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The Bavarian start-up, founded in 2025, launched its sourcing-risk platform in September and counts a Fortune 500 food group among early…
10 of 30 investors ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 30 investors on this page cover series a (7), series (6), partners (6) and venture capital (5). They also list work in London, Paris, New York City and San Francisco. 30 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
10 of 30 investors ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

Also in Santiago and Cairo
International Data Group operates under the name Foundry, a technology media and marketing business that says it has been active in the technology field since 1964.
Why #1: Founded 1964, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Series A · Growth Stage · Medical · Also in Wellington and Zürich
Wellington Partners is a venture capital firm concentrating on life science businesses in Germany, wider Europe and beyond.
Why #2: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Series B · Growth Stage · Series · Also in Acton and Toronto
Dating back to 1999, Acton Capital Partners works from offices in Munich and Vancouver.
Why #3: Founded 1999 · Founder-led, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Legal · Driving · Insurance · Also in Europe and Tokyo
Credit is the common thread in everything GoldenTree Asset Management does.
Why #4: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Series A · Series · Fintech · Also in Edinburgh and Montreal
Kreos Capital provides debt financing to venture-backed growth companies across Europe and Israel. It has focused only on this kind of lending for more than 25 years.
Why #5: In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Venture Capital · Legal · Also in Paris
Ventech China is a venture capital firm set up in China in 2006 by Eric Huet, a co-founder of Ventech Capital.
Why #6: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Also in Los Angeles and Hong Kong
Global alternative credit manager offering loans, bonds, private debt and private equity strategies to institutions and advisors
Why #7: Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Climate Tech · Partners · Energy · Also in Miami and Mexico City
Greencoat Capital is the name held for Schroders Greencoat, the renewable energy investment arm of Schroders Capital.
Why #8: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Venture Capital · Partners · Legal · Also in Spain
A club of private investors that grew into a regulated fund manager: that is the short history of Faraday Venture Partners, a European group that opened in 2012 to invest in young…
Why #9: Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Series A · Seed Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Also in Nairobi and Jakarta
System change company working with governments, investors and businesses on energy, nature, materials, cities and finance
Why #10: professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Series · FinTech · Video · Also in Europe
Allianz X, the group's digital investment arm, says it invests in the future of financial services.
On record: Team of 40+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

Also in Abu Dhabi and Washington, Dc
Harrison Street Real Estate is an investment management firm dedicated to alternative real assets.
On record: Team of 240+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

Series A · Series B · Seed Stage · Also in Zürich and Berlin
B-to-v Partners is a venture investor that describes itself as the first backer of entrepreneurs and less obvious opportunities in Europe.

Venture Capital · Industrial · Manufacturing · Also in Silicon Valley and San Francisco
A Silicon Valley venture capital firm connecting its portfolio companies through a shared platform for innovation and scale

Also in Lisbon and Abu Dhabi
Bain Capital Credit is a credit investment firm whose professionals assess opportunities spanning the credit spectrum in search of deal flow and investments that stand apart from…

Partners · Energy · Construction · Also in Georgia and Sandwich
BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures is the venture investing arm of BayWa r.e., a renewable energy company.

Deep Tech · Also in Washington, Dc and Silicon Valley
BMW i Ventures is the venture arm of the carmaker BMW, based in Silicon Valley.

Venture Capital · Series
Coparion is a venture capital fund that invests in young technology companies based in Germany.

Also in Frankfurt and Warsaw
Deutsche Beteiligungs, known as DBAG, is a private equity company in Germany.

Biotech · Also in Austin and Montreal
A government agency, Enterprise Ireland supports manufacturing and internationally traded service businesses in Ireland.

Series A · Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Also in Berlin and Paris
Iris Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies through two branches, IRIS Venture and IRIS Growth.

Partners · Medical · Healthtech · Also in Paris
Working in European healthcare and biotechnology, Kurma Partners is a significant funder of companies in those fields.

Science · Also in Delft and Heidelberg
MIG, Inc. is an investment firm publishing in German that backs deep tech and life science companies.

Early Stage · Medical · Healthtech · Also in Tallinn and Buenos Aires
MRL Ventures, known as MRLV, is the corporate venture arm of Merck & Co, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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