After having a good look at the venture capital ecosystems across each CEE country, VestBee draws attention to potential sources of capital for your startup funding. They have covered many issues that will help you on every step of the process of startup fundraising - from choosing the best VC fund for your company to preparing for a meeting with investors, and in today’s issue - it’s time to explore the corporate venture arms and firms that invest in startups located in the CEE region.
So, without much hesitation, check out our overview of the European CVCs investing in CEE startups - their investment focus, size of the ticket, and offered support to pick the right one for your business!
Adamed Technology
Geography: Poland/CEE
Preferred industries: healthtech/medtech
Investment ticket: undisclosed
Company stage: early-stage
The next on the list, Adamed Technology is a venture arm of a Polish biopharmaceutical company Adamed. In its approach to innovation, Adamed usually looks for healthtech or medtech projects to then accelerate, mentor and/or assist them in R&D for a pilot-ready MVP. Having done that, Adamed may either double down on its initial investment or continue the partnership in a different way.
Allianz X
Geography: global
Preferred industries: fintech, health, mobility, data and cybersecurity.
Investment ticket: undisclosed
Company stage: series A upwards
Alianz X is a CVC of Alianz - one of the world’s largest insurance and financial services providing conglomerate. In its search for opportunities, the firm usually looks for synergies between companies in its already well-developed portfolio and broader in-group business units, with the aim to build a stronger and more multifaceted corporation.
BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures
Geography: Europe/Israel
Preferred industries: digital energy solutions, storage, and e-mobility
Investment ticket: €1M to €5M
Company stage: growth/expansion
BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures is a corporate venture arm of a big German group spanning its operations across the agribusiness, energy, and construction sectors. When searching for opportunities, BayWa looks for startups from the energy sector, with a market-ready product, ready to grow and scale internationally.
Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Geography: Global
Preferred industries: deep tech, climate tech
Investment ticket: up to €25M
Company stage: prefers series A-B, but is multistage
The next on the list, Robert Bosch Venture Capital is the venture arm of a world-famous Bosch company, that invests in hard-tech solutions, that include everything from autonomous vehicles to IoT platforms. When investing, the firm takes anywhere from 10 to 25% of equity and in return helps startup founders connect with the wide network of corporate partners and take part in companywide pilots through the Open Bosch initiative.
CIECH Ventures
Geography: Europe
Preferred industries: chemical technologies, cleantech & circular industry, agriculture
Investment ticket: up to €5M
Company stage: R&D, seed, early growth
The next in the selection, CIECH Ventures is a venture arm of one of the top chemical corporations across Europe. In its operations, the firm makes selective bets in the domains that could advance its core business across chemical, agriculture, and cleantech/circular industry. CIECHs team is usually quick to make an investment decision, has a very experienced team, and may assist in industrial scaling as well as commercialization.
Coinbase Ventures
Geography:global
Preferred industries: open finance
Investment ticket: undisclosed
Company stage: early-stage
Coinbase Ventures is a CVC of a notorious crypto exchange platform Coinbase. In its approach to investments, the firm wants to back the most promising startups in building an open financial system of the future. The initiative does not have any formal requirements but is rather focused on spurring innovation within the broader ecosystem.
CommmerzVentures
Geography: Europe/Israel, US and Africa
Preferred industries: fintech and insurtech, especially climate fintech
Investment ticket: €3M to €20M
Company stage: series A+
The next on the list, CommerzVentures is a returns-driven, non-strategic VC of Germany’s second-largest Commerzbank. As a sector-specific investor, Commerz can provide a comprehensive network, actionable intelligence, advisory, and a continuously thought through and iterated range of industry know-how.
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