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Since its inception in 1997, Earlybird has invested in close to 100 companies and their portfolio | Since its inception in 1997, Earlybird has invested in close to 100 companies and their portfolio | ||
currently contains 24 companies. These are: | currently contains 24 companies. These are: | ||
| − | + | Tech: | |
| − | 6Wunderkinder | + | 6Wunderkinder, |
| − | Auctionata | + | Auctionata, |
| − | Azeti Networks | + | Azeti Networks, |
| − | B2X Care Solutions | + | B2X Care Solutions, |
| − | Carpooling | + | Carpooling, |
| − | Conject | + | Conject, |
| − | EyeEm | + | EyeEm, |
| − | Light Blue Optics | + | Light Blue Optics, |
| − | Madvertise | + | Madvertise, |
| − | Moped | + | Moped, |
| − | Nfon | + | Nfon, |
| − | Oneshield | + | Oneshield, |
| − | Peak Games | + | Peak Games, |
| − | Simfy | + | Simfy, |
| − | Smava | + | Smava, |
| − | Socialbakers | + | Socialbakers, |
| − | The Football App | + | The Football App, |
| − | Traxpay | + | Traxpay, |
| − | Ubitricity | + | Ubitricity, |
| − | VERSUS[disambiguation needed] | + | VERSUS[disambiguation needed], |
Videdressing | Videdressing | ||
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About Earlybird
Earlybird is one of the most experienced and successful venture investors in Europe. As a top tier European Venture Capital firm it manages around €650M in assets for an international investor base and is currently in its fourth fund generation, focusing mainly on the technology and health technology sector.
Founders
Raf Meersman
- Chief Executive Officer of Comsof
- Chief Technology Officer of Comsof
- Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Master in Electrotechnical Engineer & Telecommunications
Luc De Heyn
- Business Development Engineer of Comsof
- Master in Photonics Engineering
History
Earlybird was founded in 1997 by the investment partners Hendrik Brandis, Christian Nagel, Roland Manger and Rolf Mathies.
The Earlybird Venture Capital firm recently moved its headquarters from Hamburg to Berlin[4] in support of the expanding innovative network of start-ups in Germany’s capital city. Parallel to their geographical transition towards Berlin, they have recently closed a €150M fund focused entirely on early-stage investments in disruptive global consumer and enterprise businesses across Europe. Additionally Earlybird has further offices in Munich and Istanbul.
Investment Philosophy
Earlybird's slogan is "We are moved by ideas and the people who believe in them passionately”. Earlybird’s main investment philosophy is to focus on truly disruptive, non-linear companies that disrupt large markets with a strong product DNA/technology at their heart. Earlybird is particularly interested in companies that build engagement or network effects and that reach proof points and scalability with a high degree of capital efficiency. Essentially Earlybird looks for European DNA but global/international ambitions. Although Earlybird focuses on early stage investments, starting at €300.000 – 10.0M, and can accompany developing companies throughout expansionary and growth stages with up to a total of €15M, its investments are much more than purely the money. They are the ideal “sparring partner” for any CEO, offering a vast a pool of advice, contacts and business discipline.
Earlybird Health Tech Fund
The Earlybird Health Tech Fund is orientated towards funding innovative medical technology companies with experienced entrepreneurial teams and products with an existing clinical proof-of-concept and a defined regulatory pathway. The investment focus is on therapeutic medical device companies, diagnostic medical device companies, web-enabled and scalable health services, as well as health IT services.
Current Portfolio
Since its inception in 1997, Earlybird has invested in close to 100 companies and their portfolio currently contains 24 companies. These are: Tech: 6Wunderkinder, Auctionata, Azeti Networks, B2X Care Solutions, Carpooling, Conject, EyeEm, Light Blue Optics, Madvertise, Moped, Nfon, Oneshield, Peak Games, Simfy, Smava, Socialbakers, The Football App, Traxpay, Ubitricity, VERSUS[disambiguation needed], Videdressing
Health Tech EBS Technologies Miracor Hemoteq
Customers
- Local authorities
- National network operators
- International equipment vendors
- Engineering companies
Company Culture
- Interesting and challenging teamwork
- Flexible and variety of work
- Involvement in many aspects of the business
References
Comsof Website
You can download our Comsof Company Presentation Slides here.
