Active Venture Partners

Active Venture Partners is a European venture capital firm investing in digital startups and the technology businesses behind them. The firm positions itself as both entrepreneur and investor, and states a conviction that venture capital should offer more than money - capital is paired with hands-on support across strategy, talent, mentoring and international growth. Its remit is early-stage digital technology companies in Europe.

The firm's operating model is set out under ACTIVE Value Building, a structured approach to portfolio support covering vision and strategy, talent, finance and international expansion, alongside introductions to its network. Founders also participate in support forums, work with advisers and receive mentoring drawn from the combined experience of the firm's team, with the stated aim of helping entrepreneurs learn as their companies grow.

Investment criteria centre on founders: Active Venture Partners seeks passionate entrepreneurs with ideas it believes can shape the future and make a difference, and describes its objective as fostering sustainable growth with a positive impact on society. Technical focus areas are digital technology, venture capital and startup growth and scaling. The firm's headquarters, founding year, team size and fund scale are not disclosed in the materials available here; further detail is set out at active-vp.com.