BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

The Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (in short "BVA") is the professional association representing the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) community in Belgium. BVA members are investment fund managers and professionals who deliver services to the community. Main goals of the association are : - to foster active networking amongst members of the BVA and between members of the BVA and third parties; - to be the industry's recognized spokesperson and to be the collective voice towards various authorities, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders; - to improve the quality of the operation of the industry; to contribute to the training of qualified managerial groups both in funds and in their portfolio companies; and, to spread an appropriate culture; - to contribute to the continuous development of business in our industry by promoting the adoption of legislative and/or regulatory developments that facilitate investment activities; to promote a climate of entrepreneurship and lasting added-value creation; and, to stimulate innovation; - to collect and analyse socio-economic, financial, legal and fiscal data related to the industry and to provide extensive information to its members, policy makers, academics and other bodies on all relevant topics; - to ensure contacts with similar associations in Belgium and abroad (Invest Europe, other national Venture Capital Associations).

CommerzVentures

Founded in 2014, CommerzVentures is a specialist fintech investor with €550m under management. CommerzVentures backs early and growth-stage companies in the fintech, insurtech and Climate FinTech sectors. A returns-driven Europe-first investor, CommerzVentures' global strategy includes Israel, the USA, and Africa. CommerzVentures' first €100m fund was launched in 2014, their second €150m fund started investing in October 2019, whilst their third €300m fund was launched in 2022. All three are managed by the same team of experienced venture capitalists, who personally co-invest in each investment. CoV Management GmbH is the independent manager of the CommerzVentures funds. Commerzbank AG is the anchor investor across all three funds.

Capital & Corporate

Capital & Corporate es el grupo líder en información sobre Capital Riesgo y Fusiones y Adquisiciones en España y organizador de CapCorp, el Congreso anual de referencia del Capital Riesgo y del M&A en nuestro país. Desde 1999, la firma ofrece publicaciones y servicios especializados en el sector de Private Equity y de M&A en España: Capital & Corporate Newslettter (mensual, desde 1999); Capital & Corporate Magazine (la primera revista trimestral española sobre Corporate Finance, desde 2007), el Anuario CapCorp (periodicidad anual, desde 2000) y CapCorp Data (tres Bases de Datos especializadas en operaciones corporativas en España, desde 2007). Capital & Corporate organiza también CapCorp, el encuentro anual de los actores del Capital Riesgo y de las Fusiones & Adquisiciones en España. Una cita imprescindible de trabajo y networking que cuenta con ponentes de primer nivel y que cada año reúne a más de 400 profesionales del sector. Capital & Corporate es una división de Grupo IFAES, especializado en formación para directivos y mandos intermedios. En el sector del Corporate Finance, Capital & Corporate ofrece también cursos intensivos, Executive Trainings, Programa Superior en Corporate Finance & Capital Riesgo (Anual) y Cursos especializados en formato InCompany.

COFIDES

COFIDES es una sociedad público-privada que gestiona fondos del Estado, así como recursos propios y de terceras instituciones con distintas orientaciones: internacionalización de la economía española, promoción del desarrollo económico y refuerzo de la solvencia de las empresas afectadas por la COVID-19. En su accionariado, además del Estado, participan el Banco Santander, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Banco Sabadell y CAF-Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina. COFIDES is a state-owned company engaging in the management of State and third-party as well as its own funds, pursues a number of aims: internationalisation of Spain's economy, furtherance of economic development and fortification of the solvency of companies affected by COVID-19. In addition to the Spanish State, its shareholders include Banco Santander, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Banco Sabadell and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). Further information: www.cofides.es

Active Venture Partners

We are a European venture capital company focused on positively disrupting its traditional sector. Spearheaded by a diverse, passionate and multinational team, we are building a reputation for providing support that goes beyond capital for high growth businesses. With a presence in Spain, Germany and Scandinavia, we target entrepreneurial teams driving digital start-ups and seeking holistic partnerships based on shared values and pro-active support. Start-up founders connect to the unique ACTIVE community to engage with sector specialists, growth experts and senior advisors. Since 2004 we have invested in 25 companies in two funds totaling €74m. In 2007, we created the Venturepreneurs' Organisation, which promotes relationships between successful serial entrepreneurs investing in early stage companies.