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Smartfin targets growing B2B technology companies headquartered in Europe with ambitious founders looking to lead. They focus on companies with working products, initial paying customers, and plans for growth in rapidly expanding markets, providing investment tickets ranging from early-stage to growth-stage companies.

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$2.5M - $50M

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Investment Thesis

Smartfin believes in providing more than just capital to European B2B technology companies. They combine financial support with ‘clear-cut feedback and relevant guidance from those who’ve gone before you.’ Their approach emphasizes ‘well-educated convictions’ with rigorous selection criteria, maintaining a focused yet diversified investment strategy. They prefer to be ‘credible guides’ leveraging both financial expertise and operational experience, supporting companies through staged investments over the long term with the belief that ‘performance comes with perseverance, and good things come to those who wait.’

What Sets Them Apart

  • Combination of financial and operational expertise - 'covering both ends of the business spectrum, the financial and the entrepreneurial'
  • Staged investment approach with significant follow-on investments over the long term
  • Extensive European ecosystem partnerships including Pitchdrive (early stage), Tioga Capital Partners (blockchain), Supernova, and The Big Score
  • Well-diversified portfolio strategy - 'convinced that a well-diversified portfolio is a better long-term strategy than a narrow focus'
  • Willingness to pursue contrarian opportunities 'where other investors hesitate to go, refusing pigeonholing'
  • Strong track record - ranked 9th in HEC Paris-DowJones Venture Capital Performance Ranking (2023)

Portfolio Highlights

Sequesto

Enterprise Software|Ai

AI-Blox

Ai Ml

Auditstage

Enterprise Software|Ai

Fimple

Fintech

Emma

Enterprise Software

CrazyGames

Gaming

Payflip

Fintech

Timefold

Ai Ml|Enterprise Software

+ 24 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

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