Melbourne Angels Inc

Melbourne Angels is located in Melbourne Australia and we are experienced investors and entrepreneurs. We welcome qualified business professionals to join our organisation, and inquiries should be directed to our President Paul Baron, or our Vice-President Jillian Zsidy, or Group Manager, Duncan Jones. Our focus is providing Angel investments to young companies, including financial capital and business expertise to help them grow and be successful. Today we are 90+ professional members who actively invest in early stage businesses and small companies poised for growth. Our investors include an experienced team of business people able to evaluate interesting and sometimes complex investment opportunities. We evaluate the merits of new and established businesses, and determine their likelihood for success in a competitive business world. Businesses who secure investment funding and business support from Melbourne Angels are recognised for their potential to succeed. These businesses have access to a vast range of business expertise, contacts and knowledge from Melbourne Angels. Our members vary in age and experience, but share a common passion for seeing businesses succeed. Our team includes experienced CEOs and GMs, engineers, fund managers, lawyers, business owners, and directors of both public and private companies. We invest in both start-ups and established businesses. Our preferred areas are Information Technology, Digital Media, Greentech, Medical Devices, Internet Enabled Businesses, and related high-tech businesses. However, we also invest in more traditional businesses where "game changing technology"​ can be applied. The core mission of Melbourne Angels is to provide its members with an enjoyable, supportive, collaborative team environment in which to share investments, knowledge and networks, all while contributing to the success of a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Ventech

Founded on the core principle that the next wave of tech is born in the startup streets - the natural environment of tomorrow’s innovation superstars - Ventech has been a pioneer on the European venture capital scene for over two decades. We believe in being with founders early, not just in terms of capital but in ideas and dreams. Based out of Paris, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, Stockholm, Shanghai and Hong Kong with €1bn raised to fuel globally ambitious entrepreneurs and their visions. Since our inception in 1998, we have realized 320+ investments such as Vestiaire Collective, Botify, Prewave, Ogury, Reveal, Veo Technology, The Customization Group, Speexx;, Keep; and 180+ exits including Believe, Webedia, MeuilleursTaux.com, Curse, StickyADS.tv and Withings). Key Investment Sectors: B2B Software Botify – Chattermill – Crossbeam – Intercloud - Prewave - Speexx – 365 Talents Consumer & Marketplaces Meilleurtaux.com – Mindler – Keep - Singulart - Vestiaire Collective – The Customization Group – Withings Deeptech & Hardware Arteris – ATEME – ekinops– Microoled – Treon – Volant - Veo Technology Media & Marketing Believe – mediarithmics – Ogury - StickyAds – Webedia – xpln.ai Fintech & Insurtech Leocare – Fintechsystems – Jumio - Korint Climate Actions & Impact Cellife – Fairecraft - Morfo – GreenPraxis – Kor - Nova Carbon Responsible Economy Faircraft –– Bon Vivant – Bohr Energie – Resortecs Newsletter: https://admin.typeform.com/form/LQk75Mmz/create?block=a02e7f81-e5cc-4da2-932f-c5275bf6ba4c Looking for funding? Send your pitch here: https://form.typeform.com/to/Qbrmu4mh?typeform-source=ventech.typeform.com

Runa Capital

Runa Capital is a global VC firm investing in early-stage tech companies and focusing on deep tech (AI/ML, open source and future of computing), enterprise software and fintech infrastructure. The firm invested in NGINX, Mambu, Brainly, Pasqal, Smava and Zopa. Runa Capital brings tech and hiring expertise, along with a transatlantic network, to help portfolio companies scale. The fund has points of presence in Luxembourg, Palo Alto, London, Paris, and Berlin.

blisce/

blisce/ – based in Paris and New-York - is a technology investment firm committed to investing differently. Pragmatically optimistic that entrepreneurship, innovation, and purposeful capital can improve our world, we empower people to take real action. We work to be genuinely aligned with all our stakeholders because we believe there is no acceptable financial performance without responsibility. Since 2014, blisce/ has invested in leading U.S. and European companies - including Spotify, Pinterest, Headspace, & Too Good To Go - with 8 exits. blisce/ was the first transatlantic fund to be certified as a B Corp.

Suma Capital

We are an independent responsible investment manager, a leader in sustainable investing and committed to environmental impact. With nearly two decades of experience, we operate three investment programmes focused on ESG themes: SC Growth, SC Infra and SC Venture. Since our founding in Barcelona, we have expanded our reach and are now a European asset manager with offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and Paris. Our aim is to drive economic growth and generate a long-term positive impact on society and the environment. We have a highly qualified team and flexible capital to help companies achieve their goals and contribute to the creation of a more sustainable and caring world. We work in alignment with society, companies and investors to develop projects that generate shared value for business, people and the community. In our management, we focus on generating sustainable value with professionalism, rigour and credibility in all the projects in which we participate. We believe that together we can overcome even the greatest challenges and, for this reason, we join forces with responsible entrepreneurs, generating lasting links for the achievement of their objectives. We have a strong commitment to creating a sustainable and inclusive future that enables the development of social and environmental issues. We are committed to building the future we believe in and invite you to be part of.