Investors in Capital

West Coast Capital is a Private Equity Partnership that backs strong management teams in the retail, brands and property arenas. They are to take significant equity positions in order to accelerate growth by funding both expansion and consolidation in these principal markets. West Coast Capital is the investment arm of the Hunter family, run and managed by a seasoned team of entrepreneurs and investors with minimum investment levels at circa £5m.

BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures is a Munich based venture capital firm looking for early stage investment opportunities in the energy market all over Europe and Israel. They focus on scalable business models in the areas of digital energy solutions, storage and e-mobility. They believe the key to success is ensuring great chemistry and collaboration between the founders, management team and investors. As the venture capital unit of the BayWa r.e. Holding, they combine corporate stability and a deep understanding of the energy market with the entrepreneurial experience and mindset within their dedicated team.

Agder Energi Venture AS is the venture capital arm of Agder Energi AS specializing in seed, early, mid and late venture investments. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in the energy sector based in Norway but will also consider making investments in international companies. Agder Energi AS was founded in 2007 and is based in Kristiansand, Norway.

Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures develops innovative business models for exchange trading and over-the-counter (OTC) trading in fungible products. It also invests in promising startups and enters into partnerships with selected partners to implement its digitisation strategy. Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart GmbH.

Diehl Ventures GmbH was founded in December 2015 as a subsidiary of the Diehl Group with the objective of driving innovation and new, promising technologies by supporting start-ups. As a corporate venture capital company they are looking primarily for technology-driven young enterprises with growth potential in the general business areas of their five corporate divisions Metall, Controls, Aviation, Defence and Metering. They assist start-ups not only in the early stages of their business operations but also as a strategic partner and reliable companion.

LLYC Venturing is LLYC's corporate venture initiative to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem through investment in startups in the communication, marketing and public affairs sectors.

Achmea Innovation Fund invests in companies with a proven product-market fit and innovative business models. It is a corporate venture capital arm of Achmea. The firm prefers to provide growth capital for promising Insurtech, healthcare, mobility, and Fintech ideas.

Pledge Ventures is a value-aligned venture fund, and in partnership with Founders Pledge will invest exclusively in members’ companies. Pledge Ventures operates as a rules-based fund, basing its investment decisions on specific criteria. These criteria include the requirement that the founders or leadership of the target company are members of Founders Pledge, the company is in the process of raising a minimum of $20 million in a series B or later funding round, and the participation of a "top tier" venture capital firm in the investment round.

Allegion Ventures is the corporate venture fund of Allegion. It invests in and accelerates the growth of companies with innovative, technologies, and products that have the potential to make security and access smarter, stronger, faster, and less intrusive. Allegion Ventures was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Via ID is a business accelerator that supports in the long term projects related to sustainable mobility. Via ID offers a complete ecosystem for the entrepreneurs that choose to join it, providing incubation, financial support, expert advice and strong synergies with leading providers of mobility solutions. Today, Via ID has an incubator in France (Paris and Lille), but also an office in San Francisco, in Singapore and shortly in Berlin. The Dexia Group is being managed in a run-off manner in accordance with the orderly resolution plan validated by the European Commission in December 2012.

Open CNP is the corporate venture program of CNP Assurances. Launched in 2016, Open CNP is the corporate venture capital fund of CNP Assurances. We invest through our €100m fund in Seed to Series B opportunities. Supporting innovative European startups that are building the future of finance, insurance, health and B2B services.

Banca Sella offers is a wide range of financial and banking products to meet its customers’ needs, mixing the benefits of specialization with tailor-made solutions. Gruppo Banca Sella's network can count on 300 branches and its companies operate all over Italy, also having subsidiaries in India and Romania. Banca Sella participates in the information campaign to safely use digital channels and tools promoted by CERTFin, together with Banca d'Italia, Abi, Ivass and other credit institutions.