AQVC (formerly AlphaQ Venture Capital)

Mercato Partners is a private equity firm, investing across multiple alternative asset classes to provide both capital and guidance to founders and companies in a range of stages and a variety of industries. Mercato built four distinct practices – Traverse, Prelude, Savory, and MPAC under the Mercato Partners umbrella. Traverse is Mercato Partners’ growth-stage fund. Traverse offers growth-stage companies incomparable leverage, capital for strategic deployment, and knowledge gained from decades of performance across multiple industries, geographies, and economic conditions. Prelude is Mercato Partners’ venture fund. Prelude partners with founders building technology companies that are critical to their customers operations. Savory is Mercato’s food and beverage fund. Savory partners with restaurateurs to expand unique brands that target unique, new and undiscovered parts of the food & beverage industry. MPAC (Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation) is a newly launched SPAC under the Mercato umbrella. The new SPAC is a $200M vehicle.

We understand Venture Capital inside out. Our network is strong – in Germany, Europe and the Silicon Valley. Venture Capital as a Service Tailored Venture Capital strategies (BaFin registered) ranging from individual portfolio company investments to fully-managed vehicles Fund of Funds investment opportunities to foster networks, opportunities and financial returns from Europe, Silicon Valley and other innovation hotspots ‍Opportunistically capturing all stages and industries, seeking the best entrepreneurs, investments and synergies We are actively investing in the field of ESG and you can use our platform to implement your personal ESG investment strategy Creating values by connecting corporate & financial investors with the Startup & Venture Capital Ecosystem ‍Committed to the cross benefits of financial and strategic returns Allow startups access to professionally managed Venture Capital, enriched with strategic & financial Investors, their networks, financial and other resources Corporate Venture Capital as a ServiceAccess to innovative companies and technologies Due to our extensive network, our venture capital & startup expertise and our investors, we are able to identify promising companies for you Flexibility in investment decisions Our unique structure allows you to decide case by case if and how much you want to invest in a company Our Corporate Investors - An ecosystem of like-minded people Our group of corporate investors is composed of industry experts who not only provide valuable input in the selection of companies, but also contribute to the strategic development of the financial investment An instantly implementable venture capital strategy Segenia Capital offers you a unique structure and an experienced investment team that manages your entire venture capital process or provides complementary support for your existing activities

We’re EQT Ventures, a VC built by former founders and operators ready to support the next generation of global winners. Building a global tech company is challenging. We know because we’ve done it too. Without the right people around you, getting to great is almost impossible. That’s why we decided to create EQT Ventures, a new kind of VC, the VC we always wanted on our own startup journeys. A VC that is accessible, supportive and fully committed. A partner that knows what it takes to put everything on the line. A VC built to serve the founders it backs. From offices in Stockholm, London, Berlin, Paris and San Francisco, we invest in and support entrepreneurs building the next-generation of global winners. Entrepreneurs will always be at the core of everything we do. We’re entrepreneurs at heart and there’s nothing we thrive from more than working with founders. No matter where you are on your journey or the challenges you face, chances are we’ve been there too and can overcome them together.

How we help. YOUR FIRST CALL Empathetic: We know building a business is really hard. We’re here for you. We listen and care. Value-added: We are knowledgeable about your industry and are responsive to your needs. Through our world class operating platform, we roll up our sleeves and help you solve problems. FLEXIBLE LONG-TERM CAPITAL No LP's: We have a long-term view on value maximization, with no artificial exit time-frames. Flexible: We can write a $500K to $5M initial check. We're an evergreen fund, beside you all the way. CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE Experienced: We have a knowledgeable, accessible team with more than 20 years of success in the venture business. Clout and reach: We manage billions in public and private assets developed over generations of business building. We have strong ties to Fortune 1000 companies and beyond.

Linqto is a leader in liquidity in the private sector, providing accredited investors access to affordable investment opportunities in the world’s top unicorns. Traditionally, only 2% of the world’s accredited investors have legal access to the world’s private markets. Linqto utilizes a technology-enabled platform to address this issue by providing a liquid investing environment for the other 98% to also invest in unicorns before they go public. Their platform ultimately makes the private securities asset class accessible, while reducing costs and saving time with the flexibility of trading directly on the mobile app.

We invented an efficient model to help some of the best innovations reach the world - a guild of seasoned entrepreneurs, investment bankers, Ex-VCs, creative storytellers, and digital marketers. We are expert in nurturing startups via funding and marketing. We believe in building successful ventures. IHQ bring funds, a growth hacking team, and follow-on rounds to ignite your startup. Fractional CMO: Build a research-driven strategy based on product, research & TG. Seasoned team: Seasoned team of marketers, PRs, content and campaign designer. Skin in the game: While we acquire customers, we also invest $50k-100k for growth & ad spends