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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Early Stage Venture investors for Financial Services startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ACE & Company | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Highland Europe | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Alpana Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
Reference Capital SA | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe | ||
French Partners | Early Stage Venture | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe |
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We’ve ranked the top Financial Services Early Stage Venture investors in Geneva. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Financial Services Investors & Funds (Geneva)
ACE & Company
ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment group specialized in private investments with total assets of over $1.6 bn across three investment strategies and investment solutions. With headquarters in Geneva and offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, and Cairo, ACE’s global presence brings the company in direct contact with sourcing partners, investment firms, as well as entrepreneurs and provides investors unparalleled access to a network of opportunities. ACE’s passion is for finding investment opportunities where we have an advantage through many years of relationship building, a carefully developed position of knowledge in the sectors which we are active, and a culture of efficiency to gain first mover’s advantage. ACE’s purpose is to offer investors a long-term and collaborative investment approach that values honesty, transparency and rigorous execution, so that our strategies not only provide unique access to value accretive, risk-managed deals, but fosters what we consider our bedrock—trust. ACE’s progress has been marked by a globally respected track record since the Company was founded in 2005. In the last four years we have increased our total assets by fivefold and in 2017 received the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorization.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Highland Europe
Highland Europe invests in rapidly growing European internet, mobile, and software companies that address large market opportunities and have over €10 million in annualized revenues. They can provide acquisition finance or lead secondary transactions as well as making primary investments. Their capital enables management teams to accelerate growth and build a lasting, valuable business. Highland Europe was launched in 2012 and closely collaborates with Highland Capital Partners, an independent global venture capital firm with a twenty-seven year investment experience and offices in Boston and Palo Alto.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Alpana Ventures
Alpana Ventures is a Swiss VC focusing on digital transformation. Since 2016 we backed 45 founder teams with 3 Funds, supporting them in their journey towards a positive impact. Committed to value creation, we discover deep tech solutions in Switzerland, Europe and the US. We invest to embed them into innovative business models and back them to become global market leaders. Applying ESG criteria, our portfolio companies help create a more sustainable future.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Health Diagnostics, Venture Capital
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Reference Capital SA
Founded in 1983, Reference Capital (formerly Genevest SA) is a Swiss-based private investments advisor with one of the longest track records in Europe. It helps a curated group of large European industrial and financial families invest in top-tier Venture Capital Funds around the world. Reference Capital is actively deploying assets into a growing network of VC Funds active in Life Sciences, Digital Technologies and Sustainability with presence in the US, Europe, Israel, China and India. RefCap advises selectively its clients with direct investments but always alongside a qualified VC with sector expertise in the target company business.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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French Partners
French Partners is the first co-investment club dedicated to qualified investors wishing to accompany and finance companies led locally by French entrepreneurs. French Partners targets start-ups and growing SMEs with revenues of up to several tens of millions of euros, who already have or wish to accelerate their international presence, as well as innovative investment funds. French Partners invests from €1 million to €5 million, often on a minority basis, alone or in co-investment, in the capital of companies founded and managed by french entrepreneurs internationally.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Quadia
Quadia is a regulated investment manager specialized in social and environmental finance. With more than CHF 70 million invested in over 20 companies, Quadia is a leading and pioneering impact investor. Our core investment thesis centers on sustainability as a pillar of risk management and economic valuation. It targets significantly impactful companies which have positioned their products and services to meet a growing demand which is influenced by an irreversible paradigm shift. This paradigm shift is driven by worldwide interdependent social, environmental and economic stakes.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Asset Management, Finance, Financial Services
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Startive Ventures
Startive Ventures is a boutique technology investment company. We are focused on global technology and Internet startup opportunities and look at investments both internationally and in our own backyard. With a vast experience in building successful global consumer-focused Internet brands Startive is a partner that provides more help than just capital. We also recognize entrepreneurs need to focus on developing ideas, running & growing their businesses, and not dealing with investor overhead.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Secondary Market, Seed
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Incubators, Venture Capital
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Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A.
Founded in Geneva in 1805, Pictet is today one of Switzerland’s largest private banks, with assets under management and custody totalling USD 321 billion (CHF 349 / EUR 229) at the end of June 2009.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, Asset Management, Banking, Finance, Financial Services, Trading Platform
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Waypoint Capital
Waypoint is the business enterprise for the managers and advisers associated with the Bertarelli family. Their history is that of a family of entrepreneurs and today that spirit lives on in a diversified range of business interests.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services
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Decisive Capital Management
Decisive is a wealth advisor that provides services to high net worth individuals, families, and institutional investors. With a worldwide presence across strategic international locations, Decisive is a disruptive evolution from traditional private and investment banking with areas of expertise spanning Wealth Management, Entrepreneurial Advisory, and Curated Investment Management. The firm was founded in 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Secondary Market, Venture
Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Wealth Management
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