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Offices: London, England
Saffron Hill Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund. They
were founded in December 2000 by a group of investors that collectively
bring an international network of relationships, financial resources, and
business expertise. Their typical investment size is £500,000 - £2 million.
The nature of early stage investing requires frequent contact with companies
they invest in and most of their companies are based in the UK or continental
Europe, but several have a significant presence in the US market.
Offices: Paris, France
The obstacles faced by mid-sized businesses looking to grow generally result
from their lack of access to industrial investors who, in addition to providing
capital, can also help them shape a medium- to long-term strategic vision.
As a shareholder, Sagard is positioned to fill this gap. It focuses on investments
in mid-sized businesses operating primarily in France and francophone Europe.
Offices: Zurich, Switzerland; Montreal, Quebec; Melbourne, Australia
& Phoenix, Arizona
Launched in 2000, SAM Private Equity today manages two funds as well as
two mandates all focusing on venture capital in the Cleantech sectors, namely,
energy, materials, water, and agricultural technologies. SAM was a pioneer
in Europe and today, with EUR 148 mio under management, is one of the largest
players in Europe. SAM Sustainability Private Equity (SPE-S) and SAM Private
Equity Energy Fund (SPE-E) - the two funds managed through SAM’s subsidiary
SAM Equity Partners in Guernsey - have a combined committed capital of approx.
EUR 90 mio.
Offices: Waldorf, Germany; Palo Alto, California; Boulder, Colorado
& Boston, Massachusetts
With a geographic focus on the United States and Europe, SAP Ventures has
professionals located in all major technology regions. Like any venture
capital investor, they have five key investment criteria: management team,
market size, unique product/technologies, valuation and exit opportunity.
They never lead investments. They always follow and prefer the lead to be
a new investor with a proven track record. Their typical initial investment
size runs from $1 million to $3 million with allocations for future investment,
should the company require it.
Offices: Glasgow, Scotland & London, England
SEP was established with the aim of providing venture capital to leading-edge
companies and at the same time contributing positively to their growth and
development. They have substantial experience of investing in a wide range
of technology sectors. The amount they invest typically ranges from £500,000
to £5 million but they have the flexibility to do both smaller and larger
investments of rounds up to £20 million. When they invest they generally
expect companies to be raising sufficient funding to last at least 18 months.-SEB-
Offices: Stockholm, Sweden
SEB Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Skandinaviska Enskilda
Banken. They invest venture capital and add competence to and provide a
network for companies with substantial growth potential. Their focus is
on technology and healthcare. SEB Venture Capital operates on an independent
basis. It has its own board of directors and an extensive, in depth contact
network within many industries, the service sector and education, both domestically
and internationally.
Offices: Lyngby, Denmark
SEED Capital finances and assists competent entrepreneurs in developing
technological and biotechnological companies of the future. ikn addition,
SEED Capital assists as a venture partner and administrator in DTU Innovation
and Symbion Management early stage investments. Seventeen professionals
engaged in 60 portfolio companies represent the SEED group with a total
of USD 176 million.
Offices: Kuopio-Tampere-Vantaa, Finland
Sentica Partners is a private venture capital management company. It serves
public and private venture capital investors as well as the investee SMEs
by making full use of the capital under its management and by actively seeking
to improve the business operations of its portfolio companies. In addition
to providing financing solutions, they offer growing companies access to
their strong business expertise, business development tools and a competent
partner network.
Offices: Oxford, England
Seven Spires Investments is an angel investment fund established in 2003
with £25m of private money. It seeks to invest in early-stage, high-tech
companies in the United Kingdom, such as university and industrial spinouts,
start-up ventures etc. They like to work with world-class scientists and
to see strong intellectual property in their investee companies.
Offices: Paris, France
Active partner of high growth funds, Seventure Funds have been invested
since 1997 in innovative technology businesses. Their investment targets
are mostly information technologies and life sciences companies. Each investment
is made only after a meeting stringent selection criteria. They provide
financing at each stage of a company's development, from seed capital to
preIPO stage. The capital provided can vary between a minimum of EUR 1 million
to maximum of EUR 8 million, funded over several rounds.
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