Howzat Partners

VCMatch tracks Howzat Partners as an investor focused on Traveltech, Marketplace, and D2C Brands companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and Europe, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Not specified

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Traveltech, Marketplace, D2C Brands

Geography

Europe, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom

Investment Thesis

HOWZAT Partners focuses on investing in internet/digital businesses at early stages where there is demonstrable traction and where the partners can add operational value. They are selective (limited capital) and prefer opportunities where their experience and skills complement founders — providing hands-on support, introductions and strategic input to help companies scale. The firm also values the search for a distinctive ‘‘HOWZAT’’ moment — the right idea at the right time that creates an exhilarating, high-potential outcome.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Howzat Partners is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in Traveltech, Marketplace, D2C Brands, and Enterprise SaaS, especially across Europe, Luxembourg, and United Kingdom.

Focus statement

HOWZAT Partners "invests in digital businesses" — specifically "outstanding, early-stage companies with demonstrable evidence of real traction" where the fund believes it "can add value and bring skills which complement those of the talented teams which we actively support."

Value Add

Founders-as-investors: partners have built and exited businesses themselves (e.g., involvement with Cheapflights) and therefore position themselves as operator-oriented backers.
Highly selective deployment due to limited fund size: "HOWZAT Partners doesn’t have oodles of money so we have been very selective about our investments."
Hands-on, value-add approach: they emphasize active support — board/strategy and operational help, introductions and fundraising assistance (supported companies cite introductions, product direction and fundraising help).
Search for a qualitative ‘‘HOWZAT’’ factor: look for the "right idea; the right business; the right time" that generates an exhilarating conviction.
Track record of sector exits and successes in online travel, marketplaces and consumer/digital services (examples on their site include Cheapflights, Trivago, Viselio, Just Spices, Rentals United and others).