backtrace capital

Our strategic alignment with AWS and cloud expertise provides unrivaled growth opportunities to early-stage businesses Our experienced management team has an intricate understanding of the challenges early-stage companies face at each stage of their journey. Our core value proposition is centered around a strategic alignment with AWS, complimented by our own in-house technical and commercial cloud expertise. This powerful combination provides unrivaled growth opportunities to early-stage businesses, transforming visions into reality. Our value proposition has been designed to offer value-added, programmatic services, encompassing the following areas: Technical: Access to a deep bench of cloud specialists who can be instantly deployed to help in areas such as information security, compliance, workload migration, cost and infrastructure optimisation, plus much more. Commercial: Enterprise go-to-market expertise and access to a carefully curated community of global Enterprise decision-makers. We go beyond surface-level Enterprise introductions to provide tangible growth opportunities through bespoke Innovation workshops. AWS Expertise: Underpinning the above is our in-depth knowledge of AWS teams, services, products, and programs, which foster the connections required for seamless growth.

We invest our capital and expertise to help remarkable entrepreneurs and leading transformational companies accelerate the growth of their businesses. With a deep understanding of growth stage companies and a special access to Google’s insights and expertise, we are uniquely positioned to advise entrepreneurs on how to overcome the challenges of scaling. $3 billion under management 55 companies, 16 IPOs, 9 M&A exits Over 2,500 Googlers engaged Growth is more than a stage; it’s a state of mind. With a spirit of collaboration and curiosity, we support companies making the crucial shift from start-up to scale-up. We do this by approaching every decision with a growth mindset, from product development to key hires and even codifying a company’s culture. With a laser sharp focus on scalability, we seek to fulfill an entrepreneur's vision, helping to prioritize the next right steps, making essential connections and more. Our mindset is our difference. It is how we are able to understand the challenges of scaling, and best advise entrepreneurs on how to overcome them, so they can transition their companies into growth, and beyond. Unmatched experience We’ve had front row seats to Google’s growth story - as well as Stripe’s, CrowdStrike’s, Credit Karma’s and more. We bring this invaluable experience to the companies we invest in, using it to support entrepreneurs making the step change into growth. World-leading expertise As part of Alphabet, we have special access to Google’s insights and expertise. So far, we’ve engaged over 2,000 Googlers with the domain expertise to solve what matters to companies that are scaling at pace. Partnerships to grow by We focus on where we can have the biggest impact, allowing us to offer unparalleled, tailor-made advice and engagement. We are resolutely long-term. As patient capital holders we have a track record of supporting our companies in follow-on rounds and even post-IPO. With total commitment, we build enduring partnerships that prepare businesses for today and tomorrow.

We invest in capital-efficient SaaS companies ready to take the next big jump. Our founder's roots run deep. Entrepreneurs ourselves, for thirty years our mission has been to help tech founders grow and realize their vision. Our first decade focused on financial advisory, having advised over 200 tech firms on high-value outcomes. Operators at heart, we launched Kennet’s US presence in 2000 with a focus on helping founder-led bootstrapped companies achieve their potential. Over the past 20 years, we have taken an entrepreneurial approach to international investing by combining analytics, talent, and capital to cultivate over 50 high-growth ventures with almost $1 billion invested globally. In 2021, Kennet recapitalized, and the North American and European teams restructured to focus on their respective markets. The result is Savant Growth; a US fund with a powerful software and operations platform dedicated to accelerating growth for capital-efficient SaaS companies. Our mission is to help our founders/CEOs build high-growth market-leading companies. We do not work alone. We have the power of our operations platform through DevSavant and SaleSavant. We continue to partner with Kennet, managing Kennet V's and Kennet VI's US investment program. Together, we work to achieve global market leadership for our companies.

Marathon Venture Capital is an early-stage investor helping ambitious founders build world-class technology companies. The firm currently manages about €100 million in commitments between two funds. Our portfolio companies have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from leading global investment firms while catering to customers on the Fortune 500 list or being acquired by them. We invest the first million and roll our sleeves up to help you build a fast-growing,world-class software company.

Cowboy Ventures is a seed-stage focused fund investing in digital startups. We seek to back exceptional founders who are building products that “re-imagine” work and personal life in large and growing markets. We're based in Palo Alto, CA, and invest across the United States.