account benefits with multiple services to provide financial solutions for entrepreneurs, self-employed, and freelancers. It pulls together accounting, financial management, and banking functions for early-stage businesses and SMEs into one mobile-first product. Founded in 2019, Finom is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Spotawheel

Venture Round in 2020
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

BrandTotal

Series B in 2020
BrandTotal Ltd operates a marketing intelligence platform focused on enhancing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by addressing the challenges of dark marketing. Founded in 2016 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company provides insights into competitive strategies and performances, allowing businesses to measure key performance indicators effectively. By leveraging cyber security, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, BrandTotal's platform enables users to reverse-engineer competitors' marketing strategies, thereby gaining a competitive edge. It collects and consolidates data from various digital channels, offering real-time visibility into brands' marketing activities. This comprehensive approach allows marketing teams to identify threats and opportunities within the digital landscape, enabling them to adjust strategies promptly and make informed decisions.

Magaloop

Seed Round in 2020
MagaLoop GmbH develops and operates an e-commerce platform for the retailers to order goods from suppliers. The company offers a mobile application and a web portal, MagaLoop, which allows kiosk operators and retailers to order goods from wholesale suppliers. It also provides marketing, communication, order optimization, promotions, advertising, and price optimization services to manufacturers and wholesalers. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

byrd

Series A in 2020
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

Advisable

Seed Round in 2020
Advisable.com helps companies to find, screen, and hire marketing specialists and freelancers online. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Scalefast

Series B in 2020
Scalefast is a digital commerce solution that simplifies and streamlines e-Commerce for inspirational brands. The company uses a powerful combination of Artificial Intelligence and e-Commerce expertise. It provides the infrastructure and full-service business operations necessary to scale quickly and increase revenue, with everything needed under one roof. Scalefast takes the complexity out of digital commerce for brands in the entertainment, consumer goods, and fashion industries. It is based in Los Angeles, with offices in Paris and Madrid, and was founded in 2014.

La Belle Vie

Venture Round in 2020
La Belle Vie is an online grocery based in Paris, France. It sells basic groceries, organic stuff, meat, fish and vegetables. It has developed all its tools from scratch, including its ERP, a warehouse management service and a delivery management service.

Aprila Bank

Series B in 2020
Aprila Bank ASA is a commercial banking institution based in Oslo, Norway, specializing in providing financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers. Founded in 2018, the bank focuses on developing digital and automated financing solutions, including Aprila Invoice Sales, which allows for the immediate sale of invoices and is integrated with cloud-based accounting systems. With its API-based technology platform, Aprila connects with approximately 130,000 SMEs through partnerships with prominent ERP and accounting software providers, facilitating seamless financial transactions and improving access to funding for businesses in the Norwegian market.