Investors in Former Yugoslavia

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Fil Rouge Capital

Fil Rouge Capital is a Europe-focused venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology and tech-enabled companies. It pursues investments across sectors such as IT, software as a service, e-commerce, consumer and business products and services, IoT, artificial intelligence and machine learning, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure, typically deploying equity or debt and aiming to complement founders' technical and entrepreneurial backgrounds. The firm operates across Europe, with activity reported in Luxembourg, Croatia and Central and Eastern Europe, including Slovenia, Austria and Southern Germany, and has shown willingness to invest opportunistically in other European markets. Typical investment sizes range from 0.5 to 5 million euros.
Made 46 investments in Former Yugoslavia

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

The EBRD is an international financial institution founded in 1990 and headquartered in London that provides project financing and advisory services to support private sector development and transformation in emerging markets. It finances banks, industries, and businesses, supports new ventures and investments in existing companies, and helps privatize and restructure municipal services in publicly owned entities. Through its banking and treasury activities, it offers loans, equity and quasi-equity investments, guarantees, and equity funds for smaller enterprises, along with trade finance and loan syndication. It works with commercial partners to invest in private enterprises across sectors including energy, manufacturing, ICT, infrastructure, agribusiness, and real estate, across Europe, the Middle East and beyond, including a significant footprint in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Caucasus. It provides policy reform dialogue and advisory services to support market modernization, governance, and reform. It has invested over €130 billion in more than 5,000 projects.
Made 40 investments in Former Yugoslavia

South Central Ventures

South Central Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 with a focus on the Balkans and Adriatic region. It conducts direct startup and growth investments and collaborates with other investment vehicles to back technology companies across sectors such as ICT, software-as-a-service, mobile, IoT, HealthTech, FinTech, and digital media, with regional emphasis on Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and North Macedonia. The firm operates from offices in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, and Skopje to support local founders and accelerate regional growth. It targets early- to growth-stage opportunities and typically takes minority stakes to help companies scale internationally, often backing ventures capable of competing in global markets. By combining regional network strength with selective capital, South Central Ventures aims to connect Balkan tech firms with international investors and customers while building a sustainable local start-up ecosystem.
Made 13 investments in Former Yugoslavia

BlackPeak Capital

BlackPeak Capital is a growth equity and private equity firm based in Sofia, Bulgaria, with offices in Bucharest, Ljubljana and Vienna. It targets high-growth SMEs in Southeast Europe and parts of the EU, investing equity, mezzanine and other hybrid forms of capital, as well as follow-on rounds. The firm operates as a generalist investor across niche manufacturing, FMCG, information technology, industrials and healthcare, favouring export-oriented companies or those with unique technology or strong local market positions. Typical ticket sizes are in the low to mid single-digit millions of euros per transaction, with the potential for significant minority or majority stakes and co-investments. Investments can involve early and mid-venture, small buyouts and inorganic growth through acquisitions, and exits are pursued via trade sales or IPOs. The firm was founded in 2014 and focuses on Southeast Europe, including Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

AlpVent

AlpVent is a Swiss investment company based in Zug that specializes in supporting promising start-ups. Founded in 2016, the firm leverages 25 years of entrepreneurial experience to understand and address the needs of entrepreneurs. AlpVent provides not only investment capital but also management consulting services, offering what is often referred to as "smart money" support. Recognizing that many founders excel in product development but struggle with promotion, AlpVent has created a dedicated sales department. This team offers sales analyses and consulting services, and can even act as an agent or distributor for start-ups. Their services are tailored for the competitive German-speaking markets and South-Eastern Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. The firm focuses on investments in sectors such as transportation, commercial products, software, and manufacturing.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

DBH Group

DBH Group provides a broad business infrastructure and professional consulting services in Central and Eastern Europe, offering serviced offices, industrial facilities, and IT infrastructure along with advisory expertise in finance, taxation, and project management. The group supports domestic and regional expansion by delivering outfitted offices and industrial environments, IT systems, local tax and administrative expertise, and secretarial services, enabling clients to focus on core activities.

Oktogon Ventures

Oktogon Ventures is a Budapest-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology-driven startups in Central and Eastern Europe. It leverages local knowledge, operational experience, and a broad network to help portfolio companies achieve rapid growth, with a focus on technology-heavy businesses that can scale globally from early stages. The firm emphasizes regional reach across Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, and Bulgaria, and maintains strong connections to US and Western European co-investors, mentors, and talent pools. Its portfolio includes Bitrise, Recart, and Enduraid, illustrating emphasis on software and technology-enabled solutions. Oktogon engages with founders through a hands-on approach and aims to support companies with global appeal from day one, enabling scalable, extraordinary growth.

IFU

IFU is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that specializes in providing equity, mezzanine financing, loans, and guarantees to projects in developing countries. Established in 1967, IFU focuses on creating and financing new businesses, joint ventures between Danish companies and local partners, and acquiring existing ventures. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as commercial services, biofuels, renewable energy, and irrigation systems, with a particular emphasis on climate and agribusiness. Investments are targeted at countries with a low gross national income per capita, as defined by specific criteria, and include regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. IFU typically invests between DKK 0.5 million and DKK 100 million and often seeks co-investment opportunities with Danish firms. The firm also supports small and medium-sized enterprises and provides advisory services for business investments in developing markets. With a preference for board membership, IFU aims to exit investments within five to seven years, ensuring a positive return for its stakeholders.

Fifth Quarter Ventures

Founded in 2023, Fifth Quarter Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Novi Sad, Serbia. It focuses on investing in early-stage startups operating in open-source software, Industry 5.0, artificial intelligence, development tools, cryptocurrency, web3, and other technology sectors across the Adriatic region.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

Global Finance

Global Finance is an independent investment firm founded in 1991 in Athens, Greece, and has been a pioneer of private equity and venture capital in Southeast Europe. Its operations include private equity fund management, real estate development, and advisory services, with equity investments in mid-market companies across sectors such as manufacturing, information technology, specialty retail, media and entertainment, healthcare, telecommunications, and services. The firm concentrates on opportunities in Greece and neighboring Southeast European markets and maintains a regional footprint with offices and activity in Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest, and London. Typical investments are up to €40 million in Greece and up to €15 million for Eastern European ventures. Exit options include trade sales, initial public offerings, management buybacks, and sales to other investors. Global Finance aims to create value for investors and dynamic companies by supporting growth and improving operational performance in Southeast Europe.

Zühlke Group

Zühlke Group is a Swiss-based technology consulting and digital transformation company that supports healthcare, finance, energy and manufacturing sectors. It combines digital strategy, engineering and agile delivery, with capabilities across cloud, AI, data, and cybersecurity to enable clients to enhance products, streamline processes and drive sustainability, from concept to implementation and operation. Founded in 1968, it operates local teams in Austria, Germany, Serbia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Fortino Capital Partners

Fortino Capital Partners is a Belgium-based private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in Antwerp, established in 2013. It focuses on growth and early-stage technology investments in Western Europe, with emphasis on the Benelux region, and occasionally broader Europe. The firm backs B2B software and SaaS, IT services, and information technology companies, providing expansion capital and strategic support to accelerate growth, product development, and go-to-market initiatives, including international expansion and brand building for SMEs and technology-enabled businesses.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

HV Capital

HV Capital is a Munich- and Berlin-based venture capital firm that supports founders in building internet and technology companies. Founded in 2000 as HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, it has financed around 200 startups across growth stages and has backed notable portfolio companies such as Zalando, Delivery Hero, FlixMobility and SumUp. The firm invests across a broad range of sectors including fintech, B2B, e-commerce, enterprise, travel, education, mobility, healthcare and retail, and provides capital from early to growth rounds, reflecting its ability to fund companies through multiple growth phases.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

big_bets

Big Bets is a venture capital investment firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2019. The firm focuses on software-intensive companies—businesses built around code and data—and pursues opportunities in industries undergoing a shift from physical assets to digital platforms. Its investment approach is industry-agnostic but leans toward companies that leverage software to transform sectors such as financial services, identity, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, media, education, energy distribution, and development tools, backing entrepreneurs positioned to accelerate the atoms-to-electrons transition.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Lunar Ventures

Lunar Ventures is a Berlin-based, Europe-focused deep-tech venture firm that backs seed-stage startups developing advanced technologies. Founded in 2017, the firm operates with a small team of three deep-tech experts who come from science and business backgrounds. It principally invests in European technology companies across AI and machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, big data, analytics, and related fields, including AI infrastructure, privacy-enhancing technologies, cryptography, data infrastructure, and other deep-tech areas. The firm aims to support founders building high-potential startups by providing early capital and strategic guidance to accelerate product development and market entry.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

SmartHub

SmartHub is a venture capital firm and funding platform based in San Francisco that connects technology startups with investors and supports the investment process. It provides investors with tailored portfolios, research, deal structuring, legal paperwork, quarterly reporting, and protection of investment rights through exit, while offering startups rapid feedback, deal opportunities, strategic development support, networking, and fundraising guidance.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Cerium Technology Ventures

Cerium Technology Ventures is an investment firm that accelerates entrepreneurs and early-stage companies delivering technology-driven improvements to commodity value chains. It backs ventures that optimize operations for energy, agriculture, chemicals, and metals across the production and supply cycle, offering seed capital, technical support, office space, mentorship, and other strategic resources to achieve market validation or expansion. The firm engages across sectors including energy, the Internet of Things, and capital markets, and pursues opportunities in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It maintains offices in Dallas and Los Angeles and was founded in 2013. The firm uses a range of investment approaches, from seed and growth capital to buyouts and other financing instruments.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

European Investment Fund

European Investment Fund (EIF) is a public institution established in 1994 to improve access to finance for Europe's small and medium-sized businesses. It designs and develops venture capital and guarantee instruments to support SMEs and to catalyse private investment, aiming to build a robust European equity ecosystem. EIF engages in venture capital, growth capital, and guarantee operations, backing innovative entrepreneurs primarily in technology and life sciences, as well as across other sectors. Through cornerstone investments and fund participation, EIF seeks to crowd in private investors and stimulate venture activity across Europe. Its equity portfolio has grown substantially, with assets under management exceeding EUR 14 billion, reflecting its broad role in strengthening SME finance and supporting entrepreneurship and growth.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

LAUNCHub Ventures

LAUNCHub Ventures is a Bulgaria-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Sofia that invests in seed- and early-stage technology startups in Southeastern and Central Europe. The firm typically makes initial investments from €300,000 to €2 million and can provide follow-on support up to around €4 million across portfolio rounds. It backs startups across AI/ML, SaaS, future of work, proptech, crypto and blockchain, devtools, marketplaces, health tech, fintech, hardware, robotics, and related enterprise and consumer sectors, prioritizing scalable businesses with initial traction. LAUNCHub Ventures focuses on founders from SEE and CEE regions, partnering with them beyond capital and offering programs such as a Series A academy to help achieve milestones and raise subsequent rounds. The approach aims to strengthen the regional startup ecosystem and attract attention from global investors.
Made 12 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Eleven Ventures

Eleven Ventures is a Sofia, Bulgaria-based venture capital firm and accelerator that backs early-stage technology startups in Southeast Europe. Founded in 2012, it has supported hundreds of ventures and focuses on fintech, healthcare, the future of work, and the future of food, with broad exposure to software-enabled sectors. The firm runs accelerator programs that provide capital, office space, back-office services, and mentorship, along with subsequent funding options to help portfolio companies scale in Bulgaria and neighboring markets.
Made 12 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Korelya Capital

Korelya Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2016 by Fleur Pellerin, it maintains offices in Paris, London, Singapore, and Seoul and aims to expand European tech by providing growth capital and facilitating access to Asian markets. The firm leverages strong ties with Asian corporates and a broad network in Asian tech ecosystems to offer portfolio companies more than funding, including market access and strategic partnerships. As part of Korelya Groupe, the company operates as an investment platform focused on helping ambitious founders build global technology leaders.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

HBM Healthcare Investments

HBM Healthcare Investments is a Switzerland-based investment firm founded in 2001 and based in Zug. It concentrates on the healthcare sector, spanning human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and diagnostics. The firm maintains a diversified portfolio that includes private companies, public companies, funds, cash and other assets, reflecting exposure across different stages and sectors within healthcare.
Made 4 investments in Former Yugoslavia

AXA Venture Partners

AXA Venture Partners is an independent global venture capital platform investing in high-growth technology companies across Europe and North America. Founded in 2015, the firm operates a multi-strategy approach including venture, early growth, growth and fund of funds, and manages assets reported at more than €2.5 billion. It combines global research with local execution to support portfolio companies as they scale, and provides access to business development opportunities. The firm maintains offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong, and has backed more than 60 technology companies and more than 60 funds through its multi-stage platform.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Berliner Volksbank Ventures

Berliner Volksbank Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Berliner Volksbank in Berlin. It makes early-stage investments in technology, digital business solutions, property technology, and financial technology, primarily in Germany. It typically targets minority stakes and co-investments, with typical per-company investment sizes ranging from 250,000 to 1 million euros. The venture arm focuses on supporting young, innovative companies through the investment process, aiming for stability, reliability and partnership in its cooperation with portfolio companies. It emphasizes partnerships and eye-level cooperation. It was founded in 2015.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Hardware Club

Hardware Club is a Paris-headquartered venture capital firm that focuses on seed-stage investments in technology hardware and related hardtech sectors. It operates globally across Europe and the United States, with a network that includes offices in Taipei, Tokyo and San Francisco. The firm backs early-stage hardware and hardware-enabled ventures spanning digital health, artificial intelligence, new sensors, connected buildings, smart transportation and consumer hardware. Typical investment sizes range from 0.5 million to 1.5 million. Hardware Club supports founders with capital, resources and collaboration through its ecosystem of startups and partners.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Beringea

Beringea is an international venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in Michigan, with offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. It invests in growth-stage companies across the United States and the United Kingdom, providing equity and debt capital and hands-on support to management teams. The firm has a portfolio spanning sectors such as media, health care and life sciences, Internet technologies, advanced manufacturing, clean tech and consumer goods, and leverages its experience to help companies develop strategy, evaluate growth opportunities, and scale operations.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

SIX FinTech Ventures

SIX FinTech Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of SIX Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests in global early-stage fintech startups from seed to Series A, focusing on wealth management, capital markets, RegTech, and token ecosystems, and leveraging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, IoT, and AR/VR. The firm targets opportunities in Switzerland, Western Europe, and opportunistically in other regions, with initial tickets typically ranging from CHF 0.2 to 3 million.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Rockaway Capital

Rockaway Capital is a Prague-based venture capital firm and sector-focused holding founded in 2013 by Jakub Havrlant. It concentrates on digitally enabled businesses across e-commerce, online grocery, last-mile logistics, e-travel, fintech, media and blockchain, with portfolio activity across the DACH region, Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The firm takes an active role in its portfolio, supporting management and operations where needed to accelerate growth. Portfolio companies have achieved substantial scale, with aggregated sales of over 2.5 billion euros and more than 5,000 employees across 17 European countries. The group emphasizes leveraging the digital economy to disrupt traditional business models and seeks opportunities across digitally enabled sectors throughout Europe.
Made 4 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Headline

Headline is a San Francisco based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that operates globally with a presence in seven cities and leads rounds across stages. It maintains a multi fund approach, with Early Stage funds across the US, Europe, Asia and Brazil and a Growth Fund based in San Francisco that backs companies from Series B onward, enabling it to identify local trends and back scale across geographies. The firm backs a broad range of sectors including consumer, media, financial services, healthcare, information technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, e commerce, artificial intelligence and digital health, and has a notable portfolio featuring Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, GoPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble and Yeahka. Headline also runs an Asia arm, Headline Asia, based in Tokyo, investing in East, South and Southeast Asia across B2B, media, fintech, healthcare, IT, e commerce, AI and other sectors, with activity including a 2020 vintage Asia IV fund focused on the region. Headline positions itself as a global, founder friendly investor that seeks to partner with ambitious entrepreneurs to build lasting companies.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

3TS Capital Partners

3TS Capital Partners is a Helsinki-based European technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm that provides expansion capital and buyout funding to small and mid-sized technology-enabled businesses across Europe. It targets growth sectors such as technology and internet, media and communications, and technology-enabled services, and augments its investments with sector partners and co-investors to deliver value beyond financing. The firm typically seeks minority or majority stakes and often takes seats on the board; it pursues exits within three to five years through trade sales or IPOs. It maintains active industry involvement through international associations and networks and operates with offices in the United States and across Europe.
Made 4 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Trind Ventures

Trind Ventures is a Tallinn-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage European startups. It invests across Northern and Central Europe in marketplaces, consumer solutions, and PLG-driven B2B products, as well as software and information and communications technology, supporting both business-to-business and business-to-consumer models.

aws Gründungsfonds

aws Gründerfonds is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria, established in 2013. The firm specializes in investing in high-growth Austrian start-ups, focusing primarily on those in their later seed and (pre-)series-A stages. With a fund size of 140 million euros, aws Gründerfonds targets a diverse range of sectors, including business products and services, consumer products and services, healthcare, information technology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, and technology-based industries such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Its objective is to support the development of innovative companies that demonstrate significant growth potential within the Austrian market.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Keiretsu Forum

Keiretsu Forum is an international investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors. Founded in San Francisco in 2000, it operates as a worldwide network that structures access to high-quality deal flow and investment opportunities through regional chapters across the United States, Europe and Asia. It is described as the world’s largest invitation-only angel investor network, with thousands of investor members who participate in funding opportunities for early- to growth-stage companies in technology, healthcare, energy, consumer products and other sectors. The forum emphasizes collaboration among members and partner resources to support due diligence, syndication and capital deployment, enabling private capital to back high-potential ventures.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Porsche Ventures

Porsche Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Porsche Automobil Holding, focused on early-stage and growth investments in startups across mobility, industrial technology, sustainability, customer experience and digital lifestyle, and in technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and virtual and augmented reality. The firm targets business models that enhance mobility and consumer experiences and maintains a global footprint with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, and additional offices in Ludwigsburg, Berlin, Palo Alto, Tel Aviv and Shanghai.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Blumberg Capital

Blumberg Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1991 that backs early-stage technology companies. It focuses on AI-driven B2B software and enterprise technologies across fintech, data analytics, cybersecurity, healthtech, and supply chain, typically investing at seed and Series A and providing active board involvement and hands-on guidance. The firm has backed notable companies such as Addepar, Braze, Nutanix, Hootsuite and Trulioo, and maintains offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Inovia Capital

Inovia Capital is a Montreal-based venture capital firm established in 2007 that backs technology founders with global ambitions. It operates as a full-stack investor, providing capital, mentorship, and access to a worldwide network to support early- and growth-stage software startups. The firm targets software-driven companies across North America and Europe, including business-to-business and business-to-consumer SaaS, as well as sectors such as commerce, digital health, enterprise platforms, the future of work, security, travel, and hospitality, along with applied services and infrastructure. It emphasizes forming long-term partnerships and helping portfolio companies scale internationally.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Founderful

Founderful is a Zurich-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups, with a focus on Switzerland. Established in the late 2010s, the firm backs founders across sectors including business and consumer services, energy, financial services, software, and materials and resources, aiming to help portfolio companies grow and compete globally.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

SFC Capital

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that makes early-stage investments in UK startups, including pre-seed and seed rounds. It backs companies across sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer, enterprise, green tech, medical technology, and hospitality, providing capital plus strategic guidance to support growth and product development. The firm operates a model that combines an angel network with seed funds to back SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, aiming to offer exposure to a diversified portfolio while delivering hands-on support to portfolio companies.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Sand Hill Angels

Sand Hill Angels is a Mountain View, California-based angel investor network in Silicon Valley founded in 2000. The group comprises around 60+ technology professionals who collaborate to form and grow startup companies by investing in private technology firms at early stages. Its members focus on technology sectors including clean technology, Internet, information sciences, and life sciences, with activity in areas such as semiconductors, enterprise software, storage, and communications, as well as medical devices, diagnostics, and bioinformatics. Sand Hill Angels typically invest in seed and Series A rounds, and occasionally later-stage bridges, often committing $300K to $500K at a pre-money valuation under $5 million. The network works openly with venture capital funds and other angel groups to support the Bay Area ecosystem.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Munich Re

Munich Re is a global reinsurance company that offers reinsurance and related risk solutions, including agricultural reinsurance, life and health reinsurance, corporate risk solutions, and cyber risk coverage, as well as consulting services. It underwrites reinsurance for property, casualty, life, health, and cyber risks and supports primary insurers and other clients through risk transfer, risk assessment, and analytics to help manage exposure and capital.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

Accomplice

Accomplice is a seed-led venture capital firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on early-stage technology startups. It invests in cybersecurity, eSports, data analytics, SMB-class software, emerging hardware platforms, and marketplaces. The firm pursues a community-driven approach, leveraging platforms such as AngelList, Boston Syndicates, Maiden Lane, Spearhead, BOSS, Rev, and TUGG to identify and support founders. While most investments are in Boston, its portfolio spans the United States, Canada, and Europe, reflecting an active geographic reach in New England and beyond.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

High-Tech Gründerfonds

High-Tech Gründerfonds is a Germany-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology companies in Germany. Based in Bonn with an additional office in Berlin, it operates as a public-private partnership that supports high-tech startups across information technology, software, hardware, life sciences, chemistry and related fields. HTGF provides initial funding and follow-on capital to eligible young companies, often taking minority stakes and participating as lead or co-investor, while offering hands-on guidance from experienced investment managers and startup experts. Since its founding in 2005, the firm has backed numerous startups and facilitated the growth of portfolio companies through multiple funds aimed at early stages. The model combines both public support, involving government and financial institutions, with private investor participation to nurture startups from concept to market.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

NJF Capital

NJF Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of NJF Holdings, based in London. Founded in 2015, it invests in healthcare, deep tech, fintech, and technology companies. Backed by founder Nicole Junkermann's track record as an entrepreneur and investor, the firm leverages her business, entrepreneurial, and government networks to support portfolio companies on their growth journey. It provides strategic and operational support across disciplines such as brand building, recruitment, and administrative, legal, and regulatory matters to help accelerate scale.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

StartLabs

StartLabs is an early-stage fund investing in startups from Western Balkans. It provides up to $50,000 and mentorship during a six-month program, with no fees taken out.
Made 3 investments in Former Yugoslavia

LVL1 Group

LVL1 Group is a London-based private investment firm and family office that invests across multiple asset classes and geographies. Founded in 2014, it pursues minority seed, early-stage, and later-stage opportunities in startups, taking a flexible and opportunistic approach not bound by mandates or fixed investment horizons. The firm works closely with founders to forge strategic relationships and help them succeed, prioritizing ventures with potential for global impact, including in online travel, gaming, eSports, and content and community platforms.
Made 2 investments in Former Yugoslavia

5G Ventures

Established in 2021 under Greek law, 5G Ventures focuses on managing investments in businesses actively involved in 5G-related research and development in Greece. Its primary sectors of interest include transport, manufacturing, public utilities, health, tourism, and information services.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

ING Corporate Investments

ING Corporate Investments is the private equity arm of ING Group, based in Brussels, Belgium. It provides capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in Belgium, Luxembourg and France, offering buy-out, development and venture capital. The firm targets companies across information technology, software, biotechnology, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, distribution and telecommunications sectors, with the aim of supporting growth through strategic and financial partnerships. It has been active in private equity since 1997 and has invested over €100 million.

Paribu

Paribu operates a platform that provides fast, easy, and secure cryptocurrency transactions for users.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia

Hivemind Capital

Hivemind Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that concentrates investments in digital assets, web3, blockchain, and technology sectors. The firm operates as a blockchain-focused investor and registered investment adviser, backing companies involved in cryptocurrency, blockchain infrastructure, and related financial services.
Made 1 investment in Former Yugoslavia