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Inflexion is a European mid-market private equity firm that invests in high-growth businesses, offering flexible capital for buyouts and minority stakes across sectors.

Balderton Capital is a leading European-focused early-stage venture capital firm. We like entrepreneurs who think big, with grand plans to build global-scale businesses. Balderton primarily invests at the Series A stage, after a startup has developed a product and gained some traction, however we will sometimes invest earlier. We invest only in technology companies founded in Europe.

Terra Firma is one of the leading private equity investors in Europe. We invest in asset-rich businesses in essential industries (energy and utilities, infrastructure, affordable housing, leisure/hospitality, agriculture, healthcare and asset leasing) that require fundamental change. We have a long-term investment approach and specialize in five areas - Transformational Private Equity, Support Capital, Operational Secondaries, Operational Real Estate and Infrastructure Plus.

Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco and London. Index invests in technology companies, especially in the marketplace, eCommerce, Big Data, Gaming, Open Source and Security sectors, where we have deep expertise. Index backs the best and most ambitious entrepreneurs who want to build large, global businesses. We find these entrepreneurs wherever they are in the world, and have invested in more than 24 countries and 39 cities since founding. We provide full service to each of our portfolio companies. Unlike other VC's, when we invest, every partner assists and is available to our investee companies, providing unparalleled access to the expertise we have developed over our investing and industry careers. Historically, we invested in more advanced startups, however since 2005, Index Ventures has also made a number of seed investments where we look to become the first institutional capital into transformative companies and invest $100K to $2 million per seed investment.

UK lower-mid-market private equity firm focusing on primary buyouts in essential services and B2B software.

Smedvig Captial is a family office investment vehicle that primarily invests the capital of the fourth generation of the Smedvig Family. We invest both directly into businesses, as well as into a select number of leading private equity fund managers. Our direct investing strategy is focused on early-stage (Series A and Series B) technology investments in the UK and Nordic regions. We look for ambitious management teams, tech-enabled businesses in attractive markets, and strong revenue growth (with minimum revenue > 1mm GBP). Smedvig Capital was founded in 1996 by Johnny Hewett and Peter Smedvig. Today, Smedvig has approximately $1.6bn of capital invested. $500m of this is direct investments, with the remainder via investments into private equity and venture capital managers.

Graphite Capital is a UK mid-market private equity firm focused on three core sectors: health & pharma, education, and data & tech-enabled services, investing in companies valued between £30 million and £150 million.

Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses committed to resiliency, transparency, access and equity. Founded in 2010, Anthemis has deep understanding of markets and models, passion for emerging technology and values inspire everything the company does. By creating fertile ground for a diverse group of startups, investors, entrepreneurs, institutions, academics, and visionaries to converge, they believe they can solve the financial systems' most pressing challenges faster, better and for the benefit of all.

Atomico is a venture capital firm that invests in disruptive technology companies with ambitious founders from Series A onwards. Atomico primarily focuses on Europe, although we do invest globally. We take our work seriously and we are laser focused on when and where we can add the most value to the founders with whom we partner. We invest across technology sectors, but given we have deep expertise in scaling companies, we only look for opportunities where a founder has achieved product market fit, is ready to scale and is in a position to become the category leader. Our experienced team includes entrepreneurs and executives from the world's most successful technology firms who partner with our companies as they scale to become global winners.

DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm, with an experienced team passionate about technology and working with exceptional entrepreneurs. Founded in 2000 by Nenad Marovac and Steve Schlenker, DN Capital is now one of Europe’s most established VC funds.

Northzone is a European early-stage venture capital fund that invests in innovative consumer and enterprise companies in Europe and the US East Coast,. We invest primarily at the Series A and B stage, but selectively pursue seed investments. We have deep, long-standing technology expertise and benefit from the fact that the majority of our investment team have previously founded companies.

Octopus Ventures is one of Europe's most active experienced venture capital firms, and has invested in more than 100 companies since its 1999 founding. Octopus Ventures invests in both enterprise and consumer-focused startups, and participates from Seed (typical investment $1m) to Series A (typical investment $4m). Our team knows what it is like on the other side of the fence. Before joining Octopus, many of the team established themselves in other industries, from consumer goods and professional services to technology and telecoms, and several launched and sold their own startups.

Aspirity specializes in growth capital for European FinTech and Enterprise Technology sectors, focusing on scalable, asset-light B2B solutions with a partnership approach.

MMC Ventures is an early stage venture fund based in the United Kingdom. MMC invests in companies that are transforming industries, innovating with nascent, fast-evolving technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain to reshape entire sectors. We believe that technology will change the world for the better. We are drawn to the companies that are rethinking fundamentals, redefining the dynamics of their sector, and have the potential to scale rapidly.

IQ Capital is a UK based venture firm that invests from the Seed to Series A stage. We partner with exceptional thought leaders pushing the frontiers of deep-tech. We help these teams to find product-market fit, scale and reach their ambitious global visions. We are actively seeking investments in AI, Data Science, IoT and more. We can partner with you throughout your growth - we know that it takes time to develop global markets, and that deep-tech can take longer & cost more than originally expected. We have extensive global connections, and our own investors themselves are committed to science & innovation - from family offices and successful tech entrepreneurs through to institutions including the British Business Bank.

Notion Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise technology and SaaS start-ups headquartered in Europe. Typically these companies have $1m+ revenue, high growth rates, and ambitious founders who are building global, category-leading companies. The Notion partners have previously founded and exited two successful SaaS companies (Star and MessageLabs) and offer substantial industry expertise.

Bek Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in 2013, investing in early-stage technology startups from Dynamic Europe, with offices in London, New York, Luxembourg, and Istanbul.

Eight Roads is a Fidelity-backed global investment platform with venture teams investing in technology and healthcare companies across Asia, Europe, Israel and the US.